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Rick Mosher
32, Male
Suburb of Kansas City, Missouri - Share
Rick Mosher's Groups
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Courage & Valor Instructors Group
20 members
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Achieving and Maintaining Safe Staffing
37 members
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Fire Service Leadership
177 members
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Tactical Building Blocks & Air Management
361 members
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Mentoring
71 members
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“Pride and Ownership”
311 members
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Start Water
204 members
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Using Fire Engineering Simulations
61 members
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Routine Responses
58 members
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Training Officers Mutual Aid Group
128 members
Rick Mosher's Page
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Prairie Village, Kansas
- Department:
- City of Merriam, Kansas Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Fire Lieutenant
- Years of public service:
- 12
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Staffing: Truck Co. has three assigned If sick or vac occurs minimum is two assigned. (not good) with loss of experinced firefighters.
Consolidation of fire departments
Residental Cooking Fires
VOC at fires. Is your department doing anything? Comments Please This is a big issue
- Professional Qualifications:
- Bachlors of Arts in Managment and Human Relations
Associate of Arts in Fire Service Adminstration
Various NFA and State Certifications
IAFF International Association of Firefighers Local 64
ISFSI International Society of Fire Service Instructors
Kansas Fire Service Training Commsion
FOOLS Wheat State Fools
FEAK Fire Educators Association of Kansas
- Topics you provide training for:
- (FFOP) Firefighter on Probation
Firefighter I, II
Driver Operator
Fire Officer I, II
Fire Ground Operations
Fire Prevention
Firefighter Safety.
- Areas of expertise:
- Not an expert, always a Student of the Fire Service. I do however have some thoughts on the topics below. I learn something new each time I teach.
Training programs
Fire Officer
Prevention
Fire Ground Operations
Firefighter Safety.
- Bio:
- Rick Mosher began his fire service career in 1996. Rick is a twelve year member of the City of Merriam, Kansas Fire Department currently working as a Fire Lieutenant assigned to a fire supression company. (Merriam is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri located in the urban belt.) In addtion he currenlty handles department training and career development and teaches the Aerial Andy Fire and Injury prevention program to fifth grade students attending Merriam Schools. Rick was recently appointed to the Kansas Fire Service Training Comission. Rick actively teaches for the University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute and Johnson County Community College. Rick holds a Bachlor of Arts degree in Managment and Human Relations, Associate of Arts degree in Fire Service Adminstration, and holds various NFA and State Cerifications. Rick is also a member of the IAFF, ISFSI, and FEAK.
- Web site:
- http://www.merriam.org
Photo by Rick Mosher Summer 2007 FWFD Engine 5
Rick Mosher's Photos
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Do you have any traininng coming up that you wiill need help with? I might have a couple class coming in Jan. maybe Dec. On the other side of the river that I will need help for. Oh, did you send the patch I ask for for when we talked hear at Station 93 I'm having a brain fart can I add you to my friends, and how do I do it?