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Ron Becknell: Male
Fort Mill, SC, United States

Residence.: Fort Mill, SC

Department:: Riverview Fire Dept.

Title/rank:: Assistant Chief `

Years of public service:: 17

Agency structure:: Volunteer fire department

Top issues in your department:: Training

Professional Qualifications:: Fire Officer I
Fire Instructor I
Haz-Mat Technician

Areas of expertise:: HVAC systems

Bio:: Joined the Fire Dept. in 1991 at the age of 16. Became Captain in 2002. Became Asst. Chief in 2004. Started my own business in 2004 servicing commercial HVAC equipment and installing/servicing building automation controls.

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“Pride and Ownership”: (221 members)
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The Volunteer Fire Service: (41 members)
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Chief's Thoughts and Concerns: (53 members)
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Do you teach your firefighters how to read heat? If so, how?

Added a reply Jun 10

Fire location is normally determined by a member on scene before the trucks arrive via a walk around or reports from neighbors/owners. Room layout is simple when the homeowner is frantic in the fro... Read More »

Do you teach your firefighters how to read heat? If so, how?

Added a post Jun 10

We try to teach everyone. Once a firefighter passes thier basic interior fire fighting class we try get them into the class taught by Gaston Fire College utilizing the "Flashover Simulator" ( not s... Read More »

In Leadership, What quantifies the education and experience one needs as a minimun to put another ones life on the line?

Added a post Jun 10

My department is all volunteer and the officers are elected every 2 years. Our SOG states that if an officer is not on scene the driver of the first in truck is IC until they are relieved by someon... Read More »

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At 10:51pm on June 13th, 2008, Rick Lasky said…: Hi Ron,

Thanks for your kind words. I've been teaching at that conference for years and love it. What a great rgoup of folks. See ya there!

Be safe,

Rick

At 10:47pm on April 3rd, 2008, Frank Ricci said…: Check out and sign up, we could use your input in our Tactical Building Blocks group. We are on the side under featured groups.
This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover what actions to undertake if you do.We will cover some big issues as well as small tactical tips
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