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- Residence.
- North Georgia
- Department:
- Metro Atlanta & Rural Vol.
- Years of public service:
- 17
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Leadership & Officer development, Policy & procedure, Staffing, Training, Budgeting, ISO ratings, Paid vs. Volunteer
- Professional Qualifications:
- Georgia Smoke Diver # 632, Firefighter II, Fire Aparatus Operator, Fire Officer II, Haz-Mat, Rope, Confined Space, Swiftwater, Dive, Structural Collapse, Trench Rescue, Health & Safety Officer, Life Safety Educator, NREMT-P
- Topics you provide training for:
- RIT, Fireground Survival, Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Driver/ Operator, USAR operations, Cave/ Wilderness Rescue
- Areas of expertise:
- I consider myself a student of the fire service. I am passionate about: Fireground Survival, RIT Operations, Recruit Firefighter Training, USAR Operations, Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue
- Bio:
- Doug serves fulltime with a Metro Atlanta Fire Department and volunteers within his rural community. His duties include coordinating training in special operations, fireground management, firefighter survival and live fire exercises. He is a lead instructor for various special operations programs with the Georgia Fire Academy, including the elite Georgia Smoke Diver Program. He is a principal member of NFPA’s Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee and has taught the Confined Space and Live Fire Instructor HOT Programs at FDIC since 1997.
- Web site:
- http://www.georgiasmokediver.com
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