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1403: When do you start training with live fire?
Started Mar 29
The Chief says, "NO", to live fire training...
Started Mar 26
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Profile Information
- Residence.
- Green Bay, WI
- Department:
- Green Bay Fire
- Title/rank:
- Engineer, Engine Co. 3
- Years of public service:
- 17
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Rapid Intervention, firefighter survival.
- Professional Qualifications:
- WI Fire Instructor 2, President, Fire and Industrial Response Enterprises, LLC, a safety, training, and consulting firm.
- Topics you provide training for:
- Live fire training in acquired structures, live fire training using exterior propane fired props, RIT/ff survival, Engine and Truck Ops, many industrial safety topics.
- Areas of expertise:
- Live fire training in acquired structures, live fire training using exterior propane fired props, RIT/ff survival, Engine and Truck Ops, many industrial safety topics.
- Bio:
- Anthony Piontek is a 17-year veteran of the fire service and is a Firefighter with the City of Green Bay, WI assigned to Engine Company 3. He has worked Engine, Ladder, and Rescue Companies on both volunteer and career Departments. He was a member of the Department’s Training Advisory Committee until it was deemed non-operational by the Chief of the Department. As a member of the committee, Mr. Piontek advised the Training Division on the needs of the Department, developed curriculum, and delivered a variety of training topics to companies while on duty. He has also worked as an instructor during many of the recruit academies over the last seven years. He has coordinated and instructed the Fire Ops 101 course for IAFF Local 141 for the last four years. He is a past member of the Fox Valley Task Force 3 Technical Rescue Team and the Brown County Arson Task Force.
A proponent of training in the fire service and industrial sector, Mr. Piontek is President and Chief Operations Officer of Fire & Industrial Response Enterprises, LLC, established in 2003. He is in charge of all independent contractors, instructors, scheduling, equipment, purchasing and marketing, and develops and teaches curriculum for both fire departments and industrial emergency response teams throughout the country. He has been a Fire Service Instructor at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College for the past 10 years, teaching in the Associate of Applied Science-Fire Science and State of Wisconsin Fire Service Certification programs. He has been in charge of designing and constructing a number of teaching props for the technical college, and assists in curriculum development, instructor development, and scheduling. He is the Instructor/Coordinator and heads the curriculum development sector for the Tomahawk Fire and Rescue School held annually in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He has presented classes at the Wisconsin Firefighter’s Convention and the Professional Firefighter’s of Wisconsin Convention. Mr. Piontek has developed extensive training programs on Rapid Intervention, Firefighter Safety and Survival, and 1403 compliant live fire training using acquired structures and exterior flammable liquid props for fire department training, and numerous industrial emergency response curriculums for industrial fire brigades, confined space entry and rescue, hazardous materials response, and incident command and officer development.
Mr. Piontek has written several articles for trade magazines including Fire Nuggets, Fire Engineering, and Fire Chief, and was a contributing editor for Jones and Bartlett Publishing Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills, 1st Edition. He continues to further his education by attending many fire-based conferences annually. He has an Associates of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) in Fire Science from Fox Valley Technical College, is an alumnus of the National Fire Academy.
- Web site:
- http://www.firellc.com
Tony Piontek's Blog
1403 and instructors
A few years ago I had a forum on Fire Engineering concerning the level of instruction experience or training to become a live fire instructor.Comments were mixed and even flew into a heated debate on the risk/benefit analysis of conducting such training. It all boils down to this: live fire training is the culmination point for safe and effective fireground training, and should be conducted by "someone who has the training and experience to supervise students during live fire training evolutions… Continue
Posted on October 9, 2008 at 8:49pm — 4 Comments
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KTF.
Look forward to your visit, we will definately get together one of those nights for a few sociables. Until then be safe my brother.
Paul D.
Still looking for the info you have on the propane fired Hay barrel. We have a big training weekend coming up in September, and am hoping to make one before then. Please contact me, chadsworthks@yahoo.com
Lost my cell...e-mail your phone number(s).
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