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Forest Reeder's Groups
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FireFighterClose Calls
137 members
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Becoming a Better Instructor!
98 members
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COMPANY DRILLS
212 members
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Courage & Valor Instructors Group
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Forest Reeder's Page
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Palos Heights IL
- Department:
- Pleasantview FPD
- Title/rank:
- Batt. Chief/Training & Safety
- Years of public service:
- 29
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Staffing/Apparatus Distributions
Professional Qualifications of Members
- Professional Qualifications:
- M.S. Public Safety Administration
IL Fire Officer III
- Topics you provide training for:
- Fire Officer
Training Program Development
Instructor
- Areas of expertise:
- Instructor/Training Officer Issues
Company Officer Development
- Bio:
- Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1979. He currently serves as Battalion Chief / Director of Training & Safety with the Pleasantview Fire Protection District and is the Director of Training for Southwest United Fire Districts. In these capacities, he is responsible for the design, implementation and coordination of in-service training activities as well as a full-service fire training academy program.
Forest is the author of the Weekly Fire Drills feature at www.firefighterclosecalls.com and a weekly contributor to Fire Engineering Magazines on-line drill feature both designed to assist fire departments in training their members.
Forest holds numerous Illinois fire service certifications and has an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Fire Science Technology, a Bachelors Degree in Fire Department Administration and a Masters Degree in Public Safety Administration from Lewis University
- Web site:
- http://www.plvw.org
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I would like to send you some information about Incident Command Training which is critical to success when bad things happen. Would you please send your email address so I can send this information to you.
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