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About Art Zern

Art Zern
49, Male
Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Department:
City of Des Plaines Fire Department
Title/rank:
Battalion Chief
Years of public service:
28
Agency structure:
Paid fire department
Top issues in your department:
1/4 of the department with under 2 years
Quality Training
Succession Planning
Many new Officers and engineers
Professional Qualifications:
AAS Fire Science
BS Fire Service Management
MS Management and Organizational Behavior
Fire Officer II
Instructor II
Illinois Incident Management Team (Chicago Metro Operations Chief)
Field Staff Instructor Illinois Fire Service Institute
Field Staff Instructor Illinois Fire Chiefs Association
Topics you provide training for:
Tactics and Strategies
Management and Leadership
Fireground / Incident Command
Extrication

Art Zern's Groups

Aerial Operations
(8 members)
Created by Chad Berg
The Connection
(7 members)
Created by Cheryl Horvath
Round Table Revisited
(4 members)
Created by Skip Coleman
COMPANY DRILLS
(144 members)
Created by Scott Thompson
Tools and Tricks
(71 members)
Created by J. Spaulding

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Structure Fire Assignments

Added a reply Jun 23

Greg, The key players are obviously the officers and equally, the engineers. Apparatus placement is the foundation on which we build the strategic plan and begin tactical deployment. I find that i... Read More »

Structure Fire Assignments

Added a post Jun 23

Greg, - Des Plaines Fire Department. Des Plaines is an inner ring suburb of Chicago, O'Hare airport lies at our southern border. Our "still alarm" assignment is three engines, one truck, two ambul... Read More »

Highrise packs

Added a reply May 24

Several years ago while we still had combinations on our high-rise packs, a top floor fire in a 10 story office building proved the "debris" advantage to the smooth-bore. After a couple minutes of ... Read More »

 

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Art Zern joined the group Aerial Operations Jun 27
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Art Zern joined the group The Connection Jun 27
Art Zern replied to the discussion June issue - Safety officer Unitlzation Jun 27
Art Zern joined the group Round Table Revisited Jun 27
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Art Zern replied to the discussion Structure Fire Assignments Jun 23
Art Zern replied to the discussion Structure Fire Assignments Jun 23

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At 9:08am on June 23rd, 2008, Greg Wild said…
Chief,
Thanks for providing some good information to our discussion.
Greg
At 12:12am on June 4th, 2008, Drew Smith said…
I got your e-mail and I'll call you soon.
At 7:33pm on May 19th, 2008, Anthony Avillo said…
there's no business like truck business
truckies make the best chiefs
At 9:07pm on May 18th, 2008, Anthony Avillo said…
hi art
welcome to the page
some great pics
stay safe out there
aa
At 10:24pm on May 17th, 2008, Art Zern said…
Thanks Mike, a little old and a little new.

Art
At 9:10pm on May 17th, 2008, Mike Walker said…
Those pictures on your page are awesome.
At 8:58pm on May 4th, 2008, Bobby Halton said…
Hey Art, Can you ask Mac and Eddy if they are going to sumbit the Pride, duty and traditions fro FDIC 2009? I would sure like to see it.
Bobby
At 5:33pm on April 24th, 2008, Brett Graves said…
Art,
Great meeting you also.
Take Care,
Brett
At 10:25pm on April 23rd, 2008, Danny Sheridan said…
I don't think so, but I will call my buddy tomorrow and try to find out. I am at work now and am exhausted, played a double header today.
At 9:43pm on April 23rd, 2008, Danny Sheridan said…
We are field testing a new 2 1/2 inch hose. It is much lighter. With all that is going on these days with fire loads and wind, we feel that the 2 1/2 is the answer with the 1 1/8 smooth bore. I have a video of the hose fold, let me see if I can up load it to the site.

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