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Gregory Havel's Groups
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Tradition, TRADITION!
179 members
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1403 Compliant Training
72 members
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The Professor: Building Construction
137 members
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Tactical Building Blocks & Air Management
356 members
Gregory Havel's Page
Profile Information
- Residence.
- 2281 Browns Lake Drive / Burlington WI 53105
- Department:
- Town of Burlington Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Deputy Chief, retired
- Years of public service:
- 31
- Agency structure:
- Volunteer fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Recruitment and retention
Health and safety
Communications
Incident safety
Seat belts
- Professional Qualifications:
- BA, St. Norbert College
WI certified Fire Officer II
WI certified Fire Instructor II
- Topics you provide training for:
- Building construction -- fire service related
Incident safety officer
Incident Command System
- Areas of expertise:
- Building construction
Facilities management
Construction company safety programs
Incident command
- Bio:
- +High school teacher 1973-1974
+Facilities manager (high school and retreat center) 1974--2000
+Construction company safety director 1995--present
+Sturtevant Volunteer Fire Department (WI) 1977--1987, retiring as Chief
+Town of Burlington Fire Department (WI) 1987--present
+TBFD Safety Officer 1990--2000 (Lt., Captain, Assistant Chief)
+TBFD Deputy Chief and Training Officer 2000--2006
+TBFD semi-retired, with training, administrative, and safety duties 2006--present
+Adjunct Instructor, Gateway Technical College Fire Service Training 1994--present
+Instructor/Incident Safety Officer for Gateway Technical College live fire training per NFPA 1403: more than 500 hours 1994--2004
+Contributor to "Fire Engineering" magazine and www.fireengineering.com
+Articles published in "Wisconsin Fire Journal", "The Dispatcher", and "FDSOA Health & Safety"
Since July 2007, I have been preparing the "Construction Concerns" column for the Fire Engineering website and e-newsletter. To view the contents to date, visit "Construction Concerns" on the Training page.
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Bryn
Central Wis
Sorry I missed you. I was wondering if you were around somewhere and I wanted to put a name to the face.
At any rate, I am sure that won't be our last opportunity. Have a safe one and thanks for sharing your seemingly infinite building construction information. Great work!
Stay safe
Bobby
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