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- Residence.
- Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Department:
- University of Tennessee
- Title/rank:
- Fire Management Consultant
- Years of public service:
- 32
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- I work with 732 fire departments across the State of Tennessee. I see issues in all areas of the fire service.
- Professional Qualifications:
- Instructor Trainer, Chief Fire Code Analyst, Haz Mat Specialist, and many more.
- Topics you provide training for:
- All areas from basic to advanced. Specialilized areas in Has Mat, Fire Investigations, Management, and others
- Areas of expertise:
- Fire Managment, Training, EMS, emergency management, fire investigation.
- Bio:
- Former Fire Chief with the Gatlinburg Fire Department, Gatlinburg, Tennessee / Prior to that I was with the Maryville Fire Department, Operations Commander, Maryville, Tennessee.
Presently, I am a Fire Management Consultant (state wide consultant) with the University of Tennessee Institute of Public Service, Municipal Technical Advisory Service.
Also presently a volunteer firefighter with the Pigeon Forge Fire Department, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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Randy
It was nice to meet you in Pigeon Forge this past week. The Chief and guys from pigeon forge were a wealth of information. If you can send me the link to your website at the univerity, as i forgot it.
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Randall W. Hanifen
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University of Cincinnati
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