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charles woods

charles woods: 48, Male
lawrenceburg, United States

Residence.: KY

Department:: Lawrenceburg fire rescue, Anderson County fire rescue, Kentucky Fire Commission (KCTCS Reg 15)

Title/rank:: FF/EMT/Instructor

Years of public service:: 30

Agency structure:: Volunteer fire department

Professional Qualifications:: IFSAC Firefighter I & II, IFSAC HAZ-MAT Awareness & Operations, IFSAC I, II, Hazmat Awareness and Operations Evaluator, Ky and NAEMT, Ky EMT Instructor and Evaluator, Ky Fire Commission Fire Instructor, Ky Community & Terchnical College Instructor (KCTCS Reg 15), International and Open Water Diver,

Topics you provide training for:: FF Survival & rescue, Basic, Inter. Advanced SCBA, Flashover, Flammable Liguids and Gases (propane tank and botail prop) these are the main ones

Areas of expertise:: Not an expert but a few more years experience in SCBA use, FF Survival & Rescue

Bio:: Second generation firefighter. My son is the third generation. Active in all avenues of fire, rescue and safety training both Fire and private sectors. I believe that "teachers are students and students are teachers" Meaning that we can all learn from each other. When someone thinks that they have enough training and stop going we need to add them to our problem list.

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At 3:21pm on April 24th, 2008, Frank Ricci said…: I need your address it is to big to send:

At 11:10am on April 23rd, 2008, David Ebel said…: Take your time... we will be here whenever you find a few minutes...

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At 7:36pm on April 14th, 2008, David Ebel said…: Please allow me to invite you to a site designed by responders for responders... the crew that is doing it is CISM multilevel trained and are there for the guys after the bad calls. It helps the responders that do not yet have a team or would be worried that they asking for help would be seen as weakness. Please join and share it when you can. As a chaplain with over 25 years of service to fire departments I am excited with it's potential to provide support.

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At 7:35pm on April 13th, 2008, Frank Ricci said…: Charles,
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