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Profile Information
- Department:
- Gypsum Fire Protection District
- Title/rank:
- Captain
- Years of public service:
- 34
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Staffing, volunteer retention, cost of living
- Professional Qualifications:
- AAS Fire Science, Indiana Voc. Tech. College
BS in Fire Science, Southern Illinois University
Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Purdue University
IFSAC Certs: FF II; Fire Officer II, Fire Inspector II, Fire Instructor III
- Topics you provide training for:
- Fire Fighter I & II
Fire Officer I
Fire Instructor I
Fire Fighter Survival
Flashover Recognition
Flammable Gas & Liquids
Interior Structural Fire Fighting for Industrial Fire Fighters
- Areas of expertise:
- Industrial Fire
Combination Department Management
- Bio:
- Retired Fire Chief, Bethlehem Steel Fire Department, Burns Harbor, IN (29 yr)
Retired Deputy Fire Chief, Chesterton, IN (22 yr)
Guest Instructor, Texas A&M Annual Industrial Fire Fighting School
Guest Instructor, Front Range Flammable Liquids School, CO
Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator, Colorado Mountain College (5 yr)
- Web site:
- http://www.coloradomtn.edu
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All is well, or at least as well as can be. Didn't make FDIC to meet up with you. Be safe. Peace unto you as well.
Rob