Larry Collins

, Male

Chicago

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:

Hermosa Beach, California

Department:

Los Angeles County Fire Department

Title/rank:

Battalion Chief and USAR Task Force TFL (Task Force Leader)

Years of public service:

31

Agency structure:

Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:

Broad spectrum emergency and disaster planning, training, procedures, and response; firefighter safety and accountability on the emergency scene.

Professional Qualifications:

Fire Captain

Topics you provide training for:

Technical Rescue and Disaster Planning and Response

Areas of expertise:

Assigned to the department's centrally located rescue/USAR company from 1992 to 2010; assigned the swiftwater rescue teams since 1992; assigned to FEMA US&R task force since 1990 ; assigned to FEMA US&R IST since 2000; swiftwater rescue instructor since 1983; urban search and rescue instruction since 1987; paramedic since 1982; involved in disaster planning, training and response, etc. Battalion Chief in south L.A. area.

Bio:

Battalion Chief in south L.A. area. Captain assigned to USAR-1 1992-2000; Captain assigned to USAR Task Force 103 Feb 2000 to February 2010. Author of Technical Rescue, Volume I and II (Pennwell); the Rescue chapter of the Fire Chiefs Handbook; and the Rescue chapter of Firefighter I and II (Pennwell); and dozens of articles since 1988; instructor at FDIC since 1994.

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