Jason Franklin

45, Male

Oregon

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:
Oregon
Department:
Boring Fire District
Title/rank:
Lieutenant
Years of public service:
12
Agency structure:
Combination fire department
Top issues in your department:
Adequate Training, Accountability, and most importantly... Leadership throughout the ranks.
Professional Qualifications:
AAS in Fire Protection and working on the BA in Fire Administration
ACE Certified Peer Fitness Trainer
EMT- Intermediate

Fire Officer I, Firefighter II, Fire Ground Leader, Instructor I,
Pumper/Operator, ARFF, HAZMAT Ops, MWS, Wildland,
Topics you provide training for:
Personal Coach and Trainer
Areas of expertise:
Never the Expert, Always the Student...
Bio:
Family man and recently Promoted to Lieutenant. I am also the "Medic" on our department's Extrication team with TERC.

I have served in the Air National Guard for 6 years as a firefighter and before that, I served 4 years active duty in the US Coast Guard as a Damage Controlman 2nd Class. I was stationed on the CGC Polar Sea, then to Station Yaquina Bay, OR.

While there, I volunteered with Newport Fire & Rescue before moving to Portland where I went to school and interned with Estacada RFPD…

Comment Wall:

  • Todd McKee

    Welcome to the Greatest Training site in the world, this is where the serious trainers come to train and you are a part of it. How exciting is that!!!!!!! I would like to respectfully invite you to visit the group called HazMat Training and News. We are talking about some great topics and would love to hear what you have to say.
    Remember be SAFE & TRAIN, as training will SAVE lives!
    Todd McKee
  • Ben Fleagle

    Hey Brother:

    I just left you a massive diatribe on the Mentoring Post. I hope you don't mind reading the whole thing. I think I actually wrote more, but it used to much space. Anyway, I 've been were you are, at about the same age.

    We got your back!

    FTM-PTB-KTF-RFB-DTRT-EGH
  • Ben Fleagle

    Hey Brother:

    Got your note. I've been swamped at home past two days and didn't get near a PC until late last night. Thank you for your return remarks, and as I said earlier, please feel free to vent in my direction! My personal mentor is some 3000 miles away. Doesn't stop us from working together.

    What is important is that you reached out. You aren't giving up. Nothing more depressing than to see those probies overwhelmed by the fog of unmotivated, uninspired leadership. You can change that! We got your back, I mean it!

    Cap
  • Dave Dodson

    Hi Jason. you can emial me at davedodson@q.com
  • Ben Fleagle

    Hey Brother:

    Just thought I'd check in on you. How's things at the department? I see by your photo's that Bruno has been by. Did he mention his story about his daughter's method of getting engineers to observe traffic lights? Good story that.

    May you enjoy a Merry Christmas, and always be safe!