Howie Smith

Profile Information:

Lives in:

North Shore, Mass.

Department:

Cambridge

Title/rank:

Firefighter/EMT

Years of public service:

22

Agency structure:

Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:

Diversity & Sensitivity

Professional Qualifications:

A.S. Criminal Justice
A.S. Fire Science Technology
B.S. Fire Science Administration

Certs:
Firefighter I/II
Fire Instructor I/II
Fire Inspector I/II
Fire Officer I/II
Aerial Apparatus Operator

Topics you provide training for:

Basic Recruit Skills: SCBA, Search & Rescue, RIT, Basic Rope, Ground Ladders, Aerial Ladders, Roof Ops, Hydraulics, Live Fire Training, Flashover Recognition

Bio:

4th Generation firefighter interested in history of fire service and keeping new firefighters safe.

Started my career as a Call firefighter/911 Dispatcher in Wareham, MA at age 16. Worked as fulltime federal firefighter at the now defunct South Weymouth Naval Air Station. Spent four years fulltime in Manchester By-The-Sea (combination department), five years fulltime in Danvers, MA (permanent department) before settling in Cambridge MA where I am assigned to Ladder 1 from Headquarters.

Author - "Maxim Photo Archive 1914-1989" & "Maxim Photo History"

Web site:

http://www.maximfiretrucks.com

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  rayhegarty

  Howie, take care of my buddy encalada..

  Sep 12, 2008

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  John O'Donoghue

  Howie; In 1973 or so, a meeting was held in Mass with the elevator industry representatives. They all placed their company keys that they were using to operate Firefighters Service (at that time), to be used as a uniform key for the entire state. A key was drawn from a hat, and it was Armour Elevator Companies key, which they had marked as "3502". And the rest is history.

  Sep 29, 2008

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  Todd McKee

  Please allow me to invite you to the group called Unique HazMat Incidents. I will be presenting this at 2009 FDIC and would love to hear some of your thoughts. We are currently talking about some real interesting issues.
  Todd McKee

  Oct 23, 2008