Fire Engineering Training Community
Steve Corbett
75, Male
Northampton, Massachusetts
United States
Profile Information:
- Lives in:
- Western Massachusetts
- Department:
- Northampton Fire (Retired) ; Massachusetts Fire Academy; Texas A+M
- Title/rank:
- Captain (Retired)/ Instructor still working
- Years of public service:
- 34
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Retired Fire Captain, presently working as an instructor for Massachusetts Firefighting Academy and Texas A&M
- Professional Qualifications:
- EXPERIENCE:
NORTHAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, Northampton, MA June 1972-March 2006
• Captain, October 1978–March 2006 (Retired)
• Acting Shift Commander, 1996-1997
• Acting Deputy Chief, 1984–87; 1990
• Firefighter, 1972–78
• Emergency Medical Technician
Fire Suppression/Protection/Prevention:
Ensure safety of diversified city with daytime population of approximately 40,000 (official population 29,000). Special circumstances include:
• Medical Facilities: large regional private hospital, Veterans Administration hospital campus, long-term care facility, several nursing homes.
• Special Needs Populations: County jail, numerous residential group homes serving de-institutionalized mental patients, mentally and/or physically disabled, recovering substance abusers, and criminals at the end of their sentence. Seven city-owned elderly/disabled housing complexes, including two high-rises. Several large public and project housing projects and cluster developments.
• Historic Districts: Several official and unofficial districts of 100-150-year-old buildings, including two densely populated downtown districts.
• Retail/Commercial/Industrial: Industrial Park, many scattered manufacturing businesses. Extensive highway and downtown business districts. railroad, airport, multipurpose county fairgrounds (used for major concerts, food festivals, etc.), and interstate highway.
• Educational Facilities: Seven Sisters college, residential school for the deaf, regional vocational high school, six public schools.
Training and Supervision:
As Shift Commander, train and supervise 2 captains and 10 firefighters assigned to three pumps and one ladder truck; responsible for crew's personal safety. Train crew in basic firefighting, hydraulics, fireground tactics, ground and aerial ladder work, all aspects of rescue (i.e., water, confined space, extrication from buildings and vehicles), hazardous materials control, and all other areas of fire suppression and rescue. Responsible for the day to day operations of the shift at two stations along with the associated paperwork. Conducts inspections in the absence of the Fire Prevention Officer. Must be familiar with the Massachusetts General Laws and Massachusetts Fire Prevention Codes, as well as the NFPA Codes.
Collateral Duties:
Supervise computer operation, conduct smoke detector, #2 fuel oil and propane/LP gas inspections, Hazardous Material Officer, , Asst. Infection Control Officer, served on Regionalized Local Emergency Planning Committee, record keeper for fire reports and forwards to State Fire Marshal’s Office , Knox Box Administrator. Member Commonwealth of Mass District 4 Hazardous Materials Response Team with extensive training in the W.M.D. Field. Extensive operations inside Level A & B Protection, in many different atmospheres.
• Instituted computerization of all fire reports.
• Instituted computerization of Tier 2 forms in CAMEO.
• Compiled two hazardous materials reference libraries.
• Wrote policies/procedures manual for infection control, hazardous materials, helicopter standby and apparatus operation.
• Wrote and had enacted City Ordinances for Key Boxes
and Hazardous Materials Spill Reimbursement.
MASSACHUSETTS FIREFIGHTING ACADEMY, Stow, MA 1985–present
• Level II Instructor for the following courses:
• Gas Firefighting (LP Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas) Extensive training in LNG/LPG
• Hazardous Materials Course Levels: Awareness 8 hr/Operations 24 hr/Technician 160 hr teaching others to operate in Level A & B protection
• 12-Week Basic Recruit Firefighter Training Course
• Flammable Liquids Firefighting
• Emergency Response to Terrorism-Basic Concepts-HAZMAT + EMS + Company Officer including CRBNE (B-NICE) emphasis. Dept of Public Health ICS and PPE Decon.
(SATURN) Statewide Anti-Terrorism Unified Response Network
• Infection Control for the Company Officer
• Numerous Counter-Terrorism Presentations
• Certification Exami - Topics you provide training for:
- ICS
HAZMAT
WMD
Agro Terrorism
Avian Influenza
LP Gas
LNG
Rural Water Supplies
Pumps and Hydraulics - Areas of expertise:
- United States Government Agencies
Federal Bureau of Investigation/Massachusetts State Police
Bombing Investigation
32 hours June 1981
United States Drug Enforcement Agency
Clandestine Laboratory Investigation Safety
32 hours September 1990
United States Department of Transportation
Cargo Tank Roadside inspection
32 hours March 1993
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Air Monitoring for Hazardous Materials
40 hours February 1993
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Cameo Training
16 hours May 1994
16 hours December 1998
Federal Bureau of Investigation/Calif. Div. Forestry/Mass. State Police
Advanced Bomb + Explosive Investigation for
Hazardous Device/Materials Technicians
Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction
32 hours April 17-19, 2002
Department of Justice
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program
General Physics Corporation
Operation & Maintenance of the SAW Minicad mkII Chemical Agent Detector
Operation and Maintenance of the Draeger Civil Defense System
Operation and Maintenance of the Ludlum 2241-2 Radiation Response Kit
Operation and Maintenance of the MiniRAE Plus Photo Ionization Detector
Operation of the APD 2000 Chemical Agent Detector
Use of Chemical Agent Detection Materials-M8,M9,M256A1 Kits
32 hours October 2000 and October 2004
Department of Homeland Security
Center For Domestic Preparedness
Anniston, Alabama
Weapons of Mass Destruction
HAZMAT Technician Course
COBRA Chemical Ordinance-Biological-Radiation
May 20 - 24, 2003
Incident Command
June 5-9, 2005
Instructor Training Course (40 hr)
June 13-17, 2005
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Memphis, Tn
Hazardous Materials Specialist- WMD
10 July 2003
New Mexico Tech
Energetic Materials Research and Testing
Socorro, New Mexico
Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
Technical Operations Course 32 hours
29 July 2003 - 1 August 2003
Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Investigations
Technical Course 36.5 hours
29 Nov 2004 - 3 December 2004
National Center for Exercise Excellence
Nevada Test Site, Bechtel Nevada
Radiological/Nuclear Course for HAZMAT Technicians
15-18 September 2003
Louisiana State University
Public Safety WMD Response-Sampling Techniques & Guidelines
Technician Level
22-24 March 2005
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Utah
Advanced Chemical/Biological Integrated Response Course
40 Hours
12-16 September 2006
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Agricutural Terrorism - Master Trainer
Avian Influenza - Master Trainer
25-27 March 2008
Training by National Fire Academy
Initial Fire Investigation
40 hours September 1997
Hazardous Materials Tactical Considerations
80 hours November 1985
Hazardous Substance Specialist
120 hours December 1986
Hazardous Materials Response Team Specialist
December 1986
Incident Command System
16 hours March 1992
Infection Control for Emergency Response Personnel
The Supervisors Role
16 hours October 1994
Incident Safety Officer
16 hours October 1995
Emergency Response to terrorism
Strategic Considerations for Command Officers
16 hours May 2002
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
Donahue Institute
Chief Fire Officer Management Program
80 hrs June 1996
Criminal Justice Training Program
Train the Trainers Instructors Course
32 hours May 1984
Massachusetts State Police Academy
Advanced Arson School
80 hours October 1980
Basic Photography
40 hours December 1980
Advanced Photography
40 hours March 1981
FAA Aircraft Accident Investigation
16 hours April 1995
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
12 hours March 1976
Flammable Liquids
12 hours July 1980
Hazardous Materials
6 hours December 1985
Hazardous Materials Pesticides
12 hours December 1985
Incident Command Special Hazards
12 hours March 1986
HAZMAT Transportation A Unified Approach
6 hours November 1996
HAZMAT Special Protective Clothing
15 hours July 1989
Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System
24 hours January 19 - Bio:
- Joined Northampton FD in June 1972, Captain 1978, various stints as Acting Deputy Chief and retired in March 2006 as a Captain.
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