Ben Simonds

42, Male

Soldotna

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:

Soldotna, Alaska

Department:

Central Emergency Services, State Fire Marshals Office

Title/rank:

Eng/Medic

Years of public service:

8

Agency structure:

Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:

A very young and inexperienced fire department due to retirement

Professional Qualifications:

Paramedic
EMT instructor
FF1
Fire instructor II
Rope Rescue
Swift Water Instructor
Fire investigator I

Topics you provide training for:

Truck Ops
Heavy Rescue
Technical Rescue

Areas of expertise:

Heavy Rescue
Technical Rescue

Bio:

Started in the Fire service in 1999. Attended the University of Alaska in Fairbanks where I got both my fire and EMS degrees. I currently work for a department in Soldotna, Ak. 33 full time guys along with paid on-calls make up our deparment. I also teach for the State Fire Marshals office remotely. In 2006 I started my own EMS/ Fire instruction company called Strike the Box

Web site:

http://www.cesfire.org

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  Sean D Wisner

  Brother Ben,
  Fill us in on the details of the Alaska Leadership Conference... Very cool. I am trying to get funding to come down for it.
  Sean

  Jan 16, 2009

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  Tim Kelahan

  Yes why Miss me?

  Mar 1, 2009

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  SHANE SMITH

  Hey, I am sorry, I hope all is well with you, Dig this....the other night at our chapter meeting they voted me as FOOL of the year and one of the perks is I am sponsered to attend the convention. So I talked to the wife and it looks like we will be heading that way. I am very excited.
  Hows life? Been fishing at all
  
  Shane

  Mar 16, 2009