John Ortlund

Male

Park Ridge, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:
St. Charles, IL
Department:
Park RIdge FIre Dept.
Title/rank:
Lt.
Years of public service:
17
Agency structure:
Paid fire department
Top issues in your department:
Company Officer Development
Topics you provide training for:
Investigations
Areas of expertise:
Investigations

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  • Jim Ellis

    John
    Unfortunately we do not have such a program. Until recently most promotions were made to guys that had a good amount of time on the job and we havent had many problems. In 2005 we had almost half of our fire bureau retire due to drastic changes in retirement benifits. So recently there has been talk of Officer training. Mainly all that is offered is some risk management stuff. Sorry I couldnt help, my only suggestion would be to tap into the guys "with experience" before their gone. Good Luck

    Feb 2, 2009

  • Jim Mason

    Thanks for joining CSF. Jump into any discsussion at any time. How is your research into officer development programs?

    Feb 4, 2009

  • Jim Mason

    John
    What have you gotten for your research?

    Feb 10, 2009