The Kentland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is one of, if not the busiest 100% Volunteer fire department in the United States of America. This style of staffing regiment has been in-place since 1995, due to budgetary cuts within County Government. In the past 18-years, this busy company has not failed to respond nor go out the door understaffed. Responding to over 6000 runs per-year. To include approximately 100 working structural fires and 70 vehicular accidents with entrapment.
Some of the top issues faced by my membership and I are staffing (recruitment/retention), continued positive morale, training and of course funding.
Professional Qualifications:
Fire Officer IV
NREMT-B
Fire Service Instructor
Misc. Other Certifications
Topics you provide training for:
- Thinking "Outside The Box"
- Combat Ready Firefighting
- Leadership/Officer Development
- Morale/In-house Development
- Incident Command
- Engine Company Operations (Advanced)
- Truck Company Operations
- Building Construction
- Volunteer Fire Service Recruitment/Retention/Mgmt.
Areas of expertise:
Street smart, outside the box, combat ready firefighting... Ridding the fire service of complacency... Keeping good traditions alive!
Bio:
Tony Kelleher has been in the fire service for 18 years. He is currently the Chief of the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department, a Division Chief in Prince George’s County, Md and a Technician (Wagon Driver) with the District of Columbia Fire Department assigned to Engine Co. 4. Previously he served as a Career Firefighter, Technician and Lieutenant in Virginia with the Loudoun County Fire-Rescue Department. With this diverse array of field experiences, he brings knowledge to students from all aspects of operations; ranging from volunteer to career and urban to rural.
From youth, his ambition was to become a fireman. In his desire to learn, he has spent most of his life gathering knowledge and experience from many great firemen. Some of his biggest lessons learned are: the street smart approach, outside the box thinking, and upholding the pride and valuable traditions within our unique culture.
For over a decade, he has worked and instructed for Traditions Training, LLC. In 2013, he presented "Combat Ready Firefighting" at FDIC Indianapolis.
Chief Anthony Kelleher
Male
Hyattsville, MD
United States
Profile Information:
Some of the top issues faced by my membership and I are staffing (recruitment/retention), continued positive morale, training and of course funding.
NREMT-B
Fire Service Instructor
Misc. Other Certifications
- Combat Ready Firefighting
- Leadership/Officer Development
- Morale/In-house Development
- Incident Command
- Engine Company Operations (Advanced)
- Truck Company Operations
- Building Construction
- Volunteer Fire Service Recruitment/Retention/Mgmt.
From youth, his ambition was to become a fireman. In his desire to learn, he has spent most of his life gathering knowledge and experience from many great firemen. Some of his biggest lessons learned are: the street smart approach, outside the box thinking, and upholding the pride and valuable traditions within our unique culture.
For over a decade, he has worked and instructed for Traditions Training, LLC. In 2013, he presented "Combat Ready Firefighting" at FDIC Indianapolis.
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