Dave Cushwa

Male

Elkhart, IN

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:

10945 CR 14 Middlebury, IN 46540

Department:

Elkhart Fire Department

Title/rank:

Assistant Battalion Chief

Years of public service:

14 years (1996 - present)

Agency structure:

Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:

staffing, management and leadership, budget cut-backs, training, safety

Professional Qualifications:

Assistant Battalion Chief for B-Shift, Lieutenant of Truck Company 18 - Battalion C, Battalion level instructor for fire & emergency services, rescue diver, haz-mat tech, tactical medic, ice rescue, Bachelor of Arts with major in History, minor in Political Science and concentration in Secondary Education. Training Instructor - fire, rescue, emergency services, EMS; background in law enforcement; also work for the University of Notre Dame Fire Department - which includes a lot of EMS, Special Events, rescue training, alarm systems and panels and elevator extrications; background in ARMY officer training and leadership courses; SCUBA diving, ...

Topics you provide training for:

all fire & emergency services activities for my battalion and team with the EMS instructor for combined training, Rookie School Instructor

Bio:

married to wife, Sandy.
son, Jake, 7 years old.

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  Timothy Overly

  Thanks for the add. Stay Safe

  Mar 12, 2008

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  TR Hagerty

  Brother Cush You need to add a photo to your page. This is the coolest to thing hit the fire service in the world of networking I just love to be able to send a quick note to anyone. Take Care Brother TR

  Mar 21, 2008

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  Jay Michael

  Hey Loo
  Don't let anyone know who that bald head is in the one picture.

  Mar 25, 2008