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Lives in:: Northbridge, Ma

Department:: Framingham Ma Fire Dept

Title/rank:: Lieutenant

Years of public service:: 30

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Professional Qualifications:: Ma, Cert. FF 1/II
Cert. Fire Instructor III
Cert. Aerial driver/operator
Cert. Haz-mat Technician
EMT
Examiner- Ma. Fire Training council
Member , Ma. Distrct 3 Haz-mat team
Ma. D14 Tech Rescue Response team

Topics you provide training for:: Recruit training
Aerial ladder operation
Ground ladder operations
Flammable gas
Heavy Rescue
RIT

Areas of expertise:: Ladder company operations
RIT
Flammable gas firefighting
Ground/portable ladders
Rescue tactics
always trying to learn more.....

Bio:: Assignments included
9 yr. as FF on Engine & ladders
11 yrs as Lt on Rescue Co.
10 yrs as Lt on Ladder co.
Instructor Massachusetts firefighting academy 1980-present
Married , 3 Children

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At 3:41pm on October 14, 2008, Barry Aptt said…: Yea you guys did put in a ton of work. It'll be great and you all are are some of the best, so, like you said, it should be good

At 1:18pm on October 14, 2008, Barry Aptt said…: Bob,
I presume you are one of the leads fo the RIT TtT. I already told Sandy that I am psyched and look forward to it.

At 5:27pm on September 21, 2008, Barry Aptt said…: Your welcome. Once I learn how to be a good gas instructor I will offer up anything I can find

At 6:37pm on September 20, 2008, Barry Aptt said…: ooops Mike damn I can't type

At 6:37pm on September 20, 2008, Barry Aptt said…: Bob, Congratulations on becoming G - 2 You, Norm and Mie will be great for the school

At 5:40am on May 31, 2008, Sandy Lasa said…: Thanks Bob, it"s nice to have the papers actually write something positive for a change

At 6:51pm on May 30, 2008, Bill Sullivan said…: Hello Bob,
I'm finding more than a few guys, on this site, that I have met since starting to work at the academy. Thought I would say hello.
Sully

At 12:35pm on May 6, 2008, Stephen Mickiewicz said…: Bob, pleasure was all ours, guys like you make the class, keep in touch and hopefully we'll be up in new england soon.

stay safe steve

At 2:04pm on April 20, 2008, Ed Morrissey said…: Is that a real mustache on Howie Smith ?
Ed

At 5:40pm on April 13, 2008, David Ebel said…: Visit Emergency and Disaster Responders
A site for responders by responders.. please check it out for yourself. Be honored to have you see for yourself.

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