Asst Chief Patrick G Finneran's Page

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Lives in:: Cleveland area

Department:: City of Parma Heights

Title/rank:: Assistant Fire Chief

Years of public service:: 28

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Staffing, financial hardship of city and regionalization crafted by politicains

Professional Qualifications:: State of Ohio FF Level II, Fire Service Instructor, Fire Safety Inpector, Level II Fire Investigator, EMT, Chief Officer, Technical Rescue Team Director for 19 Cities within Southwest Council of Governments, Southwest Emergency Response Team (SERT), Member of State of Ohio USAR Region 2 Team

Topics you provide training for:: Teach at Cuyahoga Community College FTA. Provide instruction at cadet and advanced fire fighting levels

Areas of expertise:: Basic and advanced firefighting techniques, strategy and tactics and technical rescue.

Bio:: 25 year veteran of the fire service and fire service instructor. Chief Officer and Technical Rescue Team Director for SERT. I have attended the Nat'l Fire Academy and try to continually improve my knowledge base and impart this knowledge to others in the fire service through teaching inservice fire training within my department and teaching others in northern Ohio who attend Cuyahoga Community College FTA in the Basic or advanced training courses we offer.

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