Dave Emanuel's Page

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Lives in:: PO Box 1200 Stratham, NH 03885-1200

Department:: Durham Fire Department 51 College Road, Durham, NH 03824

Title/rank:: Captain

Years of public service:: 24

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:: Training
Communication
EMS skills

Professional Qualifications:: NH Registered Professional Engineer
CPSE Credentialed Chief Fire Officer
CPSE Credentialed Company Officer
NFA Incident Safety Officer & TTT
FEMA Pre & Post-Disaster Evaluations of Buildings
FEMA Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Hazards
FEMA IS-100
FEMA IS-200
FEMA NIMS IS-700
NH Driver/Operator: Apparatus with Aerial Ladder
NH Safe Boating Certificate
Introduction to Technical Rescue Skills
NFA Fire Officer One & Two
NH Introduction to Technical Rescue Skills
NFA Rescue Systems I
NH Arson Awareness
NH Hazardous Materials Operations Level
NFA Leadership III
NH Hazardous Materials Awareness Level
NFA Building Construction for Fire Suppression
NH Incident Command System
NREMT-B
NFA Leadership II
NFA Leadership I
NH Fire Instructor One
NH Driver Operator: All Vehicle & Apparatus w/ Fire Pumps
NH Fire Fighter - Level Three
NH Fire Fighter - Level Two
NH Fire Fighter - Career Level
NH Fire Fighter - Level One
NH Basic Forest Fire Control

Topics you provide training for:: Leadership & Organizational Development
General Fire & EMS
Incident Command
Wildland

Areas of expertise:: Civil/Site Engineering & Construction
Leadership & Organizational Development
ICS
Rescue, heavy & light construction & engineering related fields

Bio:: Dave Emanuel is employed by the Town of Durham, NH as a professional fire captain/EMT at the Durham Fire Department and is also a professional engineer with his family business, Emanuel Engineering, Inc. He has also served in the capacity of the Assistant Chief of the Stratham Volunteer Fire Department and serves Director of Emergency Management for the Town of Stratham, NH.

Dave has been deeply interested in the fire and emergency services since his youth. While studying civil engineering abroad at the Technical University of Budapest in Hungary, and traveling with his wife, he has visited fire stations in 16 countries and numerous municipalities across America. He has experienced professional development training or ride-alongs with departments including Seattle Washington, FDNY, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He has attended professional development conferences across the country including the IAFF EMS Conference, IAFF Redmond Symposium, IAFF National Convention as a delegate, and the American Society of Civil Engineers National Convention.

Dave provides a unique perspective by combining both professional engineering design and emergency services knowledge and experience. Most recently he has been the lead civil and site engineer for the Portsmouth Fire Station #2 replacement project, which is still in the design phase. He has also served on the Stratham Fire Station/Public Safety Building committee through the funding, design, and construction portions of the project.

Some of his fire service training includes; NH Certified Firefighter I, Career, II, & III, NH Driver/Operator - Fire Apparatus, NH Fire Instructor I, NREMT-B, NH Ambulance License, HAZMAT Awareness/Operations, IS100, 200, 700, ITRS & Rescue Systems I, Fire Officer I & II, National Fire Academy Leadership I, II, & III, FEMA Pre & Post Disaster Evaluation of Buildings and Rapid Visual Screening Workshops.

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