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Lives in:: Nevada, IA

Department:: Nevada Community Fire Department

Title/rank:: Asst. Fire Chief

Years of public service:: 16

Agency structure:: Volunteer fire department

Top issues in your department:: Training, Safety, Retention, New Technology, Equipment,

Professional Qualifications:: Firefighter I & II, EMT-B,

Topics you provide training for:: Safe Driving Practices, Forcible Entry, Ventilation, Search, Tools Teamwork and Tactics, REHAB, Storm Spotting, to name a few. Others on the department provide other areas of our training program.

Bio:: 16 year veteran of the Fire Service. EMT-B and our departments Asst. Fire Chief (EMS Div.) and EMS service director. Co-Chair to our Training Committee, Public Education Officer. I also received an awared from the Govenor of Iowa for my efforts in educating the youth of Iowa. Instruct at regional fire schools. In my spare time ( ha ha ) I enjoy spending time with family. Interests are Music of all kinds but Rock & Blues is in my blood. Racing (INDY and NASCAR), Storm Spotting, Paranormal, Reading of Fire Service books as well as novels by the likes of King and Knootz. Photography.

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