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Lives in:: 2071 Nelson Road, North Pole, AK 99705

Department:: Pogo Mine Fire and Rescue, Delta Jct., AK 99737

Title/rank:: Fire Chief / Loss Control Coordinator

Years of public service:: 27

Agency structure:: Industrial fire department

Top issues in your department:: Budget, recruiting, retention, training challenges; no different than any other FD. We are in a remote location and our staffing set up is as a combination dept. w/ paid Chief / Dep. Chief and paid call FF's.

Professional Qualifications:: Alaska FF; Washington State FF; EMT-B;

Topics you provide training for:: Fire attack in an industrial setting; fire attack in multi-occupancy / multi-floor dormitory setting; Ops in a remote location with no mutual aid; fire attack/water supply in arctic / semi-arctic environment;

Areas of expertise:: Structural and Wildland firefighting; Commercial and industrial building fires; Ops in semi-arctic climate environment; Tanker Ops/Water on Wheels; Dry/drafting hydrant Ops;

Bio:: North Star VFD, North Pole, AK, 1982-1987, Volunteer FF/Engineer/Captain/Asst. Chief; Seattle Fire Dept., Seattle, WA, 1987-1999, Career Firefighter/EMT, Ladder 4/Battalion2; North Star VFD, North Pole, AK, 1999-2009, Deputy Chief, Career Position; Pogo Mine Fire and Rescue, Delta Junction, AK, 2009-present, Fire Chief.

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