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"Outside The Box" Engine Company Operations

Engine Company work is often viewed as easy or not as fulfilling as "Truck Company work". This is absolutely not the case and some very "high speed" Engine Companies go to work everyday in very tough and arduous environments. They are only successful by relying on their relentless training, personal experiences and hunger to progress in the engine world.This group is geared toward Engine Company tactics that use "outside the box" thinking to accomplish. Its purpose is to exchange information…See More

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Lives in:: Barcelona, Spain

Department:: Corbera FD

Title/rank:: Deputy Chief

Years of public service:: 23

Agency structure:: Volunteer fire department

Top issues in your department:: Equipment and training, we lack both with respect to compartment fires.

Professional Qualifications:: Aeronautical & Mechanic Engineer, Private Pilot's License.

Topics you provide training for:: Radio Communications, CFBT, wildland fires.

Areas of expertise:: Radio & Data communications, including digital radio networks, wildland firefighting, technology applied to firefighting, mountain rescue.

Bio:: Born in Germany, raised in Spain, and studied in the UK, where I started at an airport fire service. I moved to the north, where I spent just over four years in a Mountain Rescue team. After my studies, I moved back to Spain, where I have worked for the Catalan Fire Dept., helping them deploy and improve their digital (TETRA) radio network. I have also served for 14 years in my home town's volunteer fire department.

Web site:: http://mikepuchol.com

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At 4:41pm on July 9, 2008, Mike Puchol said…: Thanks Todd, it's good to be here - having read through the forums, there are some great minds at work here, with plenty to learn!

At 10:36pm on July 8, 2008, Todd McKee said…: Hey Chief, WELCOME to the WORLDS Greatest training site. Feel free to join my group called HAZMAT TRAINING & NEWS. I would love to hear your thoughts regarding some of our discussions. Todd McKee

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