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Lives in:: MACON, GA

Department:: Gray / Jones County, GA

Title/rank:: MAJ, FF

Years of public service:: 20

Agency structure:: other

Top issues in your department:: training, money, and training!

Professional Qualifications:: MAJ in the US ARMY
Technical Committee member of NFPA 150 Standard
Contributor to NFPA 1670 2014 Standard
PhD in Animal Physiology
Wrote the textbook on TECHNICAL LARGE ANIMAL EMERGENCY RESCUE
Volunteer FF

Topics you provide training for:: TECHNICAL LARGE ANIMAL EMERGENCY RESCUE, and all issues related to large animal emergencies and disasters.

Areas of expertise:: TECHNICAL LARGE ANIMAL EMERGENCY RESCUE, large animal handling, horse handling, operations, planning.

Bio:: 18 years Instructing as owner of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue and aspects of Large Animal Disaster Preparedness; 24 years of Military Experience including active duty mobilizations (Ft. Bragg) and deployment (Iraq & Kuwait); 15 years freelance writing experience; 15 years management and corporate experience running a small business.
GOALS: Expand the TLAER, Inc. training system to a network of assistant instructors and get it on the curriculum for the state Fire Academies. Push an online Computer Based Training system. Write the Standards for the Animal Rescue Technical portion of NFPA 1670. Expand it to Awareness, Operations and Technical levels of focus depending on the group attending.

Specialties: Training in Specialty Heavy Rescue (Large Animal), Instruction in Specialty Rescue (Ice, SAR, Mud, Water for Large Animals), Public Speaking, Deployed Military Experience (Iraq & Kuwait). Expert Witness (Horse Incidents involving Behavior; Large Animal, Cattle and Horse Trailer Incidents, Wrecks, Barn Fires and Accidents.)

Web site:: http://www.tlaer.org

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