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Lives in:: 10 Kings Road

Department:: Hartford, CT Fire Department

Title/rank:: LT

Years of public service:: 15

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Training, EMS First Responders, a lot of new hires in the past few years and the average time on the job/experience level is much lower than it was with all of the veterans. Fires are down and the "experience" is harder to come by.

Professional Qualifications:: Conn. Firefighter 1, 2, and 3 State Fire Service Instructor 1, numerous state certification classes as well as several visits to the NFA. President of the Charter Oak FOOLS of Hartford, CT.

Bio:: Married to my great wife Debbie for 17 years and the proud father of 3 Patrick(14) Charlie (11) and Allie (9). I started into the fire service as a junior firefighter in a volunteer dept. at the age of 16 and retired from the vollies last year with 23 years of service. I started with the Hartford FD in 1994 as a firefighter at E-8. I made Driver/Deputy Chief's Aide in 2000 and promoted to LT at E-11 in October 2007.

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At 11:10am on October 29, 2009, Ben Fleagle said…: Hey, no problem, Brother! Glad to hear that it helped. Feel free to pass that stuff around, ..that's why I wrote it.

At 10:37am on October 29, 2009, Ben Fleagle said…: Hey Brother, Looks like you might be new to FE. Welcome, its a great place to keep learning the beloved profession!

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