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Lives in:: 446 Parliament Drive Wyomissing PA

Department:: Township of Spring Volunteer Fire Department

Title/rank:: Deputy Chief

Years of public service:: 35

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:: Training a dynamic work force of 2 career FFs per shift and a total force of approx 60 active volunteers.
Discipline
Intra-organizational communiciations

Professional Qualifications:: BS Fire Prot Engrg, Univ of MD; Registered PE (PA)

FF2, EMT, NIMS300, Veh Rescue Tech, Conf Sp Rescue Tech

Topics you provide training for:: Firefighting, Rescue, Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Incident Command, Fire Science

Areas of expertise:: Fixed fire protection systems, industrial firefighting
Preplanning

Bio:: 35 years firefighting experience, 25 as officer, currently Deputy Chief in newly merged FD that runs 650-700 calls per year.

Graduate fire protection engineer (Univ of MD-76), currently employed in industrial fire protection for major public utility

Member NFPA, Soc of Fire Prot Engrs, IAFC, Edison Elec Inst. Fire Prot Committee Exec Board
Former member NFPA Industrial Section Board of Directors

Web site:: http://www.tsvfd.com

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