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Department:: TVA Safety and Emergency Response Training Academy/ Sequoyah V.F.D

Title/rank:: Emergency Response Consultant/ FF/ Training Staff

Years of public service:: 23

Agency structure:: Industrial fire department

Top issues in your department:: Staffing and Eligibility.

Professional Qualifications:: Currently seeking B.S. Health and Safety with Concentration in Fire Science.
Instructor I
Fire Fighter II
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator

Topics you provide training for:: Fire Chemistry, Fire Behavior, Strategy and Tactics, NIMS, Large Class B (pressurized and spill) fires, Fires involving energized electrical equipment, PPE, Manual Fire Protection Equipment Inspectiona and Maitinance.

Areas of expertise:: Industrial Fire Fighing

Bio:: I grew in the fire service. I was resuced, after falling a little over 100 feet off a cliff and have been in a fire hall since. I was a member of the Waldens Ridge Emergency Service (Fire/ Rescue/ EMS) until moving to Mcminnville TN to work for the McMinnville FD. I returned home to work for Signal Mountain Fire Department and part time for Red Bank Fire Department. While in the paid fire service, I became a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and conducted Insuranced based fire investigation on days off. I finally landed at the Tennessee Valley Authority Emergency Response Training Academy.

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