Stan Mettinger Jr.'s Friends

View All

Stan Mettinger Jr.'s Page

Profile Information

Lives in:: Brooksville Florida

Department:: Brooksville Fire Department

Title/rank:: District Chief - Operations & Training

Years of public service:: Since 1971

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: #1 Staffing
#2 Budget
#3 The age of the Department is very young. 17 members in the Department with only 5 over the age of 40, 2 others older than 30 and the remainder under the age of 26.

Professional Qualifications:: Certified through Pro Board as Officer III, Instructor III, Inspector II. Florida certified @ minimum standards, Officer I, Inspector I, Instructor I and Live Fire Training Instructor. Florida Certified Pump and Aerial Operator. Associates Degree in Fire Science Technology.

Topics you provide training for:: What ever requested.

Areas of expertise:: Incident Command, Rural Water Supply, Search and Rescue, Vehicle Extrication. Wildland Fire Instructor.

Bio:: I started as a volunteer firefighter in Virginia and volunteered for 28 years there. Served through all ranks including 2 years as Fire Chief. Worked 19 years for Prince William County Fire and Rescue where I left as a Captain, but often served as the acting Battalion Chief. Also spent one year in the communications center and one year in that department. Worked as a part time Adjunct Instructor with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs for at least 10 years. After leaving Prince WIlliam I worked for the Federal Fire Department as a Captain on Vint Hill Farms Station until it closed in 1999. Worked for a while as a Hazardous Materials Specialist on a Haz Mat Team. Relocated to Florida in 2000 and sold Fire Equipment until 2005. After moving to Florida I also joined the Land O'Lakes VFD where I served as a District Chief until December 2002 when I went to work for the City of Brooksville. I am currently a District Chief with the Department and also serve as Training Officer and Haz Mat Staff Officer on our Division of the Hernando County Haz Mat Team.

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

My Page photo

The picture on my page is one of me and my oldest son Trey at his graduation from Loudoun County Fire Rescue in Virginia. He also volunteers in Warrenton Va.

Stan Mettinger Jr.'s Photos

Comment Wall (3 comments)

You need to be a member of Fire Engineering Training Community to add comments!

Join Fire Engineering Training Community

At 11:55am on June 6, 2008, Jeff Patterson said…: Stan, Good to see you. Remember me from Clearwater? I'm in Georgia now and busier then ever. Hope all is well with you, and stay low.

Jeff Patterson

At 8:34pm on May 11, 2008, Aaron Robbins said…: one thing the fires not going to get to them because the fire not big at all

At 5:30pm on April 26, 2008, Donna E.Pinknowski said…: Thanks for the add take care and be safe

No comments yet!

Welcome to
Fire Engineering Training Community

Sign Up
or Sign In

Or sign in with:

Policy Page

PLEASE NOTE

The login above DOES NOT provide access to Fire Engineering magazine archives. Please go here for our archives.

CONTRIBUTORS NOTE

Our contributors' posts are not vetted by the Fire Engineering technical board, and reflect the views and opinions of the individual authors. Anyone is welcome to participate.

For vetted content, please go to www.fireengineering.com/issues.

We are excited to have you participate in our discussions and interactive forums. Before you begin posting, please take a moment to read our community policy page.

Be Alert for Spam
We actively monitor the community for spam, however some does slip through. Please use common sense and caution when clicking links. If you suspect you've been hit by spam, e-mail peter.prochilo@clarionevents.com.