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Department:: Desoto Rural Fire District

Title/rank:: Assistant Chief

Years of public service:: 22

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:: Lack of manpower, increasing call volume, not enough budget

Professional Qualifications:: fire officer 2, firefighter 2, associates degree

Topics you provide training for:: tactics and strategies, leadership, water supply, vehicle and farm rescue operations, safety, Rit, Large Area Search Tactics, Everyone Goes Home

Areas of expertise:: incident maagement, accoutability, water supply, basic fire fighting operations,

Bio:: 41 years old, two boys and a wife, started in 1974 as a junior for a volunteer department and havnt stopped. served as paid Chief of a District for 7 years before taking the training/operations position currently.

Web site:: http://drfpd.org

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