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Department:: Shaker Road-Loudonville FD

Title/rank:: Lieutenant

Years of public service:: 7

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Bio:: Started as a Firefighter with South Schenectady Rotterdam Fire District #6, NY from 2003 to 2006. Moved to Carman Rotterdam Fire District #3, NY and served as a Firefighter from 2006 to 2008. Was a Firefighter/Senior Airman with Stratton Air National Guard Base located in Glenville, NY from 2003 to 2009. Did a short time of service in Maryland as a Firefighter with Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Volunteered at Solomons VRSFD, MD. Served in the military at Warfield Air National Guard, MD. Currently, I'm Lieutenant with Shaker Road-Loudonville FD in Colonie, NY. Paid Firefighter/EMT at Latham FD also in Colnie, NY. Part-time EMT with GAVAC in Amsterdam, NY. Also a member of the Capital Region FOOLS chapter near Albany, NY.

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

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CO Turn Cyanide Turn False?

On Tuesday, March 8^th, 2011, my fire department was toned out for a CO without illness call in our district at 0724 hrs.

Chief gets on scene and establishes command. I was on the first-due engine with a driver, a firefighter and me as officer. I advised the firefighter to turn on the multi-gas meter while responding non-emergency.

As I call arriving, my chief advised me to check with the homeowner and investigate. I took the gas meter…

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Posted on March 11, 2011 at 8:00am — 8 Comments

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At 2:00pm on September 22, 2010, Mike France said…: Talked with your Chief at the tower last night, I'm very proud of you Tim you have made the grade of a good Firefighter, i'm glad you found a home and do the job .

At 8:22pm on September 6, 2010, Mike France said…: Welcome Lt.Tim

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