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Department:: Tulsa Fire Dept

Title/rank:: Captain

Years of public service:: 11

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Fire Based EMS
Training
Budget Constraints
Apparatus Safety
Accountability (Personal and Professional)
Physical Fitness

Professional Qualifications:: Masters Degree in Fire and Emergency Management
Instructor I & II
Firefighter I & II
Fire Officer I
EMT Basic

Topics you provide training for:: Ropes, Confined Space, Trench, Structural Collapse, Vehicle Extrication, Industrial Rescue.

Areas of expertise:: Technical Rescue
Fire/EMS

Bio:: Hired on in 1998, Fire Fighter Combat Challenge team 1998 and 1999, promoted to Driver FEO in 2004. Promoted to Captain 2006. Currently serve as an Instructor for Oklahoma State University/ Fire Service Training (OSU/FST). Served on the departments mentoring committee, emergency operations guideline committee, and currently serve as a chief's aid. Listed in Cambridges's who's who in 2007 among Business and Organizational professionals. I also serve on the dept's CID team and as a TFL with OK-TF1. March 1st 2009 I'll be the new Captain at Station 4 on the Technical Rescue team.

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At 11:34am on January 17, 2009, Jenn Ross..aka "J-RO" said…: if you can keep jason in check I'll ask the chief for a you a raise.

At 11:32am on January 17, 2009, Mike Walker said…: Doing fine, thanks for asking. Can't wait to hear from some of you from Tulsa about the guy running his car into the station. That should be a doosy of a story.

At 6:26pm on January 16, 2009, Mike Walker said…: Hey brother, welcome and glad you're here

At 5:09pm on January 16, 2009, Jenn Ross..aka "J-RO" said…: Welcome aboard Chuck, Nice to see more Tulsan's signing on here. Congrats on making Capt at 4's but Please keep J. Patrick in line.
Jenn

At 4:58pm on January 16, 2009, Jim Mason said…: Chuck
Thanks for joining CSF (Common Sense Firefighting ). It's a leadership and fire ground decision making page on the site. Jump into any discussion at any timethere are always good ones going. Congrats on yuor up-comming placement at St #4
Jim Mason
Chgo FD

At 4:17pm on January 16, 2009, Scott Kleinschmidt said…: Well Hello Capt.
Hope all is well in T town
Congats on your new home at #4's

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