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Battalion Chief/Training Officer

January 2018 - Current

• Response to various Fire Emergencies such as; Structure Fires, PI Entrapment's, Smoke Investigations, Hazmat Incidents, etc
• Supervised and coordinated tactical methodology used in resolving emergencies and other situations
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Command Staff Duties during fire incidents
• Firefighting Techniques
• Oversees Station 1 & 2 daily operations
• New Apparatus Purchase/Build (Spec) Committee
• Facilitate Station Duties and Responsibilities
• Minor Apparatus/Equipment Maintenance
• Develop and Instruct Fire Department Training's
• Medical/Rehab Officer: Supervised firehouse operations, maintaining inventory and liaising with vendors to secure necessary supplies
• Firefighter Annual Evaluations
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Development/Instruct the SCAFD Pump Ops/Driving Course
• Evaluated team performance and implemented strategies to close gaps in skills or knowledge
• Trained, oversaw and corrected personnel fighting fires

Fire Captain, January 2017 - January 2018

• Emergency Response Procedures
• Command Staff Duties in the absence of the Battalion Chief
• Led fire crews during highly dangerous emergency incidents with safety as a priority
• Conduct Fire Officer and Firefighter Annual Evaluations
• Trained, oversaw and corrected personnel fighting fires.
• Evaluated team performance and implemented strategies to close gaps in skills or knowledge.
• Assisted Training Officer with fire department trainings

Fire Lieutenant, 2002 - January 2017

• Assessed scenes, coordinated responses and communicated critical details to superiors through communication
• Oversaw scene operations and assigned firefighters to strategic locations.
• Facilitate Station Duties and Responsibilities
• Conducted Firefighter Annual Evaluations
• Oversaw proper implementation of best practices, policies, and procedures in alignment with regulations and operational needs.
• Assisted the Training Officer with fire department trainings

Firefighter, July 1997 - 2002

• Response to various Fire Emergencies such as; Structure Fires, PI Entrapment's, Smoke Investigations, Hazmat Incidents, etc
• Apparatus Operator

• Prepare written agenda for each meeting
• Managed an Annual Training Budget for $50,000.00+ for roughly 26 county fire departments
• Responsible for conducting and/or creating annual training for 26 county fire departments
• Ensure that all documents required by the Office of Fire Firefighting Training (OFFT) are prepared, signed, and sent to the OFFT for processing in the time frame required
• Ensure that class sites have all the necessary equipment to host classes
• Establish a contact in each host fire department to coordinate the class with the training committee
• Insure that the training materials are at the class site prior to class
• Maintain class enrollment list of all classes
• Maintain a list of all classes scheduled, including fire instructors, class times, and locations
• Maintain a list of all fire instructors

• Serves as a member on the Genesee County Association of Fire Chiefs Training Committee
• Lead Instructor
• Contracts with fire instructors for teaching the various curriculum modules
• Monitored class progress
• Maintained attendance, homework, and other progress reports for all students, on a per class basis
• Evaluations performed for each fire instructor at least once during each fire academy
• Submitted Fire Academy Course and all stand alone classes to the State of Michigan Fire Fighter Training Division for approval
• In charge of the final written/practical test, injunction with the state proctor
• Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions