I serve as a company officer / lead firefighter with the responsibility of directing the operation of one or more major pieces of firefighting apparatus with four to eight firefighters in all aspects of fire fighting, technical rescue, hazardous materials incidents, and emergency medical operations. The company officer / lead firefighter responds to fires and instructs crews to firefighting positions and placement of apparatus. I conduct a needs assessment of the fire incident and determine the mode of fire attack, initial and subsequent handline placement, rescue considerations, ventilation technique, and salvage/overhaul needs under the direction of the incident commander. The company officer / lead firefighter may serve as Incident Commander and assume responsibilities for the entire firefighting operation until command can be transferred to the next highest senior fire officer.As an Emergency Medical Technician, I respond to medical emergencies and provide or direct performance of patient care at the basic life support level. I evaluate patients for life threatening injuries from traumatic mechanism of force, environmental exposures, behavioral incidents, diabetic emergencies, respiratory difficulties, coronary conditions, neurological problems, and other medical emergencies. I make transportation decisions, helicopter or ground, based on patient condition and location of specialty centers such as burn centers and trauma centers. As the Chairman of the departments NFPA 1500 Health and Safety Committee, I ensure continuity of all committee functions. The health and safety committee reviews departmental policies and procedures for compliance with NFPA and OSHA regulations. We develop policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines regarding safety issues. The health and safety committee interrupts the regulations, identifies compliance issues, and recommends action from the interpretations.https://www.facebook.com/FortJacksonFireDepartment

As an advisory board member for the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC), I review and provide expert opinion on conference educational content. Advisory board members review hundreds of training session submissions for inclusion at the largest fire service conference in the world. FDIC International boasts over 31,000, and climbing, attendees annually.

I am a national speaker, subject matter expert, and independent consultant in all aspects of violent scene response for fire service and EMS agencies. Develop presentations for broad based through agency specific as well as rank specific audiences. Advise and provide professional opinions on violent scene policy and procedure development, exercise and drill design, response protocols, inter-agency training and response with law enforcement partners, as well as equipment acquisition advice and counsel. A published author with technical publications as well as training products such as, "Responding to Scenes of Violence," available through Fire Engineering Books and Videos. See the link below: https://fireengineeringbooks.com/responding-to-scenes-of-violence-dvd/ I have access to a host of experts who can provide additional services that enhance or compliment my programs in both consulting and instructing. In addition, as a Senior Reserve Deputy as well as a federal emergency responder I have an extensive training background in terrorism response. This has provided the tools and experience to provide terrorist trend analysis and local threat profile relevance based on population, facility occupancy types, terror group activities in proximity to jurisdictions, and response capabilities. Any agency; career, volunteer, large or small can benefit from the services that I offer. With the proper information and cooperation a complete and comprehensive program can be developed to meet your specific needs.

Serves as a sworn officer and performs the duties of road patrol. These duties include answering alarms and calls for service. Conduct partol level investigations, preserve and collect evidence, traffic stops, detain suspects, officiate arrests, conduct search and seiziures, determine and utilize proper use of force to include non-lethal and lethal means. Assist special operations units and sections with extra duty assignments such as serving warrants, high crime area patrol saturation, special events, and the like.Follow this link for more information: http://www.rcsd.net/prog/reserves.htm

Serves as an assistant instructor with the South Carolina Fire Academy in the Airport Rescue Firefighting courses. Incumbent reviews lesson plans, supervises skill stations, leads students in field instruction, and other various duties. The South Carolina Fire Academy ARFF program consists of basic, refresher, and advance courses in airport firefighting. Advance courses also include driver operator ARFF. ARFF courses are IFSAC accredited. Incumbent also serves as an assistant instructor to any other academy programs or courses as needed.

Served as a Senior Airman (E-4) for the Goodfellow AFB Fire Department. Duties assigned at the time of honorable discharged included serving as a driver operator or lead firefighter for an engine company. Which included assuming command of emergency scenes and directing personnel until the arrival of the assistant chief of operations. I also was assigned as lead firefighter/EMT on the departments rescue truck, which is where I spent a majority of my time. Duties included assuming command of all medical emergencies until the arrival of off base ambulance personnel. As the rescue company officer, I served as interior command of structural emergencies until otherwise assigned by the assistant chief of operations. As a junior NCO, I was responsible for ensuring the completion of upgrade/annual training for the airmen assigned below me. I also served as an instructor of personnel in Combat Self Aid Buddy Care, American Red Cross Emergency Response (First Responder), CPR, AED, and assisted in EMT-B training. While station in Texas I was a member of the San Angelo Fire Department Ride-A-Long Program in which I served as a working member of the ladder company or rescue company. While in the program I received a great deal of invaluable experience in various types of emergencies. As a member I logged over 500 hours of ride out time from Jan 2001 to Feb 2002.