John Bierling's Page

Hometown:

Middletown, NY

I Live: (City, State)

Pittsboro, NC

Years in Fire/EMS:

45

Relationship Status:

Married

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

West Manchester Twp FD

Department Type:

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Rank/Role There:

Fire Chief / Chief of Department, Retired

Second Department (if appl.)

The Incident Management Team

2nd Department Type:

N/A

Rank/Role at Second Department:

President / Administrator / Commissioner

Years With Second Department/Agency

6

Web Site:

http://www.IncidentMT.com

About Me:

This is the Bio I use when presenting at conferences:
Fire Chief (retired) John J. Bierling has been in the fire service for more than 45 years. His career began in New York State in 1965 as a volunteer in Middletown, NY and in 1992 John retired as the Deputy Chief of Operations of the City of Newburgh Fire Department. In 2000, after eight years as the Chief of the West Manchester Township Fire & Emergency Service in York Pennsylvania, he decided to turn his attention to teaching. John has a Bachelor’s degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and has been actively teaching emergency responders for more than 36 years. Presently, Chief Bierling is the CEO of The Incident Management Team (IMT), a consulting company that teaches incident management and facilitates the OurTown Diorama Incident Command Training Programs throughout the nation. John and his wife Jan travel together, planning and presenting programs to emergency responders, health departments, hospitals, airports, private industry, and local government. He can be reached at John@incidentmt.com and the company web site is www.IncidentMT.com.

Day Job:

Business Owner

Side Jobs or Other Organizations:

Personal and responder wellness
Responder safety
I have a second (life saving) business helping people improve their health

Personal Site/Profile:

http://www.Findisagenix.com

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Health and Safety - I am on a mission to help responders improve their overall wellness. When we are healthy; physically, emotionally, and financially, then we can focus our attention and energy on helping the community.

I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:

I love being with emergency responders (they're good folks).