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Great story. I teach elevator use to firefighters and have always been amazed what a deep dark secret they were to the majority of us. Well done.
I have been in the fire service for over 26 years. For many of those years I have been working with trainers and instructors. Have been to many conferences and seminars including FDIC, Firehouse and the National Fire Academy.
Fire instructors are...
A place where firefighters can talk about there favorite places to snow ski/board.
Live in snow country or not, this is the place to discuss and debate the best place to ski. East or West, bumps or cruisers, glades or bowls, ski or board.
Gearing up for the season ahead. Just wondering when we're getting snow!
Hele skiing with PointsNorth in Alaska
A place where firefighters can talk about there favorite places to snow ski/board.
Live in snow country or not, this is the place to discuss and debate the best place to ski. East or West, bumps or cruisers, glades or bowls, ski or board.
Work, live or play in Pinellas County? This is the site to discuss any issues, ideas or comments that may pertain to the 1500 dedicated firefighter/ems personnel of the County.
All six Grandvalira Ski Resorts, (Canillo, Encamp, Grandvalira, ,Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, and Soldeu el Tarter) in Andorra. Andorra is a small country bordered by France and Spain in the eastern Pyrenees mountains of southwestern Europe. You can...
I'm a FF in Ohio but I also do Ski Patrol a little over an hour from my home. For major reorts I've skkied Seven Springs (PA), Snowshoe (WV), Copper Mtn., Breckenridge, Keystone, Squaw Valley, Heavenly (NV,CA), Winter Park, Vail, Holiday Valley (N...
A place where firefighters can talk about there favorite places to snow ski/board.
Live in snow country or not, this is the place to discuss and debate the best place to ski. East or West, bumps or cruisers, glades or bowls, ski or board.
Ummm...is that the backstroke? = )
Look at the video on the Sutton MA house fire on this site
it probably is the answer, but i hope i am long gone when they finally get it all worked out.
Work, live or play in Pinellas County? This is the site to discuss any issues, ideas or comments that may pertain to the 1500 dedicated firefighter/ems personnel of the County.
Now that's a ppv fan.
You may be Pro or Con but I have heard discussion of consolidation for my entire carreer in Pinellas County. In that time a few small players have fallen such as Kenneth City, OPC, Lake Seminole, Redington Beach, Gandy, HighPoint, Belleair and mos...
Ever see a You Tube video you wanted to use in your training but couldn't figure out how to download it to mpeg or avi etc. A couple free programs out there you can use but I think aTubeCatcher is the best. You can download it for free from this s...
Who still uses 10 codes? Heck I teach plain english for size up. No more multi story, or Type III, or residential dwellings, or mercantile structures etc.
Is 2 multi story? Is 10 multi story?
Is a single wide mobile home a residential dwelling? I...
Chris- Good question. Let's stick with residential first.
I am thinking/teaching/doing now if the fire is in a room below the ceiling (compartment), regardless of roof type it is OK to get on the roof, open it up and get off.
If it is in the att...
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- At 10:57pm on November 15, 2009,
Brian Voelker said… - Thanks for the friends request. It will be nice to connect with people from South Florida. I am up here in Northwest Florida where Fire and EMS are 20 years behind the times. I started my training company in hopes of changing some of that. Any suggestions that you could make would be greatly appreciated.
- At 9:08am on November 12, 2009,
marc d. barbieri said…
- you're seeing my wife?
- At 6:50pm on November 8, 2009,
Frank DeFrancesco said… - i as thinking of making one for our department to add to developing department spirit
- At 3:30pm on November 8, 2009,
Frank DeFrancesco said…
- Hey Lou,
By chance are you still doing the Tee Shirts?
- At 9:08am on November 4, 2009,
jared m snyder said… - So where is it that you do your skiiing here in Utah? I've actually never skiied or been snowboarding. I ghrew up in Ca and I'm not really a fan of being cold... Wouldn't mind trying the snow boarding though.... I used to live up in Utah County, and all we had there was the Sundance Resort. Everything else is up north in the Salt Lake valley area...
- At 11:09am on October 29, 2009,
scott zweifel said… - thanx might just do that i will let you know
- At 5:51pm on October 14, 2009,
Randy Keirn said… - From what I've seen, it looks good. It's just finding the time right now. Been busy training the new guys. Take care.
- At 12:15am on October 9, 2009,
michael andrews said… - hope the knee gets better i had knee surgery it sucks. im goin to be a volunteer at indian rocks fire. its going to be some good experiance in the mean time. and thank you
- At 11:50am on October 7, 2009,
John Rulli Jr. said…
- Lou, Thanks bro!!!! Im in!!
- At 9:35pm on October 3, 2009,
Christopher J. Naum, SFPE said… - Hey Lou...
Hope all is well w you and the family...
Chris
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- East Meadow NY
- I Live: (City, State)
- Largo, Florida
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 26
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- It's in the blood. 3rd generation. Father, Grandfather and a couple Uncle's were all in. It's all I ever really wanted.
For a minute I thought I might want to be a cop. Holy crap, what was I thinking!
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Pinellas Park Fire Department
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Rank/Role There:
- Battalion Chief / Division Chief
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 26
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://pinellas-park.com
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Other
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 2
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- St. Petersburg College Fire Academy and In Service Training
- My Training:
- Elevator Emergencies
Truck Co. Ops
Size Up and IAP Skills
Big Fire/Big Water
Ventilation- Why- When- Where- How
- About Me:
- While I have spent my entire career with the Pinellas Park Florida Fire Dept. I have traveled and seen "how they do it" across the country. Much is the same but many have their own way. None right or wrong, just different.
I have always enjoyed teaching and have been a fire instructor for many years. I am currently working part time at St. Pete College teaching both minimum standards and a number of classes I developed my self. These are listed above under "My Training".
With retirement only a few years away I will be developing more classes for in-service delivery. I hate canned programs and find the classes I develop myself are more high energy utilizing computer presentations, short videos and pertinent pictures found on the internet. I try to keep my classes realistic and not basic.
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- I own a small Vacation Rentals buisness with condo availability in the mountains of Park City UT, to the beach of Treasure Island Florida. Check out my web site www.wcfr1.com or my latest venture www.firefighterskitrip.com
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://www.wcfr1.com
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Budget and staffing cuts. Funny, when I cam in 27 years ago those were the same issues. Just keeps going in cycles.
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Andrew, Where I am we can drive either POV or ride apparatus to the scene. We are in a very rural community. The biggest problem we run into is people stopping in the middle of the road as if they are so dumbfounded they lost all sense of how to d...
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