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Great minds have similar memories...
Read "A Veteran of Many Things."
Thanks for sharing brother.
It's good to know we're not alone in our admiration for those who serve, those who love and even those who just write.
Why do you think I call you Brother?
I feel very lucky to have that book, including his memories in his own words that I had him write a few years before he passed away. He was 127th Infantry Regiment - 32nd Infantry Division - E-Company in WWII;...
Hmmm.
We seem to be sympatico again.
I wish that I had gotten more info on Dad's tour of duty.
He served with Battery E, Seventy-first Coast Artillery (AA).
Both theatres.
Art
It’s Veterans Day and I have a day off from my county job. (I thank Veterans for both of those freedoms: to work in a job I love and to have time off to spend with my family). The kids are still sleeping and I have some free time to sit at the com...
Michael -
There are no laws that mandate the adequate financial support of fire protection - at least not in my state.
The burden is, and always will be, on us to prove our worth to the public and the purse-string holders. Start with open and ho...
Actually, alcohol consumption is a direct conflict/contradiction with the perception of public safety, especially the stigma that the volunteer fire service has carried with it for the last 100 years.
You want a good fundraiser? Get rid of your b...
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Town of Evans NY
- I Live: (City, State)
- Town of Evans NY
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 28
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- I grew up across the street from the firehouse and was a part of it from age 8. I couldn't wait to become our department's first junior firefighter when I turned 17 and then an active firefighter a few months later when I turned 18.
I proudly enjoy helping people but any firefighter who tells you they don't love it for the adrenaline rush... is lying.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Erie County Department of Emergency Services-Fire Safety Division
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Assistant or Deputy Chief
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 9
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.erie.gov/fire
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Evans Center
- 2nd Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Firefighter
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 28
- My Training:
- Nationally Certified Fire Instructor
- About Me:
- HERE'S THE BIO THAT'S INCLUDED AT THE END OF ARTICLES I WRITE:
Tiger Schmittendorf serves as Deputy Fire Coordinator in the County of Erie Department of Emergency Services which manages three training facilities, 45 fire instructors and the training of 97 fire departments and 5,000+ firefighters.
He is a Nationally Certified Fire Instructor and a firefighter since 1980.
Schmittendorf brings 15 years of experience in engineering, sales and marketing management to marketing the product he loves: the fire service. He specializes in recruitment and retention, marketing, training and management consulting for counties and fire departments around the country.
He suffers from an extremely dry sense of humor and routinely makes an ass of himself, often in public.
- Day Job:
- Deputy Fire Coordinator
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Recruitment and Retention Consulting, Presenter/ Instructor/ Author/ Photographer/ Emergency Manager
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://www.tigerschmittendorf.com
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters.
I believe the survival and success of the Volunteer Fire Service relies on our ability to create more opportunities, for more more people, to volunteer less time.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- In addition to the great experiences I've enjoyed as a volunteer firefighter, I've been blessed to be able to make a career of it. There isn't anything I'd rather do. This is the best damn job in the world.
Welcome to My World:
Here's my definition of brotherhood in the fire service:
"It doesn't matter that we wear different patches on our left sleeve. What's important is the fact that we wear the same patch on our right sleeve: the red, white and blue one - the one with the stars and stripes.
That's what brings us together and keeps us together. No one can ever take that away from us.
The fire service is what's right about America."
- Tiger Schmittendorf, February 25, 2005
"It doesn't matter that we wear different patches on our left sleeve. What's important is the fact that we wear the same patch on our right sleeve: the red, white and blue one - the one with the stars and stripes.
That's what brings us together and keeps us together. No one can ever take that away from us.
The fire service is what's right about America."
- Tiger Schmittendorf, February 25, 2005
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Tiger Schmittendorf's Blog
A Veteran of Many Things
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 6:57pm — 2 Comments
Make It Personal
Posted on September 10, 2009 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments
Summer Acceleration Theory
Posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:00pm —
From the X-Box to the Box Alarm
Posted on September 6, 2009 at 11:00pm — 9 Comments
Fortune Tellers
Posted on September 6, 2009 at 10:22pm — 7 Comments
Comment Wall (788 comments)
- At 1:51am on October 19, 2009,
Justin said… - just stopping by to say hello, be safe out there brother
- At 5:37pm on October 18, 2009,
Scott Runkel said… - Hey Tiger,
I know your very busy so I'll keep this short. I plan on having an informational meeting about Hancock Hope at my Fire Department's station (Alplaus, located within Schenectady County, Town of Glenville) within the next month or so to discuss the next trip to West Hancock next July/August. I also have a lot people interested in joining Hancock Hope, who may not be able to go on the trip, and will be providing them with as much info as I know. I was wondering if you'd be in the area or be willing to be our guest speaker. I know I had talked with Dan Mackajena (old HH president) about 2 years ago about coming out here and doing the same thing, but then he resigned, so it all fell through. Anyways, it would be on a weekend, mostly likely a Saturday or Sunday in November, with a Power-Point presentation of HH's Mission statement, pictures that I've taken during my trips to WHFD, and some other things. Also Lunch will be provided. Let me know if your interested and if so, what weekends would work well with you.
I appreciate it and look forward to hearing from you.
Lt. Scott G. Runkel
Paramedic/Fire-Fighter
Town of Glenville Fire District #2
Alplaus Station
(518)-788-4252
Srmaverick2@aol.com
- At 12:32am on October 18, 2009,
Bradley c1507 said… - a friend of mine showed me a video of the pipes and drums it was so awsome to see and hear them preform it was breath taken by the way how is the dennis allen project doing ? god speed and peace be with you my brother
- At 7:50am on October 8, 2009,
Scott Runkel said…
- Hey Tiger,
Just wanted to up-date you on the Hancock Hope out of the Capital Region:
You probably having been getting some e-mails from people whom I work with @ Mohawk Ambulance Service and from local Fire Departments out here. That's because I've assembled about 10 people who are willing to join the Hancock Hope team-specially the Emergency Response Team. I've had them e-mail you since your like the acting director-if there is someone else we should be coordinating with please let me know. Otherwise, I'll keep having people who are interested in joining HH keep e-mailing you. Also I've been keeping records of all their training, including mine-so that if we do happen to get activated for a response, I can just make copies and give them to the people we will be working with. Also, not sure if you knew, but me and another guy, Dave Giokas, a FF and EMT, recently went down to WHFD in late July/August for 9 days to help out Chief Jones. It was my second year and we've been invited back next year-so I'm planing to have my team (10 people) come down with us to give them some idea exactly what HH does. If you have a up & coming event even if it's local we'd love to join. Also if there are any projects (ie raising awareness, raising funds and collecting donated equipment, etc) that you would like for my team to under-take just let me know. Like I said back in March/April I'm really looking forward to helping HH get back off the ground and I have a team of about 10 people who are rip', roaring and ready to go. Thought I'd just shoot a message to you-since I haven't heard from you in a while.
Thanks and God Bless,
Scott
- At 10:35pm on September 7, 2009,
LadyChaplain said… - Anything new and/or exciting going on?
- At 3:37am on August 13, 2009,
Scott Runkel said…
- Hey Tiger,
Don't know if you check this alot, but we've been missing each other's comunications. I'm still very intertested in helping get Hancock Hope back off the ground. I have about 8-10 other people throughout the Capital District who are interested in both my annual trips to WHFD and to be added to the list of the HH Emergency Response Team (ERT) for future deployments. I will have them E-mail if you think this is best. I've already showed them HH's web site and explained what I thought were requirements as per my discussions with Dan M-when he was Pres. of HH. I'd really like to connect with you and lay out some ideas as well as make sure I have my "I's dotted and my T's crossed". Like I mentioned in April I'd like to take the role of Logistics Coordinator for the Capital District area with regard to HH if that's possible. Let me know either way and I'll E-Mail you with a list of who I've got and what their Qualifications are.
Thanks,
Scott "Runx" Runkel
- At 7:42am on July 26, 2009,
Hondo said… - Chief, wWe are in the midst of planning our 2nd annual open house/safety fair for the dept. This year we are including a full department inspection complete with everyone in their Class A's that the public is welcome to come and see. We would like to extend an invitation to you. I can get you more information if you want. Stay Safe.
- At 6:42am on June 29, 2009,
Hondo said…
- Chief Schmittendorf, I am a FF from Westmoreland, NY and I started a discussion about Probie Committees. On of the responses on the string directed me to contact you. I was wondering if you had any insight that you could provided me with. Recruitment and Retention for volunteers is something that I am very interested in both in my professional job and as a Volunteer FF. Thank-you for any insight that you can provide
- At 8:40pm on May 30, 2009,
LadyChaplain said…
- Whoa! Hi-def picture there!!!
Thanks for the lunch again -- I'm surprised you didn't have a heart attack @ the table when I ate cow products.
- At 8:15pm on May 9, 2009,
Cameron Monroe, Captain, Argyle said… - PS Nice Pics
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