New England FOOLS Spring Training '04

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From: http://www.nefools.org/

Spring Training 2004

Date: Saturday, April 10, 2004

Time: 0800-1700 hours

Location: Little Brook Airpark

1 Little Brook Lane, Eliot, Maine

Cost: $50.00 FOOLS members

$75.00 non-FOOLS member; includes lunch

Application Deadline: April 5, 2004 Maximum: 36 students  

Click here to download the application!

Synopsis:

This one-day program is designed for experienced firefighters and will address a variety of topics with the goal of improving basic truck company skills, challenging the student with difficult practical evolutions, and introducing new and useful information. The day will begin with a short classroom session. Students will then participate in a variety of practical stations, including:

Portable Ladder Skills

Forcible Entry

Horizontal and Vertical Ventilation

RIT/FAST Deployment Scenarios  

Introduction to “Hurricane” Windows

Introduction to Small Aircraft Safety during Emergencies

Students must provide their own complete NFPA-compliant PPE and SCBA, as well as a spare SCBA cylinder. Barbeque lunch will be provided. A “Brotherhood Bash” will follow the training day in York, Maine. This is sure to be a fast-paced and demanding day that you won’t want to miss!  

Need lodging? Brother Osgood of York, ME Fire has established a deal with the York Commons Inn on Rt.1 in York, ME. The Inn is located within minutes of the "Brotherhood Bash" and the training site. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this please call (800) 537-5515. Instruct the operator that you are staying the night with the New England FOOLS.

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Instructional Staff

RIT/FAST Deployments:

Chris Silver is an instructor of Firefighter Safety and Rescue Programs, Counter-terrorism Training, and Technical Rescue. He is also a Deputy Chief with Hampton Fire Rescue, Hampton, NH. In addition to the above, Chris is an Adjunct Instructor with the National Fire Academy and a Senior Staff Instructor with the NH Fire Academy. For nearly 10 years, Chris has been assigned to FEMA’s Urban Search & Rescue Task Force MATF-01 as a Rescue Specialist. Deputy Silver has an Associates Degree in Fire Science. His certifications include, but not limited to, Hazardous Materials Technician, Incident Management System, Rescue Systems I & 2 Instructor, Structural Collapse Technician, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic and he is certified as a Mississippi Smoke Diver.

He is a member of NE FOOLS.  

Mike Clarke is a Captain with the Bath, Maine Fire Department. Mike is also an instructor for the NH Fire Academy and for 4 years was a H.O.T. instructor at FDIC. In addition, Mike instructs Firefighter Safety and Rescue Programs and is a WMD Executive Level instructor for the National Sheriff’s Association. Mike has been assigned to FEMA’s Urban Search & Rescue Task Force MATF-01 as a Rescue Specialist for 8 years. Captain Clarke holds certifications as a Rescue Systems 1 & 2 instructor, Structural Collapse Technician and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. He is a member of NE FOOLS.  

Portable Ladder, Ventilation, & Forcible Entry Skills:

The New England FOOLS are proud to present the instructors of Innovative Fire Training Solutions, LLC. The three members of this newly formed company are dedicated to bringing you the leading edge on reality-based training. With a combined forty years of fire service this trio has a lot to offer:  

Steve Barton is a 10 year member of the fire service and is a firefighter with the Manchester, NH Fire Department Engine Co. 11. He has experience with volunteer, combination, and full-time fire departments. Steve is a graduate of the New Hampshire Community Technical College where he received an Associate Degree in Fire Science, and completed a two-year residency program with the Gilford Fire Rescue Department. Steve is active in many aspects of the fire service, especially as an instructor for the New Hampshire Fire Academy and the Interstate Emergency Unit (IEU). He is a member of NE FOOLS.  

Greg Bolduc has 15 years of experience in the fire service. He currently works for the Manchester, NH Fire Department as a firefighter on Engine Co. 1. Greg holds an Associate Degree in Fire Science and has been a state certified instructor since 1993. He has worked for the NH Fire Academy and the IEU for the past five years. His experience ranges from airport firefighting to structural work, along with experience working as a firefighter on a military base.  

He is a member of NE FOOLS.  

Scott Carrigan has been in the fire service for 15 years and is currently a firefighter with Nashua, NH Fire-Rescue. Scott is also a Senior Staff Instructor at the NH Fire Academy and an instructor with the IEU. He has Associate Degrees in Fire Science and Fire Protection, a Bachelors in Fire Protection & Safety Engineering Technology, and is currently working on a Master’s degree in Adult & Occupational Education. He served on the validation committee for IFSTA’s Aerial Apparatus Driver Operator manual and the NFPA 1600 Technical Committee.  

“Hurricane” Windows Introduction:

Troy Todac has been in the fire service for 24 years and currently works as a Firefighter/Paramedic Seminole County Fire Rescue in Central Florida. Prior to working for SCFR, Troy worked at N.A.S.A.’s Cape Canaveral. Troy teaches basic and advanced firefighting skills at FDIC, Norwich, NY Fire College Weekend, and for Star Fire, Inc. in various locations through out Florida. With the extensive use of these new windows in an area hard hit with some of the most powerful hurricanes in U.S. history, Florida building codes have prompted manufactures to produce windows to sustain an impact of debris as speed of 200+ MPH. With this new type of window not only being sold in the areas affected by mother nature, but now being found in your backyard as a high security product, Troy will cover identification and removal techniques for these rugged windows. He is a member of Central Florida FOOLS.  

Small Aircraft Safety:

Gene Hardy is a commercial pilot for Pan-Am (Boston Maine Division) and the owner of the Little Brook Airpark. She has 20+ years flying aircraft. She holds a Bachelors Degree in aviation from Daniel Webster College, a Masters in Psychology pertaining to aviation, and is continuing on to a PhD in this field.