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John Tippett
John is the Deputy Chief of Operations for the Charleston(SC) Fire Dept. Previously, he was a battalion chief with the Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service. He had been with Montgomery County for 32 years. John has spent the bulk of his career in Montgomery County’s Operations Division as a firefighter, company officer and field battalion chief. He has been a Level II Instructor since 1988, teaching a variety of topics at Montgomery County’s training academy as a lead and adjunct instructor.  He was Task Force Leader for FEMA US&R Maryland Task Force I. John holds an Associates Degree in Fire Science from Montgomery College. He was recognized by the International Society of Fire Service Instructors as Instructor of the Year for 2006.
John has worked as a project manager for the International Association of Fire Chiefs. His work with the IAFC has included developing materials for transporting Crew Resource Management to the fire service, and assisting in the development of the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System. John currently serves as the fire service project manager for the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System.
Chris Bedard
A fire service veteran of 16 years, Chris worked in FDNY's Engine 88 in the Bronx for his first six years. After six years on the engine, he then worked at Ladder 38, also in the Bronx, for 7 years. He has been a Leiutenant for the past 3 years in Brooklyn and currently working in Ladder 107 in East New York. Lt. Bedard was involved in the PSS (bail out) system that the FDNY uses to this day with Captain Hayes of Ladder 38 and also Captain Tommy Dolan of Ladder 175 in Brooklyn.
Dan Sheridan
Dan Sheridan is a 26 year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, currently assigned to the sixth division as a Battalion Chief. He is a National Instructor II. He is a member of the FDNY IMT. He has written numerous articles for Fire Engineering as well as a monthly column for the Fire Engineering web site. He authored the chapter in the new Fire Engineering Essentials Book on Forcible Entry. He travels throughout Latin America lecturing and teaching firefighting essentials. He is also a FDIC HOT instructor/lecturer.  Battalion Chief Sheridan is now the Training Coordinator for the Paladin Center in Carmel, NY. 
Mick Mayers
Mick Mayers is a Battalion Chief with the Hilton Head Island (SC) Fire and Rescue Department and a Deputy Director of the South Carolina Emergency Response Task Force’s Urban Search and Rescue Program (SC-TF1).  Chief Mayers began his emergency service career in Bridgeport, PA in 1980.
Chief Mayers is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and holds a degree in Fire Science Technology from Savannah Technical Institute.  In addition to instructor certifications in emergency management and technical rescue, he maintains professional certifications as a chief fire officer, hazardous materials technician, and paramedic. 

Chief Mayers is a co-founder of the State Urban Search and Rescue Alliance, a consortium of US&R teams from over 40 states and served as the first Board Vice-Chairman.  Chief Mayers is also the Chairman of NFPA 1006, Professional Qualifications for Rescue Technicians and is a Principal Member of the NFPA Professional Qualifications Technical Correlating Committee.  He is an author and consultant, as well as hosting his popular blog at FirehouseZen.com


Pete Lund

Pete died in the line of duty  on Tuesday, June 14, 2005. He was working inside the burning attic of a house with the Woodmere Volunteer Fire Company on Long Island, NY.  Minutes after putting the fire out and stepping outside for air, he collapsed, the victim of a heart attack.

One of the "original" Task Force 1, Inc., instructors, Pete began his career in FDNY in 1973. 

He served as a firefighter in  Rescue 2, a LT at Rescue 3  from 1984 to 1995 and LT at Rescue 2 from 1995 to 2003. 

He also served on NYTF-1, FEMA, USAR from 1994 to 2003.

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