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Walt
Lewis
Walter Lewis is a 21-year
member of the fire service, the last 15 with the Orlando (FL) Fire Department.
Currently, he is a Lieutenant/Paramedic on Engine 11. He has served in
various positions with OFD including the Training Division and as a member
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During his time in the OFD Training
Division, he was as an on-scene instructor at a live-fire exercise in Osceola
County, Fl where a flashover took the lives of two personnel.
From this, state legislation
was written requiring all instructors using live fire to complete a 40-hour
program to become a Live Fire Training Instructor- a program Lt Lewis was
an integral member of helping develop. He is also a Technical Search Specialist
on Florida USAR Task Force 4.
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Marshall
Davies
Marshall
is a 19 year veteran of the fire service. He has is certified as a Firefighter
II, Fire Officer II, Maryland EMT-Basic, Instructor I and Rescue
Technician. Marshall was awarded the Bronze Medal of Valor for his actions
tin saving a fellow firefighter at a house fire. He has served as Assistant
Chief in the Hyattsville VFD, Prince Georges Co., MD. He is employed by
the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department currently assigned as
a Rescue Squad Sgt. |
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Daniel
"Boone" Gardiner
Daniel
B.C. Gardiner retired as the Chief of Department of Fairfield (CT) Fire-Rescue.He
served
in all ranks within the department for over 30 years. He is a past President
of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association as well as a past President
of the ISFSI. For over 20-years he served on the NFPA committee on Professional
Qualifications for Fire Officers (NFPA 1021). |
He currently
serves on two NFPA technical committees: Standard for Providing Fire and
Emergency Services to the Public (NFPA 1201), and Recommended Practice
in Fire and Emergency Services Organization Risk Management (NFPA 1250).
Chief
Gardiner is a Nationally Certified Fire Officer II and Fire Instructor
II. He is a member of the Certified Fire Protection Specialist Board
of Directors. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science Technology
and has two Master’s Degrees, one in Fire Science and one in Public Administration;
all from the University of New Haven, Ct.
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Jason
Blake
Jason
Blake is a veteran of the fire service for the past 23 years. He works
in Montgomery County (MD) as Lieutenant Blake currently is the In-Service
Training Coordinator at the Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service
Fire & Rescue Training Academy. He has been an H.O.T. Instructor and
Speaker at FDIC, Firehouse Expo and other fire service seminars. |
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John
Leanza
John was appointed to the
FDNY in 1996. He has worked at Engines 3, and E-257, Ladder
122 and Rescue 5. He currently is a Lieutenant at Ladder 86 in FDNY. |
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Tom Winship |
Tom began his fire service career
in 1987 serving as a firefighter, company and chief officer in a large
metropolitan combination fire department. He has been a firefighter with
FDNY since 2003, assigned to Squad 288 in Queens. Previously he was
assigned to Ladder 55 in the South Bronx. Tom serves on the FDNY
Incident Management Team, where he works in the Planning Section.
Tom is an Adjunct Instructor at the National Fire Academy and holds
Bachelor's Degrees in History and Fire Science and a Masters of Public
Administration |
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Ryan McCormick
| Ryan McCormick is a Captain
in the Bryant (AR) Fire Department.He heads the department’s training division. |
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Prior to his current assignement,
he was assigned to various truck and engine companies. Ryan’s personal
dedication to public service is a life-long commitment with more than 15
years of experience in both career and volunteer service in states that
also include Pennsylvania and Illinois.
He previously worked as a
member of the Little Rock Police Department where he served a patrolman.
Ryan is a graduate of Kankakee Community College with a degree in Business
Management and Paramedic Supervision. |
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