Chronological Record

Chronological Record

Year Event

1997

• Graduated from Ketcham High School, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Joined the SW Johnson Engine Company #2, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Attended and dropped out of Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

1998

• Completed trainings from New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control

- Essentials of Firefighting

- Initial Attack

- Fire Attack II

• Employed by Sloper Willen Community Ambulance as Dispatcher, Emergency Vehicle Driver, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Wappingers Falls, NY

• Certified as a New York State EMT-De fibrillation

1999

• Completed trainings from New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control

- Preparing for Command

- Intersection Accident Avoidance

- Pump Operator

2000

• Completed trainings from NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control

- Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations

- Fire Behavior and Arson Awareness

- Confined Space Awareness and Safety

- Accident Vehicle Extrication

• Elected Second Lieutenant of the SW Johnson Engine Company #2, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Resigned from Sloper Willen Community Ambulance

• Employed by Grubb and Ellis Corporation as an Emergency Control Technician for the FFIM Poughkeepsie site, Poughkeepsie, NY

• Completed 40 hours of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER training from Saratoga Safety, Poughkeepsie, NY

• Completed 20 hours of Confined Space Rescue training from Rescue Technology, Poughkeepsie, NY

• Completed 32 hours of Emergency Response to Hazardous Substances Releases Technician Level training from Maslansky Geo Environmental Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY

• Certified by New York State as a Firefighter Recruit Class II and a Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations level, Wappingers Falls, NY

2001

• Completed trainings from New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control

- Basic Wildfire Suppression

- Hazardous Materials Incident Command

- Firefighter Survival

- Basic Structural Collapse Operations

- Medium Construction Related to Building Failure

- Firefighter Assist and Search Team

• Completed Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self Study training from Federal Emergency Management Agency, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Elected First Lieutenant of the SW Johnson Engine Company #2, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Resigned from Grubb and Ellis

• Employed by Department of Veterans Affairs as a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician at Castle Point VA Hospital, Castle Point, NY

• Enrolled in Empire State College fire science program

• Certified as a Firefighter I by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Dropped out of Empire State College fire science program

2002

• Completed trainings from New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Wappingers Falls, NY

- Fire Service Instructor I

- Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts

- Incident Safety Officer

• Completed Incident Safety Officer training from the National Fire Academy, Castle Point, NY

• My father passed away

• Elected Captain of the SW Johnson Engine Company #2, Wappingers Falls, NY

• Certified as a Fire Instructor I and Firefighter II by the National Board on Fire Services Qualifications

2003

• Transferred to the Department of the Army as a Firefighter I/Emergency Medical Technician, Fort Myer, VA

• Moved to Arlington, VA

• Completed Aircraft Rescue Firefighting training from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs, Fort Myer, VA

• Completed Virginia Emergency Medical Techinician-basic reciprocity training, Fort Myer, VA

• Certified by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, Fort Myer, VA

- Hazardous Materials Incidents-Awareness, Operational, and Technician Level

- Airport Firefighter

2004

• Completed Emergency Vehicle Operations Class 2 and Class 3 trainings from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs, Fort Myer, VA

• Joined the International Association of Firefighters Local F-253

• Appointed Secretary/Treasurer of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local F-253, Fort Myer, VA

2005

• Completed Virginia Department of Fire Programs trainings, Fort Myer, VA

- Fire Officer I

- Fire Instructor I-Upgrade

- Rope Rescue Awareness and Operations-Phase I

- NFPA 1403 Awareness

• Completed Federal Emergency Management Agency trainings, Arlington, VA

- NIMS Incident Command System for Operational First Responders

- Basic NIMS Incident Command System for Operational First Responders

- Components of the Incident Command and Control Simulation Series 1: Ranch House Fire

- National Incident Management System: An Introduction

• Elected Union President of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local F-253, Fort Myer, VA

• Certified as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health, Fort Myer, VA

• Certified as a Fire Officer I by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, Fort Myer, VA

2006

• Completed Federal Emergency Management Agency trainings

- Introduction to the Incident Command System

- ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

- National Response Plan

- Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools

- Radiological Emergency Management

- Components of the Incident Command and Control Simulation Series 1: Townhouse Fire, Mansion Fire, Nursing Home

- Fire Service Supervision

• Certified as a Hazardous Materials Incident-Commander Level and a Fire Officer II by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, Fort Myer, VA

• Enrolled in Northern Virginia Community College, Fire Science Technology Program, Alexandria, VA