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Fred LaFemina
New York City Fire Department, 1985 to Present
Battalion Chief: Rescue Battalion, Special Operations Command: 3 years
Firefighter: E-318 (1yr), L-166 (2yrs), Sq-1 (6 yrs)
Lieutenant: E-248 (1yr), Rescue 4 (3yrs)
Lieutenant/Captain: FDNY Technical Rescue School (1yr)
Captain: Sq-270 (2 yrs), Rescue 1 (1yr)
FEMA: Urban Search and Rescue Program (1995 to Present)
Task Force Leader (4 yrs)
Rescue Squad Officer (6 yrs)
Rescue Working Group (3 yrs)
Ad-Hoc Group: NFPA Standard 1951
Lecturer: Fire Service Topics
Fire Department Instructors Conference (5 yrs)
FDIC: HOT Training: Intermediate Rope/Scaffold Emergencies
Providence, Rhode Island: Fire & Safety Seminar (2004)
Buffalo Fire Department: Confined Space Lecture (2005)
Published Articles:
Real Time Rescue: Fire Engineering (2003)
The Technical Rescue Plan: Fire Nuggets (2005)
Report from Hurricane Katrina: Fire/Rescue (2005)
Deadly Fuel Storage Tank Incident: WNYF (2004)
SOC Operations at Helicopter Crash: WNYF (2005)
Instructor Experience
- FDNY Technical Rescue School Director (1 yr)
- FDNY Technical Rescue School: Structural Collapse Confined Space
- Hi-Angle Rope Rescue
- Trench Rescue
- Tech Rope Inc. (Michael Davis) FDIC HOT Training (5 yrs)
- FDNY Chiefs Command Course: Special Operations (3 yrs)
Training/Certifications
FDNY Fire Academy: Probationary Firefighters School (6 wks)
FDNY First Line Supervisors Training Program (4 wks)
Chiefs Command Course (7 wks)
FDNY Computer Training: (24 hrs)
FDNY Infection Control Training
FDNY Rescue Technician Training (80 hrs)
FDNY Technical Rope Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Hi-Angle Rope Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Intermediate Rope Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Confined Space Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Structural Collapse Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Trench Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Advanced Trench Rescue (40 hrs)
FDNY Lifting & Rigging Course (40 hrs)
FDNY Municipal Dive Rescue (160 hrs)
FDNY/West Point Terrorism Course (100 hrs)
FDNY Emergency Crane Operations (40 hrs)
FDNY Incident Command Training: (ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300,ICS-400)
FDNY Hazardous Material Technician Training (80 hrs)
FDNY Hazardous Materials Chemical Protective Training Lev-A (16 hrs)
FDNY Hazardous Material Decontamination Training (8 hrs)
NYS Codes Training: General Building Construction (24 hrs)
NYS Basic Structural Collapse Operations (36 hrs)
NYS Medium Structural Collapse Related to Building Failure (8 hrs)
NYS Medium Operational Level Triage & Tools
NYS Swift Water Operations (40 hrs)
NYS Codes Training: Code Enforcement Practices (24 hrs)
NYS Codes Training: Low-Rise Residential Construction (24 hrs)
NYSFCA- Structural Fire Attack (8 hrs)
NYS Fire Training: Cause & Origin (24 hrs)
DCBF: Fire Investigation (9 hrs)
NYS Fire Academy: Education Methodology (40 hrs)
NYS Certified First Responder Training (60 hrs)
Live Agent Training: Anniston, Ala. (40 hrs)
Radiological Training: Bechtel, NV. (40 hrs)
FEMA/USAR: Task Force Leader Training (40 hrs)
Certified Safety Officer: Level 1
Certified Foam Coordinator
New York City- Task Force 1 (Urban Search & Rescue Team)
Deployments:
- Summer Olympics: Atlanta, Ga.: (1996) (Rescue Officer)
- Dominican Republic: Hurricane George 1998 (Rescue Off)
- NY State Response to Ice Storms: (1999) (Rescue Mgr.)
- WTC Incident: 2001 (TFL)
- Democratic National Convention: (TFL) 2004
- Hurricane Katrina: (White IST) & (ROCC) 2005
- Hurricane Rita: (Res. Mgr.) 2005
Education
New York City Community College: Hotel/ Restaurant: (1 yr)
Empire State College: Associates Degree: Fire Science
Organizations
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Urban Search & Rescue Team- New York Task Force 1
Rescue Working Group Member
New York State Association of Fire Chiefs: Castleton, NY 12033
International Association of Firefighters
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
International Association of Firefighters
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
FDNY Chiefs Association
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