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“ My Mother My Friend - The Story of a Boy and the Love of His Mother ,” non-fiction , ISBN 1-888725-09-5 .
“ Laugh You Live Cry You Die - A Burn Survivor ’ s Triumph Over Tragedy .” ISBN 9681596300682
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JUSTIN MCWILLIAMS , Justin is a fireman for Clackamas Fire District # 1 ( Oregon ), a US & R member assigned to Heavy Rescue 5 . As for fireground operations , search is his passion and he continually strives to increase his own efficiency and effectiveness in the assignment . He is an admin . for Support The Primary Search ( Facebook Page ) and www . FirefighterRescueSurvey . com
STEVE PRZIBOROWSKI , has over 20 years of fire service experience , currently serving as a deputy chief for the Santa Clara County ( Los Gatos , CA ) Fire Department , where he has worked since 1995 . Since 1993 , he has taught fire technology and EMS classes at the Chabot College Fire Technology Program ( Hayward , CA ), and where he has also served as the fire technology coordinator , and EMT program director and primary instructor .
Steve is a former president of the Northern California Training Officers Association , the 2008 Ed Bent , California Fire Instructor of the year and a statecertified chief officer and master instructor . He has earned a master ' s degree in emergency services administration , completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy , and has received Chief Fire Officer Designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing .
Steve is contributing editor to Firehouse . com , a regular speaker at fire departments and fire service events across the country , and has authored over 100 articles in all of the leading fire service publications , including Fire nuggets . com .
Steve is the author of three books : " How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams ," " Reach For The Firefighter Badge , How To Master The Fire
By Firefighters , For Firefighters
Department Testing Process ," and " The Future Firefighter ' s Preparation Guide , Being The Best Firefighter Candidate You Can Be !”
For more information or to contact him , visit his website : www . chabotfire . com .
RONALD SPADAFORA is a 35-year veteran in the Fire Department of New York ( FDNY ) and is the Chief of Logistics in the Bureau of Operations . On 9 / 11 , he was recalled to the WTC and supervised both rescue and fire suppression efforts at the NorthTower and WTC 7 . He was named the WTC Chief of Safety in October 2001 for the entire Recovery Operation ending in June of 2002 . On August 14-15 , 2003 , he headed the Logistics Section for the FDNY during the New York City Blackout . In the aftermath of the 2005 Katrina hurricane , he was designated Deputy Incident Commander of the FDNY Incident Management Team and sent to Louisiana to assist the New Orleans Fire Department . In October 2012 , Chief Spadafora coordinated both mitigation and logistical FDNY endeavors during Hurricane Sandy . Chief Spadafora is an adjunct lecturer at both Metropolitan College of New York ( Emergency and Disaster Management - Graduate Program ) and John Jay College ( Fire Science – Undergraduate Program ). His latest book , Sustainable Green Design and Firefighting : A Fire Chief ’ s Perspective , was published by Delmar-Cengage Learning in 2013 . He has written dozens of articles in publications such as : WNYF ( With New York Firefighters ), Fire Engineering , Size- Up , and the American Journal of Industrial Medicine . He holds a MPS degree in Criminal Justice from Long Island University ( C . W . Post Center ), a BS degree in Fire Science from John Jay College and a BA degree in Health Education from Queens College ( CUNY ).
DEREK SUTHERLAND has been involved in the fire service for the past 14 years and has spent the past 10 years as a full-time firefighter . Derek started his career with Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services in Metro Atlanta , Georgia and currently works for the Clark County Fire Department in Las Vegas , Nevada . Derek is also an instructor for East Coast Rescue Solutions .
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