Fires in Your Life: A Fire Expert's Guide To Preventing And Surviving Fires In Your Home - Couverture souple

Wilson, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798869128508

Editeur : Rebelbookspress.com, 2024

Synopsis

Can a book save your life from surviving - or preventing - a fire? Yes.

Lt. David Wilson was an EMT, crew chief, training officer, day captain, starting in 1975, and Fire Department fire inspector since 1985.

Armed with his mechanical background from Lincoln Technical Institute, public speaking, training, love of people, and the need to make the world a better and safer place, he was certified as a fire official, arson investigator, instructor, HazMat technician, fire sub-code official, housing official, along with crew chief, training officer, day captain, serving on many committees, and deputy coordinator with OEM.

Fires in Your Life is a book written by Lt. David Wilson, who worked for 40 years in the field.

The book is written for everyday people plus anyone working in firehouses as firefighters, EMTs, inspectors, and educators.

Each chapter breaks down different fires that can happen to you, in your home, or during storms and other disasters, plus the specific steps you can take to make your dwelling safe.

Don't wait to feel the heat.

Lt. David Wilson has spent his life working to save the lives of everyone, including their pets, and shares his powerful knowledge, true-life stories, and strategies to help you and your loved ones survive fires.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Inspired by family, friends, and Emerson's poem "Success," David Wilson, a lifelong Nutley resident (LLNR), began his service career in 1974 joining the Nutley Volunteer Emergency & Rescue Squad, becoming an EMT, treasurer, crew chief, training officer, day captain, serving on many committees, and meeting his wife, Dianne. The American Red Cross provided more opportunities to serve, donating blood, volunteering on the Board of Directors, and becoming chairman of building and grounds. David also served as deacon at Franklin Reformed Church. In 1980, he began working at H&R Block as a tax preparer, instructor, public information coordinator, office supervisor, and specialist in IRS audits. He was appointed by the Nutley Board of Education as Treasurer of School Monies for twenty-seven years, beginning in 1986. He prepared monthly audits and financial reports for the district. In 1985, Commissioner Carmen A. Orechio appointed David as Nutley Fire Department fire inspector. Here was a career where his mechanical background from Lincoln Technical Institute, public speaking, financial training, love of people, and the need to make the world a better and safer place all came together. He was certified as a fire official, arson investigator, instructor, Haz Mat technician, fire sub code official, housing official, along with being the deputy coordinator with OEM. His many fire investigations led David to create a Burn Avoidance educational program for all preschoolers, a Dorm Fire Safety program for college-bound seniors, Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention program, and Senior Citizen Fire Safety. He wrote monthly safety and preparedness articles for local papers, radio, and cable shows. Functioning as the damage assessment coordinator, he arranged over two million dollars in FEMA and insurance grants that reimbursed Nutley for disaster losses. In 2007, he was promoted to lieutenant, retiring in 2010. He worked through 2016 as fire sub code official for Nutley Code Enforcement overseeing permits for new and renovated properties and field inspecting for compliance. "So You Want to Be a Fire Inspector?" written by David and published by Fire Engineering Magazine in 2009. He also had articles in Firehouse, Time, and Nutley Neighbors Magazine. He appears on JOEYBEE.TV as Organic Gardening with Inspector Dave, teaching healthy, low-cost, and time-friendly backyard gardening and bird feeding. A passion for local history research has led to an alliance with Town Historian John Demmer. Together, they do local history walks, lectures at the library, preserve Nutley artifacts, and appear on YouTube. Dave served on the Municipal Tree Inventory Committee. David was awarded by Nutley Jaycees, Nutley Rotary, Knights of Columbus, NJ Citizens Alliance for Fire Safety, Nutley Elks, American Legion, VFW, American Red Cross, Nutley Emergency and Rescue Squad, H&R Block, Nutley Board of Commissioners, and New Jersey State Legislature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rebelbookspress.com
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798869128508
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 118
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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