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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
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David A. Bradley, .S.,
NREMT-P
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David is an Education and Training Specialist for VFIS, a subsidiary of the Glatfelter
Insurance Group. His responsibilities include: national delivery of educational and
training programs, consulting services, curriculum development, and information analysis
for VFIS. Dave has over thirty years of experience in Emergency Services. He has
functioned in many roles during his career from volunteer EMT to Career EMS Chief.
Dave ’s involvement includes IAFC,NFPA,NAEMT,and NAEMSE,along with several
state and local-level organizations. He is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and holds a
Bachelors Degree in Safety Engineering. Dave has presented on various topics in the
areas of emergency service, risk management, health, and safety. He remains active as a
Paramedic in Lebanon, PA. |
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Brendan Dunn, Deputy Chief
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Chief Dunn is a 20 year member of the Utica Fire Department who has advanced through
the ranks to become Assistant Chief.As a firefighter,Chief Dunn served on the city ’s
rescue company and then on an engine company. As a line officer he served on an
engine company, and then a truck company. As a Captain, Chief Dunn developed and
directed the recruit training program at the Utica Fire Academy. Since the inception of
this program, over three hundred municipal firefighters from all over New York State
have graduated from the Academy. Chief Dunn has an AAS in Fire Protection |
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Robert Stephens, Lt.
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Lt. Stephens is a 20 year member of the Utica Fire Department who has advance through
the ranks to bec ome a Lieutenant.As a firefighter,Lt.Stephens served on the city ’s
rescue company and then on an engine company. Currently Lt. Stephens is assigned to
the Fire Marshal ’s Office as a Fire Marshal.Lt.Stephens also serves as the Department ’s
Hazardous Materials Coordinator, overseeing all hazmat operations and coordinating the
Utica Fire Department Team with the Oneida County Hazmat Team. Lt. Stephens has
extensive training in the hazmat field, having attended many courses throughout the
country. Lt. Stephens has an AAS in Fire Service Management, is an adjunct instructor
for the Utica Fire Academy, and is a principle partner with Deep Blue Training
Associates, Inc. |
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Jerry Paris
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Jerry Paris is a Past Chief of Shaker Road Loudonville FD and is currently the 1st
Deputy
Fire Coordinator, Car 2 for the Town of Colonie. He has been serving in the fire service
since 1981 and is a Nationally Certified Instructor 2 and Fire Officer 3. He specializes in
May Day, F.A.S.T., and Fire Fighter Survival Training. He has been the recipient of
several awards including the Shaker Road Loudonville Firefighter of the Year 2 times,
the Albany County Firefighter of the Year and the Hudson Mohawk Firefighter of the
Year Award for Heroism in 2007 for his role in saving 3 trapped fire fighters in a
structure fire. Chief Paris ’ passion is passing on his knowledge to firefighters so that they
can become more proficient in their survival skills and stay alive so that everyone goes
home. |
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Members of the
New York State Office of Fire Prevention & Control
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Scott Epps started as a Deputy Sheriff with Herkimer County in 1990, during this time
he joined the Cedarville Fire Department. In 1993, Scott was hired by the Village of Ilion
Fire Department as a Firefighter, in 1996 by the Office of Fire Prevention and Control as
an Adjunct Instructor for Hazardous Materials and Domestic Preparedness, in 1998 again
by the Office as a State Fire Instructor for Herkimer County.
In October of 2002, Scott resigned from his previous affiliations, and was hired full time
with the Office of Fire Prevention and Control in the Hazardous Materials and Homeland
Security Bureau. In 2005 he transferred to the Fire Service Bureau where he now serves
as a Fire Protection Specialist 1 covering Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, and Oswego
Counties. |
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