| Patrick Ward |
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313 Putnam St
West Hazleton
Pennsylvania
18202 |
| Email Address |
| pward@westhazletonfire.com |
| Hobbies |
| Fire & EMS, Car Audio, Teaching Fire, Rescue, and EMS Classes throughtout the State |
| Training |
| Numerous Professional and Local Level Certifications |
| Certificates |
Proboard and IFSAC Professional Certifications For:
- Firefighter 1
- Firefighter 2
- Fire Officer 1
- Fire Officer 2
- Fire Officer 3
- Haz Mat Awareness
- Haz Mat Operations
- Haz Mat Technician
- Haz Mat Incident Commander
- Driver/Operator Pumper
- Driver/Operator Aerial
- Fire Instructor 1
- Fire Instructor 2
- Fire Instructor 3
- Fire Inspector 1
- Fire Inspector 2
- Public Safety Telecommunicator 1
- Public Safety Telecommunicator 2
- Incident Safety Officer
EMS Certifications:
-EMT-B
-American Red Cross CPR/AED Instructor
-PA Dept Health EMT Instructor
-Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Certifications:
-PEMA (FEMA) WMD Enhanced Operations
-PEMA (FEMA) USAR Rescue Specialist
-PEMA (FEMA) USAR Haz Mat Specialist
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| Year Started |
| 08/16/1992 |
| Other Companies |
-Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue (Squad 1)- Rescue Specialist/Haz Mat Specialist
-United States Department of Defense (Tobyhanna Army Depot Fire & Emergency Services Division)- Career Firefighter/EMT/Haz Mat Technician
-Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, Local Level Instructor
-Technical Rescue Team of Luzerne County, Unit Officer
-Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department Company 9, Prince Georges County Maryland
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| Awards |
- Jr Firefighter of the Year Award
- Leon W. Motel Sr. Memorial Award
- Department of the Army Patriotic Civilian Service Award and Pin
- WHFD Heroism Award for Life Saving Measures During A House Fire
- American Red Cross Life Saver Award for a CPR/AED Save
- West Hazleton Borough Council Commendation for CPR Save of New Born Infant
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| Positions Held |
-Junior Firefighter
-Firefighter
-Captain
-2nd Assistant Chief
-1st Assistant Chief
-Currently Deputy Chief
-Current Fire Company President
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| Favorite Quote |
-Throw me a fricken bone here
-We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing
-People who say it can not be d |
