Instructor Bill Rohr demonstrates the proper tying of the Clove Hitch

Stony Brook F.D. 1991 to 1999 - highest rank - Captain H&L CO. 1
Setauket F.D. - 1999 to present

Current Fire/EMS positions:

• Special Lecturer, Suffolk County E.M.S.
• Captain, Setauket Fire Department - Hook and Ladder Co. # 1
• Lead Instructor, Probationary Firefighter’s School, S.F.D.
• Team Manager, Technical Rescue Team, S.F.D.
• Rescue Technician, Brookhaven Technical Rescue Task Force
• F.D.N.Y. Ladder Co. 157 - Flatbush, Brooklyn (1995 to present)

Certifications:

Federal:

• F.E.M.A. – N.I.M.S. (National Incident Management System)
• National Fire Instructor I

New York State:

• Firefighter I
• Firefighter II
• Certified First Responder / Defibrillation (1994 to present)
• Emergency Medical Technician (2003 to present)
• New York State Certified Fire Instructor I
• Fire Police Procedures
• Basic Fire Training Program
• Peace Officer (without firearms)
• Hazardous Materials Operations
• Hazardous Materials First Responder
• Hazardous Materials Technician
• Confined Space Awareness and Safety
• Confined Space Rescue
• Confined Space Rescue Operations II
• Volunteer Firefighter Award 1995
• Basic Trench Collapse Operations
• Basic Trench Collapse Concepts
• Breaching and Breaking Concrete
• Surface Ice Rescue Technician (Level I)
• Basic Structural Collapse Operations (State of New York, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Medium Construction Related to Building Failure (NYS, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Medium Structural Collapse Operations, Exterior Shoring(NYS, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Emergency Rescue Shoring (State of New York, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Medium Structural Collapse Operations, Tools (NYS, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Medium Structural Collapse Operations, Interior Shoring (NYS, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Medium Structural Collapse Operations, Void Search and Rescue (State of New York, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Basic Trench Collapse Concepts (State of New York, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)
• Basic Trench Collapse Operations (State of New York, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc.)

Suffolk County:

• Volunteer Fire Service Management
• Incident Command Systems
• Heavy Rescue I
• Certificate in Firematics
• Advanced Firefighters Certificate
• Emergency Vehicle Operator
• Technical Rescue Training Seminar
• Rapid Intervention Teams

Nassau County:

• Confined Space Rescue
• High Angle Operations

Additional:

• Firefighter of the Year Award, Setauket F.D. 2004
• Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout (1988)
• Associates Degree (A.A.S.) in Fire Protection Technology - Suffolk County Community College
• P.A.D.I. certified SCUBA diver, open water and advanced open water
• Hurst "Jaws of Life Operator" certified
• Scott "Air Pak" 2.2 and 4.5 Field Repair Technician