WTCS Fire Service Committees
The following individuals have kindly contributed to our fire training programs
in an ongoing effort to provide the Wisconsin Fire Service community quality training that is current
to industry standards. The WTCS Fire Service Training (FST) Program uses international training material and test banks written
to the American Psychological Association Testing Writing Standard that are validated to the course textbook
and correlated to the appropriate National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard and chapter.
We also participate in an ongoing International Accreditation to insure that our testing and certification
process is maintained at an industry wide professional standard.
Curriculum Review Committee Members
Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations:
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Dennis Meyers, Instructor, Western Technical College
Doug Rohn, President, WI Association of Hazardous Materials Responders
Anthony Wichman, Lieutenant, Milwaukee Fire Department
Fire Instructor I:
Clark Crandell, Vice President, Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors
Jack Fulcher, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Hazardous Materials Technician:
Steve Fenske, Wisconsin Emergency Management
Tim Franz, Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs’ Association
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Richard Hoerth, Dean of Bus. & Ind./Public Safety, Lakeshore Tech. College
Steve Krause, WTCS FST Advisory Committee and WI State Firefighters Assoc.
Mike Labinski, Milwaukee Fire Department
Lynn Larsen, Fire Service Coordinator, Nicolet Area Technical College
Jane Meyer, Regional Haz-mat Teams
Dennis Meyers, Local Emergency Planning Committee
Doug Rohn, President, WI Association of Hazardous Materials Responders
Kim Nessel, Level A Team Coordinators
Paul Nelson, County Haz-mat Teams
Sue Wanggaard, Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors
Driver/Operator – Pumper:
Mark Lorge, Milwaukee Fire Department
David McFadden, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
A listening session was also conducted with this course at the WTCS FST State Called Coordinator Meeting (February 2007) where all district instructors teaching this course were invited to review and comment on the Curriculum and Implementation Guide before final draft was completed.
Fire Fighter I and II:
Marcy Bruflat, Fire Service Coordinator, Chippewa Valley Technical College
John Dahms, Fire Service Coordinator, Gateway Technical College
Jeff Johnson, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Steve Krause, WTCS FST Advisory Committee and WI State Firefighters Assoc.
David McFadden, IFSAC Self Study Group
Robert Piechura, WTCS FST Advisory Committee & MATC-Milwaukee Fire Instr.
Tom Schlei, Instructor, Waukesha County Technical College
John Spohn, Instructor, Madison Area Technical College
Members recommended by Coordinators of District teaching these courses the most frequently with top Instructors.
Fire Inspector I:
Sue Birren, Department of Commerce
Todd Doebler, WTCS FST Advisory Committee & WI Fire Inspector Assoc.
Bruce Erickson, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Dennis Meyers, Instructor, Western Technical College
Janet Segelken, Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Scott Strassburg, Fire Inspector, Madison Fire Dept. & MATC-Madison
A listening session was also conducted with this course at the WTCS FST State Called Coordinator Meeting (February 2008) where all district instructors teaching this course were invited to review and comment on the Curriculum and Implementation Guide before final draft was completed.
Fire Officer I:
John Dahms, Fire Service Coordinator, Gateway Technical College
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Glenn Linzmeier, President, Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs' Association
Dennis Meyers, Instructor, Western Technical College
Mike Romas, Assistant Training Officer, Milwaukee Fire Department
Paul Wirth, Fire Chief, Rib Mountain Fire Department
Fire Protection Technician Associate Degree
Gordon Billings, Fire Service Coordinator, Western Technical College
Jeremy Hansen, Fire Service Coordinator, Fox Valley Technical College
Terri Johnson, Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation, WIDS
Gary Schenck, Fire Service Coordinator, Blackhawk Technical College
Randy Smith, Dean, Gateway Technical College
Vince Vitale, Dean, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Dawn Way, Fire Service Coordinator, Madison Area Technical College
Greg West, Fire Service Coordinator, Waukesha County Technical College
Curriculum Alignment Committee Membership consists of colleges offering this degree so the staff of those colleges participated.
Requested Coordinators of Districts teaching this most frequently to recommend Instructors teaching this the most with best student scores.
It is anticipated that a similar listening session for all instructors teaching this course will have input to curriculum and Implementation Guide before finalizing similar to Driver/Operator-Pumper.
Textbook Review:
Marcy Bruflat, Fire Service Coordinator, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Jack Fulcher, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Donnalee Hustedt, Fire Service Coordinator, Mid-State Technical College
David McFadden, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Charlie Meyers, IFSAC Self Study Group
Gary Miller, Deputy Chief, Milwaukee Fire Department
Jack Running, WI State Fire Chiefs’ Assoc. and WTCS FST Advisory Committee
Art Scola, Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors
Tom Vandenack, Fire Service Coordinator, Northeast Wisconsin Tech. College
Dawn Way, Fire Service Coordinator, Madison Area Technical College
Committees
Fire Fighter I and II Practical Skills Exam:
George Burke, Instructor, Madison Area Technical College & WTCS State Rep
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College and WTCS State Rep
Ross Marshall, Instructor, Waukesha County Tech. College & WTCS State Rep
Tom Schlei, Instructor, Waukesha County Tech. College & WTCS State Rep
All WTCS Instructors teaching Fire Fighter I and II, Station Examiners, Fire Coordinators and State Reps. These additional groups were included through listening sessions held statewide during and after the revision process of the examination stations.
IFSAC Self Study Group:
Jack Fulcher, Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors
Greg Hanchar, WTCS Staff, WI Technical College System Office
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Shari Jacobson, WTCS Staff, WI Technical College System Office
Mike Jones, Milwaukee Fire Department, BIT
David McFadden, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Dennis Meyers, Instructor, Western Technical College
Denise Perkins, WTCS Staff, WI Technical College System Office
Mike Romas, Milwaukee Fire Department, BIT (alternate)
Dawn Way, Fire Service Coordinator, Madison Area Technical College
Consideration is given to individuals that possess an understanding of the NFPA 1000 Standard for Fire Service Professional Qualifications of Accreditation and Certification Systems and the IFSAC Accreditation Requirements and their availability for related work.
Test Bank Validation/Correlation Committee
Fire Fighter I and II:
George Burke, Instructor, Madison Area Technical College
Gary Gillitzer, Assistant Chief, Middleton Fire Department
Aaron Harris, Fire Chief, Middleton Fire Department
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Amanda Hornung, Firefighter
Dennis Meyers, Instructor, Western Technical College
John Spohn, Instructor, Madison Area Technical College
Steve Trubshaw, Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dawn Way, Fire Service Coordinator, Madison Area Technical College
Tom Waydick, Assistant Chief, Rhinelander Fire Department
Mike Weidert, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Anticipated Committees for 2009
Driver/Operator-Aerial
Anticipated Curriculum Review
Fire Officer II
Anticipated Curriculum Review
WTCS State Representatives
George Burke, Instructor, Madison Area Technical College
Chuck Butler, Training Commander, Sheboygan Fire Department
Bruce Erickson, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
John Fulcher, Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors
Ted Harris, Instructor, Western Technical College
Steve Krause, Fire Chief, Somers Fire Department
Lynn Larsen, Fire Service Coordinator, Nicolet Area Technical College
Ross Marshall, Instructor, Waukesha County Technical College
David McFadden, Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
Kim Nessel, Assistant Fire Chief, Eau Claire Fire Department
Bradley Olson, Lieutenant, Madison Fire Department
Daryl Rausch, Fire Chief, Monroe Fire Department
William Rice, Instructor, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Tom Schlei, Instructor, Waukesha County Technical College
Art Scola, Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors
Robert Stedman, Waukesha County Technical College
Rick Taylor, Fox Valley Technical College
Tom Vandenack, Fire Service Coordinator, Northeast WI Technical College
Paul Wirth, Fire Chief, Rib Mountain Fire Department
Last modified: November 26, 2008
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