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Frank Ricci:
Frank has worked on a heavy rescue unit covering Bethesda and Chevy Chase MD and was a “student live in” at station 31 in Rockville MD. He was one of the co-authors of CT whistle blower law. He is in his 11th year with the New Haven Fire Department and most recently developed the Fire Engineering film “Smoke Showing.” He is a member of the IAFC Safety and Survival Section and has lectured at the IAFF Redmond Symposium. Frank also provides training to the US Military and SWAT teams. Frank’s DVD Firefighter Survival Techniques / Prevention to Intervention and the Live Fire Training in Acquired Structures are available at Fire Engineering Books and Video. Frank can be contacted at 203-285-4907. Ed Cancro:
Ed is a nationally certified Fire Instructor and for the past few years has taught hands on training ( H.O.T.) at the F.D.I.C. and Fire House Expo with Fire Command Training (Chief John Salka). Ed is also an instructor for Fireground Technologies, specializing in personal bail out systems. Ed is an adjunct instructor for Middlesex county regional Fire school (Ct.) and participated in both the Yale School of medicine survivability study on “The Last Chance Filter” and F.D.N.Y. study for the re breather program. Jim Duffy:
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Bob Gilhuly: Bob Gihuly is a 25 year veteran of the fire service and a Captain serving as an Acting Battalion Chief with the New Haven (Ct.) Fire Department. He is also a volunteer with Madison Hose Co. 1 and a certified Fire Instructor working with Middlesex County Fire School. He has served as an Occupational Safety and Health consultant for Dupont, Brookdale International as well as Yale Universityʼs study on the respiratory effects on firefighters, developing a Train the Trainer program. He has also served as a consultant to CIRMA for developing a national model for the rehabilitation of firefighter injuries. He has worked on several videos for Fire Engineering including Firefighter Survival Techniques, Live Fire Training in Acquired Structures and John Normansʼ Size-Up DVD. Jason Emery:
Jason has been a certified fire service instructor since 1997 and is a member of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). He is an instructor for the Burrville Regional Fire Training School and is an FDIC lecturer. Jason is the owner and founder of Emergency Training Solutions, LLC (ETS). Since 2000, ETS has written and produced cutting edge PowerPoint-based training programs. The firm also provides a variety of onsite training services, and is currently developing the companion forcible entry training program for the Friction Force training prop. Jason has lectured extensively on the subject of Hybrid Vehicles and Vehicle Occupant Protection Systems. He will be presenting the Hybrid Vehicle program at FDIC 2008. He has published articles on Hybrid Vehicles in Fire Chief Magazine and Fire Engineering’s e-newsletter. Jason can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or at 877-644-4408 ×84 Chris Pepler:
Chris has been a certified fire service instructor since 1997 and is a member of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). He is an instructor for the Connecticut Fire Academy and the Wolcott State Fire Training School. Chris is the Director of Training for Emergency Training Solutions, LLC (ETS). As such, he is responsible for the coordination of all on site training services to customers throughout the U.S. He Co-authored the ETS Vehicle Extrication Program He has served as a Union Official for the past 5 years and is currently the Union President. Kevin Reilly:
Christopher Fleming: Chris Fleming has been in the fire service for over 16 years. He served as a volunteer firefighter with the Warwick, NY Fire Dept and the Madbury, NH Fire Dept. He began his full time career with the Rochester, NH Fire Dept. and was hired by the Portland, Me Fire Dept. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Frank is a lieutenant with New Haven Fire Department. He is an adjunct instructor for the New Haven Fire Department, Emergency Training Solutions, Middlesex County Fire School and a FDIC hot instructor and lecturer. Frank has been a subject matter consultant for Yale, FDNY, Essex PB&R, Williams Direct Dryers, Friction Force and the DuPont Corporation. Frank is one of the contributing authors of books entitled Carbon Monoxide Poisoning CRC Press 2008 and Fire Engineering’s Firefighter I and II Handbook, PennWell 2008.
Ed Cancro has been a firefighter for over 24 years, career firefighter with F.D.N.Y. for over 15 years currently a lieutenant. Ed started and is an ex lieutenant with the Mineola N.Y. fire department on long island, he also was assigned to 
Jim Duffy has been a firefighter for over 3o years, a career firefighter for over 16, and has served as Shift Commander in the Wallingford Fire Department for the last 7. He Started, and is an ex-captain with the Mineola FD on Long Island NY. He is nationally certified Fire Instructor. Duffy is an adjunct instructor and consultant for Emergency Training Solutions 
Jason Emery has over 18 years of experience in the fire service. He has been a career firefighter with the City of Waterbury (CT) for the past fourteen years and has been assigned to the City’s Heavy Rescue/Haz-Mat Company for twelve years. Jason also serves as a volunteer 
Chris Pepler has over 18 years of experience in the fire service. He has been a career firefighter with the City of Torrington (CT) for the past eight years.
Kevin J. Reilly is a member of the Ridgewood (NJ) Fire Department; Certified NJ Fire Instructor; a Board Member of the Fire Safety Directors Association of New York City (