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Candidates for Director-At-Large
JOSEPH L. KITCHEN, OFC
Employment
Bath Township Fire Department: February 1990-Present Lieutenant: 1996 - 2002
Fire Chief, appointed April 2002
Certifications/Education
• A.A.S. Degree - Emergency Medical Services - Rhodes State College – Honor Graduate & Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
• A.A.S. Degree -Technical Studies/Fire Science – Rhodes State College
• Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic – Ohio & National Registry
• Firefighter Level II – Ohio – Apollo Career Center
• Fire Officer I – Franklin University
• Fire Officer II – Bowling Green State Fire School
• Fire Officer III – Bowling Green State Fire School
• ACLS, PALS, PEARS, PHTLS, & BLS CPR-Healthcare Provider: American Heart Assn.
• Hazmat/WMD Technician: Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office
• Certified Fire Safety Inspector: Ohio Dept. of Public Safety
• Fire Investigator-Basic Level: Bowling Green State Fire School
• Fire Instructor Assistant: Ohio Dept. of Public Safety
• EMS Instructor: Continuing Education: Ohio Dept. of Public Safety
• State of Ohio Fire Marshal Certificates:
• Incident Command
• Firefighting Sprinklered Buildings
• Passport Accountability
• Managing Company Tactical Operations: MCTO/Preparation, MCTO/Decision Making, MCTO/Tactics
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course
• NIFRS
• Incident Safety Officer
• Advanced Exterior Firefighting I: Premcor Refining Company
• Advanced Exterior Firefighting II: Texas A&M University
• Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association: OFCA Future Leaders Program
• Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association: John Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
• National Fallen Firefighter’s Foundation: 16 Life Safety Initiatives Program
• National Incident Management System/NIMS: 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
• OSP/ODOT “Ohio Quick Clear” (TIMS) Instructor
• Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association – “Ohio Fire Chief” Credentialed
• Graduate: Bath High School
Organizations/Committees
• Allen County Fire Chief’s Association - President
• Bath Township Fireman’s Association, Inc. – Past President
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Member
• Northwest Ohio Fire Chief’s Association – Vice President
• Ohio Fire Chief’s Association – At Large Director
• Allen County Local Emergency Planning Committee/LEPC Training Committee Chairman • Allen Co. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) – Fire/EMS Representative
• Ohio Fire Chief’s Emergency Response Plan - Allen County Coordinator
• International Association of Fire Chief’s – Great Lakes Division
• Allen County Hazardous Materials Team - Member
32 InCommand APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2016 • www.ohiofirechiefs.org