RETREAT VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Officers
Ron Bennett email: rbennett@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 01/31/1998
Certifications
Instructor 02/15/2004
Certified Basic Firefighting 08/10/2006
Accredited Basic Firefighting 09/23/2006
Level I Instructor 10/04/2006
Certification Coordinator 01/31/2007
Incident Safety Officer 12/22/2008
Classes
Fire Department Organization,
Forcible Entry, Ladder Practices, Hose Practices, Salvage and Overhaul, Fire
Streams, Apparatus Familiarization, Ventilation Practices, Rescue Operations,
First Aid, Inspection Practices, Incident Safety Officer Water Supplies, Fire Protection
Systems, Transportation Emergencies, Fire Behavior (Fire Science), Fire Alarms
& Communications, Public Relations, Records & Reports, Emergency
Vehicle Operations, Fire Cause and Origin, Live Fire Training, FF
Safety/Personal Protective Clothing, Pump Operations/Hydraulics, Ground Cover
Firefighting, Hazardous Materials, Haz-Mat
Pesticides, SCBA, Ropes, Portable Extinguishers, Building Construction, Public
Fire Education, Weather Spotter Training, Extrication, Extrication
considerations – Hybrids,
Firefighter Safety & Accountability, Emergency Management, Incident Command System for Emergency Medical Services,
Cooperative Leadership Issues, Incident
Safety Officer (NFA), S-190 Wildland Fire Behavior (NFA)
John Robinson email: jrobinson@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 08/10/1982
Classes
Fire Dept. Org., Fire Streams, Forcible Entry, Hose Practices, Ladder Practices, Weather Spotter Training, Hazardous Materials,
Pump Operations/Hydraulics, Ground Cover, Emergency Driving, First-Aid CPR, Firefighter Safety &
Accountability, Emergency Management
Melissa Bennett email: mbennett@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 04/28/2001
Certifications
Introductory
Fire Fighting 02/28/2008
Classes
Fire Dept. Org., Fire
Streams, Forcible Entry, Hose Practices, Ladder Practices, Weather Spotter Training, Pump
Operations/Hydraulics, Ground Cover, Emergency Driving, Ropes, First-Aid CPR,
SCBA, Ropes, Extrication considerations – Hybrids, Firefighter Safety & Accountability,
Emergency Management
EMS/Fire Captain
Jason Cates email: jcates@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 05/16/2009
Certifications
TCFP Structure Firefighter (Fire Fighter I & II) 10/05/2004
HazMat Awareness 10/05/2004
HazMat Operations 10/05/2004
Driver/Operator-Pumper 06/06/2008
Accredited
Advanced Firefighting (SFFMA)
07/13/2009
TCFP Instructor I 09/25/2009
TCFP Fire Officer 1 09/25/2009
TCFP Fire Officer II
02/03/2010 Approved Field Examiner 08/11/2009
TCFP FF Intermediate
10/17/2008
Certification Coordinator 01/31/2010
Classes
Fire Department Organization, Forcible Entry, Ladder
Practices, Hose Practices, Salvage and Overhaul, Fire Streams, Apparatus
Familiarization, Ventilation Practices, Rescue Operations, First Aid,
Inspection Practices, Water Supplies, Fire Protection Systems, Transportation
Emergencies, Fire Behavior (Fire Science), Fire Alarms & Communications,
Public Relations, Records & Reports, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Fire
Cause and Origin, Live Fire Training, FF Safety/Personal Protective Clothing,
Pump Operations/Hydraulics, Ground Cover Firefighting, Hazardous Materials,
SCBA, Ropes, Portable Extinguishers, Building Construction, Public Fire
Education, Weather Spotter Training, Extrication, Swift Water Rescue ,
EMT/Paramedic, Emergency Management
Johnny Eisenman email: jeisenman@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 01/31/1998
Certifications
Level 1
Instructor 02/12/2007
Introductory Fire Fighting 07/18/2007
Certified Basic
Firefighting 05/08/2008
Accredited Basic
Firefighting 03/28/2009
Classes
Fire Dept. Org., Fire Streams, Forcible Entry, Hose Practices, Ladder Practices, Ventilation Practices,
Rescue Operations, Fire Behavior (Fire Science), Safety/Personal Protective
Clothing, Ground Cover Firefighting, SCBA, Weather Spotter Training, Pump
Operations/Hydraulics, Emergency Driving, Ropes, First-Aid CPR, ECA, Ag and
Farm Rescue, Ropes,
Firefighter Safety & Accountability, Emergency Management, Incident Command System for Emergency Medical Services,
Incident Safety Officer (NFA).
Lieutenant
Entry Date 06/24/2000
Classes
Fire Dept. Org., Forcible Entry,
Rescue Operations, Emergency Management
Certifications
Lieutenant
Entry Date 04/19/2008
Certifications
Introductory
Fire Fighting 11/16/2009
Classes
Fire Department Organization, Forcible Entry, Ladder
Practices, Hose Practices, Ventilation Practices, Rescue Operations, First Aid
& CPR/AED, Live Fire Training, FF Safety/Personal Protective Clothing, Fire
Behavior (Fire Science) Apparatus Familiarization, Ground Cover Firefighting, SCBA, Extrication, Incident Safety Officer (NFA), Extrication
considerations – Hybrids,
Firefighter Safety & Accountability, Cooperative
Leadership Issues, Emergency Management
Sammy York email: syork@retreatfire.org
Entry
Date 08/18/2007
Classes
Fire Streams, Rescue Operations, Apparatus Familiarization, Ground Cover, SCBA, Extrication, Extrication
considerations – Hybrids, Emergency Management, Incident
Command System for Emergency Medical Services.
Lieutenant
Joe Canales email: jcanales@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 06/20/2009
Classes
Fire Department Organization, Apparatus Familiarization, Extrication, Extrication considerations – Hybrids
Personnel
Firefighters
Mandy Brown email: abrown@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 02/20/2010
Certifications
American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED Instructor
03/24/2010
Classes
American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED Instructor, Fire Department Organization, First Aid, Firefighter Safety & Accountability, Emergency Management,
Paula Cates email: pcates@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 11/21/2009
Classes
Elaine Eisenman email: eeisenman@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 08/25/2001
Classes
Fire Dept. Org., Emergency
Management
Entry Date 12/11/1999
Classes
Weather Spotter Training, Ropes, Ground Cover, Extrication,
First-Aid CPR, Emergency Management
Suzett Hopkins email: shopkins@retreatfire.org
Entry Date 09/18/2004
Certifications
Introductory
Fire Fighting 07/22/2008
Classes
Ag and Farm Rescue, Ladder
Practices, Fire Streams, Forcible Entry, Weather Spotter Training, Emergency
Driving, Ventilation Practices, Rescue Operations, Safety/Personal Protective
Clothing, Ropes, Ground Cover, First-Aid CPR,
Firefighter Safety
& Accountability, SCBA, Emergency Management
Entry Date 09/15/2007
Certifications
TCFP Structure Firefighter 08/20/2001
Classes
Fire Department Organization, Forcible Entry, Ladder
Practices, Hose Practices, Salvage and Overhaul, Fire Streams, Apparatus
Familiarization, Ventilation Practices, Rescue Operations, First Aid,
Inspection Practices, Water Supplies, Fire Protection Systems, Transportation
Emergencies, Fire Behavior (Fire Science), Fire Alarms & Communications,
Public Relations, Records & Reports, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Fire
Cause and Origin, Live Fire Training, FF Safety/Personal Protective Clothing,
Pump Operations/Hydraulics, Ground Cover Firefighting, Hazardous Materials,
SCBA, Ropes, Portable Extinguishers, Building Construction, Public Fire
Education, Weather Spotter Training, Extrication, Swift Water Rescue ,
EMT/Paramedic, Emergency Management
Entry Date 01/20/2007
Certifications
TCFP Structure Firefighter 01/05/2010
Classes
Fire Department Organization, Forcible Entry, Ladder
Practices, Hose Practices, Salvage and Overhaul, Fire Streams, Apparatus
Familiarization, Ventilation Practices, Rescue Operations, First Aid,
Inspection Practices, Water Supplies, Fire Protection Systems, Transportation
Emergencies, Fire Behavior (Fire Science), Fire Alarms & Communications,
Public Relations, Records & Reports, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Fire
Cause and Origin, Live Fire Training, FF Safety/Personal Protective Clothing,
Pump Operations/Hydraulics, Ground Cover Firefighting, Hazardous Materials,
SCBA, Ropes, Portable Extinguishers, Building Construction, Public Fire
Education, Weather Spotter Training, Extrication, Swift Water Rescue , EMT, Emergency Management
Entry
Date 08/18/2007
Classes
Fire Dept. Org., Fire Streams, Rescue Operations, Ground
Cover, Apparatus Familiarization, Emergency Management