Date of Appointment to Fire Commission: 8/29/1997 reappointed 1/14/2000
Expiration of Appointment to Fire Commission: 6/30/2004
Presently serving as Chairman
Organization you represent: Career Firefighters
Education/Degree:
Graduated Hedgesville High School - 1967
Attended Shepherd College - 1968-1969
Affiliations:
Member of Hedgesville VFD - 1965-1970 - Active in fire suppression and fund-raising activities.
Hired by Martinsburg FD - October 8, 1972. Firefighter/EMT
Deputized Assistant State Fire Marshal - Citation Power - Life Safety Code - NFPA 101-1191
Promoted to Lieutenant - Martinsburg FD - February 4, 1996
Member National Fire Protection Association
Member International Association of Arson Investigators - WV Chapter
Past President - Martinsburg Firefighters Local 805 - International Association of Firefighters
Served as Advisory Board Member of Professional Firefighters of WV - 1991-2002- Retired as Chairman
Served as Secretary of Board of Trustees - Martinsburg FD Pension or Relief Fund - 1975-2002
Retired from Martinsburg FD - 30 years service - 2002
Served as President of Hedgesville High School Alumni Association - 2001-2003
Appointed by Governor Cecil Underwood to the WV State Fire Commission - 1997 - Reappointed in 2000 - Presently serve as Chairman
Certifications of Training:
Completed Department of Labor Journeyman Firefighter Apprenticeship - 6000 hrs. - 1991
Completed National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code 101 - August 30, 1991
Completed Simplex Fire Alarm Systems In-Service Course - 16hrs. - March 19, 1992
Completed National Burglar & Fire Alarm Practical Course - 26hrs. - October 27, 1993
Completed Fire Sprinkler Systems Seminar conducted by State Fire Marshal's Office - 24hrs. - January 19, 1995
WV Association of Arson Investigators Training - Explosives Recognition & Investigation - 16hrs. - April 14, 1996
WV Association of Arson Investigators Training - From the Ashes to the Courtroom - 16 hrs. - September 22, 1996
Completed State Fire Marshal's Office Training - Explosives Recognition for Public Safety Officers & Bomb Threat Management - 16hrs. - December 5, 1996
National Fire Academy Courses:
MCTO: Preparation - 12hrs. - January 19, 1997
Incident Safety Officer - 16hrs. - March 23, 1997
MCTO: Decision Making - 16hrs. - April 5, 1998
Incident Command System - 16hrs. - March 28, 1999
Leadership 3 - 16hrs. - March 19, 2000
Attended International Association of Arson Investigators Seminar - Fire Investigation Techniques - 28hrs. - May 16, 1997
Completed Training Virginia Fire/Arson School - Advanced Arson Investigative Training - 37hrs. - July 25, 1997
Completed Training - WV International Association of Arson Investigators - Advanced Fire Scene Processing - 16hrs. - September 21, 1997
Recertification of NFPA Life Safety Code 101 - October 3, 1997
Completed Training - WV International Association of Arson Investigators - Fire Investigation Seminar - 20hrs. - October 1, 2000
Completed In-Service NFPA Life Safety Code 101 - October 26, 2000
Completed WVU Fire Service Extension Course - Arson III - Arson & The Criminal Justice System - 16hrs. - March 17, 2001
Awards/Recognitions/Accomplishments:
Nominated for Crime Solvers Officer of the Year Award - 1998 & 1999
Elks Law & Safety Award - 2000
Recommended for Inclusion to International Directory of Distinguished Leadership - 2000
Whose Who International Association Award - Position in Annual Directory - 1996-2000
Personal:
Spouse: Rosetta M. Eversole - married July 24, 1999
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