Tim Pillsworth

Tim Pillsworth

TIM PILLSWORTH has been an active in the volunteer fire service since 1986 is currently a firefighter/EMT in the Washingtonville Fire Department and is a Past Chief/Life Member of the Winona Lake Engine Company, Orange Lake Fire District in Newburgh NY. Happily married for over 25 years with two sons. Has presented at FDIC, FDIC East, NYS Chiefs, and as well as other local and regional conferences on engine company operations and leadership in the volunteer fire service. A Hot Instructor the Engine Company: Effective Fire Attack Using the Basics. Authored and coauthored articles on personal protective equipment (PPE), volunteerism, engine company operations, attack system flow testing and volunteer fire department management & planning. Tim is the author of the PPE chapter in the Fire Engineering Firefighter I & II Training Manual. Scoutmaster Emeritus of Boy Scout Troop 416 in Washingtonville. Currently a project engineer for the US Mint at West Point, New York.
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PPE: What Every Firefighter Should Know

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December 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Duration

1 Hour

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Our most used piece of equipment in the fire service is our personal protective equipment (PPE). It is the only equipment that is used at every alarm. Far too many firefighters do not have the proper knowledge of their PPE. This webcast will cover the importance of PPE with case histories of what PPE cannot do; a simplified review of the NFPA standards of PPE garments, concentrating on NFPA 1970; a step-by-step method on how to specify, bid, and place PPE in service; and the proper cleaning and care of PPE. Carcinogens are present on the fireground, and the levels have increased over the years. If we can reduce our exposure, we can start to reduce the ravages caused by cancer in the fire service.

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