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Blog Creator Jason Hoevelmann, creator of A Firefighter's Own Worst Enemy

Blog Creator Jason Hoevelmann, creator of A Firefighter's Own Worst Enemy

Jason Hoevelmann is a Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal with the Sullivan Fire Protection District, a combination department, and a career firefighter/paramedic with the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District in North St. Louis County. His experience spans more than 20 years and he has been an instructor for more than 15 years. He is an adjunct instructor for the St. Louis County Fire Academy and is a State Certified Fire Officer II. Jason holds an Associate’s Degree in Paramedic Science from East Central College and a Bachelors degree in Fire Service Administration from Eastern Oregon University. He is currently a state advocate for the Everyone Goes Home initiative, a Board Member of the Fire and Life Safety Section of the IAFC and on the technical committees for Professional Fire Officer Qualifications and Fire Service Instructors for NFPA.

The blog is based on a class developed by Jason that he will present at Missouri Winter Fire School and at FDIC 2010.  Here is a brief description about A Firefighter’s Own Worst Enemy:

A comprehensive look at why firefighters make bad decisions on the job and off duty. This class is designed to offer methods for dealing with your own problems and challenges as a firefighter and how to help officers assist their men and women with these problems. We will discuss why the same situations are killing us year after year and identify ways to avoid becoming a statistic. Finally, we will point out ways to enrich our own careers and personal lives, as well as assisting our firefighters in advancing their own careers and ways to help the organization improve and grow.

17 Comments

  1. ChiefReason says

    Jason:
    Welcome aboard.
    I had a feeling that you would join us one day.
    I enjoy your submissions.
    Perhaps we will meet at FDIC.
    I will be the old dude in the Harley hat.

    on January 7, 2010 @ 3:34 pm.
  2. dc802 says

    Chief Art,
    Thanks I am really excited to be here. I really enjoy your stuff too.
    I will be at FDIC, I will make a point to find you there. The Harley hat will be a dead give away.
    Take care and stay warm.

    Thanks for checking out my site.

    on January 7, 2010 @ 3:46 pm.
  3. CAPT David Konys says

    you have some really good information and i use some of in my trainings. I look forward to working with soon. Do you go out to other deparments and teach your class? I know it would be very benifical for every firefighter to here. I look foward to seen you at FDIC.

    on January 7, 2010 @ 7:27 pm.
  4. Firegeezer says

    Congratulations for a great start, Jason. The site looks like a winner.

    Bill “Firegeezer” Schumm

    on January 7, 2010 @ 9:20 pm.
  5. backstepfirefighter says

    Welcome aboard Jason.
    Bill

    on January 8, 2010 @ 11:14 am.
  6. dc802 says

    Thanks for the welcome comments, I really appreciate the support. I really enjoy all of your blogs and posts. It is some great stuff.

    on January 8, 2010 @ 11:17 am.
  7. Mike Ward says

    Hey Jason!

    Glad to see you here.

    Mike

    on January 10, 2010 @ 12:37 pm.
  8. dc802 says

    Thank you, I truly appreciate the support.

    on January 10, 2010 @ 12:39 pm.
  9. John Mitchell says

    Welcome aboard, Chief! I, too, look forward to meeting you at FDIC. I’ll be the slightly younger but lesser-looking dude in the Harley hat…..

    on January 10, 2010 @ 9:53 pm.
  10. dc802 says

    Thanks for the encouragement. We’ll have to try and meet at FDIC.

    on January 11, 2010 @ 7:37 am.
  11. Bill McHugh says

    Jason, nice site…and nice comment on firestopping. Specialty Firestopping Contractors are available at http://www.fcia.org. There’s ton’s of info, (free and open) and a free Manual of Practice…just visit and request.

    There’s a lot more to this story…as our industry has built standards for installation, inspection, and maintenance, as well as the installers, of this fire and life safety system we call firestopping.

    Feel free to call on us for resources. The Firestop Contractors International Association – Bill McHugh, Executive Director

    on January 14, 2010 @ 9:01 am.
  12. Fire Student says

    Great Site. Glad I had to find it.I will be checking it out more often.

    on February 20, 2010 @ 9:23 am.
  13. dc802 says

    Thanks, we are glad to have you. Pass it on to others and feel free to send pics, stories or ideas and we will try to get them posted.

    on February 20, 2010 @ 9:56 am.
  14. Fire Student says

    Will do and thanks for the add.

    on February 20, 2010 @ 9:24 pm.
  15. John Barrett says

    Jason,

    I am the President and founder of HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES (www.honortheirsacrifices.com).
    Please contact me regarding some content you may have that should be included in our lessons learned online database.
    I look forward to hearing from you.
    Take care and be safe,
    John

    on March 28, 2010 @ 4:41 pm.
  16. dc802 says

    John,
    My email that you can contact me at is sfpdfm@fidmail.com or jhoevelmann@gmail.com

    on March 28, 2010 @ 5:36 pm.
  17. Mark says

    I am the President and founder of HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES (www.honortheirsacrifices.com).Please contact me regarding some content you may have that should be included in our lessons learned online database.I look forward to hearing from you.Take care and be safe,John
    +1

    on May 20, 2010 @ 10:35 am.

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