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MEET THE STAFF
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Mike Despain, Training Chief
Chief Despain has over 25 years of experience in the fire service, and currently serves as a Deputy Chief/Training Chief responsible for the oversight of the Training and Support Services Division.
Chief Despain has a long list of credentials in both education and training. He currently holds an A.S. degree in Fire Science, a B.A. degree in Management and Organizational Development, and a M.A. degree in Management. He has worked as an adjunct instructor for Fresno City College for 14 years, teaching undergraduate and academy-level fire science programs, and has taught graduate-level programs for National University. He is a certified Master Instructor with the California State Fire Marshal's Office and holds a part-time Vocational Teaching Credential from the State of California - Commission on Teacher Credentialing. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy - Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program, a Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designee by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and a Member (MIFireE) level designee by the Institute of Fire Engineers.
Key Responsibilities - Executive manager responsible for directing all activities within Training and Support Services Division which consists of the following Sections: Training, Supply, Communications and Repair and Maintenance. Department "Instructor of Record" for the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CFFJAC) Credentialing Program and Safety Program Coordinator.
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Carl Delap, Captain/Assistant Training Officer-Training 1
Captain Delap has over 16 years of experience in the fire service. Prior to joining the Fresno Fire Department in 1996, he served in rural, wildland, and municipal fire departments, with training an integral part each step along the way. He has instructed several multi-company drills during his tenure with Fresno Fire and obtained his CSFM Fire Instructor 1 certification. In addition, he served as a Drill Instructor for the Department’s February 2006 and January 2007 Trainee Academies. After coming up through the ranks and serving as both an engine captain and truck captain during the past seven years, Captain Delap is excited to join the Fresno Fire Department Training Division and support the fine service the Operations Division delivers each day.
Key Responsibilities - Assistant Training Officer responsible for: developing the Department's monthly training calendar; the Probationary Firefighter Program; quarterly and night drills; multi-agency training; and disaster drills. Liaison for Central Valley Training Officers Association, Fresno City College and State Fire Training.
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Training 2
Vacant for FY10.
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Training 3
Vacant for FY10.
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.Carolyn Sadoian, Training Officer/EMS Coordinator
Carolyn joined the Fresno Fire Department Training Division in December 2006. She accidentally began her career in EMS in 1981. She was hired as an EMT by the local ambulance agency while working her way through college. After graduating with a B.S. degree in Health Science from CSU Fresno, she continued on in the EMS arena by attending paramedic training at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Southern California. Upon returning to Fresno, she worked as a Paramedic for seven years while she completed her A.A. degree in Registered Nursing from Fresno City College.
She has twenty years of clinical experience as an RN in the Emergency Department at a Level 1 Trauma Center. Carolyn has remained active in EMS and continues to work and teach in the hospital and prehospital setting.
Key Responsibilities - Civilian Training Officer, EMS Coordinator responsible for Quality Assurance and compliance of the EMT program; EMT training and continuing education; liaison to the local EMS agency, hospitals and local ALS/BLS providers; Safety Committee member; and infection control liaison.
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Christine Boozer, Training Officer/Curriculum Specialist
Christine began her career with the Fresno City Fire Department in March 2007, and serves as curriculum specialist. She completed her B.A. degree at CSU Fresno, her California teaching credential from Fresno Pacific University, and her M.S. Ed. degree with an emphasis in Online Learning and Teaching at CSU Hayward. Christine brings over twenty years of experience in the fields of education and training, technology and human resources.
Key Responsibilities - Civilian Training Officer, Curriculum Specialist responsible for: course design; development, implementation and administration of the Distributive Learning Program and Learning Management System (LMS); maintenance of the Training Records Management System; website development and maintenance; working with outside agencies (CJAC, FCC, CSF, CSTI, NFA) for course certification and program reporting; and course development and delivery.
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Judi Huss, Senior Secretary
Judi has been a member of the Department’s Training Division team for over two years and brings more than twenty years of office management experience in both the private and public sectors. In addition, she holds a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Minnesota.
Key Responsibilities - Division Senior Secretary
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