Solid weekend ICS class in Belmont County

Great weekend ICS class!

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Good mix of participants from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Alabama (serving FEMA Region-5, Region-3, and Region-4).

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Building all-hazards partnerships early and planning together is a defining factor for success…esp in HAZMAT emergencies.

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Special thanks to Antero and Belmont County Emergency Management Agency for the hospitality.

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Glad to be a small part in facilitating the new partnerships.

@rusnivek

Saturday and Sunday = My nose in books!

Spent the day reviewing and researching.

Digging into my C&GSF instructor books, all my position specific books as well as referencing my ICS-300 and ICS-400 manuals.

And for good measure, I also referenced my OSC, PSC, LSC, and LO instructor books too.

Yeah I know…geekish.

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Doc Lumpkins would be proud (I think)

Glorious weekend indeed.

@rusnivek

Chillin in the EOC and it seems that I have a large head…

Region-5 all weekend baby!

I zipped into Port Clinton (Ottawa County) to hang for a few days in the EOC.

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Observation from “a friend” – Apparently, I have quite the large head.

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LongHairDontCare – not.

Jeez.

Hope your weekend was fun too.

@rusnivek

Firefighter on Truck Company rescues cat from house fire

It’s Friday…and I bet it’s been quite a week for everyone.

We all need a few moments of hope and smiles for this weekend.

Fresno Firefighter Cory Kalanick chalks another one in the save column with this interior rescue effort using a GoPro Camera.

Even if you don’t like cats (or kitten savers), you just gotta love it.

Way to go Brother.

Best. Job. In. The. World.

@rusnivek