Eriks Gabliks, superintendent of the National Fire Academy, left, congratulates Falmouth Deputy Fire Chief Colin Shea on his new certification last month at a ceremony in Maryland. Contributed / Falmouth Fire-EMS
Falmouth Deputy Fire Chief Colin Shea recently completed the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer certification program.
The program is regarded as one of the most well-respected and reputable development programs for leaders in fire service, according to a press release from Falmouth Fire-EMS.
For his capstone project, Shea developed a program on the department’s response during severe thunderstorms and snowstorms.
The department has response guidelines in place, but “has never had a standard operating guideline that specifically addresses the safety and logistical challenges that come with a major storm,” Fire Chief Howard Rice said in the press release.
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