Volume 1, Issue 6

March 2014

Celebration of Life 1-2

Santa to a Senior 3

Training—National Guard 3

HC Service Awards 4

Public Safety Memorial 4

AHIMT 5

New Brush 18 6

East End House Fire 7

West End House Fire 7

Family & Friends 8

Fire Service Awards 8

Inside this issue:

A Newsletter of the Henrico County Division of Fire

Fully Involved

Henrico County Division of Fire hosted the

1st Annual “Celebration of Life”, on Sun-

day, February 9th, at the Deep Run Rec-

reation Center. Henrico County takes

PRIDE in our unique commitment to fulfill

the needs, great and small, of our custom-

ers with Professionalism, Respect, Integ-

rity, Dedication, and Empathy. This cele-

bration honored those first responders

involved in the care of patients during their

greatest crisis. While the real impact of

this care can only be measured by our

patients and their families, Henrico County

is proud of this accomplishment. This cele-

bration was also a tribute to the precious

lives of our patients, which through the

delivery of high quality care, have had

their futures altered positively. A full list of

this years recipients is on page 2.

Life

Quality

Care

Fire Chief Tony McDowell

Patricia S. O’Bannon, Tuckahoe District

Joseph P. Ornato, M.D., OMD

John A. Vithoulkas, County Manager

Eric Dement, Tuckahoe VRS

Captain Mark Rowland

Firefighter Dennis Kielsgard

Lt. Clay Barrett John Tatum, President, TVRS

Survivor Mr. Edward Walthall

Battalion Chief William Poston

Battalion Chief Gary Samuels

Survivor Mr. Ronald Kee

Dr. Khiet, Bon Secours Health System Lisa Valentine, Henrico Doctors Hospital

Joseph P. Ornato, M.D., OMD

Patricia S. O’Bannon, Tuckahoe District

John A. Vithoulkas, County Manager

Fire Chief Tony McDowell

Firefighter Randy Stevens

Assistant Chief Kenny Dunn

Assistant Chief Mike Cox

Battalion Chief Gary Samuels

Dr. Khiet Trinh, Bon Secours Health Sys.

Lisa Valentine, Henrico Doctors Hospital

Joseph Ornato, M.D., OMD

Patricia S. O’Bannon, Tuckahoe District John A. Vithoulkas, County Manager

Fire Chief Tony McDowell

Survivor Mr. Otto Watford

Firefighter Randy Stevens

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Jeff Adams

William Aiken

Scott Akens

Casey Barden

Troy Barnes

Clay Barret

Joseph Bartos

Nathan Beahm

Tony Berkely

Chris Beville

Coleman Bishop

Brian Blankenship

Cameron Blankenship

William Boger

Barney Bolter

Bill Bonner

Chad Bourne

Dennis Brockwell

Glynn Brockwell

Chris Bryant

Ty Bullock

Donald Burkett

Joe Carney

Lauren Challis

Rick Chappell

Billy Cheeley

Ashanti Clarke

Billy Clougher

Jeremy Collins

Adam Corwin

Chris Craft

Dan Cramer

Thomas Crouch

Chris Cumby

Troy Cummings

John Cuoghi

Brent Dalton

Daniel Davis

Josh Dehoux

Brian DeLaney

Joe Ducharme

Jason Dyson

Curt Egan

Daniel Eichhorst

Ian Enterline

Jeff Farmer

Justin Finan

William Forrest

Ronald Frashure

Mark Furgurson

Phillip Furman

Gene Fye

Mark Germeroth

Randal Ginn

David Glass

Randy Goll

Taylor Goodman

Jason Goodpasture

William Green

Michele Greep

Dan Hamilton

Timothy Hancock

Pat Hannon

Brad Harris

Nick Hart

William Hayden

Scott Henderlite

Christopher Hensle

Mike Hodges

Joe Hulsebusch

Bruce Ivey

Jaime Janus

Jonathan Jarrel

Jerome Jenkins

Stephen Johansen

Joe Johnson

Gabe Justice

Dennis Kielsgard

Charles Kinzinger

Jonathan Kling

Nick Krajacich

George Lane

Phillip Lathrop

Jerry Lawon, Jr.

William Leabough

Chris Long

Don Long

Darren Lucas

Daryl Martin

Ronny Martin

Adam Matanoski

Kevin Maughan

Neill McDuffie

Eric Middleton

Matt Middleton

Joe Mooney

Brian Morgan

Charles Mumford

David Mylum

Chris Nicholsen

Forrest Nuckols

Kevin O'Connell

Dennis Page'

Katherine Palmer

Richard Palmer, Jr.

Sean Parkinson

Ryan Pfeiffer

Joey Plaster

Allen Pollard

Kevin Pond

Chris Powell

Joe Powers

William Ramsey

Craig Redford

Daniel Reed

Jason W. Reed

Doug Renn

Richard Rice

Shaun Ridout

Vincent Robenson

William Roberts

Charles Robinson

Mark Rowland

Jeff Sawulski

Jeff Schoch

Jameel Shabazz

Patrick Sheehan

Andrew Shelton

Jeff Shelton

Randolph Shelton

Felton Skeeter

Charles Smith

James Smith

Timothy Smith

Joseph Spangler

Ray Spiers

Roy Sprouse

Todd Stacy

Sabrina Steele

James Stenhouse

Mike Sullivan

Robert Taylor, Jr.

Ronnie Thomas

Keen Trinh

Jonathan Tyrcha

Patrick Varga

Stacy Vigue-Adair

Allen Walker

Brian Walton

Robert Weaver

William West

Pat White

Cory Wonson

Nic Wood

Andrew Wright

Peter Younes

Andrew Bathe

Carrie Christ

Thomas Conroy

Kathryn Cook

David Derkits

Steven Eric Dement

Robbie Lindsay

Nhung Nguyen

Karen Padgett

Susan Parr

Kathleen Ribeiro

Randy Sharp

Richard Thompson

Donald Unger

Chad Worthington

Courtney Worthington

Thomas Yeager

Henrico County Division of Fire

Life Saver Award Recipients

Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad

Life Saver Award Recipients

Tenacity

Training

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cial value, the bags in which the gifts are

delivered are decorated by young chil-

dren.

The Division of Fire assists with this pro-

gram by physically delivering the gifts

and by reviewing a Home Fire Safety

Checklist with the recipient. The check-

list focuses attention on cooking, heating,

and electrical safety. It also highlights

the importance of having working smoke

alarms and an escape plan. At a mini-

mum, there should be at least one alarm

on each level of a home. It’s best to

have them close to bedrooms. There

should also be at least two ways out of

EACH room in the house. Windows

should be easily unlocked and opened

and pathways to them should be clear of

furniture, obstacles, or debris.

Because we are sworn to protect life,

health, and property, and because sen-

iors are more likely to be injured or killed

in residential fires, we are particularly

happy to participate in this program.

For the past few years the Henrico

County Division of Fire has worked coop-

eratively with two community organiza-

tions to bring both joy and safety to sen-

iors during the Christmas season.

“Home Instead Senior Care” is a business

that provides non-medical care

[companionship, meals, housekeeping,

etc.] to seniors. “Senior Connections” is

an area agency involved with assisting

homebound, disadvantaged, and poten-

tially lonely seniors.

These two organizations have partnered

to create the “Be a Santa to a Senior

Program” where items are acquired, gift

wrapped, and readied to be presented to

seniors that might not otherwise receive

a gift during the holidays. To add a spe-

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Henrico County Division of Fire conducted a class on Feb-

ruary 12th for 10 Virginia National Guard soldiers from the

Sandston based Battery A unit. Lt. David Newell, FF Billy

Myers, and FF Jeff Beach (21), taught the soldiers a quick

refresher class on the safe operation and maintenance of

chain saws. These Firefighters also run the Division of

Fire’s Chain Saw Shop, and maintain all of the saws for the

county fire department. The soldiers are on state active

duty and preparing for possible debris reduction missions

that could result from winter storms in the Commonwealth

of Virginia.

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On January 3, 2014, Virginia took the next step toward honoring members of the public safety community that have given their lives in the line of duty by holding a ceremonial groundbreaking in Darden Memorial Garden, next to the State Capitol. The ceremony included remarks from Governor Bob McDonnell, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, Governor-Elect Terry McAuliffe, and US Senator Tim Kaine. Two members of the Henrico Division of Fire Honor Guard had the privilege of participating in the ceremony, joining the Richmond Police Department, Virginia Capitol Police, and Virginia State Police in a Joint Color Guard. Once completed, the memorial will stand as a reminder of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of the Commonwealth. For more infor-mation on the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial please visit www.vpsf.org.

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where consequences of errors are high but

occurrence of errors are low). The ICS mind-

set mirrors that of an HRO:

1- Sensitivity to operations which

reduces the number of errors and

facilitates prompt recognition to

avoid consequences of error.

2- HRO is preoccupied with predicting

errors instead of being in the posi-

tion of reacting to errors.

3- Reluctance to simplify. These high

functioning organizations acknowl-

edge the complexity inherent to

their work and do not accept sim-

plistic solutions for challenges

intrinsic to complex systems.

4- Commitment to reliance. Ability to

quickly contain errors and return to

functioning despite setback.

5- Deference to expertise. Cultivating

a culture for leaders and team

members to defer to the person

with the most knowledge of the

current issue or concern. The

team member with the most infor-

mation may not be the individual

with the highest rank, deemphasiz-

ing hierarchy.

Anna McRay explains it best, “The covert that

rank and affiliation doesn’t matter really

clicked into place – it does not matter which

patch you’re wearing. If you understand the

concepts of what a Logistics Section Chief

does or what a Liaison Officer does, we apply

those as a team member to help the citizens

and to help stabilize the situation.

Along with the aforementioned topics, the

0305 class covered position-specific develop-

ment for Incident Command, Public Informa-

tion Officer, Planning, Operations, Logistics,

Finance/Admin, unit leader and group/

division supervisor roles. FF Kevin McInturff

explained his experience with the 0305

course as, “very informational and provided a

great base for working with and understand-

ing how IMT works” The base of information

started with the instructors. The AHIMT

0305 instructors paralleled their unique set

of real world experiences with PowerPoint

presentations to create a didactic delivery of

information and tools to galvanize each indi-

vidual's mind toward future success in inci-

dent management operations. According to

FF Gerald Meanley Jr., “Most important was

the quality of the instructors. They knew best

what areas needed to be focused on. The

instructors were never stumped on a ques-

tion and could always give an example from

a real life experience. Overall the class being

taught with experienced instructors brought

relevance to the entire IMT process.”

Amongst everything, the nucleus of the 0305

AHIMT course consisted of application and

relationships. The application of ICS 300 and

400 theories were essential when performing

scenarios throughout the class. The relation-

ships built between fire, EMS, police and

agency representatives were vital keys to

success throughout the class and will carry

over during times of incident management

operations.

In summary, Fire Chief Tony McDowell

shares his passion for the ICS AHIMT as, “My

vision for the Henrico County AHIMT is that

we exemplify the best command and control

discipline and are recognized as one of the

leading fire departments in the coordination

of services for events and emergencies. Fur-

ther, that all Henrico County government

functions smoothly utilize this well-oiled

approach at incident and event management.

Our AHIMT will include engaged professionals

and subject matter experts from numerous

other county agencies, non-profits, and com-

munity based organiza-

tions.

-FF J. Shabazz

Coming together on one accord is the foun-

dation upon which the Incident Command

System (ICS) AHIMT is built upon; a founda-

tion which is currently strengthening and

being embraced across multiple jurisdictions

and multiple agencies nationwide. The ICS

AHIMT is changing traditions; changing how

we face challenges and changing the way we

provide emergency services for which we

were accustomed. The ICS AHIMT is more

than just an operational change, it is a para-

digm shift which changes the mindset of all

responders, including fire, police and EMS

providers nationwide. Henrico Fire is at the

precibus for change, with our very own tacti-

cians spear-heading this transformation, who

include; Chief Langford, Lt. Baynard, Lt.

Harmon, and with the support of the execu-

tive staff, they are the champions of change.

Lt. Mike Campbell expresses, “the use of an

IMT for the myriad of events that we have

planned in the county would be greatly bene-

ficial” .

Recently, I was selected to attend the 0305

AHIMT course and there are two highlights I

would like to share; crew resource manage-

ment (CRM) and the high reliability organiza-

tion (HRO) framework. CRM was developed

by the aviation industry to standardize pro-

cedures, standardize communication, de-

crease errors and increase efficiency. There

were six critical components of CRM which I

found in the ICS AHIMT:

1- Situational Awareness

2- Problem Identification

3- Decision Making

4- Appropriate Workload Distribution

5- Time Management

6- Conflict Resolution

These critical components were established

to enhance team functioning during inci-

dents. In addition, the ICS AHIMT also em-

braced the HRO framework (An HRO is a

nuclear power plant, air traffic control, any-

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Coming Together on One Accord

All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT)

FF Dennis Kielsgard Station 10 CDP Career FF

FF Geoffrey Langford Station 1 CDP Master FF

FF Gregory Drummond Station 13 CDP Career FF

FF Patrick Varga Station 3 CDP Career FF

March 11— Statewide Tornado Drill at 9:45 am

March 15—Grand Re-opening Station 7, 10:00 am—2:00 pm

March 31—Recruit School 63 Graduation, Glen Allen HS, 6:30 pm

March 31, April 1, April 2—Officer in-Service training

April 11—Blood Drive, Training Center, Time TBA

April 14—Spring Evolutions

April 24-25—Spring NASCAR Race at Richmond International Raceway

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With the loss of Attack 18 several years ago, we were left with the question about how to replace it. The consensus was to write the specs for a new and improved version of the most recent Brush units that we had purchased several years earlier. The direction given by leadership of the Division, was to get something bigger (more water) and faster (able to pump more water). The Apparatus Committee went to work and freshened up the specifications used to purchase Brush 3 and 15; and increased the water tank size and elected to stay with a similar pump to what is on Brush 3 & 15, which was an upgrade from what we originally specified when we went to bid for the earlier units.

Chassis Brush 18 is built on a Ford F-550 with the V-10 gasoline mo-tor. The reasoning for the gas motor was the increased weight of the diesel, as well as the increased expense. To-day’s gas powered motor will far exceed what we average on a Brush unit in our fleet. The chassis was acquired through a VDOT contract and the fit-up was decided by an Invitation for Bid through Henrico Purchasing. The original wheels and tires were removed and replaced with super singles with off road tires. The wheel assembly change was done to improve off road performance and reduce the issue of mud collecting between the duals and causing issues. The original bumper was removed and a much heavier steel bumper was installed with a brush guard system and winch.

Body The body is an all aluminum flat bed with boxes, and the tank and pump added. The reasoning for the flat bed style was that in 20 years if this style continues to serve us well, we

can simply remove the body and install a new chassis.

This vehicle makes the fourth of this style, with very few modifications in the general scheme. The body has a com-partment on each side, a shorter one on the driver’s side to leave room for the booster reel, and a full length com-partment on the passenger side with a hose tray above it. Under the body is a portable winch that can go in the rear hitch receiver and help stabilize the truck or winch it out if it needs to. The front of the body features 2 Whelen Pio-neer LED lights on poles that can provide scene illumina-tion when needed.

Pump The pump is a Hale HP200-B18, capable of delivering 245 GPM @ 165 PSI. The vendor elected to have Hale fabri-cate the manifold for the pump; we have a 2.5” main dis-charge, a 1.5” discharge as well as the booster reel. The pump also features a Scotty foam system like all of our other Brush units.

Tank

The tank was specified to hold 225 gallons of water and was delivered certified to hold 228 gallons plus an inte-grated 10 gallon foam cell. The tank was fabricated by Pro Poly and has a lifetime warranty.

Next time you’re in the east end, stop by 18 and take a

look!

Lt. Stone Smith

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House Fire in Henrico’s East End

The Power of the P

The Planning P, a moniker for the system utilized by the Henrico County AHIMT to manage major and/or complex incidents requiring a signifi-

cant number of local, state, or tribal resources. They manage incidents that extend into multiple operational periods and require a written Inci-

dent Action Plan (IAP). These incidents can include weather-related disasters such as a tornado, earthquake, or flood; a joint law enforcement

operation; public health emergency; or a planned exercise or event.

Recently, Henrico County’s AHIMT leaders orchestrated a specialized training curriculum, focusing on the initiation and working through the

completion of the Planning P, for various extended incidents. The specialized curriculum had proven to be rife with information via role playing

scenarios which mimicked real world incidents.

The attendance for this training was replete with current AHIMT members/instructors, past participants and new future AHIMT leaders such as

Chief Nuckols, Chief Samuels, Capt Miers, Capt. Scotty Roberts, Laura Cleveland and Brenda Kapelewski. The strength in character, knowledge,

commitment and energy these individuals brought to the training were prerequisites to successfully accomplishing the scenario based training

incidents.

Overall, the AHIMT employing the Planning P is the future and will be considered the management standard, setting the bar on managing inci-

dents. Moreover, this management system will be used in the Henrico County jurisdiction, as well as surrounding areas, when it becomes over-

whelmed by events during large-scale emergencies and disasters. This management system will assist in the application of advanced ICS princi-

ples, and will help to organize resources and staffing, and allow jurisdictions to focus on objectives that will fast-track command from life-saving

operations to life-sustaining operations and into recovery.

-J. Shabazz

Henrico Incident Management

Team conducted its quarterly drill

on IAP development for 5 different

All Hazards scenarios.

Henrico County Division of Fire responded to 1709 Ivy Cliffs

Court in Henrico County’s East end for a house fire on January

2, 2014. All occupants were able to make it out of the home

uninjured. The neighbors reported seeing the fire and alerting

the occupants. First arriving units reported heavy fire from

the first floor, second floor, and roof of the house. Units ini-

tially attacked the fire from the exterior before moving inside

to finish extinguishment. The home suffered heavy fire dam-

age due to the fire. Crews were able to bring the fire under

control quickly and prevent the spread to any adjacent struc-

ture. Two adults were displaced by the fire.

Henrico County Division of Fire responded to 9305 Wishart Rd

in Henrico County’s West End for a house fire on January 23,

2014. First arriving units reported heavy fire coming from the

roof of the house. Fire quickly moved across the attic of the

house burning away three quarters of the roof. One occupant

was displaced by the fire and will be staying with family in the

area. The adult male was not at home at the time of the fire.

No injuries were reported due to the fire. The Henrico County

Fire Marshal’s office has determined the cause to be combusti-

ble material too close to a heating unit. The home was using a

woodstove for heat. The woodstove was loaded just prior to

the resident leaving the house. Combustible material too close

to the stove caught on fire.

House Fire on 9300 Block of Wishart Rd

7721 East Parham Road P. O. Box 90775 Henrico, VA 23273-0775 Phone: (804) 501-4900 Fax: (804) 501-4642

We’re on the Web!

www.henricofire.org

FMO Lt. Billy Garrett, lost his mother Irene, on January 3rd

Capt. Marshall Nelson (7), lost his mother-in-law, Doretha Atkins,

on January 11th.

FF Patrick Varga (3), lost his grandmother, Ercelle Gordon Varga,

on January 11th.

Lt. Stone Smith (Fleet Opr.), lost his father-in-law on January 14th.

Lt. Jason Carneal (10), lost his grandfather on January 21st.

FF Jason Wood (13), celebrated the birth of a baby boy, Brendyn

Walker, on January 22nd.

Fire Marshall Henry Rosenbaum and Captain Danny Rosenbaum

(Fire Admin), lost their step-father “Bucky” Jellie, on January 22nd.

Retired Vehicle Maintenance Mechanic, William “Dave” Weaver,

passed away on January 25th.

FF Kevin O’Connell (22), celebrated the birth of a son, Brendan

Michael, on January 21st.

Capt. Jim Mellon (3), lost his brother Matt on January 27th.

FF John Tyrcha (1), lost his grandfather, William R. Wood, on Febru-

ary 17th.

Asst. Fire Marshall Frank Hester (FMO), lost his father on Febru-

ary 19th after a long illness.

Capt. Jeff Powell (Fire Admin.), lost his half brother on February

26th.

FULLY INVOLVED is the newsletter of the Henrico County Division of Fire. All submissions should be sent

to Joanne Bartels at bar111@co.henrico.va.us.

Henrico County Division of Fire

January

Brandon Coates Training 5 Years

John Burnett Station 2 25 Years

Terry Cassell Station 16 25 Years

February

Nathan A. Beahm Station 1 10 Years

Michael K. Boisseau Station 3 10 Years

Alvin B. Critzer Station 9 10 Years

Nicholas R. Hart Station 12 10 Years

Christian J. Kidd Station 5 10 Years

Kevin P. Kump Station 16 10 Years

Gerald L. Meanley Station 13 10 Years

Matthew A. Middleton Station 1 10 Years

David O. Mylum Station 6 10 Years

Michael J. Nagy Station 12 10 Years

Christopher G. Nicholson Station 6 10 Years

Jason D. Reed Station 13 10 Years

David W. Rice Station 6 10 Years

Edward H. Roller Station 13 10 Years

John K. Simon Station 22 10 Years

Jeffrey C. Tehovnik Station 13 10 Years

Johnathan D. Tyrcha Station 1 10 Years

Patrick W. Varga Station 3 10 Years

Ryan L. Warinner Station 1 10 Years

Kenneth W. Weeks Station 16 10 Years

Nathan H. Weinstein Station 21 10 Years

James A. Wheaton Station 21 10 Years

Brian J. Wholaver Station 3 10 Years

Jason W. Wood Station 13 10 Years

Christopher T. Worden Station 10 10 Years

Jeffrey A. Adams Station 11 15 Years

Steven B. Alford Station 18 15 Years

Christopher R. Cieslarczyk Station 16 15 Years

James E. Courtney Station 6 15 Years

Alec W. Oughton Batt. 4 North 15 Years

Jason T. Peace Station 4 15 Years