JOSH GORR |
CAPTAIN |
JOINED IN 1996 |
I joined Trexlertown Fire Company on the day I turned 16, in 1996. I have served in the role of Firefighter, Captain and Assistant Chief through my years. While a member I have worked through my EMT certification to becoming a Paramedic in 2003 where I worked locally full time as a paramedic. I then moved to Colorado where I became a Department of Defense Firefighter/Paramedic. I have been serving with the DOD since November of 2009. Currently work at the United States Naval Academy in that role. I also work part time for Lehigh Valley International Airport as a Firefighter. I decided to return to the fire service in Upper Macungie Township and lived in the first due of Fogelsville and was running with them since the beginning of 2019 prior to coming back home to Trexlertown. In 2021 I was placed in the role as Captain 2504.
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Firefighter 1/ Firefighter 2
- Fire Officer 1 / Fire Officer 2 - Fire Officer 3 / Fire Officer 4 - Fire Instructor 1 / Fire Instructor 2 - Fire Inspector 1 / Fire Inspector 2 - FD Incident Safety Officer - Airport Firefighter - Essentials of Firefighting - Respirations Defense - Firefighter Survival - Flashover Survival - Structural Burn Session - Introduction to Safety and the Training System - Forcible Entry - Electrical Emergencies - Engine Company Operations - Engine Company Operations at Residential Fire (ZSFB) - Truck Company Operations 1 (TRCO) - Hale CAFS master - Leadership 1 / Leadership 2 - Advanced Rope/High Angle Rescue - Rope Rescue III - Water Rescue First Responder - Confined Space Rescue - Structural Collapse Operations Level 1 - Introductions to Farm Emergencies - Managing Tractor Overturns - Managing Machinery Entanglements - Driver Operator Pumper - Driver Operator Mobile Water Supply - Driver Operator Aerial - Driver Operator ARFF - Emergency Vehicle Operators Course - Navy Emergency Vehicle Operator Course - Navy Safety Center EVOC Instructor - Pump Operator 1 - Pump Operator 2 - Aerial Apparatus Operations (AELA) - American LaFrance Aerial Apparatus Familiarization - Rapid Intervention Teams - Rapid Intervention Awareness and Operations |
- Basic Fire Police
- Highway Incident Scene Safety and Traffic Control - Basic Wildland Firefighter S110, S130, S190, L180, I100 - Volunteer Fire Companies - Aircraft Smoke Evacuation and Rescue - Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician - Basic Rescue Practices Technician - Basic Rope Rescue - National Registry Paramedic - Pennsylvania Registered Paramedic - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - Advanced Medical Life Support - Pre-Hopsital Trauma Life Support - Tactical Emergency Casualty Care - AHA Basic Life Support - Mass Casualty Incident Management - Emergency Response to Terrorism - Basic Medical Response to Terrorism - Weapons of Mass Destruction - Disasters and Terrorism A Decade of Change - Hazardous Materials Awareness NFPA 472 - Hazardous Materials Operations NFPA 472 - Hazardous Materials Technician NFPA 472 - Hazardous Materials Incident Commander NFPA 472 - Hazmat Recognize and Identify - Hazardous Materials First Responder - Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher (Annual) - Incident Command Systems - Command School 1998 - Command School 1999 - NIMS 100 Introduction to Incident command - NIMS 100.HC Incident Command Health Care - NIMS 200 ICS Single Resources and Initial Action - NIMS 300 Intermediate ICS - NIMS 400 Advanced ICS - NIMS 546.a Continuity of Operations - NIMS 700 Nims Introduction - NIMS 701.a Nims Multiagency Coordination - NIMS 800 National Response Plan |
