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ken
wagner has been with the new york city fire
department for over 20 years and a member of the pleasantville
new york volunteer fire department for 27 years. in
addition to his many years of fire service experience,
ken has been an automotive truck mechanic since 1976
and a fire apparatus mechanic since 1979.
during
his long career in fdny, one of ken’s special
assignments included six years in the technical services
division / apparatus design unit of fdny. in that
role, ken was responsible for performing survey needs
analysis for apparatus and new mobile equipment. some
other responsibilities included writing specifications,
forecasting and cost analysis for a capital budget,
initiating the bidding process from pre-bid analysis
to the actual award of the bid. ken also attended
pre-engineering meetings, as well as overseeing all
phases of apparatus assembly and inspections through
final design and delivery. ken also managed a budget
of approximately twenty million dollars annually.
during
the aftermath of the september 11th attacks on the
world trade center, ken worked around the clock to
rebuild the decimated fdny fleet. this included approximately
140 various pieces of apparatus ranging from pumpers
and aerial apparatus, to a number of special units
such as, heavy rescues and high rise units, mask service
unit, tactical response units, collapse units, haz-mat
& haz-mat decon units, field communications units
and ems multi-casualty incident (mci) units.
ken’s
multitude of experience in the design, build and delivery
of fire apparatus will be invaluable to any fire department
or agency interested in procuring apparatus. his vast
knowledge will insure that all a departments needs
will be met with high quality, cost effective solutions
to the urgent needs of the fire service in today’s
uncertain times. email me at kwagner@ewfac.com.
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greg
stone is a twenty-eight year veteran of the
los angeles fire department. in that twenty-eight years,
greg has held the rank of firefighter, engineer and
captain. as captain, he has been assigned to engine
and ladder companies throughout the city. his special
assignments included three years as the commander of
the equipment engineering unit of the los angeles fire
department.
as
the commander of the equipment engineering unit, greg
was responsible for the preparation of the specifications
used to purchase all fire apparatus and equipment
for the city of los angeles fire department. he managed
a budget of approximately thirteen million dollars
a year for the acquisition of apparatus. the apparatus
specified under his supervision included pumpers,
aerials, ambulances, heavy rescues, air/re-hab units,
foam tenders, helicopters, fire boats and staff and
support vehicles. greg continues to work closely with
the engineering unit to provide assistance and guidance
with current projects.
fire
apparatus have become very complex pieces of equipment.
greg’s experience with this wide variety of
equipment is invaluable and will provide any department
with the expert guidance necessary to insure all the
pertinent information needed to specify a quality
piece of equipment. email me at gstone@ewfac.com. |
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