Which Of The Following Fire Service Innovations Was Invented By New York Fire Fighter George Smith?

The retired Maryland State Burn Align, a member of the New Jersey Senate, the former Fire Primary of Washington, D.C. … the list goes on and on.

Many Hyattsville Volunteer Burn down Department alumni have become leaders of the nation'due south fire service and in many other areas of club. Here are some of alumni and what they've been up to. In addition, Countless HVFD alumni have gone on to successful careers as professional firefighters throughout the region and nation.

William Barnard An HVFD Life Member, Bill retired from the Prince George'southward County Fire Department as Lt. Col., and recently retired later on serving four terms as the Maryland State Burn Marshal.

Dennis Rubin A quondam HVFD volunteer and line officeholder, Dennis is the erstwhile chief of Atlanta, GA, Norfolk, VA and Washington, D.C. He is currently a fire service consultant and writer.

Dr. David Icove A former HVFD live-in, David currently professor at University of Tennessee, nationally-recognized expert in computer-aided arson pattern recognition.

Donald Eierman Danny was the first career officer assigned to Co. 41 (now Co. 1), from 1967-1971. Spent 27 years with the PGFD and worked for Grace Industries selling firefighter accountability systems.

Fred Van Geuder Starting as a Junior Fireman in the 1950's, afterward being hired by the PGFD and returning to Co. one as Career Captain. Retired from PGFD in 1992 and currently works with the National Disaster Medical Arrangement.

Corey Mouer An active local member in the late 80's and early 90'southward, Corey is now a Firefighter/Paramedic at the Seattle Fire Section.

Andy Levy Andy, a Life Member and erstwhile Assistant Main, is the Coordinator of MFRI'southward Northward Primal Region. He is a former instructor with the Iowa State University Burn Service Institute.

Stanley L. Poole A former HVFD fellow member and Hyattsville Urban center career firefighter, Stanley retired from the Prince George's County Burn down Section equally Major. He is by Master of Frederick Canton (Medico) Fire/Rescue.

Ronald Hassan A old HVFD live-in and officer, Ron retired from PGFD as Battalion Main and currently works for the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute.

Louis P. Alar A life fellow member and former Deputy Principal, Luke is the Director of Ecology Health & Safety at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Nathan Vander Roest A former live-in who currently serves on our Lath, Nate serves as an Burn Protection Engineer at the Architect of the Capitol and owns his own fire protection house, DVR Consulting, LLC.

William H. Muller Iii Was a volunteer from 1969-seventy prior to existence hired by PGFD. Returned as Battalion Chief iv for three years until his retirement in 1994.

Geoff Donahue This former live-in member is currently the Master of Emergency Response for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

Jackson H. Gerhart* Jack served as Deputy Chief of the HVFD in the belatedly 1960'south and later retired from the DCFD afterwards spending his entire career at Engine 17. When their quarters was renovated, it was dedicated to him. Shortly after his retirement, Jack died in the line of duty while fighting a burn with his hometown section in Chambersburg, PA. Jack was instrumental in driving our sister visitor relationships with the New Franklin and Waynesboro (PA) burn down companies. Dennis Rubin often credits Jack as his mentor when he first went to work for DCFD every bit a firewoman.

David Drupe This former HVFD agile member retired from the Anne Arundel County, Maryland equally Battalion Chief.

David Borchardt A former active member and line officer who started equally a cadet at age 14, David recently retired as a Battalion Chief with the Prince George's County Burn/EMS Section and is at present Fire Lawmaking Compliance Director at Montgomery Canton Burn down/Rescue Office of the Burn Align.

Robert Alwang A sometime agile member and Captain, Robert retired from Montgomery County, Doc. Fire/Rescue equally Assistant Primary.

Robert J. Edwards Bob, a by president and volunteer Lieutenant with the HVFD, is a retired Dade Canton, Florida police Sergeant and detective. He is a recognized expert and educator on law response to ceremonious disturbances.

Dave Pullen Dave, a life member and by lieutenant, now serves as the Condom and Fire Protection Engineer for the Baltimore/Washington Veteran'southward Administration.

David Moltrup The brother of Chief Emeritus Doctor Moltrup, this HVFD Life Member recently retired from Montgomery Canton (Md) Burn down/Rescue as a Captain with 38 years of service. David is likewise a nationally-recognized expert on forcible entry.

Tom Kean Jr. A former HVFD member and Vice President, Tom is currently the Minority Leader in the New Jersey State Senate. He was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006. Tom is the son of sometime New Jersey governor Tom Kean Sr., who also headed the 9/11 Committee.

Tom Gardiner A former HVFD live-in, Tom currently heads up Shirmer Engineering's Altlanta office.

Herb Hasenpusch A former HVFD local member, Deputy Primary & Lath Member, Herb is now a Constabulary Captain and District Commander for the Anne Arundel County Police Section'southward Western District.

Ross Passman An agile volunteer from 1987-1992, Ross is currently the Managing director of Emergency Direction for Anne Arundel County, where he is a Police Captain.

Dave Morgan Dave, a member in the lxxx's and early ninety'due south, is at present an Assistant Vice President at BB&T Bank in Atlanta.

Dave Iannone Founder of Firehouse.com and FirefighterNation.com, two leading websites for the earth'south fire service. He currently serves equally CEO of Showtime Arriving, a marketing and engineering science company for public safety.

John Cates John, an agile local European monetary system member from the 1970'southward-1990's, is at present a Project Manager at DC Department of Employment Services.

Robert Baker The former HVFD Deputy Primary and Board Chairman, Robert retired from DCFD equally Battalion Chief.

J. Gordon Routley A former HVFD alive-in and sometime burn chief in Shreveport, LA, Gordon is a nationally-recognized fire service author and fire service safety expert, recently leading the Charleston Fire Assessment & Review Team.

Thomas Walters A former HVFD alive-in, Thomas served as the fire chief of Limerick Township Fire Dept. in Montgomery County, PA. where is he is now President.

Sarah Dorit Jacobson Sarah was a local member in the 1990's and 2000's, she is currently an editor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Mark Smith A live-in in the early 90's, Mark was Admin Sgt. and after Fire Sgt. He currently serves as Fire Marshal for Alachua County (FL) Fire Rescue.

Gary Mayer An active alive-in from 1960-1963 while attention Maryland, did two tours in Vietnam before existence hired by PGFD. He is before long working as an environmental engineering and VP with a consulting firm.

Chuck Story A Life Fellow member and erstwhile live-in, Chuck is now the Burn down Chief of the Northmoreland Twp. Vol. Burn down Co. and works for McCarthy Tire equally the Corporate Operations and Condom Director in Wilkes Barre Pa.

Rick Higgins Rick is a Past President and line officer in the 1960'due south into the 70's beginning as a HVFD junior fire fighter in the 1950's. After being employed past Chapel Opticians for over 25 years, he is at present retired and living in The Villages, FL.

Ric Koonce Ric was active for several years in the lxx's including a alive-in summertime before being hired by PGFD — he returned to Co. 1 on a career assignment and was Battalion Main 4. He is now Assistant Professor and Plan Head of Burn down Science Technology at J. Sargent Reynolds Community College in Richmond, VA.

Matt Kovalakides A DeMatha grad and member in the 90's, Matt moved to Los Angeles to pursue a moving picture career, becoming a pop online video and YouTube star and now serves as a Programming Strategist for YouTube/Google. Ironically, Matt grew upward in the same University Park home where Google co-Founder Sergei Brin later lived, an experience described here.

Larry Preston A former active member, Larry retired as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Prince George's County Burn down/EMS Department.

John DiRusso John was a live-in in the seventy'due south while attending Maryland, retired from Federal service later 30 years as an Asst. Burn down Chief and now serves equally a burn inspector in Hyde Park, NY.

Richie Clemens Richie was a career technician for PGFD assigned to Co. 1 (retiring equally a Helm) and the inventor of the Clemens Hook. He got the patent for the Hook while working at Co. i and tested many paradigm versions on our units.

Bill Carey University Park resident and former HVFD Fire Lieutenant Bill Carey serves as News Editor for PennWell Public Safe, including FirefighterNation.com and JEMS.com.