Local Firefighters Aim for High Standards Bureau of Fire Holds Accountability Training
Local Firefighters Aim for High Standards
Bureau of Fire Holds Accountability Training
Monticello, NY – Sullivan County’s Bureau of Fire, Join Sullivan Fire Task Force, and the Sullivan County Volunteer Firefighters Association co-hosted a course Sunday designed to encourage firefighters to seek excellence not just in fighting fires but in operating their fire departments.
More than 60 first-responders gathered at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, where they spent the morning diving deep into accountability and professionalism on & off the scene, from the words they say to the clothes they wear.
“The volunteer fire service is filled with people from all walks of life,” said co-presenter Brian Soller, Rock Hill FD chief and a State-certified fire instructor. “Regardless of our rank, we need to look in the mirror to best represent ourselves, our department, the fire service and our community in the most professional way we can.”
“Serving as a firefighter is a privilege and a responsibility that goes beyond what we do at the scene of a call,” added co-presenter Nate Routledge, Roscoe-Rockland FD’s chief, a State-certified instructor, and a paid firefighter/EMT with the Monticello Joint Fire District. “Our professionalism starts with a commitment to personal accountability, and that’s something worth talking about with one another.”
“Brian and Nate displayed a slide that asked, ‘Why are we here?’” explained Sullivan County Fire Coordinator John Hauschild. “The answer is something we all can agree with: to be the firefighter I would want to respond to my own family’s emergency. I’m glad to tell the public we serve that this is the attitude we train our firefighters to have.”
Roscoe-Rockland FD Chief Nate Routledge co-instructed Sunday’s “Self-Reflection and Accountability” training with Rock Hill FD Chief Brian Soller.
More than 60 firefighters, representing around half of Sullivan County’s departments, gathered at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello Sunday to discuss and reflect on their accountability and professionalism. Co-instructor Brian Soller is standing behind them.
