- EVOC Certified Emergency Vehicle Operations and Fire Trucks up to Tanker
- EMS State Certified three states and national registry Oklahoma State University
- PADI Open Water Cert and Rescue Diver Virginia Beach Special Operations SkyWarn Certified
I also had the honor of running dive calls as on scene Supervisor
Trucks 1, 2 and 3 with mobile response boats.
Me on rooftop (far left) with team inspecting our new radar system for weather monitoring
Volunteering on ambulance when city needed extra units running
Joey my Search and Rescue horse
My Jeep which was built for mountain and beach rescue
working as mounted rescue with my horse Joey
Testing out new wreck diving gear
Workouts at station gym, I won two powerlifting police/firemen event titles in 2007
Back of truck 1 with 4 rigs plus 2 HELO rigs for ocean response from helicopter
Certified to operate side scan sonar and towfish
towfish torpedo for receiving side scan data when pulled behind boats
side scan images from 66 feet above ocean floor
more physical conditioning training at station
blackout training at inlets, 1 bottom diver and 1 safety diver on top, attached to a handler on shore
Working day supervisor of lifeguards
More wreck gear testing
The Dive Team was in charge of ATV response to accidents near beach
bench pressing reps getting ready for powerlifting events
I also was on call with Search and Rescue with my K9 Dog Ranger
Waiting for deployment to search for drowning victim late at night
Searching for drowning victim
Me and partner inspecting boat 2 prior to patrol
new boat 4, fiberglass not good for dangerous high surf rescue but great for patrol
three SUV Jet Skis also in our fleet, me cleaning after every shift
The Incident Commands Perch where we ran dive calls on scene
Truck 1 getting checked out start of each shift
Me bombproof training a horse for search and rescue class
Rodeo Bullfighting is a hobby, I worked rodeo clowning at rodeos on the east coast
EVOC Cert
1st Dan Black Belt TaeKwonDo achieved 1984 and have been working instructor ever since
HAZMAT Cert
National Registry Cert
City Dive Teams training facility
Me diving during winter months on car recovery
STEP OVER commands training my bull
bareback jumping training
Join Ops training day
Building our new drive up piers for the SUV Jet Skis
Me in camo pants working rodeo clown at bull training ranch
Me western jumping Joey my SAR horse
Me cleaning truck after beach patrol to prevent rust
Me on ATV winter patrol
Shift change debriefing getting ready to take Jet Skis out on patrol
Me in blue jersey getting ready for bullrider coming out of shoots
Getting drysuit zipped up before doing blackout training
I taught school kids water safety for a month while regular instructor was gone on emergency leave.
Pulling the kidsafe trailer behind our beach truck
Norm my pet riding bull this is when he was 1000 lbs, now he weighs 2000
A new addition to the Bull Riding ranch
Beach training never ending during summer months
VA Beach Drysuit police and rescue getting ready for polar plunge protection
Our dive boat and police boat keeping other boats away from polar plunge area
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My unhappy bull after getting nose ring put in at vets office
neck reining command training
Safety vest worn with wild greenbroke horse during training
2 miles off shore getting ready for dive
Me and partner getting ready for ATV remote recovery training
Took over Grandads ranch in Louisiana and working as appraiser and purchase agent for Estate Liquidators
My newest hauling rig great for liquidation of estates and hauling ATVs for search and rescue