Emergency Services/Communications Resume, Bruce B Barton

Personnel

Bruce Barton
PO Box 548
Stroudsburg, PA 18360-0548
USA

FAX 570-424-7630
e-mail bruce@tacvid.com
DOB 7/55

Work History

1974 to 1983 Owner-Manager of Barton Security Service
Security System Installation, Security Officers Patrol Service, Communications

1980 to 1992 Owner- Manager, Barton Communications
Communications Systems Sales Service, Cellular, Paging, Emergency Unit Systems and Lighting

1993 to 1996 Manager, Keystone Services and Products
Sales and General Management , Environmental Consultants, Surplus Equipment Sales

1986 to date Owner, Incident Control Systems ATA The SAR STORE
Emergency Service Equipment and Training, ICS Productions-Video Training Programs

1996 to date President ICS Technologies,  Custom portable and Mobile Command communications system design, construction and units.

Education

1974 Graduate Stroudsburg High School

1972-1984 Nat-PA certified Emergency Medical Technician

1981 Nat SAR School - Governors Island 40 Hour Search Manager Training

1993 NJ Institute of Technology - Haz-Mat 40 Hr. Technician Level

1996 & 2003 International Critical Incident Stress Foundation - Basic and Advanced CISM 32Hrs

1972 to date hundreds of training class's in related fields some listed below.

Volunteer Experience

Vol. Ambulance, Chief Northeast Search and Rescue, Past Vice Pres SAR Council of NJ, Office of Emergency Services, Rescue International, Boy Scouting-Explorer Post, Red Cross, Pocono Mt. Kennel Club

Search and Rescue Training and Activities
  • 1972- 2003 Chief and founder Northeast Search and Rescue, Stroudsburg
  • 1972 to date various Rope Rescue Training.
  • 1972 to date various Red Cross First Aid and CPR Training.
  • 1973 to date Member Monroe County Office of Emergency Services
    Communications, RADEF Officer, HAZMAT Team 70’s and 80’s, SAR Section Chief
  • 1976-2002 NASAR Many Conference Training Sessions and Guest Speaker.
  • 1976 Founding Member General Ambulance Corps, Stroudsburg, PA
  • 1976 to date Life Member National Association for Search and Rescue and past Board Member
  • 1977 to date Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver, with Advanced Underwater Recovery Training
  • 1981 Graduate National Search and Rescue School - US Coast Guard, Governors Island
  • 1982 Founding Member East Coast Search and Rescue Dog Confederation
  • 1982 to date Search Dog Handler /Trainer
  • 1984 Founding Member PA Search and Rescue Council past board member
  • 1985 to 1993 Member PA Dept. of Health Rescue Task Force
  • 1985 Founding Member Rescue International
  • 1986 to date Director of Operations and Board Member- Rescue International
  • 1986 to date Instructor various K-9 Training classes.
  • 1986 NASAR MSF Instructor Training
  • 1986 to date ERI's MSO Instructor Training , having taught dozens of classes
  • 1987 International Search Dog Conference, Orlando, FL
  • 1988 OFDA US Disaster Team Training Sessions
  • 1989 International Search Dog Conference, Mexico City
  • 1989 Panel Speaker Disaster 89
  • 1990 International Rescue 1990 training (USAR) Montgomery Co., MD
  • 1991 PA Fish and Boat Comm. Phase One and Two Water Rescue
  • 1991 Dive Rescue Int’l Ice Rescue Instructor
  • 1992 NESAR Field Team Member and Field Team Leader Instructor
    92 to Date active 1-3 classes a year.
  • 1993 American Red Cross
    Intro To Disaster Services ARC 3066
    Mass Care Basic
    Mass Care to Families Mod 1 + 2 Basic
    Damage Assessment ARC 3029
  • 1994 NASAR Basic Water Rescue
  • 1994 40Hr. HAZMAT Technician Training, NJ Institute Of Technology  
    1995, 96 8 Hr. in house refreshers and 8 Hrs supervisor 1995.96 Current Refresher to 2003
  • 1994 PA Fish and Boat - Phase I Water Rescue Instructor
  • 1995 Rescue International Disaster Response Team Member Class Instructor
  • 1995 Disaster 1995 Orlando, FL
  • 1996 Basic and Advanced Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Training - Int’l CIS Foundation
  • 1996 ICS 100 Training Refresher
  • 1996 Co-Author Rescue Int'ls Wilderness Search Dog Training Manual and Video
  • 1997 First Aid CPR Refresher
  • 1997 Co-Author Rescue Int'ls Water Search With Dogs Training Manual and Video
  • 1997 Asst. Chairman Search and Rescue Council of New Jersey
  • 1997-98 Search and Rescue/Disaster Response 97 and 98 K9 and Communications track presenter
  • 1997 8 hour Haz Mat Refresher
  • 1998 - 2001 Vice-President SAR Council of NJ
  • 1998 Presenter SARCNJ Training Weekend , NJ State police Academy, Sea Girt, NJ
  • 1998 First Aid CPR Refresher
  • 1998 16 Hour Haz Mat refresher
  • 1999 Search Team Member Pre-conference training and session presenter SARCNJ Training Weekend , NJ State police Academy, Sea Girt, NJ
  • 8 Hour Haz Mat Refresher
  • 1999 Co-Developed Search Team Member Training Program & Manual for Police , Fire, EMS 
  • 1999, 2001, 2002 NASAR Response Training Conference presenter and attendee
  • 1999-2001 Co-Chair SAR Council Of  NJ  Training Weekend
  • 1999 SR/DR Conference  Presenter
  • 2000 16 Hour Haz Mat Refresher
  • 2000-2003 ARC First Responders - CPR
  • 2001-2002 SAR Dog Expo Canine Water Search Presenter
  • 2001-2002 CRTF Cadaver Dog School
  • 2001 Collapse Structure I class
  • 2001 16 Hour ICS 200 Training class
  • 2002 Collapse Structure II class
  • 2002-2003 Water Rescue Phase I
  • 2002 Weapons of Mass Destruction Training
  • 2002 Response to Terrorist Attack Training
  • 2003 First Response Expo Presenter Disaster Communications
  • 2003 Basic and Advanced CISM peer support
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    SAR and Major Emergency Mission Experience
  • Over 950 Major SAR, Emergency Management Incidents since 1972
  • 1972 to date: As Chief of NESAR for the past 31 years and now as Assistant Chief  I direct or partisapate in an average of 7 to 15 Search, Rescue and Recovery Operations a year.
  • 1986 K-9 Team Leader NY State Thruway Bridge Collapse
  • 1986 K-9 Team Leader Bridgeport, CT Building Collapse
  • 1988 Operations - Communications Officer for OFDA Disaster Team Response to Soviet Armenia. Directed Operations and Communications from OFDA/Soviet Command Post provided International Mission Coordination with 13 countries for Soviet and US operations for 6 days in country. This was the Official US Government joint K-9, Heavy Rescue, and Relief Operation.
  • 1990 Team Leader IC Rescue International/NESAR Response to Hurricane Andrew Communications and Field Hospital Overhead for 5 days in Homestead, FL
  • 1995 Team Leader (IC) Rescue Intl./NESAR response to Panama City, FL for Hurricane Opal. Per-staged and Relief Assistance Operations.
    1997 Disaster Response team response to N Carolina Hurricane Hugo
  • 1999 Responded to Hurricane Floyd flooding in Boundbrook, NJ  (water rescue and Command assistance Boundbrook PD)
  • 1999 Canine Handler and Canine Operations officer- Allentown, PA chemical plant explosion
  • 2001 to date NE PA 8 county terrorism task force committee member (Rescue/Communications)
  • 2001 9/11 WTC SAR First Responder Canine and Communications support NYC EMS/FDNY 
  • 2001 9/11 Director of Operations Canine Recovery Task Force WTC 8-16 to 930 2001 Staten Island Recovery Site
  • 2002-2003 Dozens of SAR, recovery and regional emergency responses.
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    Communications Experience