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Salisbury Fire Department
 

RTC Fire Protection Program

 Instructors & Graduates Contact Page

Instructors

Richard McIntyre

The first instructor for the program at RTC.

From August 1963 to December of 1969

The above photo is Richard with his New flammable liquids fire pit at RTC Training Grounds.

Richard McIntyre teaching a fire extinguisher class at RTC in 1966.

Left to right:

Charles King Umberger( Concord, NC)

Richard McIntyre

George Ruffin Osborne (Wallace, NC)

Felix Manteo Drye (Badin, NC)

Herbert Wayne Flora (Salisbury)

 

 

Bob Barr
480-990-7540
Scottsdale, AZ

Head of the program from 1967-1971

firescope@msn.com

John Shreve    

Bernard Penley

Field Instructor

 

Marvin Yost

Field Instructor

 

Narvie Bonds

Field Instructor

Students

1967
Keith Collins

Salisbury North Carolina

Raymond Sells

From Richmond Virginia

 
1968
Keith Williams Bobby Williams  
1969
     
1971

Bart Massey

 

Fire Marshal for Charlotte Fire Department in North Carolina.

Office Telephone: 704-336-8374

E-Mail: bmassey@ci.charlotte.nc.us

 

 

Dan Peters

1971 grad and presently Loss Control Manager for Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Charlotte, NC, Chaplain, Salisbury Fire Department and Fire Marshal/Safety Officer for Faith Fire Department.

Home E-Mail : petersdwnc@yahoo.com

Home Office:  704.540.6670

Cell:      704.239.1334

Fax:       704.426.8699

 

1974

  Frank Kinnier Jr.

1974 Graduate, originally from Coatesville, Pennsylvania

A Captain with the Chesterfield County Fire & EMS in Chesterfield, Virginia. His current assignment is Deputy Fire Marshal. Frank is a 22 year veteran of the Chesterfield FD.

Home Telephone : 804-794-3286

Work Telephone: 804-768-7961

Home E-mail: Fkinner@aol.com

Work E-mail: KinnierF@chesterfield.gov

Frank's instructors included: Don Clapp and Raymond Sale.

Rick Plunkett

1974 Graduate

Fire Administrator for Forsyth County Fire Department

E-Mail: plunkers@forsyth.cc

Office Telephone Number: 336-703-2550

 

 

 

 

1976
  Robert Jenkins

Chesterfield Fire & EMS

Plans review

jenkinsr@chesterfield.gov

Jim Pharr 

1480 Armstrong Ford Rd.

Belmont, NC 28012

704-825-1764

Jlpharr@aol.com

August 2006 - Present :Visiting Assistant Professor in the College of Justice and Safety, Loss Prevention and Safety. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.
Teaching fire and safety engineering courses in the undergraduate program.

1996 to June 2006: Emergency Management Director and Fire Marshal
Gaston County, NC

September 1992 until February1996: Assistant Emergency Management Director / Fire Marshal,
Gaston County, NC
 

July 1990 until September 1992: Director, Field Operations,
Piedmont Environmental, Inc., Kannapolis, NC.

June 87 to June 1990: Fire Chief,
Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department - Guilford County, NC.
 

April 86 to June 87: Fire Investigator,
Charlotte, NC Fire Department.
 

January 77 until April 86: Fire Marshal / Assistant EM Director,
Cabarrus County, NC
 

Volunteer Fire Service:
January - Sept. 1992 Kannapolis Fire Department - Firefighter
May 1986 to June 1987 Hickory Grove Fire Department - Captain, Training Officer
Oct. 1971 to May 1986 Jackson Park Fire Dept - Firefighter, Captain

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCATIONS
International Association of Arson Investigators - member more than 20 years
Includes membership in North Carolina Chapter
Served as director 1986-1990
International Association of Fire Chiefs
North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs
North Carolina State Fire Marshal's Association
North Carolina Association of County Fire Marshals
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
North Carolina Society of Fire Service Instructors
 

 

1977
  Randall Faggart

 

 

Kannapolis Fire Department

Fire Inspector/Educator

Fire Inspections Division

Randall  graduated from the Industrial Health and Safety Technology program in 1976 and returned/graduated in the Fire Science Technology program in 1977. Worked for Salisbury Fire after leaving the US Air Force in 1984. Became the Rowan County Fire Marshal in 1987 and left there for Kannapolis in 2000.

Email: rfaggart@ci.kannapolis.nc.us,

Work phone number: 704-920-4279

 

 
1978
Randy Hess

Vice President for VFIS

Technical Director

Risk Control Services

717-741-7233

 

E-mail: rhess@vfis.com

 

Greg McCarraher

From Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Captain with the Chesterfield FD of Chesterfield, Virginia and serves as the department's Safety Officer.

Work E-mail: McCarraherg@chesterfield.gov

Rick McIntyre, CFOD

Fire Chief

Jacksonville Fire Department, NC

(910) 455-8080
mcintyre@ci.jacksonville.nc.us

Dale Wooten
1978 Graduate in Fire Science Program
 
Currently working with Duke Power Company (24+ years) as a Safety Consultant for the Fossil /Hydro Department.
 
Work e-mail:  jdwooten@duke-energy.com
Home e-mail:  jdwooten@ctc.net

 

   
1979
Dale Wooten
1979 Graduate in Fire Protection Program
 
Currently working with Duke Power Company (24+ years) as a Safety Consultant for the Fossil /Hydro Department.
 
Work e-mail:  jdwooten@duke-energy.com
Home e-mail:  jdwooten@ctc.net

 

   
1980
Richard B. Alpert, PE

Project Director for Schirmer Engineering Corporation

1st Assistant Chief of the Upper Gywnedd Township Volunteer Fire Department


SCHIRMER ENGINEERING CORPORATION
6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 220
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: 301.220.1212 ext. 103
Fax: 301.220.2256
Email:
mailto:rick_alpert@schirmereng.com
Web:
http://www.schirmereng.com/

Winner - 2005 Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Award

Gary McCarraher

( Greg McCarraher's brother)

Fire Chief of Franklin ,Massachusetts

ffdchief@hotmail.com

 

Timothy L. Whicker

 

           1980 Graduate in Fire Protection and Fire Science
           Continued Education in Industrial Engineering at Western Carolina University
           Initially employed in Fire Protection Division at R.J.Reynolds Industries.
           Currently Deputy Fire Marshal, Forsyth County Fire Department, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Chief of the City View Volunteer Fire Department in Forsyth County
 
           "Rowan Tech was the most satisfying and practical educational experiences that I
           continue to draw on daily. I wished this caliber of program had continued for others."

E-Mail: whicketl@forsyth.cc

 
1981
 

Bob Parnell

1981 Graduate

Current Status: Fire Chief of Salisbury Fire, Salisbury, NC

Voice: 704-638-4464

E-mail: Bparn@salisburync.gov

 
 

 

Other Rowan FPET graduates from Chesterfield County Virginia:

Terry Conover

 

 

Please e-mail your contact info and a little info on your current status or accomplishments and I will post it here. Marshall Moore

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