At DPTT Training, our instructors don’t just teach emergency services—they live it. With decades of hands-on experience in response, planning, and leadership, our team brings unparalleled expertise to your department. Having served at every rank from probationary member to chief, we remain grounded in our roots and committed to excellence.
Our honest, attainable, and straight-forward philosophy sets us apart, making DPTT Training the ideal partner to advance your organization’s training needs.
Rank: Deputy District Chief / Assistant Director of Training Chicago Fire Department
Dept: Chicago Fire Department
Total years of service and departments:
29 years of service
24 yrs. Chicago Fire Department
6 years Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Department
3 yrs. North Palos Fire Department
Educational Background & Certifications:
Southern Illinois University: Graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in Fire Service Management.
FO 1, Incident Safety Officer, Instructor I & II, Fire Tactics I & II, Management I & 2, NIMS 100-200-700, Hazardous Materials Technician B, Structural Collapse Ops and Tech. Vehicle & Machinery Ops and Tech. Trench Ops and Tech. Confined Space Ops and Tech. Rope Ops and Tech. Technical Rescue Awareness TRA
Class Instructor For:
Fire Scene Officer, First- In Officer, Coordinated Fire Ground Operations, Reading Smoke, Rope Assisted Search Procedures, RIT, Company Officer School, Incident Safety Officer, Engine Ops, Truck Ops, Structural Collapse Ops and Tech, Vehicle & Machinery Ops and Tech. Technical Rescue Awareness TRA
Rank: Captain
Dept: Flossmoor Fire Department
Total years of service: 15 years, currently full-time. Served 9 years as a fire paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department on the West Side
Educational Background & Certifications:
Fire Officer II
Structural Collapse Technician
Confined Space Technician
Trench Technician
Rope Technician
Instructor III
Tactical Bike Medic Technician
Vehicle Machinery Technician
Water Rescue Technician
Class Instructor For:
Rapid Intervention Classes
Truck and Engine Company Operations
High-Rise Incident Command
Hands-on Live Fire Training
Command and Control for the Fire Ground
Rank: Battalion Chief
Dept: McHenry Township Fire District
Total years of service and departments:
29 Full-time years of service
Hometown Fire (cadet- 1994)
Markham Fire (Part time- 1997)
Hazel Crest Fire (Fulltime-2001)
McHenry Fire (Fulltime-2016) Current
Educational Background & Certifications:
Bachelor of Fire Service Administration from Columbia Southern University
OSFM: HazMat Tech-B, Rope Ops, Collapse, FAE, FOII, TPM, VMT, etc. etc…
NIMS: All of them
Class Instructor For:
VMT, Engine and Truck Ops, Officer Development, Special Entrapment
Rank: Battalion Chief/EMTB Assigned to Operations
Dept: Chicago Fire Department
Total years of service and departments:
34 Full-time years of service
3 Years Broadview Fire Department
3 Years Naperville Fire Department
28 Years Chicago Fire Department
Educational Background & Certifications:
Bachelor of Science Fire Service Management (Southern Illinois University)
Class Instructor For:
RIT Under Fire, Truck, Collapse Ops/Tech, Fire Ground, Company Officer
Rank: Deputy Chief
Dept: Bloomingdale Fire Protection District
Total years of service and departments:
24 Years Bloomingdale Volunteer & Professional
Educational Background & Certifications:
Your resume is on the street. Nothing I write here will impress you anyway. If you’re really curious give em a call. Bloomingdale Station 21: 630-894-9402
Class Instructor For:
RIT Under Fire, Company Officer, Chief Officer, Positions of Command and Control
Rank: ???
Dept:
South Bend Fire Department
Clay Fire
Huntertown Fire Department
New Haven Fire Department
Total years of service and departments:
11 years total in the fire service as a cadet, volunteer, part-time, and career.
Educational Background & Certifications:
Instructor 1, rope operations/technician, driver operator engine/aerial, trench rescue operations/technician, fire officer 1.
Class Instructor For:
RIT, Truck operations, Engine Operations.
Rank: Battalion Chief
Total years of service and departments:
Entered the fire service in 1986 as a paid-on-call FF with the Naperville (IL) Fire Department.
Hired by the Lisle-Woodridge (IL) Fire District in 1990 as a full time professional firefighter. Retired after 28+ years, as a Battalion Chief.
Educational Background & Certifications:
Technician level certifications in; Collapse, Trench and Confined Space. Former Rescue Specialist with USAR IL-TF1. Master’s Degree in Organizational Behavior.
Class Instructor For:
RIT, Collapse, Search, Fire-ground Officer
“The fire service has given me so much. I am privileged to give back as much as I can and strive to make the job better than I found it.”
Rank: Driver Operator
Dept: South Bend Fire Department
Total years of service and departments:
11 Years Full Time of Service
2 Years South Bend Fire Department
9 Years Valparaiso Fire Department
8 Years Lowell Fire Department
Class Instructor For:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, The Working Engine, Indiana Fire Academy.
Rank: ???
Total years of service and departments:
Has worked full time as a professional firefighter for 12 years. Committed to giving back to the job that has given so much to me. Make the job better than when you found it.
Oak Lawn Fire Department
Educational Background & Certifications:
Instructor 3. Training Program Manager. Collapse Technician. Trench Technician. Former USAR Logistics and Transport Specialist. Vehicle Machinery Technician. Welding and Fabrication. Vice President of Southside FOOLS.
Class Instructor For:
RIT, Truck Operations, Engine Operations, Search, Collapse, Advanced Technician Firefighter, VMO/VMT. Basic Firemanship. Firefighter Safety and Survival.
Rank: Chief of Special Operations (Ret)
Total years of service and departments:
44 years of service /Hanover Park FD 3 years/ East Joliet FD 2 years/ Palos Fire Protection District 5 years/ IFSI 25 years
Educational Background & Certifications:
MS Fire and Emergency Management Oklahoma State University , State of Illinois Fire Service Instructor, State Of Illinois Technician all Spec Ops Disciplines, USAR Safety , TFL, Plans, Mine Rescue Technician , Large scale operations, Tower and Crane Technician, Swift Water Technician.
Class Instructor For:
Engine Ops, Truck Ops, 1st Due Officer and Chief, Command, Mayday, Spec Ops, Daily Duties, Large gatherings, Exercise Development, Active Shooter and Threat Response, Community Collaboration
Since joining the fire service in 2010, Alex has been dedicated to learning and sharing information. As a firefighter and part-time training officer, he belives in realistic, straight forward, learner-focused instruction
Alex’s approach emphasizes staying grounded as both a teacher and a lifelong student, ensuring impactful and adaptive training. He is also the creator and host of Talkin’ Shop with Outlier Firefighters, a podcast highlighting unique perspectives and stories from the firefighting community.
Rank: Deputy Chief
Professional Background:
34 year fire service veteran of the 18 years as a chief officer.
Operations section chief Governor’s Island burn testing alternate strategies for combating wind driven firers, Operations Section Chief Governor’s Island ventilation and suppression experiments NIST/UL 2012. Technical advisory panel AFG Grant horizontal ventilation in private dwellings in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories and vertical ventilation in private dwellings.
Instructor Battalion Chief Command Course and Deputy Chief Development course FDNY bureau of training. Lecturer FDNY High Rise Symposium, UK high Rise symposium, Ottawa fire 2010, Chicago High Rise Symposium, Frankfurt 2013, FDIC and FRI.
UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute advisory board member. UL Corporate Member. UL Fire Council member.
Instructor Nassau Fire Service Academy and Illinois Fire Service Institute.
NFPA Committee member “Alternate Strategies wind driven fires”. NFPA Committee member developing NFPA 1770 Fire Dynamics.
Past member of NY -TF 1 USAR. Member of FDNY IMT. SME NIOSH line of duty death report F2018-18 MA.
Fire service instructor, lecturer and consultant.
Professional Background:
Began my career as a volunteer in my home town of Cissna Park, IL.
22 years with the Kankakee IL Fire Dept serving in ranks of FF, Driver, and Lieutenant.
12 years Field Instructor for IFSI teaching Tech Rescue, firefighter classes, and RIT Under Fire.
Education/ Certifications:
Bachelors of Science in Fire Service Management from Southern Illinois University.
Advanced Fire Officer, tech certified in all special ops disciplines, FF3.
Rank: Assistant Chief
Professional Background:
Started in the Fire Service in May of 1999 in his hometown. Has been a full time firefighter since 2001 and has worked for the Cicero Fire Dept since 2005.
Noah worked his way through the ranks to his current position as Assistant Chief. He is also an instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute and is the the Program Manager for their Fireground Search class.
Noah has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and a Bachelor of Science in Fire Service Management.
Rank: 1st DIstrict Relief Lieutenant
Professional Background:
21 Years of Total Service
Evergreen Park -13
North Palos FPD – 3
Chicago Fire Department 18 years
Certifications:
Technician Level in all technical rescue disciplines
ERDI Rescue Diver / Swiftwater Technician
SPRAT Level 1
Incident Safety Officer
Company Fire Officer
Courses Taught
Structural Collapse
R.I.T.
Rank: Assistant Fire Chief (Retired) – Wheaton Fire Department
Professional Background:
35 years of service
6 years paid-on call for Wheaton FD
2 years Career firefighter with Dodge City FD
27 years Career with Wheaton FD
23 years Field Staff instructor for the State of Illinois Fire Academy at the
University of Illinois Champaign, IL
Certifications:
Fire Officer 2, Instructor 2, Technical rescue Technician
4 years Trade school (Electrician)
36 years in the trades certified Electrician
Class instructor for:
Fireground Company Officer
Fireground Command Officer, Fireground Command Positions
Rapid Intervention Rit under fire Chief Officer
High Rise Incident Command
Smoke Divers, F.A.S.T, class, Engine & Truck Operations, Forcible entry
Structural Collapse Operations and Technician
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