Chris Tantlinger

Experience

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  Tantlinger INC

  May 1987 - Aug 2006

  Owner

  Owned and operated utility construction business involved in municipal water and sewer projects. Constructed fiber optic backbone infrastructure for multiple institutions. Operated pipeline inspection division and troubleshooting for repair. General contracting for specialized construction projects.

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  Ligonier Borough Volunteer Hose Company #1

  Mar 1993 - Sept 2016

  Rescue Captain, Chief Engineer, Firefighter

  Performed duties and responsibilities for the volunteer fire company implementing SOGs, training, and response.

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  Westmoreland County

  Aug 2006 - now

  HAZMAT Coordinator

  Coordinate emergency planning for hazardous material facilities as required by Federal and Commonwealth law under the Emergency Planning Community Right-toKnow Act. Monitor over 2 billion pounds of chemicals within the county. Conduct visits to chemical facilities. Conduct full scale hazardous materials exercises. Hazard Mitigation Officer for County. LEPC representative. HAZMAT response coordination. DAMS planning and coordination. Budget planning. Safety Bulletin program for chemical facilities. Trainer for NIMS ICS Safety Officer and Incident Management database. Chemical commodity flow study coordination. Protected Critical Infrastructure Information officer for County level facilities. Show less

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  Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Response Team 800

  Jan 2014 - now

  Commonwealth Pro Board certified hazardous material response team technician #1260Pro Board Hazmat Incident Commander NFPA1072 Chapter 8 #154

  • Chief

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Deputy Chief

    Jan 2014 - now
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  Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety

  May 2015 - now

  Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator

  Responsible for the Emergency Management & Hazardous Material programming. Direct and/or coordinate the following program areas:Planning Section Chief for incident responseEmergency Operations Center managementEmergency Operations PlanningPublic warning and awarenessResource request and acquisition planningIncident Management database coordinationLocal Emergency Planning Commission informationVolunteer Organizations that Aid in a Disaster VOADLocal Emergency Management CoordinatorsGas Exploration Working GroupHealth Care Emergency Management Task ForceHazard Mitigation PlanningSpecial Events PlanningPublic Information/Community Outreach coordinationDamage AssessmentCritical Infrastructure/Key Resources informationDam SafetySchool SafetyDay Care/Personal Care facility SafetyStrategic Planning/Grants CoordinationHazardous Material trainingEmergency Planning Community Right to Know Act EPCRAAirport Response assistanceHazardous Materials Commodity flowRailway SafetyALICE training Show less

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  Howell Rescue Systems, Inc.

  May 2015 - now

  Instructor

  Member of a 40+ instructor cadre for the annual "Crash Course" that performs advanced rescue techniques on vehicles. http://www.crashcoursevillage.org/classes/crashcourse/crashcourse.htm

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  Greensburg Fire Department, Truck, Foam, Air 2, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

  Sept 2016 - now

  Firefighter, PIO

  Member of Company 2 and Department PIO. Company 2 operates a Tiller, Foam, Air, and Utility for the City of Greensburg PA. http://www.gbgfire.org/