Ross Chapman

Experience

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  Village of Arlington Heights

  Mar 2007 - now

  • Battalion Chief

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Fire Lieutenant

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2025

  • Firefighter/Paramedic

    Mar 2007 - Jun 2019
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  The City of Lake Forest

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2009

  Firefighter/Paramedic-POP
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  Long Grove Fire Protection District

  May 2010 - Jan 2014

  Firefighter/Paramedic-Paid on Premise
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  START Group

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2018

  Rescue Specialist/Instructor

  START Group personnel are trainers of OSHA and Federal regulatory Compliance regarding respiratory use, confined space entry, tunnel collapse, trenching, and fall prevention. START Group personnel are also trainers in traffic incident management, hazardous materials mitigation (including WMD), and mass transit. START Group field staff frequently completes confined space and tunnel standby attendant and rescue work, along with quantitative fit testing. START Group personnel also deliver fire suppression and industrial fire brigade training, along with emergency medical training (first aid, CPR, and AED).As professionals in confined space rescue, START Group personnel have a high level of expertise in OSHA compliance related areas of confined space entry and non‐entry rescue, respirator use, fall protection and prevention, and hazardous materials. Using this resource of extensive knowledge, START Group offers the following comprehensive training and loss control packages in confined space and non‐entry rescue:• Evaluation of Current Level of Compliance• Evaluation and Classification of Confined Spaces• Regulator Classroom Section• Manipulative Skills Training Session Show less

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  MABAS Division 1

  Jan 2012 - Feb 2025

  Training Coordinator/Technical Rescue Technician
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  Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA)

  Mar 2013 - Jan 2024

  Technical Rescue Program Coordinator/Instructor

  The NIPSTA curriculum responds to the public safety educational needs and high professional standards of local government and private industry. Instructors provide training to the operational and technician level training in all technical rescue disciplines; Rope, Trench, Structural Collapse, and Confined Space. All training meets and/or exceeds the OSHA and the Office of the State Fire Marshal requirements as well as the NFPA guidelines. This high level of expertise provided to the students enables them to carry out the training provided with a high level of safety and confidence. NIPSTA supports the training and instruction mission with the newest equipment and with full support of the instructors. Show less

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  Gateway Technical College

  Jun 2013 - Mar 2019

  Specialized Rescue Instructor

  Instructor for technical rescue programs for Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Technical Rescue Operations include; Confined Space, Vehicle Extrication, Structural Collapse and High Angle-Rope.

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  Medcor

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2018

  Instructor

  Provide technical rescue and hazardous materials training for a variety of clients in accordance with NFPA and OSHA standards.

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  Elevated Safety, LLC.

  Feb 2015 - now

  Special Projects Manager

  Based in Chicago, Illinois, Elevated Safety provides rope access and rescue training, as well as at height services and consulting to organizations across a variety of industries. Elevated Safety also provides OSHA compliance training, rope equipment sales and confined space rescue training.Elevated Safety is dedicated to the support and advancement of the rope access industry, promoting working safely at height through the use of professional equipment and modern training and techniques. Show less

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  Illinois Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1

  Aug 2018 - now

  Rescue Squad Officer