Dave Bunnell

Dave Bunnell

Firefighter - Lieutenant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sales Representative at New England Fire Equipment & Apparatus Corporation

  • Education

    • Connecticut Fire Academy

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      Fire Science/Fire-fighting

      Firefighter 1 & 2, ProBoard certifiedFire Service Instructor 1, ProBoard certifiedPump Operator, ProBoard certifiedHazardous Materials Operational (certified to instruct to NFPA 472)Incident Safety OfficerEPA HazMat Technician

    • Mattatuck Community College

      1981 - 1983
      Associate's Degree Accounting and Business/Management
  • Experience

    • Northfield Volunteer Fire Company

      Oct 1979 - Jan 1995
      Firefighter - Lieutenant

      Provide fire suppression, rescue, and EMS service to the residents of the Nortfield section of the town of Litchfield, and surronding communities. Also served as a Lieutenant, responsible for supervision of firefighters at incidents and training.

    • AT&T

      Aug 1984 - Jan 2014

      Managed teams of technicians both in a call center environment and in the field setting, to provide high quality telecommunications services to both business and residential customers. Also managed circuit design engineers in the Special Services/Carrier Systems design group. Duties included: Scheduling, payroll, handling internal and external escalations, response to government regulatory agencies, technical support of technicians and other departments, Union/Management relations, hiring and termination, employee reviews, out of hours coverage, and coverage fro next higher level of management. Types of services incude all services from POTS to Gigabit Ethernet services. Show less

      • Manager - Network Services

        Feb 2000 - Jan 2014
      • Customer Service Technician

        Aug 1984 - Feb 2000
    • Torringford Volunteer Fire Department

      Jan 1995 - Jan 2004
      Firefighter - Driver -Lieutenant - Chief of Department

      Fire suppression and rescue services to the residents of the Torringford section of the City of Torrington, and surronding areas. As Chief of Department, responsible for command of the entire department at incidents and training. Responsible for formulating an annual budget. Ensuring all required training was completed by all members. Reported and interfaced with the City of Torrington career Chief and his staff to ensure seamless delivery of services. Reported monthly to the elected City Board of Safety. Show less

    • Middlebury Volunteeer Fire Department

      Jan 2003 - now
      Firefighter - Engineer

      Provide firefighting, rescue, hazmat, and EMS services to the residents of Middlebury and our neighboring towns. Also check and maintain apparatus as an Engineer, including weekly vehicle checks, pump tests, portable equipment testing and maintenance, and regular DOT checks. Assist the department Training Officer in training other firefighters. Train potential new drivers on state 2Q license testing. Train and check out drivers on all apparatus. Operate and account for apparatus and equipment on scenes of incidents. Show less

    • New England Fire Equipment & Apparatus Corporation

      Jul 2015 - now
      Sales Representative

      Assist Fire Departments, EMS providers, and municipalities in the specification and purchase of fire apparatus, ambulances, and firefighting equipment. I act as a resource and advocate for my customers to the manufacturers we work with, including Smeal, US Tanker, Ladder Towers Corporation, and PL Custom/ Rescue 1, in an effort to provide them with the best piece of equipment, at the lowest possible cost, to meet their needs.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Emergency Medical Technician

      State of Connecticut
      Jan 1981