Jim Silvernail, a second-generation firefighter,
is a rescue captain and training officer with the Metro West Fire
Protection District of St. Louis County, MO. He has more than 15
years of operational experience at the company level and is a lead
instructor at the St. Louis County Fire Academy, specialising in
truck company operations. Jim deployed with MOTF-1 (FEMA Urban
Search & Rescue) as a planning team manager to Hurricane Sandy
(Oct./Nov. 2012) in New York, NY.
Capt. Silvernail holds an AAS in fire protection technology, a BA
in business administration, and an MS in human resource management.
In addition to Suburban Fire Tactics, Jim has written numerous
articles for Fire Engineering Magazine. He is a workshop instructor
at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) and presents
at various regional conferences.
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