Michael Browning

South Carolina Burned Children Fund Region 7 Deputy Director.

Title: The National Society of Leadership and Success for Foundation of Leadership, South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Leadership Institute, South Carolina State Association of Fire Chiefs Chief Fire Officer Program

• 1152 OSHA Fire Fighter
• 1210 Emergency Vehicle Driver Training
• 3330 Basic Auto Extrication
• 1136 Flammable Liquids and Gas
• 2116 Managing Company Tactical Operations
• 2722 Hazardous Materials
• 2127 Bldg. Constr. Principles
• 2137 Incident Command System
• 3310 Rope Rescue Operations
• 1139 Rescuing the Rescuer
• 5274 Introduction to Trench Rescue
• 8270 WMD Awareness Level Training
• 1160 Truck Company and Support Operations
• 2176 Shaping the Future
• 2150 Incident Safety Officer
• 8118 Positive Pressure Ventilation
• 1140 Rapid Intervention Crew
• 1153 Fire Fighter I
• 5261 Basic Rappel Ops. for the Rescuer
• 4171 Fire Instructor I
• 4172 Fire Instructor 2
• 1220 Pump Ops. I
• 2155 Fire Ground Computer Simulation
• 3350 Water Rescue Ops.
• 3310 Rope Rescue Ops.
• 5296 Basic Wildland Search and Rescue Ops.
• NIMS IS-700
• IS-00055 Household Hazardous Materials
• NIMS IS-00100
• NIMS IS-00200
• IS-00800- National Response Plan
• NIMS ICS-300
• NIMS ICS-400
• 1221 Pump Ops II
• 1225 Pumper Testing
• 1176 Pipeline Emergencies
• Firefighter 2
• Swift water rescue
• Basic Dive
• Advance Diver
• Rescue Diver
• 1250 Aerial Opps
• Pro Board Firefighter 2
• 3309 Intro Tech Rescue
• 3316 High Angle Rescue
• 3402 Municipal FD Approach to Aircraft Rescue
• Big Rig Rescue
• TARS Auto Extrication
• Rippin Rescue Advance Auto Extrication
• Fundamentals of Radiological Monitoring and Radiological Emergency Response
• Ethanol Safety
• Emergency Vehicle Response Awareness
• ISFSI Modern Construction Considerations
• Hydrogen Response Considerations
• 5320 Advanced Mechanical Advantage
• Emergency Response to Highway Incidents
• Fire Chief 101
• 5333 Street Smart First Responder
• Improving Tactical Decision Making
• ISFSI Thinking Firefighters
• Pipeline Emergencies
• Photovoltaic 101
• Crew Resource Management
• Motivating Millennials
• Propane Emergencies
• Hydrogen Response
• 8006 Time to Expand on HazMat
• 8004 Meth Lab Awareness and Identification
• 7741 New fires so what
• Advance Swiftwater
• 1182 Wildland urban interface structure protection
• 1412 Carbon Monoxide Awareness
• 2100 Fire Officer I
• 2102 Fire Officer 2
• 1181 Wildland Training for Structural
• Traffic Incident Management
• 907 Active Shooter
• 3209 Fire Investigation for First Responder
• 3390 Confined Space Entry
• 3392 Confined Space Rescue
• 2172 Leadership II
• Ethanol Emergency Response
• 2740 Risk based Response Air Monitoring
• 2132 Building Construction (Combustibles)
• 2723 HAZMAT Technician
• 8345 ISO
• 1822 Roll Practitioner
• 2736 Chlorine Response Specialist
• 2159 Politics and the White Helmet
• 3312 Trench Rescue
• 6100 End User
• 8612 ICC Fire Inspector Exam Prep
• 6200 Administrator I
• 2119 Strategy and Tactics for Company ops
• 6509 Vision 20/20 CRR for Chief Fire Officers
• 2121 Decision Making for Company Ops
• 2118 Preparation for Initial Company Operations
• 2144 IC for High Rise Operations
• 2199 Leadership and Supervision: Framework to Success

NIMS ICS-00100, NIMS ICS-00200, NIMS ICS- 300

NIMS ICS- 400, NIMS IS-700, NIMS ICS-800

Fire Protection Systems

Fire Behavior and Combustion

Fire Prevention Organization and Management

New Fire Chief, Administration Issues

Incident Command for Structural Collapse

Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services

New Fire Chief, Challenging Issues

Incident Command for High-Rise Operations

Training Operations for Small Departments

Political and Legal Foundation in Fire Protection

Fire and Emergency Services Administration

• SERTC-Flammable Liquids by Railcar
• SERTC- Tank Car Specialist
• SERTC- PER292- Leadership & Management of Surface Transportation Incident
• TEEX- Enhanced All Hazards Incident Management / Unified Command
• CFI Trainer-Fire Investigation for Fire Officers-35 Hours

• Fire Fighter II
• Fire Officer I and 2
• Fire Instructor 1 and 2

• First Aid/CPR
• NREMT-B

I am an instructor with the South Carolina Fire Academy. I am also an instructor for the American Safety and Health Institute, where I teach First Aid/CPR and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).

• 2004, Belton Fire Fighter of the Year
• 2007, Belton Fire Fighter of the Year
• 2008, SC Firefighters’ Association Meritorious Action Award
• 2008, Resolution Honor from Anderson County Council
• 2008, Belton Fire Chief Award
• 2008, National Medal of Honor
• 2011, Resolution Honor from Anderson County Council
• 2015, Belton Fire Fighter of the Year
• 2015, Belton Fire Training Award
• 2017, Belton Fire Training Award
• 2018, Belton Fire Training Award
• 2019, Belton Fire Chief Award
• 2020, Belton Fire Training Award
• 2022, Belton Fire Chief Award
• 2023, Belton Fire Training Award

I have been in the fire service for 25 years. I began my service with the Cheddar Fire Department, a division of Anderson County, as a volunteer and served with them for 15 years.

I serve for the Belton Fire Department, where I hold the position of Captain/NREMT and Training Officer. My daily roles include supervising a shift and an engine company. When called upon, I run fire ground operations, rescue operations, emergency medical services, and hazardous material responses. My additional role within the department is training officer, where I conduct and coordinate training for the department. I also serve as the fire prevention officer, my roles include planning and coordinating fire prevention programs, coordinating with schools and the public. During my tenure as CRR, the fire department received the FIRE SAFE SC Safe City Designation five years in a row.

I am currently employed full time and serve for the City of Mauldin, where I serve in the position of Lieutenant /NREMT. My responsibilities in this position include officer in charge of an engine company where I oversee the operation and day-to-day at the station and fill in as Battalion Chief in his absence on a rotation, as well as a member of the Greenville County ERT Team.

I previously served on the supervisory committee and currently serve on the members’ benefit committee for the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association, as well as a member of the officers’ section. I also serve on the awards committee for the South Carolina State Association of Fire Chiefs.

I am a graduate of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Leadership Institute in 2022. I am also a graduate of the South Carolina State Association of Fire Chiefs’ Chief Fire Officer Program in 2024. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration from Columbia Southern University. I plan to get my master’s degree and apply for the executive fire officer program at the National Fire Academy.