Steven Morris
Huntley,IL
Summary
Proactive Battalion Chief with extensive experience in fire station management, emergency response, and special operations coordination. Skilled in personnel management, facility maintenance, and staff scheduling, ensuring optimal performance and preparedness. Bringing strong servant leadership, mentorship, and effective liaison abilities to advance fire service operations and personnel.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Battalion Chief
Northbrook Fire Department
03.2001 - Current
- Reviewed fire reports and payroll entries of station officers to verify accuracy and completeness.
- Developed scheduling and coordination of shift staffing levels, changes and activities.
- Liaison between the fire department and Public Works for facility repairs, maintenance, and improvements.
- Responsible for procuring station supplies for 3 fire stations
- Responsible for repair/replacement of appliances for 3 fire stations and the administration building
- Manage multiple fire stations effectively, ensuring personnel, 16-22 were properly trained, equipped, and supervised for optimal performance.
Fire Captain
Northbrook Fire Department
05.2018 - 11.2022
- Assistant Shift Commander providing leadership and mentoring for 3 officers and 13-19 firefighters.
- Responsible for emergency response, training, and supervision of 4-7 firefighters across 3 pieces of equipment; Tower Ladder, Rescue, and Ambulance
- Special Operations Coordinator overseeing; Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue, Dive/Sonor, and USAR members.
- Responsible for reimbursement from MABAS for USAR deployments and members that needed training for Special Teams classes.
Lieutenant
Northbrook Fire Department
09.2012 - 05.2018
- Responsible for supervising 4-7 firefighters.
- Managed fire department radios and equipment ensuring programming and repairs with outside vendors.
- Managed site plans and maps as businesses and village grew and developed ensuring efficient response and effective assignment of personnel to desired tasks.
Education
Master of Science - Fire And Emergency Management Administration
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Fire Science Management
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL08.2010
Skills
- Incident Command
- Emergency Management
- Personnel Management
- Staff Scheduling
- Facility and equipment maintenance
- Disaster preparedness
- Crew Leadership
- Mentor junior officers
Timeline
Fire Captain
Northbrook Fire Department
05.2018 - 11.2022
Lieutenant
Northbrook Fire Department
09.2012 - 05.2018
Battalion Chief
Northbrook Fire Department
03.2001 - Current
Master of Science - Fire And Emergency Management Administration
Oklahoma State University
Bachelor of Science - Fire Science Management
Southern Illinois University
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