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Captain Bob Atlas

Bob Atlas is a Captain with The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD). He entered the fire service as a Community Fire Aide for the Milpitas Fire Department in 1996 and completed an internship with the South Santa Clara County Fire Protection District and the California Department of Forestry in 1997. Bob was then employed as an Emergency Medical Technician for American Medical Response. He was hired by the The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in 1999, promoted to Fire Engineer in 2002 and Captain in 2005. Captain Atlas has instructed at the CCCFPD Fire Academy and other fire academies in the area. Bob is certified by the California State Fire Marshal as a Fire Instructor I. He is a member Of FEMA California Task Force 4 and The CCCFPD Technical Rescue Program, leading their Trench Rescue program. Atlas is a Certified Oral Board Rater for the fire district and has been coaching entry level candidates since 1999. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from The University of Massachusetts and an Associates of Science in Fire Science from Mission College.

Secrets of Success for Entry Level Firefighters, Part 1.

April 21st, 2010

Secrets are thoughts or information that are kept from knowledge or view. To be more specific, they are the things that are important to you that elude you on your search for information that may prove to be important in your quest for a job as a professional firefighter. Success is a favorable or desired outcome. Basically, success is the culmination of all of your efforts good and bad. Now that we know that the secrets of success are not hidden from you we can proceed to finding them. In this two part series we will discuss the secrets to successfully obtaining a career in the fire service.

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