Books By Forest Reeder, Alan Joos - Author

Forest Reeder began his fire service career in 1978. He serves as Division Chief / Training & Safety with the Des Plaines (IL) Fire Department. Forest is the Fire Officer 1 & 2 coordinator for the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association and also serves as the Eastern Regional Director of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI). Additionally, Forest is the author of the weekly drill feature at www.firefighterclosecalls.com and at www.fireengineering.com. He has instructed at FDIC for over 10 years and trains both locally and nationally on fire service training, safety and officer development related topics. Several articles on these programs have been published in major trade publications. Forest is a Director with the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors and has served as President. Forest served as the Fire Science Coordinator at Moraine Valley Community College for 10 years and continues to assist in course delivery and curriculum design projects at the college.