leonard c. thompson
LEONARD C. THOMPSON Home: 415-485-4364 Mobile (562) 481-5833 Email: [email protected] 15 Milano Place, San Rafael , CA 94901
Fire Chief – Petaluma Fire/Rancho Adobe Fire Departments– April 2015 - Present San Rafael Fire Foundation – Founder and Board Treasurer -May 2014 - Present Fire Commissioner - City of San Rafael, March 2012 - Present Los Angeles Fire Department 1975 - 2010 20 years as an Officer and 9 years as a Chief Officer
FIRE DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT •
Fire Chief Petaluma/Rancho Adobe Fire Departments
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Chief Deputy-Emergency Operations
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Planning Chief
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Community Liaison/Public Information Officer
Commanding the Emergency Services Bureau, Operations Control and Dispatch, Homeland Security/Safety and Emergency Medical Services
Fire Chief’s executive staff position: strategic planning, budgeting
Community interface, public safety messaging, public relations and media relations
FIRE DEPARTMENT FIELD OPERATIONS 1975 – 2003 •
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Battalion Chief (2001-2003) Single family dwellings (SFD), Industrial Commercial, Apt./Hotels, Petroleum Tank farms, Freeway Incidents, Fire Prevention monitoring, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Captain II Task Force Commander: Wildland interface, High Rise, SFD, Industrial Commercial, Apt./Hotels, Fire Prevention and Safety, EMS; Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force Commander Captain I Engine Captain -Wildland interface, Grass, High Rise, Industrial, Commercial, EMS, Apt/Hotels, Fire Prevention and Safety, Single Family Dwellings (SFD) Recruit Training Section - Instructor Background Investigator - Recruit Training Candidates USAR - First Responder Instructor Internal Affairs Investigator/Advocate Staff Assistant (Command Team) Division and Battalion Chief - (Emergency Situation Status, Resource Status Control, Monitoring and Communications) Resource Controller/Dispatcher Operations Control Dispatch New Dispatcher Trainer/Instructor Firefighter - Harbor Port/San Pedro, Southern Area, Central City, Hollywood Area (Fire Suppression/Prevention and Safety)
L. C. THOMPSON
PROJECTS/ASSIGNMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2003 THROUGH PRESENT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Forged a Shared Services Agreement with Rancho Adobe Fire District Organized and Oversaw Development of the San Rafael Fire Foundation Developed RFP Evaluation of Facilities, Standards of Cover and a new Public Safety HQ (2012) for San Rafael Fire Department. Prepared LAFD Budget Request documents for 5 years (2004-2005 through 2009-2010) Proposed Budget Cutting Options (prepared for Fire Chief-5 Years) Prepared Council Motion to increase staffing – Van Nuys Airport-Fire Station 114 Created Management Guidelines for movement of resources and Company closures Labor-Management Executive Committee- (facilitated meetings between the Fire Chief, Fire Commission, Labor) Created EMS Resource Deployment Plan- Successful conclusion of original EMS Plan Developed new Workload Indicators (Fire Suppression and EMS Programs) Revised contract fee formula for City of San Fernando Developed EMS and Fire Service Contract with Ventura County for Bell Canyon Developed Fire and EMS Dispatch Contract for the Santa Monica Fire Department Coordinated Fire Chief Neighborhood Council Meetings Prepared responses to Controller’s Audit of Fire Department Leadership Practices Negotiated Kaiser Health Foundation $2 million, 3-year contract renewal to increase revenue for the Fire Department’s EMS programs Created Honorary Awards Ceremony at Kodak Theatre for Medal of Valor recipients Developed LAFD Information Portal website to communicate with entire Fire Department Logistical Planning and Organization of memorials/processions for Line-of Duty Deaths
COMMITTEES ASSIGNMENTS • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sonoma County Fire Advisory Council Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association EMS Advisory Committee Labor Management EMS Workgroup EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatch) Workgroup Strategic Planning Workgroup PACER (City Electronic Timekeeping) Executive Committee On-Line Paperless Committee Department Timekeeping Committee Banked Overtime Committee Interoperability Committee Continuity of Operations Committee
EDUCATION • • • • •
Labor/Management-Fire Service Leadership Partnership Training Company Officers Management and Operations Instructor 1A and 1B Certification Previous EMT Certification California State University Dominguez Hills
Fire Chief – Petaluma Fire/Rancho Adobe Fire Departments– April 2015 - Present San Rafael Fire Foundation – Founder and Board Treasurer -May 2014 - Present Fire Commissioner - City of San Rafael, March 2012 - Present Los Angeles Fire Department 1975 - 2010 20 years as an Officer and 9 years as a Chief Officer
FIRE DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT •
Fire Chief Petaluma/Rancho Adobe Fire Departments
•
Chief Deputy-Emergency Operations
•
Planning Chief
•
Community Liaison/Public Information Officer
Commanding the Emergency Services Bureau, Operations Control and Dispatch, Homeland Security/Safety and Emergency Medical Services
Fire Chief’s executive staff position: strategic planning, budgeting
Community interface, public safety messaging, public relations and media relations
FIRE DEPARTMENT FIELD OPERATIONS 1975 – 2003 •
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Battalion Chief (2001-2003) Single family dwellings (SFD), Industrial Commercial, Apt./Hotels, Petroleum Tank farms, Freeway Incidents, Fire Prevention monitoring, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Captain II Task Force Commander: Wildland interface, High Rise, SFD, Industrial Commercial, Apt./Hotels, Fire Prevention and Safety, EMS; Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force Commander Captain I Engine Captain -Wildland interface, Grass, High Rise, Industrial, Commercial, EMS, Apt/Hotels, Fire Prevention and Safety, Single Family Dwellings (SFD) Recruit Training Section - Instructor Background Investigator - Recruit Training Candidates USAR - First Responder Instructor Internal Affairs Investigator/Advocate Staff Assistant (Command Team) Division and Battalion Chief - (Emergency Situation Status, Resource Status Control, Monitoring and Communications) Resource Controller/Dispatcher Operations Control Dispatch New Dispatcher Trainer/Instructor Firefighter - Harbor Port/San Pedro, Southern Area, Central City, Hollywood Area (Fire Suppression/Prevention and Safety)
L. C. THOMPSON
PROJECTS/ASSIGNMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2003 THROUGH PRESENT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Forged a Shared Services Agreement with Rancho Adobe Fire District Organized and Oversaw Development of the San Rafael Fire Foundation Developed RFP Evaluation of Facilities, Standards of Cover and a new Public Safety HQ (2012) for San Rafael Fire Department. Prepared LAFD Budget Request documents for 5 years (2004-2005 through 2009-2010) Proposed Budget Cutting Options (prepared for Fire Chief-5 Years) Prepared Council Motion to increase staffing – Van Nuys Airport-Fire Station 114 Created Management Guidelines for movement of resources and Company closures Labor-Management Executive Committee- (facilitated meetings between the Fire Chief, Fire Commission, Labor) Created EMS Resource Deployment Plan- Successful conclusion of original EMS Plan Developed new Workload Indicators (Fire Suppression and EMS Programs) Revised contract fee formula for City of San Fernando Developed EMS and Fire Service Contract with Ventura County for Bell Canyon Developed Fire and EMS Dispatch Contract for the Santa Monica Fire Department Coordinated Fire Chief Neighborhood Council Meetings Prepared responses to Controller’s Audit of Fire Department Leadership Practices Negotiated Kaiser Health Foundation $2 million, 3-year contract renewal to increase revenue for the Fire Department’s EMS programs Created Honorary Awards Ceremony at Kodak Theatre for Medal of Valor recipients Developed LAFD Information Portal website to communicate with entire Fire Department Logistical Planning and Organization of memorials/processions for Line-of Duty Deaths
COMMITTEES ASSIGNMENTS • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sonoma County Fire Advisory Council Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association EMS Advisory Committee Labor Management EMS Workgroup EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatch) Workgroup Strategic Planning Workgroup PACER (City Electronic Timekeeping) Executive Committee On-Line Paperless Committee Department Timekeeping Committee Banked Overtime Committee Interoperability Committee Continuity of Operations Committee
EDUCATION • • • • •
Labor/Management-Fire Service Leadership Partnership Training Company Officers Management and Operations Instructor 1A and 1B Certification Previous EMT Certification California State University Dominguez Hills
