Overview

Ted Pagels is the Founder of FIREPROSe, LLC located in De Pere, Wisconsin, which is in suburban Green Bay, WI. He is an entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer and State Licensed/Certified Private Investigator (WI, MI, IA) performing fire/explosion origin and cause investigations for insurance industry/ legal community clients. Sworn testimony experiences in depositions, civil and criminal trials. Performs hands-on fire and explosion scene investigation task work, coordinates large loss multiple party investigations, evidence processing, witness statements, fact-finding, documentation reports, photography, and marketing of services. Consults on municipal fire services issues such as administration and management, budgeting, safety and training, policy and procedures, equipment specification, public education, union relations.

CAREER BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Former FIRE CHIEF with 14 years chief executive officer experience in progressive career and non-career fire/ rescue/ emergency medical service departments. Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI), Private Detective License. Experiences (over 27 years) in fire and emergency medical services response, positive labor relations, employee recruitment and selection, marketing department services, budget management and administration, fire/incident investigations, public education, apparatus specification and purchase, officer development and empowerment, loss control, code enforcement, insurance relations, major public event security/safety. Career also includes extensive international technical teaching assignments in courses of leadership (fire service / non-fire business), management, fire department organization, instructor development, safety and health. Consulted in matters of fire department management and leadership, public fire safety education, code enforcement, planning, training conference planning, loss control, disaster preparedness, policy and procedures, and promotional assessment centers with state, national and international organizations. Experience as a High School Technical Education Instructor, High School and Adult Driver Education Instructor.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES / CURRENT / FORMER CERTIFICATIONS

*Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI
* Licensed Private Detective and Agency License, WI accepted in MI and IA
* Emergency Medical Technician, B, D, E (WI) former
*Fire Service Instructor, Wisconsin Certified Level III (being renewed), National Pro Qual Board Level II Fire Instructor (highest levels attainable) Michigan Fire Instructor I (former)
*Staff Instructor Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in leadership, fire science and instructor training courses
*Experiences in major state / national conference planning
*Training Section Editor, Wisconsin Fire Journal 83-97
*Elected to Board of Directors, Administration and Management Division, International Society of Fire Service Instructors 1992, re-elected 1995-97,1997-99
*Author of various trade journal articles
*Appeared on camera several national conferences
*Authored /consulted on video training, textbooks, scripts/scenarios, department management studies