This network is a product of vision, passion and legacy.
To change a culture can take many years. To believe in the possibilities forces us to make decisions. Do we believe in it? Can we achieve it?
First Responders need to work differently, train differently, and think differently. Three years ago when we launched PSEN it seemed that we were slightly ahead of the internet training craze. The majority of internet subscribers only had access to dial-up connections. Streaming media was expensive and difficult to view.
But in three quick years both computer technology and high speed internet access has changed the dynamic completely. Social growth is different than it was a generation ago. If we are to be as prepared as we could be as first responders then we need educational options. PSEN can be your option.
With twenty three years as an educator I knew that creating a internet based public safety education network would be my greatest challenge. I summoned a small contingence of people with tremendous fire service experience and developed a personal sounding board and with their guidance, expertise, and direction PSEN began its journey
Some see our learning vessel as a revolution against tradition but our PSEN passengers see it as evolution. We realize how hard it is to move in any direction when you are dug into a strong belief. However, it is OK to recognize that evolution provides opportunity and you will always be welcome to join the PSEN Family.
Every person hopes to live life to a standard and leave behind a legacy. I would like to share mine. It is a passage that I found many years ago and it goes like this --
"I hope my achievements in life shall be these --
That I will have fought for what was right and fair, that I will have risked for what mattered, that I will have given help to those who were in need, that I will have left the earth a better place for what I have done and who I have been"
Author C. Hoppe
FDIC Award Ceremony
Feature Fire Engineering Announcement link
Here is a link to an article in Firefighter Nation
One other article in Firehouse Magazine
Current Resume:
Robert J. Colameta Jr.
bobc@publicsafetyedu.com - 617-593-1589
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National Program Manager – Courage to Be Safe®
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National Program Manager LACK
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Curriculum Developer Courage to Be Safe® Campaign (PowerPoint, Lesson Plan, Media Production)
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Curriculum Developer—Leadership, Accountability, Culture, Knowledge (LACK)
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Train-the-Trainer Manager – Publish and deploy national trainer programs along with delivery techniques
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Everyonegoeshome.com online media – See www.everyonegoeshome.com/media (active examples)
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Developer Courage to Be Safe® Online Trainer Resource Web – See www.ctbsinstructors.com
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National program speaker across United States
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Assistant coordinator for Massachusetts Department of Fire Services in adult education
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Assistant Coordinator Massachusetts Department of Fire Services curriculum development
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Coordinator Staff Services, Instructor Training and Asst. Coordinator for the MA DFS Office of Certification
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Developed Instructor Methodology Curriculum Instructor I
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Developed Instructor Methodology Curriculum Fire Instructor II
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Developed Fire Officer and Mid-Level Fire Officer Leadership Programs for MA DFS Fire Officer I & II,
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Firefighter I and II Curriculum Developer MA DFS
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Developer MA DFS Fireground Operation and EVO Driver Training
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Continued and ongoing development projects for MA DFS
