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The November 30, 2013, episode of
American Heroes Radio features a conversation with Fire Chief Victor H. Esch on
building a fire service in Afghanistan.
Program Date:
November 30, 2013
Program Time:
1500 hours, PACIFIC
Topic:
Building a Fire Service in Afghanistan
Listen Live:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lawenforcement/2013/11/30/building-a-fire-service-in-afghanistan
About the Guest
Victor H. Esch is a seasoned,
senior emergency management executive and chief fire officer with extensive and
comprehensive leadership expertise in organizational development, planning and
execution. His creative, flexible, and analytical problem solving skills have
positioned him, uniquely, as one of the foremost leaders in the fire service and
disaster response/emergency management industries. Thriving in intense,
high-stakes environments, Chief Esch is an internationally-recognized and
highly-sought authority on Needs-Based Capacity Building, Program Development,
Needs Assessments, and Fire and Emergency Services Master Planning.
Chief Eschs career has included
response and command of scores of national and international disasters
including: September 11, 2001 Pentagon Incident and World Trade Center Collapse,
Hurricanes, Train Derailments, Airline Crashes, Subway Derailments, Tornadoes,
Sand Storms, Earthquakes, Wildfires, Subterranean Rescues, and Flash Floods.
Specializing in Program
Development and Program Enhancement, Chief Esch has lead the dramatic
turn-around of numerous fire-rescues departments, the creation of numerous
highly-specialized and technical response teams (Search and Rescue, Rapid Water
Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Flood Rescue, Arial Assisted Rapid Water Rescue Task
Force, and Inland Water Rescue).
Chief Esch has assisted with
assessment and development of numerous Emergency Medical Services and
Pre-Hospital Care Programs and Systems throughout the United States, the
Republic of Afghanistan, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Recently he has lead
the development of the National Fire and Emergency Services paradigm in
Afghanistan, as well as the inception of the Disaster Response Directorate and
associated programs and procedures in the Republic of Afghanistan.
As a trusted Advisor to numerous
Officials at the highest levels of the Afghan Government, Directorates,
Ministries, Parliament, and within the President and Vice Presidents Offices,
Chief Eschs counsel and perspective in constant demand. His unique
perspective and keen understanding of the problems, issues, obstacles, and
related solutions, has been developed greatly as a result of his years of
embedded service with various specialized segments within the Afghanistan
National Army, the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, and the Afghanistan Ministry
of Interior.
Recently, Chief Esch had the
honor of being nominated and subsequently elected to serve as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of an Afghanistan based, international humanitarian
relief NGO, the Organization for Development & Welfare - Afghanistan; at which
he is responsible for daily Administrative and Operational management and
oversight of all of the Organizations activities. Currently Chief Esch is
leading ODWA s interests and operations throughout Afghanistan, as they relate
to: Capacity Building; Community/Village Development; Gender Equality;
Education; Health Care; Tele-Medicine; Disaster Preparedness and Response;
Fire/Rescue & Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Ambulance Services;
Pre-Natal Care, Burn Units, Emergency Health Clinics, and Emergency Medical
Training.
Other related actives include
advisory positions with numerous other humanitarian related organizations,
including: the Grossman Burn Foundation and the Marshal Plan Charities.
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