Redmond EMS Abstracts.indd - IAFF
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Economics of Fire Fighter Wellness<br />
He is a Peer Fitness Trainer and an instructor for the <strong>IAFF</strong>/IAFC/ACE Peer Fitness Trainer certification<br />
program. With his experiences, Bill Bussing has sought to develop outreach and training methods to<br />
ensure public safety officials, fire fighters, paramedics and their families view wellness and fitness<br />
programs as a valued service. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science at the University of<br />
Maryland.<br />
Prior to his career in the fire service, Bill was enlisted in the United States Navy as a Search and<br />
Rescue Swimmer.<br />
Rick Segrest<br />
Battalion Chief<br />
Orange County Fire & Rescue<br />
PO Box 5879<br />
Winter Park, Florida 32793-5879<br />
407-836-9860<br />
rick.segrest@ocfl.net<br />
Background:<br />
Rick Segrest began his career with the Union Park Fire Department in June of 1981. He was<br />
promoted to Engineer in September of 1986 and to Lieutenant in June of 2001 where he served<br />
as OCFRD’s first full time Wellness Coordinator. He was promoted to Captain in June of 2005<br />
and served as a Safety Captain and then promoted to Battalion Chief in February 2006 and was<br />
assigned to Operations in Battalion 1. In his current position he is assigned as the Battalion Chief<br />
of Safety and Wellness.<br />
Chief Segrest was recognized by Mayor Crotty for developing a piece of equipment that prevented<br />
large diameter hose from falling from the hose bed of fire apparatus. This equipment saved Orange<br />
County thousands of dollars in damaged hose. He was also recognized for developing a wellness<br />
program for OCFRD and implementing the Candidate Physical Ability Test for OCFRD. He designed<br />
a Mobile Fitness Testing Unit that received a NACo award. He is an <strong>IAFF</strong>/ACE certified Peer Fitness<br />
Trainer and has designed and patented a piece of fitness equipment specifically for fire fighters.<br />
Chief Segrest completed the Orange County Leadership Class in 2006 and was the 2004 Orlando<br />
Elk’s Lodge Firefighter of the Year.<br />
Chief Segrest has been married to his wife Kerri for eleven years and has 3 children, daughters<br />
Crystal 29, Shawna 27, and son Luke 20.<br />
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