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Sean Nelson

Sean Nelson Employment:
  • 1979-1995: Fire Department, City of New York, Retired, Rescue Company 3
  • 2003: Paratech Inc. Instructor
  • 1999-Present: Collapse Rescue Systems Inc. Vice President
Training experience:
  • Hands-On-Training (H.O.T.) Instructor FDIC: March 1999, April 1999, March 2000, April 2000, March 2001, April 2001, March 2002, April 2002, March 2003, April 2003, April 2004, September 2004
  • FDIC Indy Spring 2004 Structural Collapse
  • FDIC NJ Fall 2004 Structural Collapse
  • FDIC Indy Spring 2005 Structural Collapse
  • Indonesia Summer 2005 Lead Instructor Paratech Inc.
  • Montclaire NJ Fall 2005 Confined space
  • Sparks NV Fall 2005 Structural Collapse
  • North Lake Tahoe NV Fall 2005 Structural Collapse
  • Arcadia CA Fall 2005 SCT2
  • Atlanta GA Sept. 2005 80 hr. FEMA Course
  • Atlanta GA Oct. 2006 80 hr. FEMA Course
  • Atlanta GA Dec. 2006 80 hr. FEMA Course
  • Atlanta GA Jan. 2007 80hr. FEMA Course
  • Chatanooga TN July 2006 80hr. FEMA Course
  • Chatanooga TN Sept. 2006 80hr. FEMA Course
  • Denmark July 2006 Lead Instructor Paratech Inc.
  • Doha, Qatar Sept.2006 High Rise Firefighting
  • FDIC Indy Spring 2006 Lead Instructor-Collapse
  • FDIC Bahrain May 2006 Lead Instructor-Collapse
  • U.S. Marines Spring 2006 80hr. FEMA Course
  • Nassau County Spring 2006 NYS Interior Shoring
  • Nassau County Spring 2006 NYS Exterior Shoring
  • Utica NY Fall 2006 Rescue Challenge-Tech. Adv
Structural Collapse Instructor:
  • Twin City, Illinois: Spring, 2000
  • Coyuga Falls, Ohio: Fall, 2000
  • Salt Lake City, Utah: Summer, 2002
  • Columbus, Ohio: Summer, 2003
  • Setauket, NY: Spring, 2003
  • Setauket, NY: Fall, 2003
  • Setauket, NY: Spring, 2004
  • Setauket, NY: Fall, 2004
United States Military:
  • High Angle Rope Rescue Instructor, 16 day course
  • United States Naval Base, Bahrain, Spring 2002
Structural Collapse Instructor
  • CBIRF US Marine Corps, Summer, 2004
  • Lead Instructor, Trench & Interior Shoring for Paratech Inc Fairbault, Minnesota, Fall, 2003

Sean has safely collapsed approximately 20 buildings for use with urban search and rescue training around the country. Over the past six years, he has taught several hundred students successfully in these skills.

Collapse Experience:
Below are only a few of the major collapse incidents that Sean has responded to in which he was able to use his knowledge and experience and avoid serious situations. There are far too many, that he participated in, to list here.
  • Spring, 1988 - Spring Street, Manhattan, NY
    Six story tenement totally collapsed. Rescued 1 occupant from top floor and subsequently awarded a citation for valor.
  • Spring, 1988 - Brooklyn, NY
    Five story apartment building partially collapsed. Shored building and effected rescue of trapped occupants.
  • Winter, 1988 - 31st Street, Manhattan, NY
    Five story commercial building collapse. Search and rescue of trapped occupants.
  • Spring, 1990 - Bronx, NY
    Concrete slab collapse. Effected recovery of one deceased victim and rescue of second live victim.
  • Fall, 1992 - Spanish Harlem, NY
    Shored second story of six story tenement. Imminent collapse situation due to renovation work. Secured building and successful evacuation of occupants.
  • September 11, 2001 - World Trade Center Collapse
    Worked at site of collapse for four weeks under the direction of the FDNY Special Operations Command.
Certifications (New York State Certified:)
  • Rescue Heavy Rigging Operations
  • Basic Trench Collapse Concepts
  • Basic Trench Collapse Operations
  • Advanced Trench Collapse

Summary of qualifications:
Rescue Company 3 was designated as the Collapse Unit for all of New York City in 1988. The company's original members, including Sean, designed the collapse unit including supplies and tools, as well as wrote standard operating procedures for responding to collapse events.

As a charter member of the City of New York's structural collapse unit, Sean was trained in shoring principles, confined space search and rescue as well as void search and rescue. His 30 plus years of building construction experience further enhanced his skills.

Throughout his career, Sean was awarded 8 citations for meritorious acts.





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