Trey is a second generation Firefighter that has been around the fire service his entire life. Trey has 20+ years in career and volunteer Fire Departments throughout Middle Tennessee. He has served in a wide variety of positions from Probie to Chief of Department. Trey is a Nashville, TN. firefighter where he is currently assigned to Rescue Co 12 A, a special operations unit on the city’s south side. Rescue Co.12 responds to Structural Fires, Technical Rescue calls, Hazardous Material incidents, crashes with entrapment, and other specialized emergencies throughout the city.
Trey has an Associates Degree in Fire Science, is a State of Tennessee Fire Instructor, Fire Officer II, and Paramedic. He is also a member of TN-TF 2, a state Urban Search and Rescue Task Force that deploys from Nashville.
Trey has been the President of the Middle Tennessee FOOLS, since our inception. He is also the 2nd Vice President of the Tennessee Fireman’s Association.
Joe Polenzani started his career in the fire service seventeen years ago as a volunteer firefighter with the Ashland City (TN) Fire Department. He spent ten years with the department, the last four as a captain.
In 1998, Joe became a full-time firefighter with the Franklin (TN) Fire Department. In the last eleven years, he has served as a rescue company firefighter, a truck company lieutenant, an engine company captain, and administrative services officer. Joe is currently chairman of Franklin’s training committee, a recruit school instructor, and has developed and taught numerous classes for the department’s state in-service training program.
Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration and is a state-certified Firefighter II, Apparatus Operator, Fire Officer II, Safety Officer, and Instructor. He has also earned numerous certifications in technical rescue and is a National Registry EMT-IV. In addition to his work in Middle-Tennessee, Joe has been chosen three times to teach at the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis.
Joe is a member of the International Association of Fire Service Instructors and proudly serves as Vice President of the Middle-Tennessee F.O.O.L.S.
Shawn entered into the fire service in 1999 with the Orion Township Fire Department in Lake Orion, Michigan. In January of 2002, Shawn moved to Tennessee to accept a Firefighter position with the Brentwood Fire Department and in May of 2005 accepted a position with the Franklin Fire Department, where he currently works as a Firefighter-Medic at Station 1 on B-shift. In addition to his position at FFD, he also is a Volunteer Firefighter with the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency.
Shawn has attended various courses at the TFACA and holds Firefighter Certifications in both the States of Michigan (Firefighter I and II) and Tennessee (Firefighter I & II, Fire Apparatus Operator, Fire Officer I & II, Fire Safety Officer, and Fire Instructor I) and a Fire Science degree from Macomb Community College in Warren, MI. Shawn recently completed courses to become a Paramedic through Columbia State Community College.
Shawn is a charter member of the Middle Tennessee FOOLS.
Shawn lives in Mt. Juliet with his wife and son. .
Ben started his fire service career while attending Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He began as a volunteer in 1992 with Southwest Fire Department, rising to the rank of Captain, while also serving as a paid firefighter with the Auburn Fire Division.
In 1997 he moved back to his home state of Tennessee to begin work with Franklin. He rose through the ranks from Firefighter, Engineer, Lieutenant to Captain, where he now serves at Station 5, housing Engine-5 and Ladder-5. Ben is very active teaching probies during Franklins recruit school, coordinates Franklin Citizens' Fire Academy and has taught in in Tennessee and in other states with 1-Source Training Consultants.
Ben holds numerous state and technical certifications including Apparatus Operator, Fire Officer I, Instructor I, Fire Safety Officer, Rope Technician, Swiftwater Technician and Vehicle Extrication Technician. He has attended classes at the National Fire Academy, FDIC, and the Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy.
Ben lives in Columbia, TN with his wife and three children. He enjoys deer and turkey hunting, working on antique cars, and playing with his three girls. Ben is the "Membership Trustee" with the Middle Tennessee F.O.O.L.S.
After completing his classes at Chabot College, Geoff joined Alameda County Fire Department Volunteer Section in 1993 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He spent 5 years with ACFD. At the same time he worked in the Hazardous Materials industry as a Specialist , responding to ER Spills,Mitigation's and was contracted to the DEA's Methamphetamine Crime Lab Task Force.In 1998. Geoff moved to Franklin to accepted a position with Franklin Fire Department and now serves out of Station #2.
He holds several State,Local and Technical certifications in both Tennessee and California plus has attended the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg on different occasions. He also has taken an active roll in Fire Prevention as Patches the Clown. Geoff lives in Franklin with his wife of two years.
Geoff enjoys Diving,Shooting sports, Fly Fishing, RC model building and finding new additions for his Star Wars collection. Geoff is also restoring a 1958 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
He currently lives in Franklin with his wife and is expecting their first child
Dave Brasells joined the fire service in 2001 with the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department and currently a career firefighter with Nashville Fire Department where he's a part of NFD Special Operations on 3's Truck and TN Task Force 2 USAR
Dave is a state certified Fire Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, Fire Officer I, and EMT-IV. Dave has a bachelor of arts degree in Radio & Television Broadcasting and had a 22 year career as a photojournalist and producer in television. He has had a 'back stage pass' to life in TV before starting a second career as a firefighter.
Dave believes in the tradition of the fire service to 'pass it along' with the belief that training is a key tool in prevention education so EVERYONE goes home!
Trey is a second generation Firefighter that has been around the fire service his entire life. Trey has 20+ years in career and volunteer Fire Departments throughout Middle Tennessee. He has served in a wide variety of positions from Probie to Chief of Department. Trey is a Nashville, TN. firefighter where he is currently assigned to Rescue Co 12 A, a special operations unit on the city’s south side. Rescue Co.12 responds to Structural Fires, Technical Rescue calls, Hazardous Material incidents, crashes with entrapment, and other specialized emergencies throughout the city.
Joe Polenzani started his career in the fire service seventeen years ago as a volunteer firefighter with the Ashland City (TN) Fire Department. He spent ten years with the department, the last four as a captain.
Shawn entered into the fire service in 1999 with the Orion Township Fire Department in Lake Orion, Michigan. In January of 2002, Shawn moved to Tennessee to accept a Firefighter position with the Brentwood Fire Department and in May of 2005 accepted a position with the Franklin Fire Department, where he currently works as a Firefighter-Medic at Station 1 on B-shift. In addition to his position at FFD, he also is a Volunteer Firefighter with the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency.
Ben started his fire service career while attending Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He began as a volunteer in 1992 with Southwest Fire Department, rising to the rank of Captain, while also serving as a paid firefighter with the Auburn Fire Division. 
After completing his classes at Chabot College, Geoff joined Alameda County Fire Department Volunteer Section in 1993 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He spent 5 years with ACFD. At the same time he worked in the Hazardous Materials industry as a Specialist , responding to ER Spills,Mitigation's and was contracted to the DEA's Methamphetamine Crime Lab Task Force.In 1998. Geoff moved to Franklin to accepted a position with Franklin Fire Department and now serves out of Station #2. 
Dave Brasells joined the fire service in 2001 with the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department and currently a career firefighter with Nashville Fire Department where he's a part of NFD Special Operations on 3's Truck and TN Task Force 2 USAR
