Come See FDNY Battalion Chief John J. Salka, Jr.

FIRE GROUND RESPONSIBILITY

FIVE ALARM LEADERSHIP

Hosted By

The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department

Saturday March 3, 2012

Middlebury Fire Headquarters

65 Tucker Hill Rd, Middlebury Connecticut

Fireground Responsibility

In this program Chief Salka takes a critical look at the line-of-duty death of a firefighter and the many contributing factors that played a role in the event. Using the report issued by NIOSH after their investigation, each of the factors, events and decisions related to this fire are examined to discover if anything could have been done differently with more positive results. Issues such as SCBA usage, accountability tactics, risk verses reward decision making, survival skills and communications are all discussed and debated to uncover the real cause of the LODD and the possible actions and decisions that can be made in the future to prevent another similar tragedy.

Five Alarm Leadership

Five Alarm Leadership is a dynamic program that is designed to energize and motivate the people in your department to perform and excel in everything they do. This program outlines many of the common situations that fire departments and fire companies find themselves in and presents suggestions and solutions to those situations.

Chief Salka, a 30 plus year veteran of the FDNY has experienced many of the challenges and hurdles that your fire department is facing. He has learned through his experience as a lieutenant, captain and chief how to treat people, how to motivate them and even how to discipline them so that they want to come back for more. Issues such as integrity, inspiration, interest, innovation, insight and initiative are all discussed and applied to life in the firehouse and on the fireground. Join Chief Salka as he guides you through your most difficult but vital role as a leader in the fire service.

8:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM Presentation Begins

Lunch Included

Price: $45.00 / Person

BIO

John J. Salka, Jr.

Battalion Chief, FDNY

John J. Salka Jr. is a battalion chief with the FDNY with over 31 years of service, 24 of them as an officer. His vast experience include assignment to just about every type of unit in the FDNY including engine, ladder, squad and rescue companies, before attaining his current rank of battalion chief. He is involved in lecturing, instructing and consulting both nationally and internationally for fire service organizations and corporate audiences. He is a contributing editor for Firehouse magazine and has also written for Fire Engineering, WNYF, Size-Up, and the Wharton Leadership Digest. His book, “First In Last Out, Leadership Lessons From The New York Fire Department” (ISBN 1-59184-025-2) was published in 2004 and is the basis for his new “Leadership” lecture series. His newest book, “The Engine Company” was published in 2009 by Fire Engineering Books. He also operates Fire Command Training, a training and consulting business in New York (www.firecommandtraining.com) Chief Salka can be contacted at fdny48cap@aol.com.

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