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The Onondaga County Fire Chiefs Association is excited to announce we have finalized the topic for our "Third Annual March Seminar" which will consist of "Pride & Ownership" The Love of the Job, instructed by Chief Rick Lasky. - Training Timeline -
* Registration (8:00 - 9:00 am)
* Program (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
* Lunch (12:00 - 1:00 pm)
* Program (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
This one day, six hour training is designed for those members of the fire service. Pride and Ownership holds no punches and Chief Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs on down.
Do you have what it takes? Not everyone is cut out for the fire service. It takes only the best to serve the public when people need help most. Pride and Ownership calls for men and women with honor and integrity to measure up to the task.
There’s nothing else in the world like being a firefighter. Every day Chief Lasky remembers why his job is the best in the world and he brings that passion to Pride and Ownership. Chief Lasky revisits the proud history and tradition of the fire service and reflects on the family values and brotherhood that have made firefighting a truly family-oriented vocation.
- Program Features -
* Our Mission
* The Firefighter
* The Company Officer
* The Chief
* Our Two Families
* Sweating the Small Stuff
* Changing Shirts-The Promotion
* What September 11th Did To Us and For Us
* Ceremonies That Stoke the Flames of Tradition
* Marketing Your Fire Department
* Making It All Happen and Taking Care of Number 1
* Have You Forgotten?
- About The Instructor -
Rick Lasky, is a 40-plus year veteran of the fire service. Rick followed in his father’s footsteps beginning his career as a firefighter in the suburbs on the southwest side of Chicago and has been a line firefighter, firefighter-paramedic, company grade officer, training officer and command-level officer.
While in Illinois he received the 1996 International Society of Fire Service Instructors “Innovator of the Year” award for his part in developing the “Saving Our Own” program, a program designed to teach firefighters how to save firefighters that have become trapped or lost in a burning building. Throughout his 40-plus years in the fire service he has served as a career and volunteer firefighter.
Rick is a long-standing editorial advisory board member for Fire Engineering Magazine, serves on the FDIC International advisory board and as an author has written over 200 technical articles that have been published in national fire-rescue journals. These magazine articles relate to fire department operations, administration, training and safety.
He is the author of the best-selling books “Pride and Ownership-A Firefighter’s Love of the Job” and “Five Alarm Leadership: From the Firehouse to the Fireground” published by Fire Engineering Books and is the co-host for the podcast “The Command Post” heard on FireEngineering.com as well as the podcast “Old School.”
Rick has also served as a police officer and was wounded on several occasions, once while defending a victim of family violence and has received numerous fire and police awards and commendations. He was also honored in 2011 as an inductee into the Chicago Softball Hall of Fame. He is a Lewisville Honorary Police Officer and Honorary Battalion Commander in the 18th Battalion of the FDNY. In 2017, he was the recipient of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rick lectures at the local, state, national and international levels and is a sought-after speaker by both the public and private sectors. He is married to his best friend Jami and they have two children Rick and Emily.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
8533 Brewerton Rd, Cicero, NY 13039-9481, United States