Chief Rick Lasky (ret.) a 35-year veteran of the fire service, served as chief of the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department for 12 years, prior to that as Fire Chief in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Rick followed in his father’s footsteps beginning his career as a firefighter in the suburbs on the southwest side of Chicago and while in Illinois received the 1996 International Society of Fire Service Instructors “Innovator of the Year” award for his part in developing the “Saving Our Own” program. Throughout his 30-plus years in the fire service he has served as a career and volunteer firefighter. He served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Survival program at FDIC for over 10 years, is a long-standing editorial advisory board member for Fire Engineering Magazine and also serves on the FDIC advisory board. Rick 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 PennWell Books and is the co-host for the radio show “The Command Post” heard on Fire Engineering Talk Radio.
Fauquier County Fire Rescue and Emergency Management
is hosting a seminar with
Chief Rick Lasky
Topics will include:
“Our History: This Should be Day 1 in the Academy!”
“Five Alarm Leadership: Real Leadership With Real People”
“Sweating the Small Stuff: Keeping Your People Safe and Alive”
LOCATION:
Fauquier Springs Country Club
9236 Tournament Drive
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
DATES: December 19, 2015
TIME: 0800 hours—1700 hours
COST:
No Charge for Fauquier County
volunteer and career personnel.
Preregistration required by December 4, 2015, through the Fauquier County Fire Rescue
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Thomas Billington, Fire Rescue Chief
thomas.billington@fauquiercounty.gov
Or
Fauquier County Fire Rescue
Training Division
(540) 422-8820