Caribbean Association of Chief, Deputy & Assistant Chief Fire Officers
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By Deputy Chief Michael Terpak
Michael Terpak, has been in the fire service for 31 years spending the last 26 years with the Jersey City Fire Department where he is a Deputy Chief and City Wide Tour Commander.
Throughout his career he has worked in the city's busier Lafayette and Greenville areas with Engines 10 & 17, Ladder 12, Rescue 1, and the Chief of the city's 2nd. Battalion. Terpak travels extensively around the country lecturing on fire/rescue topics and is the founder of Promotional Prep, a New Jersey based consulting firm designed to prepare firefighters and fire officers studying for promotional exams.
In addition, he has been an adjunct professor for the Rutgers, Kean and the New Jersey City University Fire Science programs, as well as an advisor to Fire Engineering magazine and the FDIC. Chief Terpak holds a BS degree in Fire Safety Administration from the City University of New Jersey.
He can be contacted at (973) 726-9538 or email mterpak@firegroundsizeup.com.
Check out his websites firegroundsizeup.com or promotionalprep.com.
Click here to order Chief Terpak's best selling book "Fireground Size-Up"
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On this, our business and social network, we need your active participation and the contribution of your photos, videos and discussion of your on-the-ground experiences so that we can all be better informed and armed to protect those in our charge.
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Posted by bomberos san pedro on May 28, 2009 at 12:41am
SAD NEW OUT OF DOMINCA
I WAS INFORMED OF THE SADDEST NEWS REGARDING FORMER FIRE CHIEF OF THE DOMINCIA FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES, MR. JULIEN JNO BAPTISTE, THIS MORNING.
YOU WOULD KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE SINCE HIS KIDNEYS FAILED IN 2004. HE IS NOW NO LONGER WITH US.
I WILLSEEK TO INFORM YOU OF MORE SPECIFICS IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS REGARDING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. I AM DEEPLY SADDENED BY THIS EVENTUALITY. OUR PRAYERS ARE NOW WITH THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND THAT OF HIS WIDER FAMILY. A TREMEND… Continue
Posted by josiah dupuis on April 18, 2009 at 1:04pm — 1 Comment
Chiefs, Sign in and Introduce Yourself
Thanks for joining....please take a moment to sign in to the forum and tell other chiefs who you are, where you are from, your department and a little about your experience as a Chief Officer or Senior Command Staff ...
Posted by Web Chief on February 11, 2009 at 5:48pm
Managing Relationships On The Job
Managing Relationships On The Job
It was the same story, just a new location. Firefighters and officers had been fired, suspended and demoted because of allegations that they had consensual sex on the job. The female firefighter involved, the only woman on that particular department, had been fired. A 17 year veteran officer had also been terminated. Two others had been suspended or demoted.
When male and female firefighters engage in sex on duty, cl… Continue
Posted by Modestus John-Baptiste on February 4, 2009 at 11:30pm
MARKETING YOUR DEPARTMENT 101
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MARKETING YOUR DEPARTMENT
OBJECTIVES
• The Chief Fire Officer and his staff will know the importance of marketing
• The Chief Fire Officer and his staff will know the components of marketing
• The Chief Fire Officer and his staff will be able to p… Continue
Posted by CACDACFO SECRETARIAT on February 2, 2009 at 2:37pm
CARIBBEAN FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009 - Call for Nominations
CaribbeanFireFihgterof the Year2.pptCaribbean Fire fighter of the Year Award Caribbean Company… Continue
Posted by CACDACFO SECRETARIAT on January 31, 2009 at 9:00am
Happy Holidays from the Caribbean Fire Chiefs Association
May all good things come your way during the Christmas Holidays and always
May the love and peace of Christmas touch your heart, surround your home .....
May the magic of the Christmas Season be with you now and throughout the New Year
I must also let you know that the Association is co… Continue
Posted by Gregory Richards (Chief) on December 26, 2008 at 2:17am
President’s Corner
The Caribbean Fire Chiefs Association “AKA” CACDACFO has been working on several new initiatives to promote membership, education and partnerships with other fire industry organizations.
Mr. Larry Mitchell our Web Master has been instrumental in researching and developing memb… Continue
Posted by Gregory Richards (Chief) on December 25, 2008 at 11:30pm
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