Live Fire Training: Principles And Practice

About International Society of Fire Service InstructorsSusan Schell

Dave Casey EFO MPA CFO is managing partner of Ascend Leadership a promotional testing and training provider. He is the co-author of the IAFC/NFPA/ISFSI textbook Live Fire Training: Principles & Practice and the officer leadership video series The Right Seat (Fire Engineering). 'He served as Director of Louisianas Municipal fire training/certification program and as Chief of Fire Standards & Training for Florida. Formerly the Fire Chief of Clay County (FL) for 11 years. Concurrently for 15 years he was a career firefighter/paramedic with Sunrise Fire Rescue (5 stations) rising through the ranks retiring as the Training/Personnel Division Chief and for 14 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Plantation Fire Dept (also 5 station) leaving as Assistant Fire Chief Brian P. Kazmierzak EFO CTO has been a member of the fire service since 1991.' 'Brian is currently employed by the Penn Twp. Fire Dept. in Mishawaka IN as Battalion Chief on C-Shift and also the Chief of Training. He was a founding member of the MABAS Division 201 Tactical Rescue Team and currently serves as a Team Leader MABAS 201 TRT provides technical rescue response using a coordinated system of six fire departments serving a nine county area in Indiana and Michigan.' Brian has an associates degree in Emergency Services Administration from Indiana University an associates degree in Fire Science from Ivy Tech State College and a bachelors degree in fire service administration from Southern Illinois University.' In addition Brian completed the National Fire Academys Executive Fire Officer Program in 2006 is a CPSE credentialed Chief Training Officer.