John Salka

Monroe, NY

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:

25 Woodard Rd. Monroe, NY 10950

Department:

FDNY

Title/rank:

Battalion Chief

Years of public service:

30

Agency structure:

Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:

FF survival
Safety
Tactics

Topics you provide training for:

Fire Tactics & Procedures for- House fires, commercial buildings, high rise, multi-building operations, top floor fires.
RIT Operations for both large and small departments
FF Survival- Get Out Alive, Bail-Out Systems, Staying out of Trouble.
Leadership- numerous programs
Technical Programs on - Power Saw ops, Forcible Entry
Search Rope Operations

Areas of expertise:

Firefighter Survival
Leadership

Bio:

John Salka is a 28 year veteran with the FDNY and a battalion Chief in the Bronx. He has instructed in numerous capacities at the FDNY Training Academy and is a nationally recognized instructor and lecturer. He is the author of "First In, Last Out - Leadership Lessons From the New York Fire Department" and has written for Fire Engineering.

Web site:

http://firecommandtraining.com

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  Rick Fritz

  The new Basics book looks great!

  Oct 7, 2009

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  Mark Quill

  Just wanted to comment and thank you for an excellent presentation at the NYSPFFA Health and Safety conference earlier this month.

  Oct 21, 2009

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  Jeff A. Carlson

  Hi John, heard you speak last spring in Alexandria, MN. last year, anyway I have a question that a firefighter brought to me and I kind of drew a blank. The question was how many diffrent uses are there for the spanner belt? Thanks for your help.

  Feb 11, 2010