Rick Lasky

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 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. He served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Survival program at FDIC for more 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 & 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 served as both a career and volunteer firefighter and in 2017 was the recipient of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.

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PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB — THE CHIEF

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a firefighter just like my dad.

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PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB — THE COMPANY OFFICER

For years it has been said that when you take an honest look at how it all works and how it all really gets done, the following is more than obvious.

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PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB THE FIREFIGHTER

What's amazing about the fire service is that when you look around, you see about the widest variety of people imaginable.

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PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB – OUR MISSION

For more than 200 years, the fire service has responded to just about every call for help and emergency imaginable, and we've responded to those requests without hesitation, attitude, or complaint.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE that serves your department

It wasn't too long ago that I thought that all of the customer service pushing and shoving going on was not something in which I was interested as a firefighter.

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RAPID INTERVENTION: KEEPING YOUR TOOLS TOGETHER

Being assigned as the rapid intervention team (RIT) involves more than just gathering tools and standing around. It's realizing that if something goes wrong, you're it! And, it's mostly about attitude; having a positive attitude toward this assignment is half the battle.

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MENTORING: TAPPING INTO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Is a mentoring program really that important? Why do we need a mentoring program, anyway? These two questions pretty much answer themselves. But from time to time, you will hear someone ask, Is it worth the work?

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GOOD COMMUNICATIONS VITAL TO FIREGROUND SURVIVAL

The fire service has continued and will continue to work its way through a variety of changes. Many of the problems and difficulties we see and face day to day are due to our resistance to change. However, in a society that has become more and more dependent on new technologies, we often forget to stay current and proficient in what we consider to be basic within the areas we are now involved.

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