Welcome to the Seminars and Lecture page at RICOFIRERESCUE INC. The below listed seminars/lecture series are held throughout the year all over the country. You can acquire these interesting and captivating seminars from some of the most prominent speakers and lecturers in the fire service community at any time throughout the year. RICOFIRERESCUE INC will help you host these seminars by working with your department or organization in making them personalized through various fire related topics that you may desire. It has been said by many fire service professionals throughout the country that their experience with RICOFIRERESCUE INC and their presented seminars were truly a lasting and memorable event. We help assist you in all facets of promoting your event through are many services that we provide your department or organization at the costs you can afford. Simply Contact Us.
Fire Department Cornerstone Leadership Seminar: If You Would Just Lead Them...
This unique compelling look into the world of leadership and the fire department company officer, battalion chiefs and even chief administrators will provide some of the most groundbreaking aspects of leading firefighters on and off the fireground. The presentation/lecture is spirited by an in depth look into managing and leading on and off the battlefield from the philosophies and actions of those who have been their within the military as well as the fire service. The presentation provides insights into motivating firefighters through compassion, trust, sense of duty, courage and commitment while keeping them safe on and off the fireground. Other areas that will be discussed are tactics and strategies, mentoring along with training while relating them into motivation and the desire to succeed under stress.
Rapid Intervention: Making it Work for Your Department
1 Day Seminar
This lecture based PowerPoint program along with DVD video is one of the most captivating insights into the world of rapid intervention and firefighter rescue and survival. The intent of the lecture base program is to provide the new and true realizations involving all aspects of saving our own. The presentation provides insights through the areas of attitude, philosophies, command and control and training along with emphasizing the immediate relationships between fireground survival and what is needed regarding proactive and reactionary behaviors that should occur on any fireground.
The Fireground Dynamics and Leadership Seminar
2 Days - 16 hours
This dynamic fireground encompassing seminar presented through some of the most prominent and experience fire service lecturers throughout the country is directed to all ranks within the fire service community. The content and delivery will leave you spirited and focused on all aspects of fireground behaviors and their tactics and strategies. The seminar will present the prominent concerns of rural and urban challenges regarding safe and aggressive firefighting, such as; rural firefighting operations with and without a truck, offensive residential fire attacks, challenges of tanker operations and water supply, risk management, battling fires within the fireground rapid dynamic, fireground safety, survival and much more.
Don't miss this unique and compelling presentation from some very spirited leaders that speak from the heart.
The Street Smart Fire Officer
1 Day Seminar
This unique and compelling seminar by Chief Coleman the author of “Incident Management for the Street Smart Fire Officer” and “Managing Major Fires” provides a complete look into ICS as well as covering many aspects of fireground behaviors.
First In: "Leadership & The Company Officer"
1 Day Seminar
This one day seminar presented by 3 incredibly spirited lectures will bring you into some of the most interesting aspects of leading and serving the members of your department. All areas whether on or off the fireground will be discussed and revealed providing you with the true nature of leadership in the fire service and the changes that need to be made. Another area that is many times over looked is what is Followship and its relation to Leadership. What is the true essence and meaning of these two entities on and off the fireground? Whether you’re a chief officer, officer or firefighter this seminar will move you into the disciplines and understandings of leading and commanding. This wonderful seminar may not only change your ideas on command and control but may invigorate your entire department.
Chadwick, IL - April 24, 2010COMMAND and CONTROL:
FIRST-IN FIREGROUND DYNAMICS
This one day seminar given by two of the fire service communities most spirited and engaging speakers combined with 60 years of experience will provide you with a full day of incredible fireground behaviors applicable for all ranks within the fire service. These two leading firefighter authors will captivate you as they unfold fireground topics on leadership, fireground dynamics, first-in tactics and strategies, risk management, command and control involving structure fires as well as concluding with a question and answers roundtable workshop. DDC Steve Chikerotis is the author of Firefighters From The Heart as well as Lt. Mike Mason co-author of Rapid Intervention Company Operations (R.I.C.O.) and the author of Fireground Search: That Others May Live.
Monroe Fire School - August 13, 2010FIRST-IN FIREGROUND DYNAMICS
YOU’RE THE OFFICER: Now What?!
This compelling and information packed seminar is revealed through some of the fire service communities most engaging and spirited speakers combining over 90 years of authorship, experience and lessons learned. These leading speakers will interact with you as you hear what they have experienced regarding the fireground dynamic. This captivating seminar will cover important fire service behaviors such as leadership, tactics and strategies, risk management, first-in behaviors, command and control involving all types of structure fires. The seminar concludes with your participation in the Fireground Dynamic Roundtable Workshop. Don’t miss this great one day seminar!
Going to the Rear
"Going to the Rear" - A three hour seminar focusing on the concept of sending companies to the rear of a structure and what we need to know. This interactive program includes numerous photos and fire videos promoting class participation and tactical development is presented by experienced veterans who have truly been there and done it. Going to the rear is no different than going to the rooof... we need to understand how and why it is important. If you are looking for a short and fresh training topic, this is it.