My Firefighter Nation
John Kriska
, Male
Middleville, MI
United States
Profile Information:
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Job Function
- Fire Chief / Chief of Department
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 31
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Retired from Rock Hill, Missouri Fire EMS Department
- Years With Department/Agency
- 18
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- Belton, Missouri
Hubert, North Carolina
Dumfries/Triangle, Company 3, Virginia
Gardenville, Missouri
Affton, Missouri - My Training:
- Lots of Certificates and Certifications, Fire Protection Technology Degree
- About Me:
- Firefighter, Captain, Assistant Chief, Fire Chief. Enjoyed the most at being a Training Officer. Taught at FDIC. Instructor for the University of Missouri Fire Rescue Training Institute. Taught Tactics and Strategy at the St. Louis Comminity College Fire Technology Program. Today, as a retired member of the firefighting community, I teach a class titled "Timely" and "Appropriate" Ventilation, A Tactical Priority. This class includes instruction on using Positive Pressure Attack.
- Day Job:
- Retired
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://www.kriskafiretraining.com
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- Initially was side tracked by a career in the U. S. Marine Corps, but while in the Corps became a Non-Paid Professional Firefighter in various regions of the country and then after retirement became a Career Firefighter. Took me a little time, but I did follow in my dad's footsteps who spent 31 years with the St. Louis Fire Department.
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- Teaching other firefighters and sharing information
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Changing the mindsets of interior firefighting attack crews to think safer and smarter. The enemy has changed and we cannot continue to operate "The Way We Have Always Done It".
Sakkie
Oct 21, 2008
Chris
Apr 15, 2009
Tom Wheland
Dec 20, 2009