If you do not receive a confirmation letter within 24 hours of placing your order, please call the office at 866-804-8841.

This regional training event offers attendees an opportunity to learn from fire service trainers and thought leaders from across the American fire service. Participants can interact and engage in the forums in a limited-seating format to understand how the messages relate to their individual or departmental needs. Tactics, training, and leadership: There's something to help everyone become more aggressively effective.

In this East Coast versus West Coast format, Captain John Ceriello (FDNY) and Battalion Chief Chad Christensen (LA County Fire Department) will spend the day discussing strategies, tactics, command, and control as they apply to the modern fire ground.


SPEAKER: John Ceriello is a 44-year member of the fire service. He began his career in the volunteer ranks on Long Island, New York. In 1988, he was appointed to the FDNY. In 1998, the FDNY expanded its Special Operations Command and was chosen to become a member of Squad Company 18's inaugural company. He has 37 years in the FDNY with over 20 years working in the FDNY's Special Operations and is currently the commander of Rescue Company #1 in Manhattan. John has been at the forefront of the FDNY changes to high-rise wind-impacted firefighting procedures and its research on modern fires and ventilation on the fire ground. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

SPEAKER: Chad Christensen has 26 years of experience in the fire service. He is a Battalion Chief for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He is a founding member of the LACoFD Fire Behavior Cadre. Helped to implement fire ground tactical changes in Los Angeles County based on UL-FSRI research. He was a technical panel member for the Fire Attack Study and Coordinated Fire Attack studies with UL-FSRI. He is a member of the UL-FSRI Fire Dynamics Boot Camp Instructor Cadre, instructed at FDIC since 2016, and assisted in the rollout of NFPA 1700 with UL-FSRI's online training program and ISFSI's regional training.

Schedule for the day:
Doors open: 8:00

Morning Session: 8:30 - 12:00

12:00-1:00 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session: 12:30-5:00

Lunch will be provided on-site for participants registering before April 18, 2025

If you do not receive a confirmation letter within 24 hours of placing your order, please call the office at 866-804-8841.