2023 Seminar Series
NYSAFC's annual Seminar Series provides educational opportunities for fire service personnel of all ranks at sites across New York state. three-hour seminars are conducted by some of the nation’s leading fire service instructors at the local level on a variety of timely topics.
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Creation of an online account will be required for online registration. Available to single registrants only. Those registering groups must use the PDF or JPG form. Open to NYSAFC members and non-members.
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NYSAFC 2023 Seminar Series “Truck Skills Beyond the Textbooks”
With Lieutenant Mike Ciampo, Fire Department City of New York (FDNY)
Three-Hour Seminar
Early in our firefighting orientation, we’re taught basic skills and tactics from textbooks. In addition, we’ll drill and be tested on many of these skills at fire academy buildings to attain our firefighting certifications. It’s a good process, but our learning shouldn’t stop there because we haven’t been exposed to many of the situations we’ll encounter at fires and emergencies. Plus, the buildings in the academy aren’t conducive to allowing us to operate with tools to open the walls and ceilings, pull suspended ceilings, remove baseboard and window trim, or even cut open tongue and groove sheathed roofs. This interactive lecture strives to go beyond textbook learning and bring alive street skills, tips, and tactics of truck work in: portable ladders, overhaul, forcible entry, roof ventilation, tool use, and more.
Instructor Michael Ciampo:
Mike Ciampo is a lieutenant and 32-year veteran of the FDNY. Previously, he served five years with the Washington, D.C. Fire Department and as a fourth generation volunteer firefighter with the Wyckoff (NJ) Fire Department. Ciampo is a nationally recognized instructor, the lead instructor for FDIC’s “Truck Essentials,” and a NYSAFC instructor. He has a BA degree in fire science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Ciampo wrote the ladder and ventilation chapters for Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II, co-wrote the Tools of the Trade textbook, is featured in the Bread & Butter Operations: Ground Ladders training DVD, and writes the monthly column “ON FIRE” in Fire Engineering magazine. Recently, he self-published the textbook Tower Ladders, Tactics, Tips & Tales.
Registration Fee:
$35 per person – NYSAFC Individual and Department Members
$50 per person – Non-Members
Pre-registration is encouraged. On-site registration will be accepted if space permits.
2023 Dates and Locations:
Registration area opens 30 minutes prior to starting time. Three-hour program.
February 9 – 7:00 p.m. – Westchester County SOLD OUT!
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services • 4 Dana Road • Valhalla, NY 10595
February 11 – 9:00 a.m. – Steuben County
Hammondsport Fire Department • 8521 State Route 54 • Hammondsport, NY 14840
February 16 – 7:00 p.m. – Broome County
Susquehanna Valley High School • 1040 Conklin Road • Conklin, NY 13748
March 2 – 7:00 p.m. – Cortland County
Cortland County Regional Training Center • 3577 Terrace Road • Cortland, NY 13045
March 6 – 7:00 p.m. – Schenectady County
Schenectady County Community College • Stockade Building • Room 101 • 75 Washington Avenue • Schenectady, NY 12305
March 27 – 7:00 p.m. – Suffolk County
West Babylon Fire Department • 126 Arnold Avenue • West Babylon, NY 11704
March 30 – 7:00 p.m. – Schoharie County
Cobleskill Fire Department • 610 East Main Street • Cobleskill, NY 12043
April 3 – 7:00 p.m. – Rensselaer County
Pittstown Rescue Squad • 60 Parker School Road • Johnsonville, NY 12094
April 6 – 7:00 p.m. – Clinton County
Clinton Community College • Auditorium • 136 Clinton Point Drive • Plattsburgh, NY 12901
May 4 – 7:00 p.m. – Herkimer County
Newport Fire Company • 7370 Main Street • Newport, NY 13416
September 5 – 7:00 p.m. – Orange County
Winona Lake Engine Company No. 2 • 160 South Plank Road • Newburgh, NY 12550
September 7 – 7:00 p.m. – Fulton County
Berkshire Fire Department • 320 Steele Avenue Ext. • Gloversville, NY 12078
October 2 – 7:00 p.m. – Otsego County
Worcester Fire Department • 36 Church Street • Worcester, NY 12197
October 4 – 7:00 p.m. – Westchester County
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services • 4 Dana Road • Valhalla, NY 10595
October 11 – 7:00 p.m. – Erie County
Orchard Park Fire Company • 30 School Street • Orchard Park, NY 14127
October 23 – 7:00 p.m. – Albany County
Village of Ravena Fire Department • 116 Main Street • Ravena, NY 12143
October 24 – 7:00 p.m. – Saratoga County
Clifton Park Fire Department • 38 Old Route 146 • Clifton Park, NY 12065
October 25 – 7:00 p.m. – Oneida County
Maynard Fire Department • 9500 Maynard Drive • Marcy, NY 13403
November 2 – 7:00 p.m. – Wyoming County
North Java Fire Company • 4274 Route 98 • North Java, NY 14113
November 6 – 7:00 p.m. – Rockland County
Rockland County Fire Training Center • 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive • Pomona, NY 10970
November 8 – 7:00 p.m. – Monroe County
Henrietta Fire District Training Center • Station 6 • 60 Erie Station Road • West Henrietta, NY 14586
November 15 – 7:00 p.m. – St. Lawrence County
Potsdam Fire Department • 42 Main Street • Potsdam, NY 13676