Overview
Command presence"" refers to the perceived credibility of an incident commander on an incident scene. Frank Ricci, lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStafano, along with contributors, offer mentorship, guidance, and anecdotes to encourage building the firefighter's command presence.
Full Product Details
Author: Frank Ricci
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
Imprint: Fire Engineering Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.319kg
ISBN: 9781593705817
ISBN 10: 1593705816
Pages: 420
Publication Date: 30 March 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Author Information
Frank Ricci was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStefano. Frank is on the advisory board for FDIC and Fire Engineering. He is a retired battalion chief and union president for the city of New Haven, CT, Fire Department. Frank also served as the department's drillmaster, being the highest-ranking chief assigned to Special Operations Command. He has been qualified as an expert witness for court and administrative cases involving hazardous material incidents, structure fires, and promotional exams. He currently is a fellow at the Yankee Institute working on state and national labor issues. He has numerous bylines in the Daily Caller and has been published by Human Events, Washington Examiner, The Hill, and The Federalist. Frank has appeared on Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Hardball, NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends, Laura Ingraham, Newsmax Sunday, and other notable news shows. He has testified before Congress, been a lead consultant for Yale on several studies, and has lectured at the Reagan Library. Frank has worked for the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad on a heavy rescue and ambulance unit covering Bethesda, Chevy Chase, MD, and northwest DC. He was a ""student live-in"" at Station 31 for the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department in Maryland. Frank has been awarded the Medal of Valor, the Medal of Merit, the department's Meritorious Citation, Frances Sweeney Award, and several unit citations by the New Haven Fire Department. He graduated from the Charter Oak Leadership program and developed the Fire Engineering film Smoke Showing. Frank authored several DVDs, including Firefighter Survival Techniques and Fire Engineering's Tactical Perspectives series, including the titles Command, Ventilation, Search, Fire Attack, and Mayday. Frank was a contributing author to Fire Engineering's Firefighters Handbook, and he cohosts a monthly podcast called Politics and Tactics. You can reach out to him on Twitter @frankricciDC
