Chief Rick Lasky announced that after 11 years with the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department he will retire in the fall to pursue teaching and consulting full time.
“As I look back, I have no regrets,” Lasky said. “This department is full of passion and pride. I’ve been blessed with a great department and a great city. I’m just ready to close this chapter and start the next. I enjoy teaching. I enjoy the energy of the classroom, the people and of making a difference in the fire service on a national platform. I never thought the jock in high school would fall in love with teaching, but the energy I get from teaching makes me want to do more.”
For more on this story, CLICK HERE. For Chief Lasky’s podcasts, go to http://www.fireengineering.com/index/podcasts/laskypodcasts.html or hear his live Web radio program with FDNY Battalion Chief John Salka at http://www.fireengineering.com/index/blogs/fireengineeringtalkradio.html. Chief Lasky’s Pride and Ownership Web site is at http://www.prideandownership.com.
Rick Lasky is a 30-year veteran of the fire service. He began his career as a firefighter in the suburbs on the southwest side of Chicago and while in Illinois received the 1996 International Society of Fire Service Instructors “Innovator of the Year”award for his part in developing the “Saving Our Own” program. He served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Survival program at FDIC for more than 10 years and is an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering;he also serves on the FDIC advisory board. He is the author of the “Pride and Ownership–A Firefighter’s Love of the Job” leadership series featured in Fire Engineering and the book published by Fire Engineering and is the host of the “Pride and Ownership” radio show on fireengineering.com.
