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“My Mother My Friend - The Story of a Boy and the
Love of His Mother,” non-fiction, ISBN
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“Laugh You Live Cry You Die - A Burn Survivor’s
Triumph Over Tragedy.” ISBN 9681596300682
For more information visit: www.georgeburk.com;
email: [email protected]; Cell: 480.212.6321
MICHAEL MELCHIONNE, Michael Melchionne is a
21year veteran of the fire service. He works for the
City of Nashua, NH assigned to Ladder Co. 2. He has
taught auto extrication, heavy vehicle rescue,
firefighter safety & survival and truck company
operations around the Country.
He also works for Speedway Safety Services as an
Extrication Specialist for NASCAR Nationwide and
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series . He currently
sits on the NFPA Technical Committee for NFPA
Standards 1936, 1937 (Extrication Tools and
Equipment) NFPA 610 (Emergency and Safe
Operations at Motorsports Venues.) He is a certified
Fire Instructor III.
To contact him with questions or regarding teaching
in your area email him at: [email protected]
STEVE PRZIBOROWSKI, has over 20 years of fire
service experience, currently serving as a deputy
chief for the Santa Clara County (Los Gatos, CA) Fire
Department, where he has worked since 1995. Since
1993, he has taught fire technology and EMS classes
at the Chabot College Fire Technology Program
(Hayward, CA), and where he has also served as the
fire technology coordinator, and EMT program
director and primary instructor.
Steve is a former president of the Northern California
Training Officers Association, the 2008 Ed Bent,
California Fire Instructor of the year and a state-
certified chief officer and master instructor. He has
earned a master's degree in emergency services
administration, completed the Executive Fire Officer
Program at the National Fire Academy, and has
received Chief Fire Officer Designation through the
Commission on Professional Credentialing.
By Firefighters, For Firefighters
November 2017
Steve is contributing editor to Firehouse.com, a
regular speaker at fire departments and fire service
events across the country, and has authored over 100
articles in all of the leading fire service publications,
including Fire nuggets.com.
Steve is the author of three books: "How To Excel At
Fire Department Promotional Exams," "Reach For
The Firefighter Badge, How To Master The Fire
Department Testing Process," and "The Future
Firefighter's Preparation Guide, Being The Best
Firefighter Candidate You Can Be!”
For more information or to contact him, visit his
website: www.chabotfire.com.
CHRIS SLEIGHER, Chris Sleigher is a fire captain
with the City of Mesa Fire and Medical Department
which is the third largest in Arizona. Chris has 19-
years in the fire service spending eleven as a Captian
working on TRT and Hazmat units, friends that
worked with him during Hurricane Katrina call him
Tiny Dancer (HUMMMM), that being said Chris is the
only member of his crew that wears a suit in the
Honor Guard all of his crew members wear a skirt
(kilts).
Chris is a Captain on E210; his theory is wave makers
are difference makers be Defiant. The crew of E210
keeps Chris Anchored. Jason and Chris have a bull
fetish tinkering in amateur bull riding and running
with bulls in Spain. They have also traveled to Florida
and Canada to train with some of best instructors in
the fire service.
Chris depends on Mike to be his internal filter (where
were you when my 3 and 11-year-olds were flowing
the 2.5?) on shift and is slowly realizing that his
firefighter and Engineer have an OCD bromance.
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