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🚨 Exciting news! I’ll be presenting at the 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, June 22–24. My session, “How Fast is Your Rescue: Using NFPA 350 for Safer Confined Space Operations,” will explore practical strategies for applying NFPA 350 guidance to improve safety, efficiency, and rescue readiness in confined space incidents. This premier…
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Training for incident command is one of the most critical responsibilities in the fire service. Yet too often, leaders and students only get limited exposure to realistic scenarios before they’re tested in the field. To bridge that gap, I’ve developed three simulator environments that bring command decision-making into a safe, controlled, and repeatable format. •…
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A free class hosted at the Emergency Services Education Center. Attend in-person or watch the live stream. Let’s talk about micromanagement and how to do a great job without it!
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As part of the Indiana Fire Academy’s 3rd annual Winter Fire School, Alex Zielinski will be presenting a 4-hour program titled “Leadership Accountability: Leading With Tust, Not Micromanagement.” This program dives deeper into strategies for new officers and administrators as well as how to counteract and build relationships when subjected to a micromanager. This program…
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“Measuring and Improving Industrial Firefighter Performance,” is all about helping full-time and combination industrial agencies measure and improve their effectiveness through practical, data-driven strategies. The goal is to go from a checkbox on a safety plan or risk assessment to a high-performance organization. 📈📊 We’ll use performance benchmarks and continuous improvement tools that can make…
