FDNY Chief John Norman To Speak At JCC

Jefferson Community College will be hosting a seminar featuring Deputy Assistant Chief John W. Norman of the Fire Department, City of New York on October 26, 2006. Chief Norman will be presenting a program on Firefground Tactics. This seminar is an 8-hour program that covers the majority of the daily fires we encounter, One and Two Family Dwellings and Strip Malls. This is a very well received course due to the predominance of these types of incidents and class types in many fire protection areas.

This seminar wil be held in the Sturtz Theater on the JCC Campus, 1220 Coffeen Street in Watertown. The seminar will begin with registration at 11:30 am and the first class session dealing with Store (Strip Mall) fires will run from Noon -4:00 PM. There will be a dinner break from 4:00 - 5:00 and then the final portion of the presentation, One and Two Family Dwelling fires from 5:00 - 8:30. This seminar is offered free of charge through a Perkns Vocational Education Grant. Aregistration form will be posted in the Radio Room. Registration must be completed by October 20, 2006.

Chief Norman has 36 years of experience in the fire service with the New York City Fire Department. He has served as the Search and Rescue manager for the World Trade Center disaster and has since been designated as the Chief of Special Operations for the FDNY. Chief Norman is the author of the best selling "Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics".