About Us

Comprehensive Training and Education for Today’s Fire Service.

Michael Terpak has been in the fire service for 37 years spending the last 33 years with the Jersey City Fire Department where he is assigned as a Deputy Chief and City-Wide Tour Commander. Throughout his career he has worked in the city’s Lafayette and Greenville areas with Engines 10 & 17, Ladder 12, Rescue 1, Chief of the city’s 2nd. Battalion and the former Chief in-charge of the city’s Training Division.

Terpak travels extensively around the country lecturing on fire/rescue topics and is the founder of Promotional Prep, a New Jersey based consulting firm designed to prepare firefighters and fire officers studying for promotional exams. Chief Terpak, who also holds a BS degree in Fire Safety Administration from the City University of New Jersey, is the author of three best-selling books, “Fireground Size-Up” , “Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics” and “Fire Ground Operational Guides

He can be contacted at (973) 726-9538,
firegroundsizeup.com or promotionalprep.com.

You can also email Mike at mterpak@firegroundsizeup.com.

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