Michael Terpak has been in the fire service for 31 years spending the last 26 years with the Jersey City Fire Department where he is a Deputy Chief and City Wide Tour Commander.
Throughout his career he has worked in the city's busier Lafayette and Greenville areas with Engines 10 & 17, Ladder 12, Rescue 1, and the Chief of the city's 2nd. Battalion. 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.
In addition, he has been an adjunct professor for the Rutgers, Kean and the New Jersey City University Fire Science programs, as well as an advisor to Fire Engineering magazine and the FDIC. Chief Terpak holds a BS degree in Fire Safety Administration from the City University of New Jersey, and is the author of a best selling book, "Fireground Size-Up" available here.
He can be contacted at (973) 726-9538,
firegroundsizeup.com or promotionalprep.com.
You can also email Mike at mterpak@firegroundsizeup.com.
