Ron ZawlockiRon Zawlocki began his fire service career in 1974 with the Detroit Fire Department. In 1977 he joined the City of Pontiac Fire Department and retired as a Battalion Chief in 2007. Chief Zawlocki holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in secondary educaion. He has served on local, state and national committees on firefighter safety and technical rescue. Ron Zawlocki is a lead instructor and Rescue Course Manager with Michigan State University and is the Trench Rescue Program Manager with the MUSAR Training Foundation. He serves as a Rescue Team Manager with MI-TF1 which is a state (SUSAR) urban search and rescue task force. Chief "Z" has taught fire and rescue courses throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Middle East for more than two decades. He has developed several technical rescue training programs, authored course text books and has been published in national fire/ rescue service magazines. Read More Read Less