David Casey

Dave Casey, EFO, MPA, CFO, is managing partner of Ascend Leadership, a promotional testing and training provider. He is the co-author of the IAFC/NFPA/ISFSI textbook Live Fire Training: Principles & Practice and the officer leadership video series "The Right Seat" (Fire Engineering). He served as Director of Louisiana's Municipal fire training/certification program and as Chief of Fire Standards & Training for Florida. Formerly the Fire Chief of Clay County (FL) for 11 years. Concurrently, for...See more

Dave Casey, EFO, MPA, CFO, is managing partner of Ascend Leadership, a promotional testing and training provider. He is the co-author of the IAFC/NFPA/ISFSI textbook Live Fire Training: Principles & Practice and the officer leadership video series "The Right Seat" (Fire Engineering). He served as Director of Louisiana's Municipal fire training/certification program and as Chief of Fire Standards & Training for Florida. Formerly the Fire Chief of Clay County (FL) for 11 years. Concurrently, for 15 years he was a career firefighter/paramedic with Sunrise Fire Rescue (5 stations), rising through the ranks retiring as the Training/Personnel Division Chief and for 14 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Plantation Fire Dept (also 5 station) leaving as Assistant Fire Chief See less