Michael Mason
Lieutenant Mike Mason is a retired 29-year veteran of the fire service. As an officer with the Downers Grove Fire Department (Illinois), he was assigned to Truck 1 / Squad 1, and he is a Certified Instructor III and Fire Officer II. He holds an associate degree in fire science, as well as master's certificates in strategic and organizational leadership. Mason is also a senior staff instructor, director, and founder of the nonprofit organization RICOFIRERESCUE INC., which has trained over 6,000...See more
Lieutenant Mike Mason is a retired 29-year veteran of the fire service. As an officer with the Downers Grove Fire Department (Illinois), he was assigned to Truck 1 / Squad 1, and he is a Certified Instructor III and Fire Officer II. He holds an associate degree in fire science, as well as master's certificates in strategic and organizational leadership. Mason is also a senior staff instructor, director, and founder of the nonprofit organization RICOFIRERESCUE INC., which has trained over 6,000 firefighters of all ranks throughout the U.S., Canada, South America, Spain, Sweden, France, and Germany since 2001. In addition, Mason is an associate instructor of fire engineering for the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, Downers Grove Fire Academy, Chicago Fire Academy, Romeoville Fire Academy, John Wood Community College, and other academies throughout the U.S. A prolific author, Mason has contributed numerous articles to publications such as Firehouse magazine, Fire Engineering magazine, Fire Chiefs magazine, Firehouse.com, NYSAFC, WNYF, and Illinois Fire Service Instructors magazine. See less
