Right Seat Leadership
Dave Casey
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The company officer must make time sensitive, often critical personnel decisions. This fast paced and often humorous program is meant to add to the Company Officer’s “Toolbox” by involving the participants in decision making to respond to a variety of real-world situations in the firehouse, in the public, and on the fireground. The discussions include recognizing the situation, how to engage and methods to resolve the issues. We all learn from observation and participation, and this program allows for experiential learning with take home lessons. Not theories, but practical methods that you can apply at your department. Uniquely, this class utilized the experiences of the participants for all the participants benefit. Designed for company officers, their supervisors and those that aspire to be company officers.
Dave Casey
Dave Casey is the managing partner of Ascend Leadership LLC, which conducts training and promotional testing for fire departments across the country. He is a volunteer for the DeBary Fire Support Team (canteen/rehab unit).
He is the co-author of the textbook “Live Fire Training Principles & Practice” and the officer leadership video series “The Right Seat – Officer Development Beyond the Textbook” He served as Director of Louisiana’s Municipal fire training/certification program and as the Superintendent of Florida State Fire College, overseeing the state’s certified training, certifications and firefighter safety programs. He also served as Director of the Fire and Emergency Training Institute at Louisiana State University – then the state’s fire academy. Formerly the Fire Chief of Clay County (FL) for 11 years. For 15 years he was a career firefighter/paramedic with Sunrise Fire Rescue, rising through the ranks retiring as the Training/Personnel Division Chief. At the same time, he was a volunteer firefighter for 14 years with the Plantation Fire Dept, leaving as Assistant Fire Chief.
