Michael Ciampo is a Lieutenant in the FDNY and previously served with the Washington, DC Fire Department. He is a Tactical Training Instructor for the FDNY’s mobile forcible entry training team and is the Lead Instructor for the FDIC Truck Essential Hands-On training program. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He writes the monthly back page column, On Fire, in Fire Engineering magazine and is featured in Training Minutes videos on fireengineering.com.