Chuck Fedak is currently a Battalion Chief with the Orange County Fire Authority, one of the largest fire departments in California. Chief Fedak was the coordinator for the Fire Captain training academy and was also instructed in various course topics. He has written, developed, and had multiple proposals implemented within the department, including purchasing new equipment, department training classes, and a new format to conduct and deliver department-wide after-action incident reviews.
Chief Fedak has participated in Captain and Battalion Chief promotional exam development within and outside of his current fire department. He has helped develop components of the assessment center portion of the promotional exam process. He continues to help train, mentor and educate members of the fire service to be successful not only in the promotional process, but also for the supervisory position they aspire to achieve. He has instructed at the State level on Emergency All-Risk Simulations, Tactics and Strategy, Conflict Resolution, and Employee Personnel Issues.
He has been selected to participate on the following committees and project teams: Emergency Medical Services, apparatus and personnel equipment, SOP revision, Safety committee, and the Computer-Aided Dispatch Process.
