Steve Prziborowski has over 18 years of fire service experience, currently serving as a Battalion Chief for the Santa Clara County (Los Gatos, CA) Fire Department, where he has worked since 1995. Steve is also an instructor for the Chabot College (Hayward, CA) Fire Technology Program, where he has been instructing fire technology and EMS classes since 1993. Four and a half years at Chabot were also spent as the Fire Technology Coordinator, and seven years as the EMT Program Director and Primary Instructor.
Chief Prziborowski was named the 2008 Ed Bent, California Fire Instructor of the year, and is a Former President of the Northern California Training Officers Association. Steve is a state-certified Chief Officer and Master Instructor, has earned a master’s degree in emergency services administration, is currently a student in the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy, and has received Chief Fire Officer Designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing.

Chief Prziborowski is a contributing editor to Firehouse.com, has mentored and coached countless entry level and promotional level candidates, is a regular speaker and presenter at fire service events and conferences across the country, and has authored numerous articles in the leading fire service publications. Steve also publishes a free newsletter (The Chabot College Fire & EMS News), geared toward better preparing the future firefighter for a career in the fire service or the current firefighter for promotion; more importantly – the newsletter will keep anyone up to date with what is occurring in the fire service. For more information or to contact him, feel free to visit his websites – www.chabotfire.com & http://www.code3firetraining.com/