Michael L. Kuk

Michael L. Kuk retired as fire chief for the Joint Readiness Training Center and U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Polk. In his more than 60 years of fire service experience, he also led volunteer, combination, industrial and federal fire departments, with 50 years of chief officer tenure. A U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, Kuk has been a published fire service author since 1972, including his book “An Army Firefighter in Vietnam 1970–1971,” which tells his military service story. He is a lifetime member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Kuk can be reached at combatfirefighter.com.