Introducing, Captain Mica L. Calfee

• Firefighter / Paramedic -
  A Captain With Over 30 Years Experience
• Entertainer -
  Professional Magician / Juggler
• Author -
  Many Published Articles From Humorous to Scientific
• Consumer Advocate -
  Has Testified as Amicus Curiae for the Texas Supreme Court and for the FCC.
• Public Speaker -
  Leadership, Conflict Management, Humor

Mica Calfee brings a multitude of experiences, training, education and skills to any meeting or event. He started off in life as the son of a full time eccentric professional inventor. (Mad scientist might be more accurate.) Growing up, Mica was the prototype tester and demonstrator (Guinea pig) for many of his fathers inventions.

Mica has been a speaker at:

• Meetings of Civic Organizations
• Schools
• Entertainer Organizations and Clubs
• Fire Departments
• Meetings of Business Professionals
• Countless Private Functions and Events

Lecture Topics include:

• Confronting the Impossible
• Stories or Humor and Inspiration in the Fire Service
• Conflict Management
• Leadership
• "Was it a Cow or a Comet?"
• The Business of Entertainment
• Consumers Rights

A firefighter who has been published in several magazines. His works include scientific, humorous, and inspirational articles. He was recently featured on Fox 4 for a rescue he participated in. He has been written about by Steve Blow in the Dallas Morning News for his efforts to protect consumers and fight unlawful advertising practices. For this he has testified before the Texas Supreme Court as a “Friend of the court” (Amicus Curiae). His most recently published article is about the worst natural disaster in U.S. history (that no one knows about.) It’s entitled: “Was it a Cow or a Comet?" This article first appeared in "Meteorite Magazine" and was then later excerpted in "Firehouse Magazine". He also lectures on “Accomplishing the Impossible!”

As a professional firefighter and paramedic for over 30 years, Captain Calfee has accumulated stories which are humorous and others which are inspirational or riveting. As a member of the Irving, Texas Fire department he was one of the first people on the scene of the Delta flight 191 crash at DFW airport. He later appeared in the movie about that event titled, “Fire and Rain.”

Captain Calfee has attended numerous National Fire Academy classes on the subject of leadership. He has also developed a lecture on “The Qualities of Leadership” from research of his own. This research involved contacting hundreds of firefighters on a national level.

Captain Calfee has taught many firefighters a wide variety of subjects. He holds, or has held, the Texas certifications of Master Firefighter, Paramedic, State Fire Service Instructor, State Field Examiner, EMS Instructor and others.

If having achieved the rank of Captain on a major municipal fire department was not enough, Mica has many other skills and experiences.

Mica has, as his “off duty job” enjoyed being a popular variety entertainer for over 25 years. He has been a member of the Texas Association of Magicians since 1972. His membership in the International Jugglers Association has been for over 20 years and he has been an active member of the Society of American Magicians for many years as well. While he and his wife have performed for festivals, television shows and many other venues, his specialty is close up magic. They have performed all over the United states and in Europe.

Mica Also speaks on “Confronting the Impossible.” Mica uses both his experience as someone who faces the most unusual circumstances on a regular bases and his skills as a juggler and magician to demonstrate how to not fear or avoid stepping across that line into the realm of tackling the impossible. We all have those things which we feel are absolutely just beyond what we can ever do. By engaging in certain fun and exciting exercises the audience can realize that “impossible” is often just a wall of paper that can be torn down with PRACTICE.

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Mica was named after a mineral by his brother and sister. He has a background and formal education in music, science and geology. He was a professional musician in the U.S. Army for almost 7 years while maintaining the certification as a tank crewman and commander. Mica was assigned to the First Cav. Division, The Third Infantry Div. (Germany) and the Fourth Infantry in Ft. Carson Co. While stationed in Germany and Colorado, Sergeant Calfee taught repelling and mountaineering skills, CPR and first aid. He has never been someone to do just one thing. He has performed professionally on, Baritone Horn, String Bass, and voice. He also plays recorder and five string banjo.

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