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Buildings on Fire: Lessons from the Fireground 2018 (Room 2A)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Christopher Naum SFPE
This program will present and lead through past History Repeating (HRE) Events and present leading insights and findings from pertinent case studie... More...

IFMA Fire Marshals Management Institute (Room 1B)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Community Risk Reduction

Speaker(s): Robbie Dawson ; Ronald Farr
This eight module program has been developed for management level fire marshals and supervisors. Targeted to the appointed fire marshal, or mid-lev... More...

Measuring Fire Department Performance Beyond Annual Runs (Room 3C)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Public Safety Technology

Speaker(s): Joe Powers
Organizational decision-making must be based on more than just annual response numbers. Today’s fire service environment demands measured per... More...

Results Through Embodied Leadership (Room 1A)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Speaker(s): Croft Edwards
How many times have you been through leadership training or seminar but the next day couldn’t remember, let alone apply, any of the concepts ... More...

Shaker’s Forum (Room 1C)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Designed for chief officer level issues, this facilitated discussion will involve all participants in an open forum environment. Facilitators will ... More...

Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) (Room 4A B & C)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Emergency Medical Services

Speaker(s): Bill Jeffords ; Brian Harness ; Chris Lawrence ; Frank Chinn ; Jeff McPhearson ; Thomas Hollowell
Developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians’ (NAEM) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Committee, the TECC pr... More...

The Irons Academy: H.O.T. (Room VBFTC)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Hands On Training (H.O.T.)

Speaker(s): Jeremy Williams ; Joseph Rock
As fire ground tactics and procedures continue to evolve, the focus tends to fall away from the fundamental and foundational fire ground skills. No... More...

Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires: Where Science Meets the Streets (Room 2A)

22 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Strategy and Tactics

Speaker(s): Brian Kazmierzak ; Murrey Loflin
This course was developed to teach firefighters and officers about the research results that were obtained from the 2016-2017 Basement Fire Tactics... More...

Custom Unit Hour Utilization: A Case Study at Mecklenburg EMS Agency (Room 4D)

22 Feb 18
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Emergency Medical Services

Speaker(s): Mike Salonish ; Todd Sims
High-performance EMS organizations apply best practices, measurement, and real-time analytics to continuously improve operations, allocate resource... More...

Engine Company Essentials (Room 3E)

22 Feb 18
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Strategy and Tactics

Speaker(s): Richard Ray
The challenges faced by an engine company in today’s fire service are more dynamic and difficult than ever before. The backbone of firefighti... More...

Getting Behind the Shield: Overcoming First Responder’s Resistance to Mental Health Services (Room 3D)

22 Feb 18
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Safety and Health

Speaker(s): Mike Verano
This program outlines the factors that create resistance in first responders to seek mental health services and offers practical tips for overcomin... More...

Instant Technology for Fire and EMS (Room 3C)

22 Feb 18
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Public Safety Technology

Speaker(s): David Denniston
Texting, tweeting, websites and Facebook have made it easier than ever for fire and EMS responders to share information with each other and the pub... More...

Leadership is a Journey (Room 1A)

22 Feb 18
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Blake Stephens
We don’t arrive as a leader; it’s a journey to discover your growth and greatness as a leader. Becoming a front line officer is a monum... More...

Digital Technology and Data in the Fire Service (Room 3C)

22 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Public Safety Technology

Speaker(s): David Morales
Digital technology and big data are transforming the fire service. Rugged mobile computers, tablets, high speed wireless connections, robotics, geo... More...

High Performance EMS Agency: Characteristics and Culture (Room 4D)

22 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Emergency Medical Services

Speaker(s): Mike Salonish ; Todd Sims
Regardless of the level of service, roster size, call volume, or geographic location, there are certain traits and characteristics that are common ... More...

Prevention and Care of FF Burn Injuries (Room 3D)

22 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Safety and Health

Speaker(s): Jason Woods ; Jeffrey Shupp
Each and every day, thousands of career and volunteer firefighters place themselves in harm's way in the performance of duty.  Regardless ... More...

Rescue Me – Managing Employee Fires (Room 2B)

22 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Speaker(s): Jesse Quinalty
Most fire officers and chiefs will fight more fires in the station than they will out in the streets. This program will utilize basic fireground te... More...

Residential Primary Search: Training for Success (Classroom) (Room 3A)

22 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Hands On Training (H.O.T.)

Speaker(s): Casey Snider ; Jason Abitz ; Jim Kenney ; Rex Strickland ; Ryan Miller
The importance of a primary search is second only to getting water on the fire and in some cases, the argument can be made that it even ranks numbe... More...

The “D” Makes All the Difference… The Line Between Discipline and Disciplined (Room 1A)

22 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Speaker(s): Timothy McKay
As supervisors, some of our most unpleasant experiences are dealing with disciplinary issues. Using interactive lecture and case studies, this sess... More...

GIS: A Foundation For All Hazard Preparedness and Response (Room 3C)

22 Feb 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Public Safety Technology

Speaker(s): Alison Yeloushan ; Jeff Dulin
Spatial data can be the foundation for the preparedness, response, and recovery of any all hazard public safety agencies. The data available to mos... More...

Achieving Optimal Performance and Job Satisfaction By Communicating Clear Expectations (Room 3E)

22 Feb 18
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Speaker(s): Steve Strawderman
This presentation is designed to discuss the need for establishing and communicating clear expectations in order to get the best performance to max... More...

Results Through Embodied Leadership (Room 3B)

22 Feb 18
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Croft Edwards
How many times have you been through leadership training or seminar but the next day couldn’t remember, let alone apply, any of the concepts ... More...

Disposable Heroes (Room 1A)

22 Feb 18
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Safety and Health

Speaker(s): Jeremy Johns
This presentation is a raw and real account of the instructor’s life with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He will share the events tha... More...

Unmanned Aerial Systems: A New Frontier for the Fire Service (Room 3C)

22 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Public Safety Technology

Speaker(s): Chris Sadler
Small unmanned aerial systems, or sUAS, are transforming how the fire service plans for and responds to emergencies. In this session, attendees wil... More...