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Cancer in the Fire Service: Awareness, Acceptance and Action (Room 1C)

23 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Peter Berger
This presentation follows the guidelines of the national curriculum that the presenter is establishing in multiple universities. The program is gea... More...

Engine School: H.O.T. (Room VBFTC)

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

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

Speaker(s): Brad Harris ; Carlton King ; Chip Johnson ; Darren Lucas ; Hayden Foster ; Shaun Whitely
This class is centered on engine company firemanship and reinforces the transition from “proficiency to mastery” in the following engin... More...

Extinguishing the Flames of Liability (Room 3A & B)

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

Tracks: Volunteer Fire Service

Speaker(s): David Denniston
An alarming number of firefighters and EMT’s across the country are being charged, injured or even killed while performing duties which were ... More...

Fire and Law Policy: The Prevention of Legal Fires (Room 2A)

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

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Speaker(s): John Murphy
This interactive class explores the relationship of the law and the fire service. The threat of a lawsuit places our fire departments, fire officer... More...

Flipping the Fire Service Classroom (Room 3C)

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

Tracks: Instructor/Training Related Courses

Speaker(s): Brian Kazmierzak
This class will look at how flipped training can be used in the fire service. Flip teaching/training (or flipped classroom) is a form of blended le... More...

IFMA Fire Marshals Management Institute

23 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...

Residential Primary Search: Training for Success (H.O.T)

23 Feb 18
8:00 AM - 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...

Tactical and Command Center Training (Room 4D & E)

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

Tracks: Strategy and Tactics

Speaker(s): Joseph Bailey ; William Burris
This session will be action packed with participants actively engaged in role playing under real time stress imparted scenarios using Fire Studio S... More...

Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)

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

Tracks: Emergency Medical Services

Speaker(s): Eddie Ferguson
Developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians’ (NAEM) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Committee, the TECC pr... More...

The Mayday: An Officer’s Perspective (Room 1D)

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

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): John Gannon
The presenter will perform an incident review of an accident that killed a woman, severely injured a state trooper, and injured a firefighter. The ... More...

Who’s the Boss (Room 2B)

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

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Jesse Quinalty
This class introduces and reviews some basic leadership models and theories. The intent of the session is to figure out what leadership is and how ... More...

Barrier Hoods for Better Protection (Room 3E)

23 Feb 18
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Safety and Health

Speaker(s): Robert Keys
After opening his presentation with a historical perspective of the dramatic changes and advancements in firefighter personal protective equipment ... More...

Behavioral Health and Suicide in Firefighters (Room 3D)

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

Tracks: Strategy and Tactics

Speaker(s): Beth Murphy
This presentation is an overview of the growing mental health and suicide epidemic among firefighters. Anecdotal evidence indicates that suicide in... More...

Improving and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Training Program (Room 3C)

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

Tracks: Instructor/Training Related Courses

Speaker(s): Brian Kazmierzak
How do you evaluate and improve the effectiveness of your training program? The CFAI Accreditation Category 8 is dedicated to self-assessment of yo... More...

Preventing Firefighter LODD and Injuries at Roadway Incidents (Room 1D)

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

Tracks: Strategy and Tactics

Speaker(s): Jack Sullivan CSP, CFPS
Distracted, drowsy, drunk, drugged and disgruntled drivers are striking firefighters and emergency vehicles at roadway incidents with increasing fr... More...

Professionalism: It’s Not About Getting Paid (Room 3A & B)

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

Tracks: Leadership and Managment, Volunteer Fire Service

Speaker(s): Timothy McKay
A fire officer posts an inappropriate photo to Facebook. A career firefighter is arrested at an emergency scene for fighting with a volunteer. A fi... More...

Apples and Oranges (Room 1C)

23 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jesse Quinalty
This program compares the variables between residential and commercial structure fires. Using data presented throughout the course, the student wil... More...

Breaking Barriers: Busting Through Recruitment and Retention Challenges (Room 3A & B)

23 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Volunteer Fire Service

Speaker(s): Candice McDonald
The volunteer fire service is experiencing its biggest challenge to date with volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention. With today’s e... More...

JHAT: What Is It All About? (Room 3E)

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

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Brian Acors ; Jamie Potter
As first responders, our job is always to keep those we serve safe by identifying potential hazards and mitigating the incidents quickly. Special e... More...

Kids and Dinosaurs: Bridging the Gap (Room 3C)

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

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Speaker(s): Timothy McKay
For several years, particularly as the baby boomers have aged and more millennials begin to the fill our fire stations as employees and volunteers,... More...

No Fear Leadership (Room 1C)

23 Feb 18
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Todd Edwards
No fear leadership is about knowing yourself, your people, what works, and how to avoid the biggest pitfalls in today’s fire service. The ins... More...

The Assessment Center: A Game You Can Beat! (Room 2B)

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

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Michael Barakey
Assessment centers are used for all ranks in the fire service.  Most fire departments contract with vendors or delegate the assessment center ... More...

Prioritizing Initial Fireground Tasks (Room 1D)

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

Tracks: Strategy and Tactics

Speaker(s): Richard Ray
This presentation is designed to help chief and line officers to prioritize fireground tasks based on rescue profiling, the building, fire volume, ... More...

Reaching a Fire Department Threshold (Room 2A)

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

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Blake Stephens ; David "DJ" Johnston
Today, there is a push to create the latest and greatest when it comes to hose deployments, tactics and strategies. This class reviews a brief hist... More...

Volunteer Shaker’s: A Guided Discussion (Room 3A & B)

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

Tracks: Volunteer Fire Service

Speaker(s): Kelly Ameen
This facilitated discussion will involve all participants in an open forum environment. Facilitators will work with the participants to develop a l... More...

Random Thoughts on Incident Command: Command Your Troops (Room 1C)

23 Feb 18
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Dennis Keane
The presentation will take the attendees through various incident commander characteristics and responsibilities utilizing thoughts, practices and ... More...