2018 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

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Fire Service Mortar: The Critical Role of the Company Officer (Room 1B)

21 Feb 18

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Jarrod Sergi

This course is designed for the newly promoted company officer or firefighters aspiring to be company officers. The goals of this course are meant ... More...

Fireground Leadership for Command and Company Officers 2018 (Room 1A)

21 Feb 18

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Christopher Naum SFPE

This program will provide insights into emerging concepts and methodologies related to today’s unique challenges for combat structural fire e... More...

Building Construction for Today’s Fire Service (Room 1C)

21 Feb 18

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Christopher Naum SFPE

Today’s buildings and occupancies present increasing challenges that have redefined strategic and tactical fireground operations and impact t... More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tracks: Community Risk Reduction, Company Officer, Emergency Medical Services, Hands On Training (H.O.T.), Instructor/Training Related Courses, Leadership and Managment, Meetings, Public Safety Technology, Safety and Health, Strategy and Tactics, Volunteer Fire Service

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Jet Fuel Spill and Unified Command: Navy, Coast Guard, DEQ and Virginia Beach (Room 3E)

24 Feb 18

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Alan Kersnick ; Erin Sutton ; John Settle ; Kevin Carroll

Representatives from the unified command staff that responded to the 94,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled from NAS Oceana will discuss the positives ... More...

Special Operations Team Management: Considerations for Chief Officers (Room 4A)

24 Feb 18

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Rick Edinger

Managing a special operations team response program requires knowledge, skills, and abilities that program managers need to successfully lead and s... More...

Stress Inoculation in a Politically Correct Fire Service (Room 4B)

24 Feb 18

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Bobby Drake

In today’s fire service there has been a cultural shift; which is not always a bad thing. This program was created to show how training can b... More...

The Modern Day Fire Services Role in Homeland Security (Room 3B)

24 Feb 18

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Brandon Frieder

This class will cover a relatively new topic within the modern day fire service. The class will discuss some of the general terroristic threats as ... More...

Jet Fuel Spill and Unified Command: Navy, Coast Guard, DEQ and Virginia Beach (Room 3E)

24 Feb 18

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Erin Sutton

Representatives from the unified command staff that responded to the 94,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled from NAS Oceana will discuss the positives ... More...

Special Operations Team Management: Considerations for Chief Officers (Room 4A)

24 Feb 18

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Rick Edinger

Managing a special operations team response program requires knowledge, skills, and abilities that program managers need to successfully lead and s... More...

Stress Inoculation in a Politically Correct Fire Service (Room 4B)

24 Feb 18

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Bobby Drake

In today’s fire service there has been a cultural shift; which is not always a bad thing. This program was created to show how training can b... More...

The Modern Day Fire Services Role in Homeland Security (Room 3B)

24 Feb 18

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Company Officer

Speaker(s): Brandon Frieder

This class will cover a relatively new topic within the modern day fire service. The class will discuss some of the general terroristic threats as ... More...

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