Pricing: $200 for the Entire Seminar
(Includes continental breakfast and
buffet lunch both days)
Register 10 or more persons on the same payment and receive a
$25 discount per person!
"Fireground Injury and Death: Tragic Events and Related
Firefighter Close Calls"
Chief Billy G. will present to the attendees, through
incredible video, audio, slides and "WAKE UP" lecture, an
in-depth review of specific fireground events and most
specifically, the LESSONS LEARNED so that these incidents
(and those involved) don't ever become forgotten. Attended
by thousands of firefighters and fire officers since 2000,
this high energy class provides the attendees an excellent
opportunity to apply the LESSONS LEARNED to their own
departments when returning home...potentially avoiding
"history tragically repeating itself". The goal of the
program is to have Firefighters, Officers and Elected
Officials leave more knowledgeable, educated and informed
but most importantly thinking HARD about their role and the
department's responsibility in STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING! The
subject matter all relates to STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING and
their "lessons learned".
Chief Billy Goldfeder, EFO, a firefighter since 1973, serves
as Deputy Fire Chief of the Loveland-Symmes FD in S.W. Ohio.
LSFD is an ISO Class 2, full-service ALS department. Chief
Goldfeder is the Chair of the IAFC's Safety, Health and
Survival Section, serves on the National Firefighter
Near-Miss Reporting Task Force (IAFC) and has been an
Instructor at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (F.D.I.C.)
for the past 25 years as well as a member of the FDIC
Advisory Board for the past 15 years. He is a co-founder of
the popular website
www.FirefigherCloseCalls.com,
a 100% non-commercial, independent and free site with only 1
focus: Firefighter Safety, Survival and Getting Everyone
Home.
“Omnis
Cedo Domus”
Thursday,
October 1st
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Bobby Halton
Editor in Chief, Fire Engineering Magazine
Deputy Chief – Operations, Albuquerque, NM (Retired) and
Fire Chief – Coppell, Texas (Retired)
"The American Fire Service -- A Status Check"
In this multi-part, half-day presentation, Chief Halton will
review the current state of fireground operations in
America, highlighting the disparities in socio-technical
advances and ensuing issues in tactical structural
firefighting. He will review some common myths and will
also debunk some "bad math" as it relates to the fire
service.
The Status of America's Fire Service: Chief Halton will
review our industry's current status. The theory of "Drift
into Failure" will be reviewed as well common perceptions
and realities surrounding the common elements in firefighter
fatalities.
Fire dynamics for the Fireground: Chief Halton will discuss
the latest research in fire dynamics and how to apply the
science to your structural firefighting tactics.
Learning from the Experiences of Others: This section
reviews several case studies, and Chief Halton will explain
why it seems we continue to repeat the same errors. A "New
View of Human Error" will be presented to improve our
ability to learn from others events.
Naturalistic decision making, situation awareness and
expertise: Chief Halton will present the latest research in
the field of naturalistic decision making and what it mean
in terms of developing fireground expertise in company
officers and incident commanders.
Friday, October
2nd
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Keynote Address
Dave Statter
Reporter, Fire & EMS, WUSA-TV, Washington, DC
Emergency Services Internet Blog Host
Friday, October
2nd
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
John Salka
Battalion Chief, Fire Department of New York (FDNY)
"Fireground Responsibility"
This half-day program takes a serious, "no-holds-barred"
look at several recent firefighter fatalities and the unique
individual factors that contributed to the tragic outcome.
It also discusses the actions we can take to prevent these
events from reoccurring. This class has application to all
members of the fire service, from line firefighter to chief
officer.
Friday, October
2nd
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Kimberly Alyn
Best-Selling Author and International Professional Speaker
"Real Leadership is Not for Wimps!"
In this humorous and inspiring presentation,
Kim will share the principles of leadership that stand the
test of time and provide you with some illuminating insights
on how to positively
influence
people. Whether you are a formal or an informal leader in
the fire service, these principles will give you a solid
foundation for real leadership in a society that desperately
needs it!
Here's an
example of one of Kim's presentations entitled Up Time?
Kimberly Alyn is a best-selling author and an international
fire service speaker and trainer. She is the owner of Fire
Presentations, a company dedicated to training workshops for
the fire service. Kim offers leadership academies and
instruction on conflict prevention and resolution, team
building, command presence, communication skills,
presentations skills, writing skills, and promotional
process. Kim is the author of eight books including
101 Leadership Reminders, How to Deal With Annoying People,
and Pillars of Success (with former Secretary of State under
Ronald Reagan, General Alexander Haig as one of the
contributors). She is also the author of eight CD/DVD
productions including Conquering Subordinate Counseling in
the Fire Service and Real Leadership in the Fire Service is
Not for Wimps! Kim holds a bachelors degree in management
and a masters degree in organizational management. Kim
is also a contributing author to fire magazines like
Firehouse World and Firehouse Life. She has been a featured
presenter at fire conferences all over the United States
including Firehouse World, Firehouse Baltimore, Firehouse
Central, Fire Rescue, FDIC Indiana, FDIC West, and Fire Tech
Reno. Kim assists fire departments and districts across the
U.S. in firefighter and officer development.
