+ Click for Firehouse Contributor’s Article ® FIREHOUSE CONTRIBUTOR Fire Operations in Protected Structures Brad French, Lieutenant, Dayton, OH, FD In the high-rise and commercial fire environments, building familiarization and pre-planning are critical elements of success. How well do you really know the buildings in your first-due district? This session covers key tactical considerations for firefighters and officers including standpipes, sprinklers, fire pumps, FDC hook-ups, smoke control systems, and elevators. How to Pack Five Pounds on Your Three Pound Apparatus Mike Wilbur, President, Emergency Vehicle Response Tom Shand, Partner, Emergency Vehicle Response Learn the safe methods of locating, mounting and equipping your apparatus from front bumper to back step. Operational capabilities and safety can be enhanced by having a methodology to the tool mounting process. This course will cover several types of apparatus and tool mounting systems used by fire departments across the country. Leading the Volunteers Mike Dallessandro, Firefighter, Grand Island, NY, FD Today’s volunteer fire service is facing many challenges. This class will focus on key behavioral points of members that helped make our fire companies of yesteryear grow into the organizations of today while identifying new behavioral patterns causing concerns for the future. Attendees will hear a positive message about dedication, proper behavior in the firehouse and in public, ethics, values, and teamwork. Organizational Learning: Victory Starts Here David Griffin, Captain, Charleston, SC, FD Recognizing and understanding how organizational learning can create organizational change and success. Individuals may know their organization needs to change, but don’t know how to do it. This course provides attendees the opportunity to identify areas at the individual, team and organizational levels that need improvement and provide the proper instruments to evaluate their own department. Strategic Planning Made Fun David Hall, Fire Chief, Springfield, MO, FD Scott Ferguson, Fire Chief, Santa Monica, CA, FD Setting strategic direction is a core pillar for a Fire Chief. Learn how to create an engaging process to develop a realistic and valuable plan. While some believe strategic planning is boring, you are guaranteed not to be bored in this highly engaging class. The Hazards of Knee Walls Jonathan Hall, Firefighter, St. Paul, MN, FD Learn the hazards knee walls present, how to recognize them early, and how to safely mitigate incidents involving them. Knee walls can conceal tremendous amounts of fire and combustible gases and can be found in buildings in urban to rural communities, and construction ranging from legacy to modern. The Initial Line: Getting It Right the First Time Jonah Smith, Captain, Charlotte, NC, FD Receive an introduction to the best methods and techniques to ensure that the first-arriving engine is successful in the four areas of the initial fireground action of placing a fire suppression line in service. Study the elements of the stretch, the placement, the advancement, and operation of an attack line that can be improved upon to increase fireground efficiency. This class is intended for all levels of firefighters and will present methods that can be used in all areas and staffing complements from around the country. We Have NOT Been Doing It Wrong Steven Woodworth, Assistant Chief, Atlanta, GA, FD Fire Service leaders must build upon foundations of the past while embracing the technology and science of the future. Learn how to balance between tradition and technology. Recent fire service studies have validated information, dispelled some myths and provided valuable data, yet, through misinterpretation have inadvertently led to myths. This class will help sift through the rubble to find the truths. For information or to register visit FirehouseExpo.com 15
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