+ Click for Firehouse Contributor’s Article ® FIREHOUSE CONTRIBUTOR Survivability Profiling – Size-Up on Steroids Stephen Marsar, Captain, FDNY Survivability profiling is the educated art of examining a situation and making an informed, intelligent decision of whether to commit firefighters to life-saving or interior operations. It differs from basic risk vs. reward in that it goes beyond the tendency to justify risk whenever we respond to an occupied building. Size-up components, situational awareness, UL & NIST Studies and calculating if civilians are savable before committing firefighters to an aggressive interior attack are discussed. Today’s Live Burn Training – It’s Not Your Father’s Training Joe Starnes, Fire Chief (ret.), Monroe, NC, Sandy Ridge Fire & Rescue This training model consists of a full day of live burns with certified firefighters, audio and video linked fireground instructors, fireground video and TIC video with narration. The classroom has live and pre-recorded video links with some of the most notable subject matter experts in the world. This innovative class is designed to give probationary and certified firefighters an experience about what most are talking about – Fire Behavior Tactics. You Can’t Make Me! A Firefighter’s Right to Remain Silent Curt Varone, Director, Fire Service/ EMS Division Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute Come learn everything firefighters need to know about the Garrity Rule and the firefighter’s right to remain silent. There is no aspect of firefighter discipline that is more misunderstood, misquoted and maligned than the Garrity Rule and the closely associated concept of a firefighter’s right to remain silent! Firefighters have lost their jobs, and fire department investigations have been mishandled – all because those involved misunderstood the Garrity Rule. Get the facts about the Garrity Rule! The Weingarten Rule will also be discussed. SATURDAY, JULY 18 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Accident Chains – A How-to Guide Glenn Dube, Firefighter/EMT, Southington, CT, FD Having a solid knowledge of what accident chains are and how to identify them is the first step in achieving an understanding on how accidents happen. This class will introduce participants to accident chains and how to identify their links. Through case study analysis, attendees will explore human factors and communications issues that are commonly found in nearly all accident and incident reports. Financial Management of Emergency Operations William Jenaway, Vice President, VFIS State and Federal requirements, in addition to insurance requirements, place more responsibilities on agency leaders to manage their volunteer fire and EMS organizations like a business. This program will discuss financial reporting requirements and best practices for managing fire and EMS agency financial systems. Case studies will be used to reinforce recommendations for management controls. Fire Service Culture: Past, Present & Future Dr. Burton Clark, Management Science Program Chair (ret.), National Fire Academy The American fire culture has been a manual fire protection model based on six underlying assumptions, or DNA genes: fast, close, wet, risk, injury and death. To survive For information or to register visit FirehouseExpo.com 21
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