CONFERENCE PROGRAM in the 21st century, fire service leadership must change our cultural paradigm to automatic fire protections that do not accept fire loss. This session will help you develop a strategy to address key issues in reducing the number of firefighter and civilian deaths. Next Promotional Exam Steve Prziborowski, Deputy Chief, Santa Clara County, CA, FD Fire service personnel are invited to attend this session to prepare for their next promotional exam. Attendees will be exposed to key points for the most common events within a fire service promotional examination. will be shared so that you smoke that next promotional exam! for Chief Fire Officers Gary Ludwig, Fire Chief, Champaign, IL, FD Join this interactive group discussion with real administrative and operational scenarios that other chief officers have faced and see if you can make the right decision on how to manage and resolve a problem instead of making it worse. We all make decisions and resolve problems based upon our experience, background, religious beliefs, and culture. Planning to Win at the Company Level Joe Rodrigues, Fire Officer, Scotch Plains, NJ, FD Developing effective company level training plans is often viewed as an administrative especially in volunteer fire companies where time is the most the precious resource. This presentation introduces planning concepts designed to engage your training team to think critically and effectively task and organize department resources to consistently build and execute a company level training plan. 22 Key Points for Your Lessons learned and best practices Management Case Studies burden for company level officers, #FHExpo15 So You Are the New Chief Allen Baldwin, Chief, Winchester, VA, Fire and Rescue Learn the challenges, whether from within the department or from the outside, of becoming the New Chief. Discussion will focus on personal experiences along with some lessons learned and how to make sure new chiefs hit the street running and make a difference, while avoiding land mines along the way. Tactical Sims: What Would You Do? David Franklin, Assistant Chief, San Francisco, CA, FD You have been dispatched to an incident, while responding, you’re going through your thought process based on the information you currently know about the incident. When you arrive on-scene you must conduct a size up and determine the best course of action to deal with the situation. This class will take you through each step and help you choose the best course of action based on the problem/s you are faced with. Students will be exposed to real incidents by the way of incident videos and simulations. This class is for all levels firefighter, company and chief officers. The Moral Imperative of Leadership Jason Brezler, Firefighter, FDNY Leaders will be challenged to consider the kinds of moral dilemmas they will encounter as they train, equip and lead their troops. A dynamic, uncertain and mission-oriented threat environment demands principled leadership. At the core of principled leadership is the moral imperative. Thermal Imaging Cameras for Strategic Decision-Making Michael Daley, Lieutenant, Monroe Twp. 3, NJ, FD Get an overview of the concepts behind thermal imaging cameras (TICs) and how they operate. Discuss what TICs can and cannot be used for by emergency crews based on a variety of scenarios including firefighting, hazardous materials, technical rescue and more. Learn how to develop deployment policies, how to monitor interior crews and receive important safety ideas when using thermal imagers. Truck Company Operations – Doing More with Less Jess Rodzinka, Firefighter/Medic, Charlottesville, VA, FD This “back to the basics” class discusses operating with limited manpower (three or less people). Learn tricks of the trade to more effectively operate on the fireground to accomplish several tasks with limited manpower on the fire scene. There will also be a discussion on how to accomplish Truck Company work without a Truck on the scene, doing the same work with an Engine. Volunteers ARE Personnel Too Mike Dallessandro, Firefighter, Grand Island, NY, FD Learn the importance of having organized policies in place for managing your volunteer firefighters. This session reviews important policies and discusses how to fairly and equally apply policies to all of your members. Policies covering membership categories, harassment, workplace violence, technology/ social media, pregnancy, types of leave, and many others will be reviewed.
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