2011 Monday Conference

February 28, 2011
8:30 AM	Do You See What I See? Peter Lamb, Fire Chief, North Attleboro, MA FD CATEGORY: LEADERSHIP This tactical-based class has a focus on size-up but is geared for risk analysis and safety perspective. Students will take a guided look at some fireground situations that would serve as a good primer for new officers, or a great review for the seasoned veteran.
8:30 AM	Operations at Private-Dwelling Fires by First-Due Fire Companies Mike Dugan, Captain, FDNY, and Contributing Editor Firehouse Magazine CATEGORY: STRATEGY & TACTICS This class is a review of the jobs of both the engine and truck company at private dwellings fires. These are our most common fires and we are still losing firefighters at them. This class will review operations and students will learn about common mistakes made at private dwellings fires.
8:30 AM	Raising the Bar for Fire Officer Leadership Dennis Compton, Chief (ret.), Mesa, AZ, FD and IFSTA CATEGORY: LEADERSHIP This session explores critical and innovative leadership, supervisory, and management information that will make fire officers of any rank more effective in their positions. The quality of leadership affects everything that happens in a fire department. Raising the bar of expectations for all leaders in the organization will result in more positive, productive, and healthy outcomes.
8:30 AM	Success With Less Michael Taylor, Captain, West Sacramento FD, CA CATEGORY: LIMITED STAFFING This lecture is designed to give you the nuggets needed for successful fireground operation when you feel limited by staffing or response. Choose the proper nozzles, forcible entry tools, and apparatus set-up to achieve your goals. Hone your skills so one firefighter can do more with less and empower the fireground to collect information on the structure. This course is ideal for all ranks to be successful. Structure fires do not care about staffing, but firefighters care about structure fires.
8:30 AM	The Functional Movement Screen – A Proven Approach of Identifying and Reducing Injuries Michael Contreras, Captain, Wellness & Fitness Program Coordinator Orange County Fire Authority CATEGORY: INJURY REDUCTION The FMS is a ranking and grading system that documents movement patterns that are key to normal function. The FMS readily identifies functional limitations and asymmetries that cause injuries. The FMS, Functional Movement Screen, is used to identify fire personnel who are at risk of injury and to target problem areas.
1:45 PM	How to Give a Butt-Kicking Presentation Kimberly Alyn, Ph.D., Owner, Fire Presentation CATEGORY: LEADERSHIP A great session for training officers and those who have to speak in front of groups, give presentations in the promotional process, or run meetings. Find out how to gain the undivided attention of your listeners and ensure they retain what you are presenting. This session will cover techniques to ensure your audience never becomes bored again. There is no such thing as a boring topic - there are only boring presenters! This session will reveal what annoys people about trainers and presenters to the point of tuning them out. You will quickly learn how to give a butt-kicking presentation!
1:45 PM	Nozzle 101 Michael Taylor, Captain, West Sacramento FD, CA CATEGORY: ENGINE OPS Nozzle 101 covers the real-world operations of structural firefighting nozzles. Are your nozzles really flowing what you think? Are they versatile for your district? This is an in-depth description of the differences between the fixed flow, automatic, selectable, and smooth bore nozzles. With versatility in mind, some considerations will be offered when purchasing or repairing nozzles.
1:45 PM	Responding to Everyday Emergencies Mickey Conboy, Lieutenant, FDNY CATEGORY: SPECIALIZED RESCUE Firefighters across the country respond to an increasing number of rescue emergencies each year. Learn invaluable lessons from recent incidents such as workers buried in a trench and tanks, children impaled on fences and occupants trapped in a building collapse.
1:45 PM	Tactical Considerations for the First Arriving Battalion Chief Todd Harms , Assistant Chief of Operations, Phoenix, AZ FD CATEGORY: STRATEGY & TACTICS The main focus of this training program is based upon improving fireground operations and firefighter safety at the task, tactical, and strategic levels of operation. Attendees will discuss the eight critical factors of size-up in the development of an incident action plan for the completion of the tactical priorities of rescue, fire control, and loss control.
1:45 PM	The Sad State of Leadership and Succession Planning in Today’s Fire Service Anthony Kastros, Battalion Chief, Sacramento Metro Fire District, CA CATEGORY: LEADERSHIP There is a fire service leadership pandemic sweeping the nation. Without significant change and movement, firefighters and civilians will continue to needlessly perish, get injured, and litigation will continue a progression to all-time highs due to a lack of competence and confidence in fire officers. Join us for an open forum discussing the state of today's fire service succession planning and leadership. We will review several fireground incidents and department case studies to illustrate the absence of training for today's company and chief officers. More importantly we will discuss a 3‐part succession plan that will work for all levels of officer, from the line fire officer to the fire chief.