Fire-Rescue International 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

COLS 1: It's Your First Year As A Company Officer.....Are You Prepared?
Steve Prziborowski

COLS 2: Building Strong Followers in order to Breed Strong Leaders
Nicolas E. Thomas and Jeffery Thomas

COLS 3: Leadership: The Seductive Lie
Howard Cross

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

SE01

Taking Care of Our Own
Cathy Hedrick and Charlie Dickinson

SE02

Chief Officer Designation- A Guide to Completing the Designation Process Spondored by the Center for Public Safety Excellence
Richard Mason, CFO and Debbie A. Sobotka

SE03

Structural Anatomy™; Building Construction for the Company & Command Officer
Christopher J. Naum, SFPE

SE04

50 Ways to Kill Firefighters
Rich Gasaway

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

SE05

How to Successfully Navigate the Fair Labor Standards Act's Overtime and Exempt Employee Provisions
Steven M. Oxenhandler

SE06

Training Facility Planning and Design - Large and Small scale opportunities
David Acomb, David Fergus, Donald Dahl, Roger LeBoeuf, Tom S. Stewart, Chief and Al Woo

SE16

SHS Section Seminar - Safety Track

SE18

Self-Assessment Workshop Sponsored by the Center for Public Safety Excellence
Scott E. Avery, MPA, CFO, MIFire and Brian R. Dean, CFO, EFO

SE19

The Fire Chief's Tool Box

SE20

SHS Section Seminar - Health/Wellness Track

SE42

Weathering the Economic Storm

8:45 AM-10:15 AM

Health Day 1: Implementing the IAFF/IAFC Wellness-Fitness Initiative
Ian Crosby and George Cruz

Safety Day 1 Situational Awareness & CRM
Scott Kerwood and Robert Dube

COLS 3: Everyone Goes Home: Where Are We Now?
Ronald Siarnicki and Rich Marinucci

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

SE10

Chief Officer Mentoring: Train the Trainer Sponsored by the Center for Public Safety, Inc.
Marc Revere, CFO, EFO, CPC, Christopher Riley, CFO and Debbie A. Sobotka

1:15 PM-2:45 PM

The Fire Chief's Tool Box: Red Flag Warning- Applying Effective Decision Making Skills When Critical Fire Conditions are Either Occuring or Imminent!!
Bruce Varner

Weathering the Economic Storm: Avoiding Land Mines
Rob Brown and Donald Heinbuch

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Health Day 1: Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Cardiac Disease: Cause, Screening, and Prevention
Tom Hales, Dr.

Safety Day 1: Dynamic Risk Assessment of Occupancies for Operational Safety
Christopher Naum, SFPE and Andy Graves

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

SE11

Courage to Be Safe
Billy D. Hayes, EFO and Ron Dennis, EFO

SE12

Your Employee Did What?
Brenda Tranchina and Donna Aversa, J.D.

SE13

Leadership by the General
Gregory L. Shinke

SE14

Firefighter Injury and LODD Team Investigations: The Nuts and Bolts, and Do’s and Don’ts of the First 72 Hours
Richie Bowers, Jennie Collins, Gordon Routley, Brett R. Bowman, MPA, CFOD, EFO and Pete Piringer

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

COLS 1: Near-Miss Case Studies for Company Officers
Billy Goldfeder

COLS 2: Fireground Rehab Evaluation (FIRE) Trial
David Hostler, Ph.D, NREMT-P and Joe Suyama, MD

COLS 3: To Go or Not to Go: Fireground Decision Making
John J. Lewis and Robert G. Moran

The Fire Chief's Tool Box: Perfomance Measures- How Do We Quantify What We Do?
Gary B. McCarraher, EFO, CFO, MPA

Weathering the Economic Storm: Best Practices Case Studies
Kevin McGee

3:15 PM-4:45 PM

Health Day 1: Fit for Duty
Michael Kreuger

Safety Day 1: We Had a Close Call - What Now?
Paul Maldonado and Wendy Norris

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

8:30 AM-9:45 AM

Battalion Chief Case Studies: Are You Prepared For The Bread & Butter Call That Goes Bad?
David Kimbrell, Angie Roach and Skip Heflin

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

COLS : Los Angeles City Fire Department Case Study and Leadership Program
Douglas Barry and Kwame Cooper

Elected Fire Officials: Leading Organizational Relevance
I. David Daniels, MHRM, MIFireE, C

Health Day 2: Firefighters and Cancer
Michael Dubron

Safety Day 2: So, You Think The RIT Will Rescue You? Think Again!
Gary Morris

The Fire Chief's Tool Box: Planning for Succession
Kelvin Cochran

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

SE31

Promoting Your Career Development To Achieve Fire Service Success!
Bill Lowe, Ph.D., EFO., MS

SE32

The Chief’s Responsibility for Live Fire Training
Edward Hartin, MS, EFO, MIFireE

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

SE16

SHS Section Seminar - Safety Track

SE17

Human Resources Seminar

SE18

Self-Assessment Workshop Sponsored by the Center for Public Safety Excellence
Scott E. Avery, MPA, CFO, MIFire and Brian R. Dean, CFO, EFO

SE19

The Fire Chief's Tool Box

SE20

SHS Section Seminar - Health/Wellness Track

SE34

Battalion Chief Case Studies

SE35

Green Fire Station Planning and Design
David Acomb, David Fergus, Donald Dahl and Tom S. Stewart, Chief

SE36

Everyone Goes Home - Safety Through Leadership Module 1 & 2
Greg Collier

SE37

Standards of Cover (SOC) Workshop- Advanced Sponsored by the Center for Public Safety Excellence
Michael St. John

SE42

Weathering the Economic Storm

SE53

Chief- Do You Know About This? Current and Emerging EMS Topics for the Fire Chief
Gary Ludwig

8:45 AM-12:00 PM

SE42

Weathering the Economic Storm: Weathering the Storm Together
Lori Moore-Merrell, DrPH and Rich Marinucci

9:00 AM-10:15 AM

Human Resources : Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Fire Service
Chief Martinette and James Ridley

10:00 AM-11:45 AM

Battalion Chief Case Studies: Common Threads of Firefighter Tragedies
Richie Bowers and Jennie Collins

10:15 AM-11:45 AM

Elected Fire Officials: Building the Department of Tomorrow...Today
Paul Brooks, CFO

Health Day 2: The Economic Benefits of a Fire Fighter Health Promotion and Wellness Program
Kerry Kuehl, MD, PhD

Safety Day 2: So, You Think The RIT Will Rescue You? Think Again!
Gary Morris

The Fire Chief's Tool Box: Responding to Organizational Disasters
Mark Gaillard and Jeff Piechura

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

COLS 1: Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan
D. J. Himstedt, AAS, BBA, JD

COLS 2: High Rise Firefighting In A Suburban Environment
Charles Ryan

COLS 3: The Benefits of Special Event Planning to Public Safety Agencies
Tom Shannon and Ed Klima

Human Resources: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
Cheryl Horvath and Lisa Sadowski

1:15 PM-2:45 PM

Elected Fire Officials: From the Firehouse to the Poorhouse to the Jaihouse
Donna Aversa, J.D.

Health Day 2: The Effects of Sleep Deprivation On Fire Fighters and EMS Responders
Kerry Kuehl, MD, PhD

Human Resources: Recruitment and Retention of a Diverse Workforce
Ernie Mitchell

Safety Day 2: Full Scale Fire Testing of Engineered Lightweight Construction Systems
Chris Hasbrook, Richard Edgeworth, Peter VanDorpe, James Dalton, B., Arch, M., Ar and Gordon Routley

The Fire Chief's Tool Box: The Art of Influence
Howard Cross

Weathering the Economic Storm: Best Practices
Cliff Jones and Dave Hanneman

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

COLS 1: Size-Up And Initial Incident Action Planning For The First-Arriving Company Officer
Charles Ryan

COLS 2: Physiological Stress Associated with Structural Firefighting: Findings from the Indianapolis Firefighter Physiology Study
James B. Brown, PhD and Darrell Mendenhall, MS

COLS 3: Disarming Differences: Leading Women in the Fire Service
Leanne Siri

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

Battalion Chief Case Studies: Fire House Pranks or Professionalism - What Really Happened in the LA City Fire Department
Kwame Cooper and Douglas Barry

SE38

Getting It Right The First Time: Ethics and Values at Work and Beyond
Teri J. Traaen, Ed.D., D.P.A. and Bob Oberstein, M.S.

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Health Day 2: MRSA in the Fire and Emergency Services
Ed Nied

Human Resources: Using Emotional Intelligence in Interviewing - Getting the Right People on the Engine
Joe Sommers

Safety Day 2: Cross-Cutting Strategies for Safe Roadway Operations
Steve Austin and Jon C. Jones

The Fire Chief's Tool Box: Are You Leading of Just Pretending?
Kevin Brame

SE42

Weathering the Economic Storm: Panel
Rob Brown, Cliff Jones, Hank Clemmensen, Bob Roper and Dave Hanneman

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

COLS 1: Leading Diverse Teams for Company Officers
Linda F. Willing

COLS 2: Public Safety Ethics 101
Tim Holman, BA, EMTP, CFO

COLS 3: Firefighter Cancer Support Network

Thursday, August 27, 2009

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

WK01

Growing The Next Generation: Successful High School Cadet and Girl's Summer Camp Programs
Larry Sagen, Andréa Speranza and Florencio D. Soliz III

WK02

Successfully Transitioning from Company Officer to Battalion Chief
Steve Prziborowski

WK03

IAFC/IAFF LMI Program Highlights
Lou Paulson and Steve Westermann

WK04

Worcester 10 years later
John F. Sullivan, MPA

WK05

Human Resources' Box of Chocolates
Brenda Tranchina and Donna Aversa, J.D.

WK06

Technology Council: Panel Discussion on New and Emerging Technology

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

WK07: Moving Forward from Ricci v. DeStefano
John Rukavina

8:30 AM-10:30 AM

General Session

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

SE41

Elected Fire Officials

10:30 AM-5:00 PM

SE52

Standards of Response Coverage (SOC) Workshop - Basic Sponsored by the Center for Public Safety Excellence
Jim White, CFO

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

SE51

CFAI Peer Assessor Continuing Education Sponsored by the Center for Public Safety Excellence
Paul Brooks, CFO and Rick Black

1:15 PM-2:45 PM

Elected Fire Officials: Legislative Issues
Ken LaSala

1:30 PM-2:15 PM

WK30

The 2008 Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai and Terrorism Preparedness
P. Michael Freeman

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

COLS 1 & 2: Structural Firefighting in 21st Century Suburbia
Brett R. Bowman, MPA, CFOD, EFO

COLS 3: Community Risk
Mary Marchone

WK84 Managing "Hyper Change"
I. David Daniels, MHRM, MIFireE, C

WK90: Making the Pieces Fit – Through Cooperative Effort

WK21

Extinguishing the Flames of Liability
Bill Tricarico and Dave Denniston

WK22

"But They're My Friends": Transitioning From Company Officer to Chief Officer
Phil Davis, BS, MPA

WK23

National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center Update
Thomas J. Wells, Kelly Wolfe and Amber Wells

WK24

Taking Care of Individuals with Special Needs
Michael Day, BA, NR-EMTP

WK25

Near-Miss Case Studies for Chief Officers
Greg Cade

WK26

The Right Forum for the Fuss: Using Conflict Resolution to Reduce Your Back-Log (for Grievances, Arbitrations, etc).
Bob Oberstein, M.S.

WK27

Surviving Organizational Downsizing
Darnell Fullum

WK28

Collective Bargaining - LMI
Kevin O'Connor

WK29

Technology Council: Fusion Core: Enhanced Situational Awareness through Rapid Data Integration

WK32

“RIC Essentials for Every Officer” – Application of the NFPA 1407 Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews
Kenneth Richards

WK50

WK50: International Solutions for Tough Times

WK84

Managing "Hyper Change"
I. David Daniels, MHRM, MIFireE, C

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

WK35

New Realities - Community and Media Relations and the New Media - Maintaining Your Reputation
Pete Piringer, Mark Brady and Dave Statter

2:15 PM-3:00 PM

WK31

The 2008 Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai and Terrorism Preparedness
P. Michael Freeman

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Elected Fire Officials: Roles & Responsibilities
Jim Grady

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

COLS: Reaching New Heights in Fire Officer Leadership
Dennis Compton

WK341: Metro Transit Train Crash, Washington DC
Dennis Rubin

WK41

COACHING CONCEPTS FOR THE VOLUNTEER OFFICER
Tim Holman, BA, EMTP, CFO

WK42

Re-examining Our Culture to Avoid The Perfect Storm
Richard C. Kline

WK43

Do We Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Leadership for the Progressive Manager
Teri J. Traaen, Ed.D., D.P.A.

WK44

Executive Level Decision Making: Are You Ready To Embrace The New Fire & Emergency Services?
Rick Tye, PhD, CFO, MIFire and Reginald Freeman, MS, CFO, MIFireE

WK45

Avoid Organizational Disaster by Building Bridges
Robert A. Creecy, BA.

WK46

State and Provincial Legislative Forum
Ken LaSala

WK47

Technology Council: GIS Used in Search Operation on Victoria Bushfires

WK48

Current Issues in Communications - What You Need to Know Now
Douglas Aiken

WK49

Lessons Learned From Charleston and How Vision 20/20 Strategy 5 Can Protect Fire Fighter Lives
Sean DeCrane and Michael Chiaramonte

Friday, August 28, 2009

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

WK61

Intentional Leadership
Robert D. Van Horne

WK62

Understanding the "New" Generation
David Kimbrell

WK63

Incorporating Succession Planning into your Strategic Plan
Ron Dennis and Patricia Aguilar

WK65

Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study: Results
Lori Moore-Merrell, DrPH and Jason Averill

WK66

Technology Council: Fog of War

WK67

Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
Cheryl Horvath and Lisa Sadowski

Wk342

WK342: Maintaining First Responder Capabilities During a Pandemic
Glenn Gaines, Richard Patrick, MS, CFO, EMT-P and Michael Zanker, MD FACEP

8:30 AM-10:30 AM

General Session
Kelvin Cochran

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

WK74

New DHS Communications Leader Program- Awareness Presentation for Fire Chief's

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

WK340: The NLC - Tri Data report
Randy Bruegman, Billy Goldfeder, Jack Cohen, Dr., Sara Pyle, PhD, Alex Forrest and Clara Kim

WK64

Developing A Sustainable Diversity Recruitment Program
Russell Hayden

WK80

PUBLIC SAFETY ETHICS 101
Tim Holman, BA, EMTP, CFO

WK81

Managing the Manager – Getting What You Want by Giving the City/County Manager What They Need
Bruce Moeller, Ph.D

WK82

The A-B-C's of Safety Leadership
Ron Dennis and Billy D. Hayes

WK83

Multi-Family Housing Fire Reduction Program - Train the Trainer
Kate Stoller and Joanne Hatch

WK85

Economic Impact of the IAFF/IAFC Wellness Fitness Initiative
Kerry Kuehl, MD, PhD

WK86

If You Want To Be A Battalion Chief, You Gotta' Have "The Right Stuff"
James A. Gray and George A. Morgan

WK87

Everyone Goes Home: Where Are We Now?
Ronald Siarnicki and Rich Marinucci

WK88

In Extremis Leadership- Leading as if your life depends on it.

WK89

Mentoring in Memphis: A Case Study for Developing Firefighter/Paramedic Recruits
Alvin Benson and Gary Ludwig

Saturday, August 29, 2009

7:00 AM-8:15 AM

WK300

Preventing Line of Duty Deaths: A Fire Safety Approach
Billy D. Hayes, EFO

WK301

Creating Revenue in a Tough Economy
Mark Herendeen, B.S.B.A, C.F.O.

WK302

The Executive Officer - Managing Chaos and Chief
Robert A. Creecy, BA. and David Pulliam

WK303

Fire Fighter Stress - The Other Ingredient of Heart Attacks
James T. Tornabene

WK305

7 Steps to Elevating Fire Service Writing Standards and Practices
Mary Sovick

WK306

WK306 The Great Debate...Residential Fire Sprinklers & More! Are You Involved Back Home?
Vickie Pritchett

WK308

Structural Firefighting in 21st Century Suburbia
Brett R. Bowman, MPA, CFOD, EFO

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

WK309: Leadership: A View from the Trenches
Harry R. Carter, Ph.D.

WK321

USFA Research Programs in Fire Suppression and Safety
William J. Troup and Larry A. McKenna

WK322

Using Industrial Concepts to Expand Fire Department Health & Safety Programs
Richard Thomas Haase, CFO, CEM, CFPS

WK323

Lightweight Construction Performance Under Fire Conditions – DHS Assistance to Firefighter Grant Research Project
Bob Backstrom, BSME, MSFPE and James Dalton, B., Arch, M., Ar

WK324

Mutual Aid 201 [The Fire Service and EMAC]
Bill Bullock and Sean Hughes

WK325

Untapped Revenue Sources for Fire-based Rescue/EMS Delivery
Geoff Cady, BS and Stewart A. McGehee, EMT-P

WK326

A National Agenda to Increase Advocacy for Fire Prevention Under Vision 20/20

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

WK339: Understanding the Federal Appointment Process
Greg Cade

WK335

Leading Organizational Relevance
I. David Daniels, MHRM, MIFireE, C

WK336

Leadership: Avoiding the Self-Deception Trap
James Schwartz, Chris Connealy and Dan Bay, MBA

1:00 PM-4:30 PM

WK337

From Jump Seat to Front Seat
John Caussin and Dave Rohr

WK338

Bring Home The Bacon The Assistance to Firefighters Act Can Make It Happen
Glenn Gaines, Brian Cowan and Catherine Patterson