| Location | National Fire Academy 16825 S. Seton Ave. Emmitsburg, MD 21727 |
| Date | March 14 - 16, 2008 |
Friday, March 14, 2008 - General Session - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
| Welcome: | Chief Ron Siarnicki, Executive Director, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Chief Gregory B. Cade, Assistant Administrator (Fire Administrator), US Fire Administration Chief Charlie Dickinson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, US Fire Administration |
| Keynote: | Dr. Denis Onieal, National Fire Academy Superintendent Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Team Overview |
| Speakers: | Bill Pessemier - Is Our Culture Killing Us? Vickie Pritchett - Residential Sprinklers So Everyone Goes Home Peter Mc Bride - You Are Fire-duh! (Building Construction) Mike Mc Avoy - MRSA Larry Sagen - Fire 20-20 Michael Dubron - Firefighter Cancer Network Steve Austin - ResponderSafety.com - What's New |
Dinner - 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
National Fire Academy Dinning Hall
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Workshop and Classroom Sessions
- Facilitators Skills Workshop (8 hour workshop) - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Howard Cross
Location: J134 - 16 Hour Incident Safety Officer Program (Day 1) - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Deputy Chief Terry Vavra
Location: J268 - Building Construction - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Incident Safety Officer Peter Mc Bride
Location: J264
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Workshop and Classroom Sessions
- Initiatives Implementation Workshop - 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Howard Cross
Location: J-134 - 16 Hour Incident Safety Officer Program (Day 2) - 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Deputy Chief Terry Vavra
Location: J-268 - Courage to Be Safe ...So Everyone Goes Home
Instructors: Dennis, Hayes, Martin, McDonough
Location: J-264
Facilitation Skills Workshop: Facilitation is a critical skill for coordinating the ideas and contributions of diverse sets of people within organizations. Facilitators play an essential role in helping groups develop consensus on important issues such as ones relative to the elimination of preventable line of duty injury and deaths. This 8-hour workshop (is it really 8 hours? Seems to me there will be a lunch break.) is designed to teach participants the skill of facilitation, and to improve on the skills learned elsewhere.
About the Instructor: Howard Cross is the president and owner of Howard Cross & Associates, a human resources and organizational development consulting company specializing in fire and emergency services interventions. He has extensive experience in organization and human resource development for a large number of private and public sector customers. Mr. Cross is an Adjunct Instructor for the Executive Fire Officer program, National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.
Building Construction: Tactical Considerations
Instructor: Incident Safety Officer Peter Mc Bride
The concern about the poor performance of the engineered lightweight wood construction under the fire conditions is nothing new. We have known about it for more than a couple of decades. Peter Mc Bride has been a member of the fire services since 1988 and has been serving in the capacity of Incident Safety Officer since 1997. As a fire service officer focused on the safety of firefighters, he has an extensive understanding of fire, its causes and consequences in the built environment. Peter's presentation will articulate why what you don't know about fire behavior and the built environment can and has killed firefighters.
He will examine the latest technologies used and proposed for structures that will dramatically impact the art and science of firefighting.
This includes a review the principles of construction, the types of construction and their strengths and concerns. It is through the review that you will develop an understanding of fire behavior within the type, an understanding of our tactical history and ultimately the need for alternative tactics in structures deemed to be of lightweight during size-up.
FDSOA Incident Safety Officer-Fire Suppression: The role of incident safety officer (ISO) has grown in scope and responsibility. This program provides participants with a proven approach to serve effectively as an ISO at working incidents. It goes well beyond the information contained in the NFA ISO field course. Come prepared to tackle tough firefighter safety issues! The course also serves as an excellent study tool for those wishing to become a certified ISO.
About the Instructor: Terry Vavra is the Deputy Chief of Administration for the Lisle Woodridge Fire District. He is a 30 year veteran of the fire service and has held positions including company officer, training officer and shift commander for the District.
He has been involved in safety since 1989 when he became the Training Safety Officer for the District. In 1992 he began teaching the Fireground Safety Officer class with Dave Dodson. Together they taught hundreds of firefighters and officers all across the country. Terry is also an FDSOA nationally certified Safety Officer and teaches the Safety Officer Academy for the FDSOA.
Deputy Chief Vavra was part of the committee that developed the Illinois State Certification program for Safety Officers in Illinois. He holds two Associates degrees, a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters degree in Management and Organizational Behavior. Terry is also certified through the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal as a Fire Officer 3.
Initiative Implementation Workshop: In March 2004, at what is known as the Tampa Summit, over two hundred fire service leaders met to discuss ways to meet the United State Fire Administration's goal to reduce firefighter line of duty deaths by 50% in ten years. This remarkable Summit yielded a unique consensus document, the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. This workshop will thoroughly review the Initiatives-what they mean and how they can be installed at the fire department level. Participants will have the opportunity to develop "implementation action plans" that can be used as guides for their fire departments. The material for this course was developed by a team of renowned subject matter experts several of whom served on the Charleston Super Sofa Fire Review Team.
About the Instructor: Howard Cross is the president and owner of Howard Cross & Associates, a human resources and organizational development consulting company specializing in fire and emergency services interventions. He has extensive experience in organization and human resource development for a large number of private and public sector customers. Mr. Cross is an Adjunct Instructor for the Executive Fire Officer program, National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.
NOTE: Arrive Alive and Survive: The Arrive Alive and Survive conference sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government which includes presentations on best safety practices, will also be held during this weekend. If you are interested in attending any of the presentations at this conference on Saturday or Sunday you must register for this conference and pay the registration fee. There is no registration fee to attend any of the IPASS classes. Proceeds from the conference benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Click on the link below for more information about the Arrive Alive and Survive conference and to register.
For more information on The Arrive Alive and Survive Conference: https://www.mwcog.org/committee/committee/detail.asp?COMMITTEE_ID=63&EVENT_ID=4082&MONTH_CHOICE=3&DAY_CHOICE=14&YEAR_CHOICE=2008