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8 to 12
TIME
HOT
Machinery
Rescue
Dave Hill
Eric
Rickenbach
Dressler
1 to 5
12 to 1
Ron Moore
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
(1500-1700)
Brian Yonkin
Nick Lindsay
Kyle Bertin
Pablo
Passalacqua
HOT SESSIONS
HOT PROGRAMS
SESSIONS.
Ultra-High
Strength Steel
(1000-1200)
WILL
BE
FULL
Airbag
Restraint
System
Emergency
Procedures
(1500-1700)
Law
Enforcement
Dr. Greg
Frailey
Dr. Jason
Zielewicz
Ron Moore
CLASSROOM SESSIONS
DAY
SATURDAY PROGRAMS
HOT SESSIONS
REAL WORLD TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS (0800-1700) Captain Rick Brocius and his team of
some of the best truck company firefighters in the business will present an 8 hour hands on program designed to
prioritize and apply truck company operations utilizing real world tactics with real world staffing and equipment. Not
every department is granted the luxury of a dedicated truck company, adequate staffing, or even aerial apparatus. Even
with dedicated truck companies, access to the structure may be limited at best. Regardless of the situation, the job must
go on, and still needs done! The back-bone to any successful program we teach is hammering the basics. In this
program we will hammer home ladder operations, down and dirty search and rescue operations, ventilation (vertical
and horizontal) and overhaul.
Instructors: Rick Brocius, Brian Bastinelli, Jason Lloyd, Will Skinner
MANAGING MACHINERY EMERGENCIES (0800-1700) Join Dave Hill from Penn State Universitys
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering as he presents a program designed to teach emergency
responders how to properly manage emergencies involving machinery entanglements in various settings. Tractors and
machinery are involved in nearly 50% of farm deaths and disabling injuries so rural responders must be proficient in how
to manage incidents involving this equipment whether on the farm or off. The principals learned in this module have
application to typical machines used on the farm as well as in manufacturing industries, so this module is applicable to
non-rural emergency responders as well. Participants will learn how to anticipate and control various forms of stored
energy and develop rescue strategies from various types of machines. Emphasis will be placed on teamwork to achieve
the best possible care for the patient and property that is involved in the incident. This operations/technical level
training will teach emergency providers how to efficiently manage machinery related emergencies following NFPA 1670
Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents.
Instructors: Dave Hill, Eric Rickenbach
(CON-ED INCLUDED!!)
CLASSROOM SESSIONS
WERE ALL RIT: Managing Firefighter Emergencies with Minimal Staffing (0800-1200)
This program will discuss the components and task requirements of a basic RIT complement. The discussion will focus on
preventing the Mayday situation, assembling personnel and equipment to respond to a Mayday, and doing these things
with minimal personnel, possibly in advance of the arrival of a dedicated RIT company. Emphasis will be placed on
developing training programs, coordinating response and training with other jurisdictions, and the importance of
continuous scene size-up. Perception and attitudes toward RIT will be addressed, including how to get firefighters to
understand the absolute importance of the RIT assignment. Attendees can expect a real-world approach to the Rapid
Intervention Team concept for a perpetually short-staffed fire service.
Instructors: Chris Brown, Glenn Dressler
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RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM LEADER (1300-1700) On too many fire scenes the rapid intervention team
can be found standing in the front yard, grumbling to each other about getting stuck with the RIT again. Another
frequent occurrence is the RIT assembles, but has done little or no reconnaissance, pre-planning, or egress preparation.
Once a Mayday occurs it is too late to make plans with your crew, assemble and check equipment, and decide the best
route of ingress to the downed crew. The focus of this lecture is to give the firefighter or fire officer information to assist
with changing the attitude of your crews towards the RIT assignment, tool selection, preplanning on scene, and selecting
tasks for your personnel based on their skill level. The goal of this lecture is to emphasize the importance of having
educated leadership for the Rapid Intervention Team, and to have attendees (regardless of rank) be prepared to step in
to the roles of RIT leader. There will be discussion on establishing an effective RIT with minimal personnel, even
multitasking.
Instructors: Chris Brown, Glenn Dressler
(CON-ED INCLUDED!!)
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE DEPARTMENT TRAINING (1300-1500) Far too often, engaging our
personnel with relevant, effective training is a challenge at best. Most times, training is either too advanced for newer
personnel, or too basic for more seasoned people. This program is intended for all levels of the organization, but
specifically members who perform or manage department training. We will take a systems approach to training, and
discuss implementing and managing a program that focuses on career paths and getting every person in the firehouse
involved. Active discussion will revolve around a variety of department types and sizes, and the challenges faced in
implementing and performing training, the differences between training and drilling, and much more.
Instructor: Mark Taluba
#DRILLIN (1500-1700) Working off the foundation built in the Developing Effective Department Training
program, we will take a more in depth look at company level drills. Skills deteriorate, it's a proven fact. What is there to
do about it? We can attempt huge massive training sessions that leave firefighters frustrated and unmotivated which
can cause bigger issues in the firehouse. Or we can do small simple drills daily to achieve success. This class will be aimed
at giving a different perspective on drills in the firehouse or on the street. We will discuss mindset for drilling, how
environment plays a role in learning, how to create drills from past fires and conversations with other firefighters, and
concentrate on the whys of drilling and our personal philosophy towards drills. We will also touch on how past negative
experiences in training causes problems department wide, and a potential for improvement. We will also share as many
drills as we can that you can take back to your firehouse and share references of finding others.
Instructor: Brian Yonkin, Nick Lindsay, Pablo Passalacqua, Kyle Bertin
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
HOT SESSIONS
FIREFIGHTER RESCUE: Tactics and Techniques for the career defining moment (08001700) A downed firefighter in a burning building is a career defining moment for everyone on scene. The decisions and
methods used to locate, assess, and remove that firefighter may mean the difference between life and death. Join
Captain Chris Brown and Master Technician Glenn Dressler from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue for an intense 8 hour
hands on program focusing on bringing a successful outcome to the downed firefighter event with or without a
dedicated RIT team on scene. Student will review SCBA skills as it pertains to supplying air to a downed firefighter
(including departments with different SCBA). Techniques including assessing the needs of the downed firefighter, calling
for assistance, extraction methods and concepts including alternate egress will all be discussed and demonstrated.
Students will participate in multiple scenarios with downed firefighters in an acquired structure. An emphasis will be
placed on teamwork, assessing a downed firefighter, supplying air, and removing the firefighter from the structure.
Requirements: Students must bring turnout gear, SCBA, and be prepared to participate in physically demanding
scenarios. Participants may bring their own RIT bag if so desired.
Instructors: Chris Brown, Glenn Dressler
CLASSROOM SESSIONS
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AT TECHNICAL RESCUE INCIDENTS (0800-1200)
While technical rescue incidents such as rescue of individuals trapped in trenches, confined spaces and collapsed
structures occur infrequently, they pose significant incident management challenges because of the inherent risks to
responders and complexity of operations. This session will use a series of real world case studies to reinforce lessons
learned from past incidents and highlight best practices for on-scene operations for both initial response agencies and
seasoned technical rescue teams. Emphasis will be placed on initial scene size-up, tactical operations, contingency
planning, personnel management, integrated patient care and logistics support.
Instructor: Randy Padfield
VEHICLE RESCUE SKILLS UPDATE (0800-1000) This is a program for rescuers and EMS personnel that
explains changes necessary in techniques used at typical extrication incidents. Vehicles have changed and are changing
each year and our older, proven rescue techniques need to be updated and modified if they are to remain viable
techniques for today's vehicles.
Instructor: Ron Moore
CHALLENGES OF ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEELS (1000-1200) With increasing frequency, fire
departments are reporting an inability to cut through common structural areas such as the B-pillars of late model
vehicles. Our normal rescue cutting tools, whether hydraulic, electric, or air-powered are stalling out. They may be
essentially out-gunned by new ultra-high-strength steel alloys called advanced steels. These steels such as Boron can be
found in the roof pillars, roof rail, or rocker channels on a wide array of late-model vehicles.
In this presentation, Ron Moore brings the pages of his 6-part University of Extrication series on this topic to life as he
explains the lessons learned from his nearly year-long research project into how rescue teams can prepare themselves
to meet the challenges presented by the presence of advanced steels. Most importantly, Rons program will detail some
new alternative extrication techniques for departments that do not have advanced steel cutting capabilities to
implement when faced with an advanced steel vehicle rescue incident. These steels are here today. Is your rescue team
ready for the challenge of advanced steel?
Instructor: Ron Moore
COMBAT READY FIREFIGHTING (0800-1200) This interactive, multi-media based presentation will
discuss the presence and effects of complacency in the fire service along with how & why we must combat it. Tips on the
readiness of your attitude & equipment will be offered for the engine and truck company, rapid intervention team, &
incident commander. Many factors have served to increase complacency in todays firefighters. A complacent attitude is
the first step in a tragic calamity of errors that results in a fire extending beyond where it should have been controlled or
preventable civilian or firefighter injuries and deaths.
Firefighting is a team sport where we all count on each other to be ready when the moment comes. Firefighters often
think that they are ready. The scenarios discussed in this presentation will focus on the instructors personal
experiences at several near-miss fireground incidents and will show how the presence or absence of a combat ready
mindset positively or negatively influenced the outcome. Specific tips will be provided on how attendees can improve
the readiness of themselves, their company, and their department.
The primary purpose of this course is to motivate firefighters to recognize complacency in their firefighting career, how
it error creeps its way in, and how it has a snow-balling effect on the fireground that can ultimately lead to
catastrophe. In addition, the course seeks to provide specific tips on how firefighters can stay sharp, fight complacency,
and stay combat ready. Having attending this presentation, students will be able to: Recognize the impact of
complacency on fireground operations. Understand the concept of error creep. Apply the concept of Practice,
Preparation, Anticipation Identify the operational need of full use of PPE Discuss the importance of a combat
ready attitude and equipment setup Apply the various presented tips and skills to their equipment and apparatus in
order to improve fireground efficiency.
Instructors: Ricky Riley, Larry Schultz
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE Initial On-Scene Operations and Incident Management (13001700) Structural collapse incidents can occur from a number of causes, both manmade and natural, and involve a wide
range of complexity. This session will explore the initial on-scene response activities and tactical action planning for
both small and large incidents. Topics covered will include initial size-up, hazard identification, incident management,
search planning and implementation of a search plan, documentation, mapping, and prioritization of works sites, as well
as specialized resource identification, mobilization and utilization. An emphasis will be placed on how to coordinate and
synchronize US&R activities in accordance with local, regional, state and national plans following the tenets of the
National Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue Addendum.
Instructor: Randy Padfield
WAVING RED FLAGS ON THE FIREGROUND (1300-1700) Red Flags on the Fireground are indicators of
impending danger or risk. We as firefighters and officers see these dangers and risks and hear these indicators on our
incident scenes. This session will assist you in understanding these critical factors, provide structured and informative
radio reports and provide the student with tangible take-aways to take back to their department to avoid these
fireground downfalls. NIOSH as identified five top contributing factors to firefighter LOOD's and the goal of this session is
to help you and your department implement good practices to avoid them. In this updated interactive session, students
will view video and listen to audio that relate to these predictable problems; best practices for officers will then be
discussed. Students will go through a detailed risk assessment and will participate in developing scripted fireground
reports including on-scene reports; (CAN) reports; roof reports; and progress reports.
Instructors: Ricky Riley, Larry Schultz
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