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Thursday, August 15, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Vector Solutions Focus Group
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Vector Solutions Focus Group
Location: C154
Sponsored By
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration Open
Location: Lobby D
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Thursday General Session
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
GS-2: State of the Industry Update with First Due
Location: Hall E
Sponsor Speaker:
Andreas Huber
– First Due
Presented By
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
GS-2: The Criminalization of Medical Errors – Lessons Learned from the Elijah McClain Trial and Other Criminal Cases Involving EMS Practitioners
Location: Hall E
Speaker:
Steve Wirth
Sponsored By
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
IAFC Business Meeting
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
IAFC Business Meeting
Location: Hall E
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Happy Hydrant
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Happy Hydrant
Location: Exhibit Hall (Booth #1341)
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Technology Awareness
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
ELEC-401: Technology Awareness
Location: C146
Speaker:
Scott Roseberry, EFO, MPA, CFO
– Garland Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Building communication resilience for emergency response
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
ELEC-407: Building communication resilience for emergency response
Location: C141
Sponsor Speaker:
Craig Martinez
Sponsor Speaker:
Nicole Hudnet
– T-Mobile for Government
Leadership Symposium Series
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
CANCELLED - Energy Storage Systems
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
ELEC-402: CANCELLED - Energy Storage Systems
Leadership Symposium Series
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
CRR Across the Firehouse
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
ELEC-403: CRR Across the Firehouse
Location: D171
Speaker:
Mike Carsten
– Tucson Fire Department
Speaker:
Karen Berard-Reed, MEd
– National Fire Protection Association
Speaker:
Elizabeth Bednarcik, MPA, EFO
– Brighton Fire Rescue District
Leadership Symposium Series
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Developing Your PERSONAL Mission Statement – Could YOU, Rescue YOU?
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
ELEC-408: Developing Your PERSONAL Mission Statement – Could YOU, Rescue YOU?
Location: C142
Speaker:
Marc Bashoor, FOIV
– FireRescue1
Leadership Symposium Series
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Company Officer I - Administration
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
CO-103: Company Officer I - Administration
Location: Ballroom C1
Speaker:
Jason Powell, MBA, CFO, CEMSO, CTO, MIFireE, CMFO, NRP
– Johnson City, TN Fire Department
Speaker:
Josh Pullen
– San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
Officer Development Program - Company Officer Leadership I (CO I)
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Company Officer II - Administration
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
CO-203: Company Officer II - Administration
Location: Ballroom C2
Speaker:
Josh Pullen
– San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
Officer Development Program - Company Officer Leadership II (CO II)
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Crisis Communication & Media Relations
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
ECO-103: Crisis Communication & Media Relations
Location: Ballroom D - 3 East Fork
Speaker:
Ashley McDonald, CPC-PIO, MPIO
– Emergency Management Association of Tennessee
Officer Development Program - Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Firefighters CAN Change the World: Using Street Medicine and Innovation to Solve Societal Inequities
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
CO-303: Firefighters CAN Change the World: Using Street Medicine and Innovation to Solve Societal Inequities
Location: Ballroom C3
Speaker:
Bryan Norris, EFO, CFO
– San Antonio Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Company Officer Leadership III (CO III)
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Public Relations & Community Engagement
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
CHF-203: Public Relations & Community Engagement
Location: Ballroom D - 1 Clear Fork
Speaker:
Gary Menard
– City of Decatur Fire and Rescue
Speaker:
Laurie VandeSchoot, MSc
– Okotoks Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Chief Officer Leadership II (CHF II)
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Strategic Communications & Crisis Leadership
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
ECO-303: Strategic Communications & Crisis Leadership
Location: C140
Speaker:
Keith H. Johnson, CFO, MBA
– Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System
Officer Development Program - Executive Chief Officer Leadership III (ECO III)
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
ECO-203: Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
Location: Ballroom D - 4 West Fork
Speaker:
Kevin F. Sofen
– IAFC
Officer Development Program - Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Strategic Planning
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
CHF-103: Strategic Planning
Location: Ballroom C4
Speaker:
David Farnum, CFO
– Charlotte Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Chief Officer Leadership I (CHF I)
Sponsored By
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Technology Integration & Innovation
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
CHF-303: Technology Integration & Innovation
Location: Ballroom D - 2 Elm Fork
Speaker:
Dan Munsey, EFO, MPA, CFO
– San Bernardino County Fire District
Speaker:
Stephen M. Coleman, Jr., MPA, CFO
– Auburn (MA) Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Chief Officer Leadership III (CHF III)
Sponsored By
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Company Officers Section Meeting
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Company Officers Section Meeting
Location: C148
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Metro Chiefs Business Meeting
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Metro Chiefs Business Meeting
Location: D163
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
The Use of VR & Augmented Reality on the Fire Scene
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
ELEC-404: The Use of VR & Augmented Reality on the Fire Scene
Location: C146
Speaker:
Kirk McKinzie
– MCKINZIE SMART TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Leadership Symposium Series
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
8 Rules for Thriving Firehouse Culture
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ELEC-406: 8 Rules for Thriving Firehouse Culture
Location: D171
Speaker:
Matthew Caward, MBA, CFO, FO, MO, CFI-3, MIFireE
– Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue
Leadership Symposium Series
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
NERIS: What a Fire Chief Needs to Know
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ELEC-306: NERIS: What a Fire Chief Needs to Know
Location: D170
Speaker:
Tom Jenkins, CFO EFO CEMSO
– UL Fire Safety Research Institute
Leadership Symposium Series
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Safety, Health, and Survival Section (SHS) Meeting
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Safety, Health, and Survival Section (SHS) Meeting
Location: D168
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety Section (FLSS) Lunch
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety Section (FLSS) Lunch
Location: D162
Sponsored By
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Metro Chiefs Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Metro Chiefs Lunch
Location: D167
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Emergency Services Delivery
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
CO-104: Emergency Services Delivery
Location: Ballroom C1
Speaker:
Brian Edmonston, MSHS, MPA, CFO, CEMSO, NREMT-P
– Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
Officer Development Program - Company Officer Leadership I (CO I)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Implementation of Technology for the Fire Service Chiefs Panel Discussion
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
ELEC-501: Implementation of Technology for the Fire Service Chiefs Panel Discussion
Location: C146
Speaker:
Dave Povlitz
– Arlington County Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
FSEDI Master Class
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
FSEDI Master Class
Location: D161
Sponsored By
1:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Human Performance and Resilience
1:15 PM – 3:00 PM
ELEC-503: Human Performance and Resilience
Location: C141
Speaker:
Shaughn G. Maxwell, Psy.M.
– South Snohomish County Regional Fire Authority
Leadership Symposium Series
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Apparatus Purchasing & Spec Writing
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ELEC-505: Apparatus Purchasing & Spec Writing
Location: D171
Speaker:
Richard Riley, CFO
– Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department
Leadership Symposium Series
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Fleet Maintenance: A Guide to Firefighter Health and Wellness
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ELEC-502: Fleet Maintenance: A Guide to Firefighter Health and Wellness
Location: C142
Speaker:
Jason Mills, EMT-P, LCPC
– The Resilient Responder
Leadership Symposium Series
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Zero Tolerance for Intolerance
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ELEC-504: Zero Tolerance for Intolerance
Location: D170
Speaker:
Christopher Shane Henderson, CEMSO
– St. Petersburg Fire Rescue
Speaker:
Rashawn Fulcher
– Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Protection District /Rashawn Fulcher LLC
Leadership Symposium Series
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Command of Special Operations Incidents: Not Holding the Hammer
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
CO-304: Command of Special Operations Incidents: Not Holding the Hammer
Location: Ballroom C3
Speaker:
Christopher D. Zak
– Hanahan Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Company Officer Leadership III (CO III)
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Community Relations
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
CHF-104: Community Relations
Location: Ballroom C4
Speaker:
Jason Powell, MBA, CFO, CEMSO, CTO, MIFireE, CMFO, NRP
– Johnson City, TN Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Chief Officer Leadership I (CHF I)
Sponsored By
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Community Risk Analysis
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
ECO-104: Community Risk Analysis
Location: Ballroom D - 3 East Fork
Speaker:
Matt Tobia, EFO, CFO
– Harrisonburg Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Emergency Services Delivery
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
CO-204: Emergency Services Delivery
Location: Ballroom C2
Speaker:
Jason Gerona
– REHAB FOR FIREFIGHTERS, INC (REHAB4FF)
Speaker:
Joseph Suddarth
Officer Development Program - Company Officer Leadership II (CO II)
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
EMS Integration
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
CHF-204: EMS Integration
Location: Ballroom D - 1 Clear Fork
Speaker:
Mike Ragone
– Global Medical Response
Officer Development Program - Chief Officer Leadership II (CHF II)
Sponsored By
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Fire Service Research and Innovation
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
ECO-304: Fire Service Research and Innovation
Location: C140
Speaker:
Sara A. Jahnke, PhD
– Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research
Officer Development Program - Executive Chief Officer Leadership III (ECO III)
Sponsored By
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Government & Legislative Affairs
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
ECO-204: Government & Legislative Affairs
Location: Ballroom D - 4 West Fork
Speaker:
Ken LaSala, Jr.
– International Association of Fire Chiefs
Officer Development Program - Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Public Education & Community Outreach
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
CHF-304: Public Education & Community Outreach
Location: Ballroom D - 2 Elm Fork
Speaker:
Brittany Brown, CFI, CFM, and CPSE-FM
– South Adams County Fire Department
Officer Development Program - Chief Officer Leadership III (CHF III)
Sponsored By
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Volunteer & Combination Officer Section (VCOS) Meeting
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Volunteer & Combination Officer Section (VCOS) Meeting
Location: C145
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety (FLSS) Board Meeting
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety (FLSS) Board Meeting
Location: D162
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Presidents Council
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Presidents Council
Location: C148
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
'A Scientific Look at Contaminant Exposure and PFAS Issue
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-515: 'A Scientific Look at Contaminant Exposure and PFAS Issue
Location: Ballroom C3
Speaker:
Ron Kuley
– Fairfax County Fire & Rescue
Speaker:
Caroline J. Smith, PhD, FACSM
– Appalachian State University
Speaker:
Bryan Ormond, PhD
– NC State University
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Allyship & Active Bystander
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-513: Allyship & Active Bystander
Location: Ballroom C1
Speaker:
Amy Hanifan
– McMinnville Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Building A Leadership Development Program
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-507: Building A Leadership Development Program
Location: C142
Speaker:
Bill Betz, MSM
– Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Clinical Dispatch: Get Them What They Need, and it Might Not Have Lights and Sirens
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-508: Clinical Dispatch: Get Them What They Need, and it Might Not Have Lights and Sirens
Location: C141
Speaker:
Bryan Norris, EFO, CFO
– San Antonio Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Current State of Mental Health in the Fire Service
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-514: Current State of Mental Health in the Fire Service
Location: Ballroom C2
Speaker:
Brandon Evans
– Fire to Light
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
GIS: Revolutionizing Fire and EMS
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-506: GIS: Revolutionizing Fire and EMS
Location: C146
Speaker:
Karl Kuhlman, MSAIT, CFE, CPM
– San Marcos Fire Department
Speaker:
Emilee Freeman, MS
– City of San Marcos (TX)
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
How the Mighty Fall
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-510: How the Mighty Fall
Location: D170
Speaker:
Denis Onieal
– Onieal and Associates, LLC
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Insurance 101
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-518: Insurance 101
Location: Ballroom D - 2 Elm Fork
Speaker:
David Denniston
– McNeil and Company Inc
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Leadership During A Crisis
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-511: Leadership During A Crisis
Location: C140
Speaker:
Dave Downey
– Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
On Scene Decon
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-516: On Scene Decon
Location: Ballroom C4
Speaker:
John Schmidt, CFO CTO
– IAFC-SHS
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Orienting: Retooling the Officers Thought Process to Resolve Crises More Effectively
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-520: Orienting: Retooling the Officers Thought Process to Resolve Crises More Effectively
Location: Ballroom D - 4 West Fork
Speaker:
Danny Kistner, Doctor of Liberal Studies
– McKinney Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
OSHA Updates for Municipal Departments
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-512: OSHA Updates for Municipal Departments
Location: D171
Speaker:
Matt Tobia, EFO, CFO
– Harrisonburg Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Resume Writing
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-517: Resume Writing
Location: Ballroom D - 1 Clear Fork
Speaker:
Jennifer L. Flaig, M.S.
– Emergency Services Consulting International
Leadership Symposium Series
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
The Community Problem-Solver and Gap-Filler: Fire EMS and Evolving Opportunities
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ELEC-519: The Community Problem-Solver and Gap-Filler: Fire EMS and Evolving Opportunities
Location: Ballroom D - 3 East Fork
Speaker:
James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP
– North Collier Fire Rescue
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
How Culture Can Save Our Own Lives
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-712: How Culture Can Save Our Own Lives
Location: C146
Speaker:
Susanne Klatt, EFO
– Essen Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
How Do You Know If Your Last Fire Was A Success?
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-607: How Do You Know If Your Last Fire Was A Success?
Location: Ballroom C3
Speaker:
Dan Shaw, CFO
– Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
I-Empathize Human Trafficking for Firefighters
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-509: I-Empathize Human Trafficking for Firefighters
Location: Ballroom C4
Speaker:
Mark Brende, B.A. in public speaking, University of Kansas
– iEmpathize
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Mastering Recruitment & Retention with Technology
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-605: Mastering Recruitment & Retention with Technology
Location: D171
Speaker:
Tracy Mosley
– North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs
Speaker:
Megan Thiele, MS
– Indiana Fire Chiefs Association
Speaker:
Malcolm H. Smith, Jr., EFO CEM
– Brunswick County Emergency Services
Speaker:
Rick Mosley
– Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Show Me the Data: Transforming to a Data-Informed Fire Department
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-601: Show Me the Data: Transforming to a Data-Informed Fire Department
Location: Ballroom C2
Speaker:
John Morrison, PMP, CFO
– Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
TOPGUN: How the best get better.
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-606: TOPGUN: How the best get better.
Location: C141
Speaker:
Shaughn G. Maxwell, Psy.M.
– South Snohomish County Regional Fire Authority
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Wildfire Updates
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ELEC-713: Wildfire Updates
Location: Ballroom C1
Speaker:
Erik Litzenberg, MPA, MA, PhD
– International Association of Fire Chiefs
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Industrial Fire Brigade Review of New OSHA Standard
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
ELEC-610: Industrial Fire Brigade Review of New OSHA Standard
Location: Ballroom D - 4 West Fork
Speaker:
Eddie Avila
– Shell Chemicals US
Speaker:
Dan King, MA, CFO, CTO
– Ascend Performance Materials
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Mobile Mental Crisis Co-Response- Creating, Deploying and Managing a social worker/ firefighter medic team
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
ELEC-608: Mobile Mental Crisis Co-Response- Creating, Deploying and Managing a social worker/ firefighter medic team
Location: Ballroom D - 2 Elm Fork
Speaker:
Matthew Hiles
– Las Cruces, NM Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Principled Leadership from the Road Less Traveled
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
ELEC-604: Principled Leadership from the Road Less Traveled
Location: Ballroom D - 1 Clear Fork
Speaker:
David Griffin, EdD, EFO, CFO, CTO, FSEDI, MIFireE
– Charleston Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
South Carolina Disaster Response System and NEMA MRPs
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
ELEC-611: South Carolina Disaster Response System and NEMA MRPs
Location: C140
Speaker:
Chad Beam, MPA,NRP
– SC State Fire
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
The IAFC Firefighter Near Miss Initiative: A Data-Driven Approach to Firefighter Safety
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
ELEC-609: The IAFC Firefighter Near Miss Initiative: A Data-Driven Approach to Firefighter Safety
Location: Ballroom D - 3 East Fork
Speaker:
Sean Cummings
– Austin Fire Department
Leadership Symposium Series
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
The Modern Mandate: Embracing Behavioral Health and Family Support to Better Care for Your Own
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
ELEC-602: The Modern Mandate: Embracing Behavioral Health and Family Support to Better Care for Your Own
Location: C142
Speaker:
Rachelle Zemlok, PsyD
– Cordico/ Lexipol
Leadership Symposium Series
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Backyard BBQ
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Backyard BBQ
Location: Backyard Dallas 505 N. Good Latimer Expy. Dallas, TX75204
Sponsored By