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8:00 AM
  1. Room 134
    This class for officer, aspiring officer, and member professional development explores the essentials of well-rounded organizational leadership and the obligations of all ranks and levels of membershi …
  2. Room 120-122
    Whether you�re a new officer or in need of a mentor, this is a leadership program you will turn to repeatedly. Learn how to accept and survive politics, deal with the fringe employees, and keep your c …
  3. Room 103
    This cardiology master class will guide you through a systematic approach to 12-lead ECG interpretation. You will learn what a normal 12-lead ECG is supposed to look like, the importance of interpreti …
  4. Wabash 2
    This workshop integrates modern leadership theories, organizational culture, and ethical/legal considerations tailored for fire service professionals. The session is interactive, blending lecture, dis …
  5. Room 109-110
    This workshop teaches new and experienced incident commanders as well as line officers the art of commanding an incident, making decisions, assigning personnel vital fire ground tasks, communicating s …
  6. Room 206-207
    This class is for fire officers of all ranks looking to clear the noise and get to the root of the issues to excel in their roles. It combines operational strategies, leadership insights, and real-wor …
  7. Wabash 1
    In sports, teams dedicate countless hours studying their opponents, analyzing tendencies, weaknesses, and strategies�all to gain a competitive edge. In the fire service, we face a far more dangerous � …
  8. Room 132-133
    This program describes and explains the value and importance of effective leadership skills in the fire service. Many of today�s problems in the firehouse and on the fireground can be traced back to i …
  9. Wahash 3
    Participants will gain a deep understanding of the causes behind thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery fires. Through real-time video demonstrations and case studies, attendees will observe the fire …
  10. Room 103
    The days of relying on your stethoscope and abdominal palpation to determine the cause of critical illness are long gone. Point of care ultrasound has become cost effective, portable, and accessible t …
  11. Room 135
    Most fire officers and chiefs will fight more fires in the firehouse than they ever will out in the streets. This program will use basic fireground terminology to break down and make sense of employee …
  12. Room 124
    This interactive workshop is designed for experienced fire service instructors who are confident in their presentation skills but are eager to deepen their understanding of how to meaningfully connect …
  13. Room 105
    A product of the 1973 Fire Prevention and Control Act, NFIRS has been the hub of incident response data for the past 50 years. However, the last major update to the data collection elements came 25 ye …
  14. Room 136
    This immersive, high-impact program is designed for fire service instructors, company-level trainers, and training officers dedicated to delivering better, safer, smarter, and faster training outcomes …
1:30 PM
  1. Room 134
    It is a repetitious news headline: �Active Shooter Reported! Multiple Deaths Confirmed, Several More Injured.� Yet, emergency services organizations are still attempting to define their specific role …
  2. Wabash 1
    The answer to successful officer training, both initial and ongoing, lies beyond just the NFPA 1020 certification. Successful programs, while based on professional standards and references, are also t …
  3. Wabash 2
    This program will cover fireground size-up and what to look for based on the resources assigned to the alarm. Understanding time-delayed tactics, learn how you can make the most of the first-arriving …
  4. Wabash 3
    Every organization has them: the chronic complainers, keyboard commanders, know-it-alls, morale drainers, entitled, and other personalities that drain morale and disrupt progress. But what if dealing …
  5. Room 136
    This workshop is designed for fire service instructors, fire officers, and anyone else who conducts training. It will explore the research and best practices that promote student learning and engageme …
  6. Room 120-122
    Learn how (IQ) Intellectual Intelligence, (EQ) Emotional Intelligence, and Interpersonal Dynamics provides a full 360 degree look at yourself through introspection and also for those you lead. We will …
  7. Room 103
    Pediatric emergencies are often the most stressful cases providers face. This class gives EMS and hospital teams the knowledge and confidence to manage critically ill and injured children. Participant …
  8. Room 132-133
    In today�s rapidly expanding urban and suburban environments, the fire service faces increasingly complex challenges with mid-rise structures, sprawling mega-apartment complexes, and new-construction …
  9. Room 135
    Today�s fire service demands more than just "checking boxes." This dynamic session challenges attendees to rethink, refine, and elevate their approach to probationary firefighter training. Built aroun …
  10. Room 104
    The Resuscitation Academy is a hands-on course that, when implemented, communities can use to dramatically improve survival rates of patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, patients who don …
  11. Room 109-110
    This lecture will cover many topics related to search. It will keep the focus on our primary mission of the fire service--life! With our modern fire environment, time is not a luxury we have, and it i …
  12. Room 124
    Specifying fire apparatus represents a large financial investment for the community.�It is most important that you consider safety and efficiency as the primary goals in preparing specifications.�This …
  13. Room 206-207
    This training program covers firefighting operations in high-rise and standpipe-equipped buildings. It is designed to give chief officers, company officers, and firefighters a solid foundation on whic …
  14. Room 127-128
    There is nothing quite like a firehouse. It can be the most incredible experience of your life or a miserable exile to purgatory. It can be a place of learning where skills are honed and techniques re …
  15. Room 123
    This is a continuation of the building construction walk, with a new twist: The class will take a deeper dive into just two buildings, one old and one new. The indoor tour will focus on structural des …
8:00 AM
  1. Room 120-122
    Incident command failures are consistently part of the �NIOSH 5� factors that contribute to line-of-duty deaths. This class will discuss the top 5 actions that an incident commander must take at each …
  2. Room 134
    Huge signing bonuses and increased wages will not build your candidate pool. There is no silver bullet, and what has worked in the past will not work today. The key in addressing recruitment and reten …
  3. Room 104
    This cardiology master class will guide you through a systematic approach to 12-lead ECG interpretation. You will learn what a normal 12-lead ECG is supposed to look like, the importance of interpreti …
  4. Room 123
    This class will discuss how to reduce risk to our civilians by understanding the department�s mindset. When companies or members are operating with different mentalities, risk increases. Examine histo …
  5. Room 132-133
    This program is designed for company officers and leaders in the firehouse to assist them in learning how to hold an effective drill on the company level. The idea is to make relationships with member …
  6. Room 105
    This presentation has been modified, revised, and updated to cover the material contained within the current editions of NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations 2021, and NFPA 1033, Stan …
  7. Room 109-110
    This presentation will address criteria required to make proper strategic decisions on the fire and emergency ground. These dynamic decisions, based on arrival and forecasted conditions as well as ong …
  8. Wabash 3
    Store fires are some of the most dangerous fires that we fight. More firefighters die in store fires per 100,00 incidents than residential fires each year. In many cases, the reason for these tragedie …
  9. Room 135
    This program reviews several line-of-duty deaths from a firsthand experience. Lessons learned or reinforced are explored and discussed by a 45-year urban career firefighter with fireground operations …
  10. Research has shown that incident simulation training is the most effective tool for developing nontechnical skills such as emergency scene communications and decision making. Through lecture, demonstr …
  11. Wabash 2
    This lecture highlights the connection between leadership and the mental health of our members. We examine how mental health challenges among first responders go beyond mitigating exposure to traumati …
  12. Room 208
    The fire service is a profession built on tradition, courage, and commitment, but to stay effective, it must also evolve. This workshop it is a dynamic, multimedia-driven exploration of motivation, ow …
  13. Room 103
    The days of relying on your stethoscope and abdominal palpation to determine the cause of critical illness are long gone. Point of care ultrasound has become cost effective, portable, and accessible t …
  14. Room 136
    Professional development is the planned, progressive, and lifelong process of education, training, self-development, and experience that one gains during development. In the fire service, professional …
  15. Room 124
    Are you watching the flame of passion dim within your team? Struggling to keep members engaged, motivated, and committed to the mission? You�re not alone�and you don�t have to face this challenge with …
  16. Room 127-128
    What is an incident commander seeing, thinking, and feeling when he supervises a fire operation? Tatics may vary at various incidents, but the one constant is the incident commander's thought process. …
1:30 PM
  1. Room 120-122
    There are very few fires each of us has been on where we haven't learned something or�wouldn�t have done something different, be it slight or significant. However, well beyond our own response areas, …
  2. Room 136
    Are you truly willing to evaluate yourself as an instructor and develop new skills? It is imperative to challenge yourself as an instructor to break away from the status quo. Only in a state of discom …
  3. Room 134
    Confronting a longstanding challenge that has plagued the American fire service for decades, the outdated notion that �you'll learn that in the firehouse� has left young, motivated firefighters unprep …
  4. Room 105
    The Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), a part of the UL Research Institutes has conducted research examining the impact that changes in home construction materials, contents, size, and geometry ha …
  5. Room 208
    You can’t out-train a bad diet, out-caffeinate poor sleep, or tough-guy your way through chronic fatigue. Firefighting demands a high-performing body, and that doesn’t happen by accident. This worksho …
  6. Room 135
    The goal of this workshop is to enhance the students� knowledge of engine operations, structural fire operations, fire service culture, and values and traditions and to become ambassadors of good fire …
  7. Room 103
    Newborn resuscitation is one of the most time-sensitive and high-stakes events in medicine. This class equips providers with the knowledge and confidence to manage both routine and high-risk deliverie …
  8. Wabash 2
    Experience being first-in at multiple structure fires in multiple types of buildings. This course challenges students to apply their understanding of building construction, fire behavior, and their ag …
  9. Wabash 1
    Leading and creating opportunities for others is immensely rewarding, yet it can also be highly frustrating, especially when managing unengaged, unmotivated, or disgruntled individuals in the firehous …
  10. Wabash 3
    This workshop will go inside the incident command post (ICP) with new footage and radio traffic of multiple incidents, including live rescues, fatalities, Maydays, and multi-building fires. Dialogue b …
  11. Room 109-110
    New vehicle and lithium-ion battery technologies present ever-changing challenges for rescuers. Students will gain an understanding of how vehicles have changed and will continue to change, along with …
  12. Room 123
    Fire instructors and training officers are continually seeking ways to enhance their operations and elevate their instructional skills to deliver relevant, real-world training for their departments. T …
  13. Room 104
    The Resuscitation Academy is a hands-on course that, when implemented, communities can use to dramatically improve survival rates of patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, patients who don …
  14. Room 132-133
    This program focuses on tangible ways to increase your leadership influence and build your command presence. It breaks down behaviors and tactics to make you a more effective chief, officer, or firefi …
  15. Room 124
    The 7 C�s are Commitment, Competence, Confidence, Communication, Courtesy, Consistency, and Courage. Through the use of dialogue and group activities, we will share the traits that are commonly associ …
  16. Room 127-128
    This class will incorporate some of the basic skills that an engine-based fire department would use when switching to truck company operations, emphasizing the basic operations of what a nontraditiona …
8:00 AM
  1. Room 104
    When that dreaded call comes in for a 3-year old pediatric cardiac arrest, nothing is more critical than livesaving actions. Join the Resuscitation Academy's specialized Pediatric High-Performance CPR …
1:30 PM
  1. Room 104
    This workshop will demonstrate building a scenario that creates the environment a crew may encounter on a realistic call. We will develop a scene that will immerse the crew into beleiving they are act …
  2. Room 136
    Abordaremos las operaciones básicas de motobombas y camiones y las adaptaciones que hemos realizado considerando las diferencias en recursos, infraestructura y estilo de construcción en Latinoamérica. …
8:00 AM
  1. Room 104
    This train-the-trainer course presented by the Mechanical Ventilation Academy is designed to prepare instructors to present the High-Performance Ventilation (HPV) course in their local area and to ass …
8:00 AM
  1. Room 104
    Research shows that more often than not, Health Care providers have trouble manually ventilating patients. Recent studies also show that patients that are better ventilated in cardiac arrest have a 3 …
1:30 PM
  1. Room 104
    Research shows that more often than not, Health Care providers have trouble manually ventilating patients. Recent studies also show that patients that are better ventilated in cardiac arrest have a 3 …