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  • Wednesday, Aug 16th
    10:10 AM – 11:15 AM  
    COLS-101: Promotional Pathways: The Formal and Technical, as well as, the Real Aspects of Promotion
    Location: 2504A
    Speaker: Randall W. Hanifen, Ph.D, CFO,FIFireE – West Chester Fire-Rescue
    Company Officer Leadership I (COLS I)
    Sponsored By 
  • Wednesday, Aug 16th
    11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  
    COLS-102: United in Service: Foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    Location: 2504A
    Speaker: Laurie VandeSchoot, MSc – Strathmore Fire
    Speaker: Brittany S. Hollerbach, PhD, TSACF – NDRI-USA, Inc.
    Company Officer Leadership I (COLS I)
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Aug 17th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    COLS-103: Successfully Transitioning from Firefighter to Company Officer
    Location: 2504A
    Speaker: Steve Prziborowski – Santa Clara County Fire Department
    Company Officer Leadership I (COLS I)
    Sponsored By 
  • Thursday, Aug 17th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    COLS-104: It Happened to Us: The Anatomy of a Near Miss!
    Location: 2504A
    Speaker: Timothy F. Whitham, MS, EFO, CFO, FM – Edwardsville Fire Department
    Speaker: David Mellen – Edwardsville Fire Department
    Company Officer Leadership I (COLS I)
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Aug 18th
    10:15 AM – 11:15 AM  
    COLS-105: Fighting Fire in Sprinklered Buildings
    Location: 2504A
    Speaker: Michael J. Spaziani – FM Global
    Company Officer Leadership I (COLS I)
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Aug 18th
    3:15 PM – 4:45 PM  
    COLS-106: Lessons Learned from a Firefighter Line of Duty Death: Company Officer Edition
    Location: 2504A
    Speaker: Ian J. Bennett – National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
    Speaker: John J. Tippett, Jr. – National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
    Speaker: Jason Reese – Prince William County Fire & Rescue
    Speaker: Adam Smith – City of York Department of Fire/Rescue Services
    Company Officer Leadership I (COLS I)
    Sponsored By