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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration Open
Location: Lobby 2300
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
GS-101: Opening General Session
Location: Grand Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Sheldon Yellen – BELFOR Holdings, Inc.
Sponsor: Mitch Petterson – OnStar
Sponsor: Jim Lanier – OnStar
Sponsored By
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cancer Screening Room
Location: 2205
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
iDELP Meeting (Invite Only)
Location: 2204
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
CE-201: Amsterdam Fire Department: From Traditional Aggressive to Cutting Edge Aggressive
Location: 2502B
Speaker: Bart Van Leeuwen – Netage B.V. / Amsterdam-Amstelland FD / SAMatters!
Operations
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
COLS-301: Disaster Response for the Initial Engine Company
Location: 2505B
Speaker: Chad Beam, MPA,NRP – SC State Fire
Company Officer Leadership III (COLS III)
Sponsored By
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
COLS-201: Emergency Response to Electric Vehicle Incidents
Location: 2505A
Speaker: Chris Soda – Junk Yard Dog Extrication Training
Company Officer Leadership II (COLS II)
Sponsored By
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
CHIEF-201: Flagstaff Fire Department CARE Unit: Providing Alternative Means of CARE for Mental Health and Unsheltered Populations
Location: 3501CD
Speaker: Michael J. Felts – Flagstaff Fire Department
Speaker: Bryan Gest, MA, LPC – Terros Health
Chief Officer Leadership II (CHIEF II)
Sponsored By
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
ECO-201: Leadership in Crisis
Location: 2502A
Speaker: Sam Greif, EFO, MPA – City of Plano
Speaker: John A. Donnelly, Sr. – District of Columbia Fire and EMS
Speaker: Gregory Cassell – Clark County Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
ECO-101: Lights, Camera, Action!
Location: 2503AB
Speaker: Michael R. Cassidy – Holliston Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
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
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
CHIEF-101: Social Media is the New Town Hall
Location: 3501AB
Speaker: Scott Freitag, MBA, EFO, CFO, CPM – Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Speaker: Kathy Goodman – Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Chief Officer Leadership I (CHIEF I)
Sponsored By
10:10 AM – 11:15 AM
CE-101: The Critical Role Families Play in Your Fire Department Wellness Program
Location: 3501EF
Speaker: Rachelle Zemlok, PsyD – Cordico/ Lexipol
Safety Health & Wellness
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Emergency Medical Services Section (EMS) Board Meeting (Invite Only)
Location: 2203
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ECO-202B: Community Crime, Health, and Homelessness: Opportunities or Threats
Location: 2502B
Speaker: Joe Dixon, Sr., EFO, CFO, CFPS, MS, MIFireE, CEM – Gainesville Florida Fire & Rescue
Speaker: Roberto D. Sutton, BS, EMT-P – Gainesville Fire & Rescue
Speaker: Jon DeCarmine, MS – GRACE
Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ECO-102A: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Chief Officers
Location: 2503AB
Speaker: Dave Emanuel, MPA, EFO, CFO, PE – Durham (NH) Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
COLS-302: Lessons Learned: LODD Case Study in Buffalo
Location: 2505B
Speaker: Jason M. Czora – Hartford Vermont FD
Company Officer Leadership III (COLS III)
Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
CHIEF-102: Silver to Gold: Successfully Making the Leap Into the Chief Officer Ranks
Location: 3501AB
Speaker: Steve Prziborowski – Santa Clara County Fire Department
Chief Officer Leadership I (CHIEF I)
Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ECO-202A: The Fire Service at a Crossroads
Location: 2502A
Speaker: Salvatore J. Scarpa, CFO, EFO – Columbus Fire and EMS
Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
CHIEF-202: The Incident Commander at a Line of Duty Death: The Event, the Aftereffects and the Lessons Learned
Location: 3501CD
Speaker: Denis G. Onieal – Onieal and Associates
Chief Officer Leadership II (CHIEF II)
Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ECO-102B: The POWER of an HOUR
Location: 3501EF
Speaker: Mark Nugent, MPA, CFO, MIFireE – Horry County Fire Rescue
Speaker: Joey Tanner, EFO, CFO, MIFireE – Horry County Fire Rescue
Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
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
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
COLS-202: Wildland Urban Interface: Are You Ready to Manage the Reality?
Location: 2505A
Speaker: Rich Elliott – Kittitas Valley (WA) Fire Rescue
Speaker: Brian Schaeffer
Company Officer Leadership II (COLS II)
Sponsored By
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Division Lunches

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Emergency Vehicle Management Section (EVMS) Meeting
Location: 2207
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Women Chiefs Council Meeting (Invite Only)
Location: 2215A
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-103: A Leadership Guide to Cancer
Location: 2505B
Speaker: Steve Weissman – Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Speaker: Joe Schumacher – Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Safety Health & Wellness
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-110: Addressing the Leadership Chasm: From Chief to Company Officer
Location: 3501GH
Speaker: Gordon Graham – Lexipol
Speaker: Billy Goldfeder, EFO – Loveland-Symmes Fire Department
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-106: Commanding the Room: An Executive's Guide to Effective Communications
Location: 2503AB
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey L. Buchanan, DPP, MBA, MPA, EFO, CFO – Western Fire Chiefs Association
Speaker: Bob Horton, MPA, MPP, CPM, CFO – Western Fire Chiefs Association
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-109: Forged By Fire, Leading Through The Smoke:A Guide Transforming You And Your Organization
Location: 2502B
Speaker: Joseph M. Cluchey, EFO, BS – Elburn Fire Protection District
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-101: From the Firehouse to the Fire Ground: Leadership for Today's Company Officer
Location: 2504A
Speaker: Brian Zaitz, MS, CTO, CFO, EFO – Kirkwood Fire Department
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-104: Keep Your Cheese on the Cracker, Self-Care for Chiefs
Location: 3501AB
Speaker: Diane Schroeder – The Fire Inside Her, LLC
Safety Health & Wellness
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-107: Lessons Learned from the Winston Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire
Location: 2502A
Speaker: Trey Mayo, CFO, EFO, MIFireE, MPA – City of Winston-Salem Fire Department
Operations
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-105: USFA Research Initiatives Supporting Fire and EMS Responders
Location: 3501CD
Speaker: Richard W. Patrick, M.S., Paramedic,EFO – U.S. Fire Administration
Research & Data
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-102: Wake Up Already! Your BAD sleep is KILLING You!
Location: 2505A
Speaker: Kevin Joles, NREMT-P – Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical
Speaker: Suzanne Stevens, M.D.
Speaker: Nancy A. Hamilton, Ph. D. – University of Kansas
Safety Health & Wellness
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
ELEC-108: Incorporating Behavioral Health Screenings into Annual Medical Evaluations: Guidance to Fire Chiefs from the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE) Task Force
Location: 3501EF
Speaker: Marc I. Kruse, PhD – First Responder Behavioral Health
Speaker: Richard Gist, Ph.D. – Fire Department, City of Kansas City, MO
Speaker: Sara Jahnke, Ph.D. – Director & Senior Scientist at NDRI-USA
Speaker: Patricia Watson, Ph.D. – National Center for PTSD
Speaker: Gary L. Krichbaum, MA, CFO, NRP – First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths
Speaker: Lauren E. Kosc, LCPC – International Association of Firefighters
Speaker: Todd J. LeDuc, CSO – International Association of Fire Chief's Safety, Health & Survival Section
Safety Health & Wellness
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Lithium-Ion IAFC Working Group
Location: 2215C
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Happy Hydrant
Location: Exhibit Hall
3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall
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