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Thursday, August 17, 2023
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Emergency Medical Services Section (EMS) Board Breakfast (Invite Only)
Location: 2213
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration Open
Location: Lobby 2300
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cancer Screening Room
Location: 2205
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
GS-102: General Session
Location: Grand Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Jessica Buchanan
Sponsor: Cory Davis – Verizon Frontline
Sponsored By
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
IAFC Business Meeting
Location: Grand Ballroom
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Happy Hydrant
Location: Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Constitution, Bylaws & Resolutions Committee Meeting (Invite Only)
Location: 2201
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Company Officer Section (COS) Annual Meeting
Location: 2215C
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
No Rank at the Table - Topics on Leadership & Mental Health Toughness
Location: 2504A
Sponsor Session Speaker: Paul Wind – Battalion 1 Consultants LLC
Sponsor Session Speaker: Jeremy Rebok, CFO, BS, CPS – Fort Detrick Fire & Emergency Services
Sponsor Session Speaker: Wes Hill – Fort Riley Fire & Emergency Services
Sponsor Session Speaker: Jennifer Anderson – First Responder Coaching
Solution Session Sponsored By
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety Section (FLSS) Lunch and Annual Meeting
Location: 2102AB
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Safety, Health and Survival Section (SHSS) Meeting
Location: 2104AB
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Terrorism and Homeland Security Committee Meeting
Location: 2103B
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety Section (FLSS) Board Meeting
Location: 2102AB
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
COLS-303: Fire Officer to Chief Officer: Intentions Today, Results Tomorrow
Location: 2505B
Speaker: Chantal Botting, CFO – Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
Speaker: Garrett Pingol, CFO, MBA – Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue
Company Officer Leadership III (COLS III)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
COLS-203: How Bullying Affects Your Health, Safety and Survival
Location: 2505A
Speaker: Dave Emanuel, MPA, EFO, CFO, PE – Durham (NH) Fire Department
Speaker: Carol Brown – Boulder Fire
Company Officer Leadership II (COLS II)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CHIEF-103: How Codes are Addressing New Technology and Firefighter Safety
Location: 3501AB
Speaker: Michael O'Brian – Brighton Area Fire Authority
Speaker: Robert Davidson – Davidson Code Concepts
Speaker: Sean Decrane – International Association of Fire Fighters
Chief Officer Leadership I (CHIEF I)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CE-102: Human-Centered Design Thinking
Location: 3501EF
Speaker: Preet Bassi, CAE – Center for Public Safety Excellence
Innovation
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
ECO-103: Performance Management Matters: Effective Practices for Employee Development and the Overall Impact on Emergency Service Organizations
Location: 2503AB
Speaker: Joshua J. Smith, CFO, EFO – International Association of Fire Fighters
Speaker: Scott Monroe – Essential Personnel
Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CHIEF-203: Reproductive Rights and the Firehouse: A Primer
Location: 3501CD
Speaker: Alisa B. Arnoff, JD – Scalambrino and Arnoff LLP
Speaker: John Rukavina, JD, CFOD, EFO, FIFireE – Public Fire Safety Services
Chief Officer Leadership II (CHIEF II)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CE-202: Sizing Up Firefighter Behavioral Health: When Their Marriage Problems Become Your Problems
Location: 2502B
Speaker: Rachelle Zemlok, PsyD – Cordico/ Lexipol
Speaker: Billy Goldfeder, EFO – Loveland-Symmes Fire Department
Safety Health & Wellness
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
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
ECO-203: The Massachusetts Miracle
Location: 2502A
Speaker: Michael R. Cassidy – Holliston Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Industrial Section Board Meeting
Location: 2202
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
FSEDI Master Class (Invite Only)
Location: 2105
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) Annual Meeting
Location: 2103A
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-205: Changing Behavior to Create High Performing Teams
Location: 3501CD
Speaker: Kingman Schuldt – Tenzinga
Speaker: Dave Downey – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-204: Culture by Design: How to Identify Your Culture and Drive Positive Improvements
Location: 3501AB
Speaker: Scott Roseberry, EFO, MPA, CFO – Garland Fire Department
Speaker: Justin Campbell, MPA, EFO – North Las Vegas
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-201: First Due in the Firehouse: The Company Officer as the First Line Supervisor
Location: 2504A
Speaker: Jason M. Hoevelmann – Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-203: Incident Management Team Working for Fire Chiefs During Disasters
Location: 2505B
Speaker: Chad Roberson, MS, CFO, EFO – St. George Fire Protection District
Speaker: RUSSELL SHOULTZ, MSN, CFEI, CFO – Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office
Operations
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-208: The Resilient Fire Chief
Location: 3501EF
Speaker: Scott Freitag, MBA, EFO, CFO, CPM – Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Speaker: Mike Duran – Phoenix Fire Department
Leadership
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-207: What's Your Problem
Location: 2502A
Speaker: John H. Oates, MS/EFO – International Public Safety Data Institute
Research & Data
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-206: Why You Should Consider A 4th Incident Priority
Location: 2503AB
Sponsor Speaker: Jack Parow – Chelmsford, MA Fire/Rescue
Operations
Solutions Session Sponsored By
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-209: Wildfire Evacuation Planning Made Easy
Location: 2502B
Speaker: Mark Novak, MPA, CFO – Vail Fire and Emergency Services
Operations
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-202: Working for You: The United States Fire Administration's National Fire Academy
Location: 2505A
Speaker: Eriks J. Gabliks – US Fire Administration / National Fire Academy
Succession Planning
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ELEC-210: Workplace Civility in a Polarized World
Location: 3501GH
Speaker: Kelly A. Walsh – Kelly Walsh Consulting
Speaker: Mike Burton, MS, EFO, CFOD – Mike Burton
Administration & Human Relations
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Executive Fire Officers Section (EFO) Meeting
Location: 2215C
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Presidents Council Meeting (Invite Only)
Location: 2201
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
COLS-304: A New Approach to Feedback : Moving Beyond the “Annual Misery” of Performance Reviews
Location: 2505B
Speaker: Mike Burton, MS, EFO, CFOD – Mike Burton
Speaker: Kelly A. Walsh – Kelly Walsh Consulting
Company Officer Leadership III (COLS III)
Sponsored By
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CE-203: A Safe Place to Remove Your Cape: Commander Level Peer Support Team
Location: 2502B
Speaker: Gordon Fowlston – Riverside Fire Department
Speaker: Jennifer Prohaska, Ph.D. – Insight Public Safety Consultant
Speaker: Arby Todd – Lee's Summit Fire Department
Speaker: Donna Lake, EFO, MPA – City of Lee's Summit
Safety Health & Wellness
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
ECO-104: Cancer: Prevent It, Detect It Early, SURVIVE It
Location: 2503AB
Speaker: Russell Osgood – Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Speaker: Sara Jahnke, Ph.D. – Director & Senior Scientist at NDRI-USA
Executive Chief Officer Leadership I (ECO I)
Sponsored By
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Facilitated Shakers Session
Location: 1501A
Sponsored By
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CHIEF-104: How to Interview Like a Fire Chief: Landing a Fire Chief's Job
Location: 3501AB
Speaker: Jennifer L. Flaig, M.S. – Emergency Services Consulting International
Speaker: Joseph W. Dixon, Sr., EFO, CFO, MS, CEM, CFPS, MIFireE – Gainesville Fire & Rescue
Speaker: Tiffany D. Green, MA, CFO, NRP, – Prince George's County Fire and Emergency Services Department
Speaker: Josh Waldo, CFO, EFO – Bozeman Fire Department
Speaker: Trisha L. Wolford, MBA, MS, EFO, CFO, CFM, FSEDI, NREMTP – Anne Arundel County Fire Department
Chief Officer Leadership I (CHIEF I)
Sponsored By
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
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
ECO-204: Lessons Learned from a Firefighter Line of Duty Death: Fire Chief Edition
Location: 2502A
Speaker: Ian J. Bennett – National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Speaker: John J. Tippett, Jr. – National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Speaker: Mark Davis – Lexington County Fire Service
Speaker: Scott Burnette, CFO – Asheville Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer Leadership II (ECO II)
Sponsored By
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CHIEF-204: Principled Leadership From The Road Less Traveled
Location: 3501CD
Speaker: David C. Griffin, EFO, CFO, CTO, MIFireE – Charleston Fire Department
Chief Officer Leadership II (CHIEF II)
Sponsored By
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
COLS-204: The Secret to Success as a Failure
Location: 2505A
Speaker: Jason P. Powell, MBA, CFO, CEMSO, CTO, MiFireE, NRP – Johnson City Fire Department
Company Officer Leadership II (COLS II)
Sponsored By
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CE-103: Violence to Firefighters and EMS Responders
Location: 3501EF
Speaker: Jennifer A. Taylor, PhD, MPH, CPPS – Drexel University
Speaker: Andrea Davis, MPH, CPH – Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST)
Speaker: Grady A. Valencis – International Association of Fire Fighters
Speaker: Robert McClintock – International Association of Fire Fighters
Speaker: Benjamin Vernon – San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Speaker: Kelly Adams – Detroit Fire Department
Research & Data
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Executive Fire Officers Section (EFO) Reception
Location: 2215B
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Touchdown Tailgate Party
Location: Lobby 2500
Sponsored By