Course detail: Fire Forum December 2024

This regional training event offers attendees an opportunity to learn from fire service trainers and thought leaders from across the American fire service. Offered in a limited-seating format, participants can interact and engage in the forum to understand how the messages relate to their individual or departmental needs. Tactics, training, and leadership: There's something to help everyone become more aggressively effective.


Captain Douglas Mitchell has 31 years of fire experience, the last 24 with the FDNY, where he is a captain. He has keynoted, lectured, and instructed fire service programs nationwide. A principle member of the NFPA 1400 committee, he also co-wrote Fire Engineering's 25 to Survive: Reducing Residential Injury and LODD

Morning Session: 8:30 - 12:00
Lessons Learned in Leadership: From the Firehouse to the Fire Floor
We exist to serve, and we serve as members of teams. Our teams have leaders. The cadence to which the team performs is primarily due to the leaders' expectations set forth preemptively. Leaders must motivate, be 'in the fight' and look to improve the well-being of the team to best carry out the mission. Let's delve into leadership, from mindset to motivation, tactics to training. A journey of lessons learned from our successes and failures in the firehouse and on the fireground. 

Lunch Break: 12:00-1:00 

Afternoon Session: 1:00-5:00
First Due! Residential Building Fire Tactics for the Engine, Truck, and BC 
This program discusses the mission-critical incident actions for Engines and Trucks and Chiefs at Residential Fires. Highlighting the 'must have' roles and responsibilities for each unit, and honing those elements that are imperative to employ an efficient and effective fire attack. Successful fire attack dictates adeliberate balance of coordination and communication between all members. Discussions from pre-incident readiness to tactical resource deployments for 'both sides of the floor.' While we all know that the application of water still extinguishes fire and searches still locate trapped civilians, the art and science behind "how, when, and why" to mount the attack is being questioned. The initial company-level actions can make or break the operation. Are you and your team best prepared to operate mentally, physically, and tactically in our residential environment? Don't think so, know so?

If you do not receive a confirmation letter within 24 hours of placing your order, please call the office at 866-804-8841.

 Session Information: FS25001F

Schedule: Every day, starting on 12/18/24 and ending on 12/18/24
Times: 08:30am-05:00pm CST
Fee for Session 1 & 2 : $35.00

Add-ons

Every day, starting on 12/18/24 and ending on 12/18/24
12:01am-12:58am CST
 

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Erin McGruder

Facility Detail

The Lodge at Iron Woods Park
14701 Mission Rd
Leawood, KS 66211