One of the best ways to provide safety at the scene of roadway incidents doesn't happen at the scene. Multi-agency collaboration, communication and cooperation begins long before your units are even dispatched to a highway incident. Rather than exchanging business cards in the middle of the interstate at 3 a.m., your agency should be actively involved with a local or regional Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Team. This session will explain the benefits of TIM Teams and will provide examples of how various regions have improved responder safety and reduced incident clearance times through TIM Team activities.  

NFPA 1403 was established following several instances where firefighters lost their lives during live fire training. Attendees to this webcast will walk away with a better understanding of how to apply the NFPA 1403 Standard in their own community before their next training scenario. Glendale, Ariz., Deputy Fire Chief Chuck Montgomery will share multiple lessons from the past that will help create a safer platform for live fire training in the future. Whether you attend as a student, or serve as a chief/instructor who oversees live fire training, this presentation will fill your toolbox with the information you need for safe and effective live fire evolutions. 

A Mayday call on the fireground is one of the most stressful situations that members will ever face. In this webcast, Jonathan Hall will prepare attendees to address the many challenges that can be encountered. It is critical that firefighters understand how to effectively manage the Mayday incident before one is ever declared through training and the exchange of knowledge. This presentation will illustrate how to effectively divide the incident and manage all facets of the complex, high-stress operation.

Working at the scene of an underride incident can be taxing, even for the best trained and equipped rescue teams. Lt. Michael Daley will cover the significant concerns that responders can encounter at these incidents, including stabilization, hazard control, patient access, and logistical needs. Attendees to this webcast will be provided with insight to potential solutions to overcome some common problems when operating at these incidents.

While many departments train extensively on commercial building fires, residential fires claim more firefighters and civilians annually.  In this webcast, veteran FDNY Battalion Chiefs Richard Blatus and Thomas Richardson provide an in-depth look at operational tactics and procedures at a variety residential and multiple-dwelling fires. Construction hazards, operational difficulties, and tactical decisions will be reviewed with an emphasis on the types of information the incident commander needs from the crews to make crucial fireground decisions. Attendees will walk off with a better understanding of what commanders and firefighters need to know when operating in both old and new types of residential construction.