Firehouse Expo takes place in just over two months in Nashville.
This year's conference provides education sessions for personnel involved in fire and life safety and inspections. A new two-day Community Risk Reduction has recently been accounced.
Community Risk Reduction Workshop
This two-day event takes place Oct. 18 and 19.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Shane Ray will welcome attendees and Sherr Grogg will deliver the keynote address.
Community Risk Reduction – What It Is and What It IS NOT
Randy Bruegman
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Improving the Firefighters Work Environment
Sean DeCrane
From Hero to Guardian through Community Risk Reduction
Laura Baker
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Close the Door for Life
John Shafer
Beyond CRR – Integrated Risk Management and the use of data
John Bonney
Shane Ray will delivery a closing address and that will be followed by lunch and live demonstrations in the afternoon.
Conference sessions
These 90-minute sessions take place Oct. 20-22.
Grant Writing in Emergency Services
David Hasselmeyer, Owner/Primary Consultant, On Target Preparedness LLC
This presentation will focus on the grant-writing process and how to be successful. Grant writing is hard work, but many people don’t know fact from fiction. This presentation will dispel some of the grant-writing myths, explain the process, and give helpful hints for how to increase your changes of obtaining grant funding.
The Effects of Fire Research on Community Risk Reduction
Josh Waldo, Fire Chief, Bozeman (MT) FD
Preventing fires and minimizing life hazards is the most effective way to reduce firefighter risk in emergencies. Suggested best practices are provided based on the continuing studies that both UL and NIST have provided the fire service for conveying a more current and up-to-date risk reduction message to their citizens that will improve not only occupant safety in fires, but potentially lower risk factors for responding fire units. This research has validated and solidified the need for aggressive public education and risk reduction concerning sprinkler systems, smoke alarms, home escape plans and resident door control.
That's Why We're Here, But That's Not What We Do
Justin Schorr, Rescue Captain, San Francisco Fire Department
In this class, Rescue Captain Justin Schorr from the San Francisco Fire Department challenges the argument that firefighters are supposed to fight fires and perform CPR. Interacting with the public is just as important, if not more so, than stretching a line down a hallway or throwing a ladder—yet firefighters never train for it.
Twenty Minutes: Get to the Point
John Buckman, Fire Chief (ret.) German Township (IN) Volunteer FD
To be an effective teacher today requires significant change in the delivery of educational content. The material must be delivered in a high-energy environment that challenges students’ minds and senses. The material must be impactful, challenging and pertinent. In this presentation, we will discuss the techniques needed to deliver effective presentations.
How a Small Department Won the South
Daniel Byrne, Community Support Officer, Burton (SC) Fire District
This class reviews and examines in detail how one department with funding and operational challenges managed to build a fire prevention and public relations program that resulted in increased community support and a 60 percent reduction in fires. If your department is looking for similar successes, this class is for you!
Working with Your Code Official to Make the Community a Safer One
John Gullo, Fire Chief (Ret.)
Do you know who conducts code enforcement in your community? If not, you should, because working with them will result in a safer community and may even reduce your number of runs. This class will discuss what is behind those closed doors that lurk in every community.
