Abstracts Sought for Firehouse World 2020 in Las Vegas

The deadline to submit your conference session ideas to be considered for Firehouse World 2020 is Friday.  

The call for abstracts is focused on new tactics, the latest in firefighter health, wellness and safety, career and leadership development concepts, coupled with best practices and lessons learned.  

"Whether it is your first time presenting, or your tenth, Firehouse World attendees look forward to learning the latest skills and practices to help them throughout their career," said Firehouse Conference Director Peter Matthews. "We are hoping that firefighters and officers who are willing to share their stories will submit to present next year."

Matthews said the topics you can submit vary from entry-level skills and tips to navigating your career through the fire service and preparing for promotions. Topics of interest for Firehouse Expo 2019 include: 

• Apparatus (Emergency driving, operations, specification & maintenance)
• Career Development (Preparing for promotions, skills to advance up the career ladder, inspirational and motivational programs)
• Firefighter Safety, Health and Survival (Fitness and nutrition, behavioral health, fireground survival skills, mayday emergencies) 
• Leadership (Basic and advanced leadership covering emergency and non-emergency topics)
• Prevention & Investigation (Includes case studies, prevention outreach and community risk assessment)
• Professional Development (Includes company/chief officer development, decision-making, etc.)
• Technical Rescue Operations (Vehicle extrication, trench, high angle, hazardous materials, etc.)
• Technology (Includes unmanned systems, computer software, etc.)
• Training (Tactics and training ideas, size-up and incident mitigation
• Wildland/Urban Interface (WUI fire behavior and tactics, wildland command and incident mitigation)

Click here to learn more and submit your abstracts.

Firehouse World 2020 takes place in Las Vegas, Feb. 24-27, 2020.

The deadline is May 3, 2019.