2017 th Annual - Microsoftbshifterlibrary.blob.core.windows.net/pdfs/confBios.pdf · John Vance John Vance started his career in the fire service as a volunteer firefighter in 1990

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John Vance

John Vance started his career in the fire service as a volunteer firefighter in 1990 with the Clay Township Fire Department in South Bend, Indiana and has been a Chief Officer for the past 15 years, currently serving as the Fire Chief of the City of Minnetonka Fire Department in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Prior to making the fire service his full time career John was a broadcaster, radio programmer, consultant and host with many successful radio stations. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Service Management from Southern Illinois University and a Certificate in Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame. John is very proud to be one of the first certified Blue Card Instructors in the USA!

John will be the “Master of Ceremonies” for the conference and he will also be moderating the

Unplugged sessions.

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General Session Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 8:30 – 10:00 AM

Alan Brunacini – Cool Command

Gordon Graham – What is “Real” Risk Management?

2:45 – 4:30 PM

Gordon Graham – Ethical Decision Making

Unplugged – Alan Brunacini & Gordon Graham

General Session Friday, June 9th – Day 2 8:30 – 10:00 AM

Beth Gallup – Healthy In, Healthy Out

Dan Madrzykowski – Latest UL Fire Research Data

2:45 – 4:30 PM John Brunacini – Fire Research Based Tactical Operations

Captain “Sully” Sullenberger – Leading Your Team to Success

Q & A with “Sully” Sullenberger

2017 – 8th Annual

Hazard Zone Management

& Leadership Conference

Conference Speaker Bios

& Class Descriptions

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Breakout Classes Thursday, June 8th – Day 1

Josh Blum – Blue Card Haz Mat Operations IC Program Overview

Alan Brunacini – No Brainer Management & Leadership

John Brunacini – Law Enforcement Track (Part 1)

Nick Brunacini – Managing Maydays with Blue Card

Pat Dale – Managing Maydays with Blue Card

Sean Glaser – Managing Fireground Accountability and Tactical Worksheets

BJ Jetter – Blue Card Haz Mat Operations IC Program Overview

Grant Light – Blue Card Haz Mat Operations IC Program Overview

Dan Madrzykowski – Latest Data on Fire Suppression & Flow Path Management

Timm Schabbel – Managing EMS with Blue Card

Mark Smith – Managing Fireground Accountability and Tactical Worksheets

Kenn Taylor - Managing EMS with Blue Card

Friday, June 9th – Day 2

Don Abbott – Firefighter Mayday Study – The Latest Report

Alan Brunacini – No Brainer Management & Leadership

John Brunacini – Blue Card Big Box Operational Review

Nick Brunacini – New Tactical Priority – Post Hazard Zone Decontamination

Beth Gallup – New Tactical Priority – Post Hazard Zone Decontamination

Sean Glaser – Blue Card Apartment Operational Review

Dan Madrzykowski – Latest Data on Fire Suppression & Flow Path Management

Mark Smith – Blue Card Apartment Operational Review


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Don Abbott

Donald Abbott retired from the fire service after spending 20 years working in the Indianapolis area. He then spent 10 years traveling the country presenting an interactive fire-service training diorama called Abbottville. Don spent eight years helping to develop and coordinate the Phoenix Fire Department’s Command Training Center. Currently, Don is president of CERT (Command Emergency Response Training) and is working on a mayday data-collection project called the Mayday Project. In 2002, he received the ISFSI’s Innovator of the Year award, and in 2006, he was awarded Fire Engineering’s Instructor of the Year. In 2014, the IAFC’s Hazardous Materials Committee gave Don the John Eversole Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Breakout Class FF Mayday Study – The Latest Report Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM The issue of firefighter Maydays is made more complex by the lack of standardized SOPs and reporting mechanisms. There are over 30,000 different fire departments across North America, and each does things its own way. The NTSB was able to make flying the safest form of travel by standardizing air travel based on accident prevention (investigating accidents and mandating operational and mechanical changes that prevent future occurrences). Ch. Abbott will present the latest data on a national Mayday study that he has been conducting (from a grant) for the past 2 years. This first and only Mayday study is giving us the data we need on where we are getting into trouble on the hazard zone and preventing it from happening in the first place.

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Josh Blum

Chief Josh Blum has been in the Fire Service since 1993. He began his service

as a volunteer firefighter and shortly thereafter accepted a full time career

position. Starting as a line firefighter/EMT, Josh has promoted up to through the

ranks and currently is the Deputy Chief of Operations. In this role, he oversees all

aspects of operations and training for the Loveland Symmes Fire Department.

Chief Blum, working with all staff officers, has successfully and measurably

increased the training and operational effectiveness of the department. He also

serves in leadership roles within LSFD, helping attain an ISO class 2 fire

insurance rating, as well as, a Commission on Public Safety Excellence (CPSE)

accredited fire department status. As a part of his daily responsibilities, Chief Blum chairs the regional

Northeast Fire Collaborative training work group, responsible for the training coordination of four area

fire/EMS departments that train, operate and respond together regularly. Chief Blum serves as a

Rescue Team Manager and Command Officer for the regional special operations team. Chief Blum is

a graduate of the Ohio Fire Executive Program and focuses his time on making every day a better

day through the continuous improvement of training, management and leadership of personnel.

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Breakout Class Blue Card Haz Mat Operations IC Program Overview Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM Starting in 2017, Blue Card will be offering a HAZMAT IC training and certification program. Currently, OSHA only requires that an IC on a HAZMAT incident be certified to the OSHA HAZMAT Operations level (on the task level). The Blue Card IC HAZMAT certification will integrate and manage HAZMAT incidents within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This breakout session will overview the different elements of the Blue Card HAZMAT IC certification program, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage a HAZMAT incident.






Alan V. Brunacini

Alan Brunacini joined the Phoenix Fire Department in 1958. He served in every

department position. He was promoted to Fire Chief in 1978 and retired in 2006.

He is a graduate of the Fire Protection Technology program at Oklahoma State

University. He has a BS and an MPA from Arizona State University. He is the past

Chairman of the Board of the National Fire Protection Association and the N.F.P.A.

Fire Service Occupational Safety Committee (standard 1500). He is also the past

Chairman of the N.F.P.A. Career Fire Service Career Organization and Deployment

Committee (standard 1710). He and his two firefighter sons are currently

developing and teaching the local command level Blue Card hazard zone management program.

They also present workshops, seminars and conferences to many fire departments throughout the

country on various topics. He is the author of Fire Command, Command Safety, Timeless Tactical

Truths, Essentials of Fire Department Customer Service and The Anatomy and Physiology of

Leadership. He is currently working on several other fire service books. He and his son John own

and operate the fire service website www.bshifter.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Session “Cool Command” Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 8:40 – 9:00 AM Cool Command is a project Chief Brunacini has been working on for over the past year. This project looks at the “stress” an IC is under while managing active IDLH hazard zones. The more stress an IC is under, the less they see, the less they hear, and the less they can comprehend what’s going on. Cool Command looks at the stressors an IC is under during command, while trying to identify the systems and technology to help us start responding to this stress through the development of personal habits and training. Lowering an IC’s stress at incident scenes will help ICs hear more, see more, and understand more, which leads to safer incident scenes with reduced property loss. Breakout Class – No Brainer Management & Leadership Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM All department program implementation and management starts with the fire chief and his/her senior officers. This includes managing programs in the Operations Division that adequately support, train, and protect firefighters working in hazard zones. This workshop will take an in-depth look at how a fire chief and their senior officers support hazard zone operations at the company and battalion levels. This breakout class will focus on the following 3 critical areas: • Personal effectiveness • Inside-outside customer connections • Performance management




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John Brunacini

John retired as a Fire Captain from the Phoenix Fire Department in October of

2006. He served 26 years in the positions of Firefighter, Engineer, and his last 14

years as a Captain. As a Captain he developed and managed the Phoenix Fire

Network, he worked in the field as the Company Officer on Ladder 11 B-shift for

almost 10 years, and during his last 3 years on the job he managed the

department’s Command Training Center. He is continuing to manage, instruct,

and develop curriculum packages for the Blue Card Command Training and

Certification program (for Type 4 & 5 Incident types).

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Breakout Class Blue Card Big Box Operational Review Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM Big Box fires represent the fire services most dangerous tactical hazard. We need to use a logic

based initial size-up to ensure safer and more effective action on these types of structures. This class

will look at the fixed critical factors for Big Box structures. We will also take an in-depth look at the

building techniques used to construct both old and newer Big Box structures, as well as looking at fire

protection systems used to protect these occupancies.

General Session Fire Research Based Tactical Operations Friday, June 9th – Day 2 2:45 – 3:15 PM Our first moral and spiritual leader in the American fire service was Ben Franklin. Mr. Franklin developed the same basic tactics that are still being used today in the American fire service. But with all of the newly engineered, lightweight structures (1980 to present) that are now being filled with Class B fuels (petroleum based) the modern day fire and their hosting structures are not behaving the same way Ben’s fires were behaving. Last year’s presentation looked at performing ventilation based on the most recent fire research and data in the post Ben Franklin fire service era. This year’s conference will look at the order of arrival and where ventilation fits into the modern fire attack.






Nick Brunacini Nick retired from the Phoenix Fire Department as a South Shift Commander in 2009. He joined the department in 1980 after being thrown out of most the institutions of higher learning in the Phoenix metro area. Nick worked his way through the ranks of the department, working 7 years as a Firefighter on Engine Companies, then promoting to Captain and working 9 years on a Ladder Company. Nick served as a Battalion Chief for 5 years. He was then promoted to the rank of Shift Commander in 2001 and spent 5 years developing and instructing the Blue Card curriculum package taught at the PFD's Command Training Center from 2002 to 2006. Nick is the author of B-Shifter - A Firefighters Memoirs, and is also the co-author of Command Safety, Fire Command and The Anatomy and Physiology of Leadership.

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Breakout Class Managing Maydays with Blue Card Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM All Maydays are not created equally nor are the conditions in which they occur. Each Mayday will come with its own unique set of critical factors. The IC must use the same critical factor based command system to manage a Mayday that is used to manage all of our other IDLH hazard zone activity. The Blue Card Hazard Zone Incident Command System uses the same command system to manage a Mayday that it uses to manage everything else. This breakout will overview the different system and training elements Blue Card uses to instruct their certified ICs in managing Maydays.

Breakout Class New Tactical Priority – Post Hazard Zone Decontamination Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM It is a reoccurring theme that firefighters are exposed to harmful particulates and chemicals during structural fires, that many of these contaminants are persistent, and that rates of certain cancers among firefighters are increasing. Because of this, Blue Card is adding a new TACTICAL PRIORITY to structure firefighting: Decontamination. This is a very important, new and evolving science in the fire service. This breakout class will look at the specific actions fire departments can take to minimize fireground exposures, reduce the effects of those exposures, and the actions we can take post fire control to further decontaminate from ourselves the products of combustion.






Pat Dale

Pat Dale, Assistant Chief of Operations for the Olympia (WA) Fire Department

(retired), has 35 years of fire-service experience in numerous disciplines, including

fire suppression, EMS, HAZMAT, training and management. Pat is currently the

Director of Fire Service Training Programs at Bates Technical College in Tacoma,

WA. He also has served as an IMT Type 3 incident commander for Homeland

Security Region 3.

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Breakout Class Managing Maydays with Blue Card Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM All Maydays are not created equally nor are the conditions in which they occur. Each Mayday will come with its own unique set of critical factors. The IC must use the same critical factor based command system to manage a Mayday that is used to manage all of our other IDLH hazard zone activity. The Blue Card Hazard Zone Incident Command System uses the same command system to manage a Mayday that it uses to manage everything else. This breakout will overview the different system and training elements Blue Card uses to instruct their certified ICs in managing Maydays.






Beth Gallup

Beth started her career with the Kent Fire Department, WA in 1989 and was

promoted to Captain in 2004. She has worked in Suppression, on the Haz Mat

Team, and in Fire Prevention. Beth is currently assigned to the Facilities

Maintenance Division taking care of fire stations and workgroups. Beth has been

a member of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network since 2012. In 2014, Beth

received a grant from the State of Washington – Safety Health Investment

Project. Through this grant, the “Healthy In, Healthy Out” manual and video were

developed.

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General Session

Healthy In, Healthy Out


8:35 – 9:00 AM

A career in the fire service exposes fire fighters to deadly carcinogens at every fire. Beth Gallup was

instrumental in the developing the “Healthy In – Healthy Out” manual on best practices for reducing

fire fighter risk of exposures to carcinogens. The goal of this best practices manual is to encourage

safe and healthy practices of post hazard zone decontamination from the first day as a fire fighter to

retirement. Beth will discuss the details of how the “Healthy In – Healthy Out” project was created and

she will also highlight many of the best practices included in the manual that help reduce a fire

fighters risks of exposure to carcinogens.

Breakout Class New Tactical Priority – Post Hazard Zone Decontamination Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM It is a reoccurring theme that firefighters are exposed to harmful particulates and chemicals during structural fires, that many of these contaminants are persistent, and that rates of certain cancers among firefighters are increasing. Because of this, Blue Card is adding a new TACTICAL PRIORITY to structure firefighting: Decontamination. This is a very important, new and evolving science in the fire service. This breakout class will look at the specific actions fire departments can take to minimize fireground exposures, reduce the effects of those exposures, and the actions we can take post fire control to further decontaminate from ourselves the products of combustion.






Sean Glaser

Sean is a Battalion Chief at the Vandenberg Fire Department in California. He has served 24 years in Space Command as a DOD Firefighter. During his early career he was assigned to the Helicopter Rescue Team and responded to wildland fire incidents throughout the West Coast. He worked 8 years as a Captain at the main fire station. He continues his career as a Battalion Chief responding to multiple structural, USAR, wildland, EMS, water rescue and hazmat incidents. He is currently a Lead Instructor for the Blue Card Command Training and Certification program (for Type 4 & 5 Incident types).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Breakout Class Managing Fireground Accountability and Tactical Worksheets Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM One of the major LODD contributing factors is the lack of accountability throughout the incident scene. The purpose of this breakout class is to give a condensed version of the accountability process that is found throughout the 8 Functions of Command online training modules. The program will focus on the accountability responsibilities of the task, tactical, and strategic levels of the organization. The class concludes with a demonstration on the strategic level managing/filling out a tactical worksheet. Breakout Class Blue Card Apartment Operational Review Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM This breakout class focuses on the general critical factors found in multi-unit residential occupancies (apartments) and the corresponding strategies and tactics needed when dealing with these types of structures. This class will look at the fixed critical factors for multi-unit apartment structures along with how to integrate and manage apartment fire incidents within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This session will overview the different elements of the Blue Card apartment training packages, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage these types of incidents.






Gordon Graham

Gordon Graham is a 33-year veteran of California Law Enforcement. His education

as a Risk Manager and experience as a practicing Attorney, coupled with his

extensive background in law enforcement, have allowed him to rapidly become

recognized as a leading professional speaker in both private and public sector

organizations with multiple areas of expertise.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Session What is “Real” Risk Management? Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 9:00 – 10:00 AM The phrase "risk management” gets thrown around quite a bit, but what is "real" risk management? It

is more than the “safety” stuff. It is more than the “insurance” stuff. And it is more than the

“ergonomics” stuff. Everything you do in your organization involves a level of risk. In this brief

program, Gordon will explain how to “recognize” the real risks you face and give you some thoughts

on how to prioritize these risks. Finally, he will show you how to mobilize (act) to do something about

the real risks you face in your organization.

General Session Ethical Decision Making Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 2:45 – 4:00 PM

An overview on the decision making process. Many people have never been taught how to make a

decision and what needs to be considered in the decision making process. In this presentation a ten-

step process, GRIDM (Graham’s Rules for Improving Decision Making), is covered to demonstrate a

technique to make better, ethical decisions.

Unplugged Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 4:00 – 4:30 PM






BJ Jetter

William A. Jetter, Ph.D., is a 38 year veteran of the fire service and is currently

serving as the EMS & Fire Director/Fire Chief of Monroe Township, Retired

Executive Chairman of Hamilton County Urban Search & Rescue, Treasurer

Board Member of the Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit (Duty Officer),

and Task Force Member of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Team in Hamilton

County. Jetter also served 18 years as the EMS and Fire Director of Sycamore

Township retiring in December of 2012. Dr. Jetter also serves as the Assistant

Fire Chief with the Village of Glendale, Ohio.

Dr. Jetter currently serves as a member of the University of Cincinnati ERC committee that works in

conjunction with NIOSH. Dr. Jetter is certified as an Instructor in the State of Ohio in Fire Safety

Inspector Programs, Fire Science, Hazardous Materials and Rescue Technology. Jetter has a BS in

Science, a Master’s Degree (graduated 1994, Cum Laude) in Fire Safety Management, and a

Doctorate (graduated 1997, Summa Cum Laude) in Fire Safety Management.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Breakout Class Blue Card Haz Mat Operations IC Program Overview Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM Starting in 2017, Blue Card will be offering a HAZMAT IC training and certification program. Currently, OSHA only requires that an IC on a HAZMAT incident be certified to the OSHA HAZMAT Operations level (on the task level). The Blue Card IC HAZMAT certification will integrate and manage HAZMAT incidents within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This breakout session will overview the different elements of the Blue Card HAZMAT IC certification program, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage a HAZMAT incident.






Grant Light

Grant has over 39 years invested in the Fire Service starting in 1977 on small

suburban departments as a volunteer and part time employee. He has spent the

last 22 years working for the Cincinnati Fire Dept starting out as a back seat

firefighter on busy urban Engine companies. After promoting to Lieutenant in

2002 he spent 4 years in the training division teaching recruit and incumbent

level training. When the CFD expanded its special operations by adding a

second Heavy Rescue, Grant took the opportunity to transfer into the program

and now spends every work day in charge of HR-9. The Heavy Rescues are

responsible for Haz-Mat, Technical Rescue and fire suppression. Grant is also a

Deputy Commissioner for Hamilton County USAR and Rescue Team Manager

for Ohio Task Force 1 a FEMA USAR team.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Breakout Class Blue Card Haz Mat Operations IC Program Overview Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM Starting in 2017, Blue Card will be offering a HAZMAT IC training and certification program. Currently, OSHA only requires that an IC on a HAZMAT incident be certified to the OSHA HAZMAT Operations level (on the task level). The Blue Card IC HAZMAT certification will integrate and manage HAZMAT incidents within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This breakout session will overview the different elements of the Blue Card HAZMAT IC certification program, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage a HAZMAT incident.






Dan Madrzykowski

Daniel Madrzykowski is a research engineer with the UL Firefighter Safety

Research Institute. Dan has been conducting fire research for more than 30

years and he has had significant impacts on firefighter safety during his

career. Dan is a registered professional engineer. He is a member of the

National Fire Protection Association and serves on their technical committees for

Fire Service Training, Structural Firefighting, and Fire Investigations. He served

as the Chair of the NFPA Residential Sprinkler Systems Committee from 1996 to

2006 and as the Chair of the NFPA Research Section from 2004 to 2009. He is a

Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Dan has been awarded many

of the notable honors you can receive in the American fire service. In 2014 Dan,

along with Steve Kerber, received the President’s Award from the International

Association of Fire Chiefs for their firefighting research.

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Breakout Class Latest Data on Fire Suppression & Flow Path Management Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM In these breakout sessions Dan will highlight the new UL studies on water application methods and techniques along with more information provided on flow path management in conjunction with fire control. These latest fire studies focus on: • Effects of exterior water application into a structure fire • Exterior fire stream selection and application techniques • Sizing up and anticipating flow paths • Door control required to manage the flow path • Best methods for cooling hot gas layers • The required amounts of water (GPM) needed to rapidly reduce interior temperatures • Coordinating ventilation after fire control General Session Latest UL Fire Research Data Friday, June 9th – Day 2 9:00 – 10:00 AM For the past 10 years NIST and UL have collaborated on a series of studies designed to move the

knowledge of fire dynamics to the fire ground. Discussion topics for this year’s conference will

include information and data from the latest NIST/UL studies:

• Best water application techniques • Flow path and ventilation management • Water vs CAF for structural fire firefighting • Impact of Convection on PPE






Timm Schabbel

Chief Timm Schabbel has been in the fire service since 1985, including serving 19 years as Fire Chief of the Clay Fire Territory. Clay Fire is an accredited fire department located in northern St. Joseph County, Indiana. Chief Schabbel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in fire service management, and has completed the Executive Management Program at the University of Notre Dame. Chief Schabbel is an Executive Fire Officer (EFO) graduate and has received Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence. In addition, Chief Schabbel completed the Fire Service Chief Executive Officer Program at Texas A&M, and attended Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Timm is a past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Great Lakes Division and continues to serve on numerous state and national fire service committees. In 2007, Chief Schabbel received Indiana’s first “Fire Chief of the Year” award by the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association, and received the IAFC’s Safety and Survival Sections Garry Briese Safety Performance Award in 2008. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Breakout Class Managing EMS with Blue Card Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM The focus of this breakout class will be to integrate and manage a multi-patient EMS incident within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This class will overview the different elements of the Blue Card EMS training package, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage EMS incidents. This system is designed to manage the local, every day, multi-patient incidents that represent over 99% of our routine EMS activity. This is NOT a mass casualty (MCI) program. This breakout class will use a live simulator to demonstrate the recently released Blue Card EMS simulations.






Mark Smith Mark is the Assistant Chief of Operations a “B-Shifter”. He has served in the fire service for over 30 years. Mark began his career as a volunteer firefighter in Liberty Township Ohio. He continued his fire service career while serving 12 years in the Air Force. He transitioned to Federal Service while assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base. Mark led the Vandenberg Hot Shot Crew for 13 years as the Superintendent. He is a certified Type II Operations Section Chief assigned to the California Central Coast Incident Management Team. Mark completed degrees in Fire Technology and Wildland Fire Operations and has been a certified Blue Card Instructor for 6 years.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Breakout Class Managing Fireground Accountability and Tactical Worksheets Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM One of the major LODD contributing factors is the lack of accountability throughout the incident scene. The purpose of this breakout class is to give a condensed version of the accountability process that is found throughout the 8 Functions of Command online training modules. The program will focus on the accountability responsibilities of the task, tactical, and strategic levels of the organization. The class concludes with a demonstration on the strategic level managing/filling out a tactical worksheet. Breakout Class Blue Card Apartment Operational Review Friday, June 9th – Day 2 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM This breakout class focuses on the general critical factors found in multi-unit residential occupancies (apartments) and the corresponding strategies and tactics needed when dealing with these types of structures. This class will look at the fixed critical factors for multi-unit apartment structures along with how to integrate and manage apartment fire incidents within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This session will overview the different elements of the Blue Card apartment training packages, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage these types of incidents.






Captain “Sully” Sullenberger

Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III has been dedicated to the pursuit of safety for his entire adult life. While he is best known for serving as Captain during what has been called the “Miracle on the Hudson,” Sullenberger is an aviation safety expert and accident investigator, serves as the CBS News Aviation and Safety Expert, and is the founder and chief executive officer of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., a company dedicated to management, safety, performance and reliability consulting. Sullenberger served as a fighter pilot for the United States Air Force from 1975 to 1980. He advanced to become a flight leader and a training officer, attaining the

rank of captain. After serving in the Air Force, Sullenberger became an airline pilot with Pacific Southwest Airlines, later acquired by US Airways, until his retirement in March 2010. Sullenberger was selected to perform accident investigation duties for the United States Air Force, and served as an Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) representative during a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. He served as a Local Air Safety Chairman for ALPA, and was a member of one of their national technical committees, where he contributed to the creation of a Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular. Sullenberger is also The New York Times bestselling author of Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters; he also wrote Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders. Clint Eastwood directed the major motion picture Sully about Sullenberger’s life, based on Highest Duty. It was released in September of 2016 and starred Tom Hanks in the lead role, along with Aaron Eckhart and Laura Linney. Highest Duty is now sold in bookstores as Sully: My Search for What Really Matters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

General Session Leading Your Team to Success Friday, June 9th – Day 2 3:15 - 4:00 PM How you prepare, train and lead makes all the difference when you are confronted with a challenge. Capt. Sully’s life-long pursuit of learning and investing in himself shows the importance of education and preparedness, and illustrates that true leaders must always lead by example. In this presentation, Capt. Sully will challenge and inspire teams to establish a foundation of passion for their work, build trust in each other, and commit to always reaching for the highest standards. Q & A Friday, June 9th – Day 2 4:00 – 4:30 PM Autographs & Pictures


4:30 – 5:30 PM






Kenn Taylor

Kenn Taylor has served the Violet Township Fire Department as Fire Chief from 1986 to 2008. During that time, the fire department was reorganized from an all-volunteer organization to a combination paid, part time, and volunteer fire department. Today, the Violet Township Fire Department is a full service Fire and EMS operation, providing service out of three stations to 40,000 people that reside in 42 square miles of Violet Township, the City of Pickerington, and portions of the Village of Canal Winchester and the City of Reynoldsburg. After serving as Fire Chief for 23 years, Chief Taylor stepped down from the position of Fire Chief and took on the role of one of the newly created Battalion Chiefs positions for the Violet

Township Fire Department. Today he serves in that capacity, as the Battalion Chief overseeing the daily operations of the crew on 3 unit. Kenn served more than 10 years on the Board of Directors of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association, including a two year term as president. He is a past president of the Great Lakes Division of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and served 5 years as the Division Director on the Board of the International Association Fire Chiefs. Chief Taylor earned his Chief Officer Designation from the Commission of Professional Credentialing in 2004 and maintains that designation today. Kenn has been serving as a Blue Card Lead Instructor since 2008. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Breakout Class Managing EMS with Blue Card Thursday, June 8th – Day 1 10:30 – 11:45 AM & 1:00 – 2:15 PM The focus of this breakout class will be to integrate and manage a multi-patient EMS incident within the framework of the Blue Card incident management system. This class will overview the different elements of the Blue Card EMS training package, as well as looking at using the 8 Functions of Command to manage EMS incidents. This system is designed to manage the local, every day, multi-patient incidents that represent over 99% of our routine activity. This is NOT a mass casualty (MCI) program. This breakout class will use a live simulator to demonstrate the recently released Blue Card EMS simulations.





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2017 th Annual - Microsoftbshifterlibrary.blob.core.windows.net/pdfs/confBios.pdf · John Vance John Vance started his career in the fire service as a volunteer firefighter in 1990