2016 Catalog - Washington State Fire Fighters` Association

93rd Annual
Conference and Fire School
Train Hard – There Are No Shortcuts
June 3-4-5, 2016 – Wenatchee
Choose the courses that best meet your interests.
• Students competing for Scholastic Awards must take all courses in Track 1.
• Otherwise, students may choose a course from a different track for each day.
Go to www.wsffa.org to register
Single-day fee is $125
Three-day fee is $225 for WSFFA members before April 30, $250 after April 30.
Three-day fee is $325 for non-members before April 30, $350 after April 30.
Three-day fee includes conference T-shirt, 20 hours of instruction, course materials, Friday’s
Vendor Night, a Banquet you DON’T want to miss on Saturday evening and lunch two days.
• Prior to registering be sure you review the course overviews for any required course
prerequisites and equipment that may be necessary for course completion.
• All classes may be subject to change
Refund Deadlines: Prior to April 30, 2016 = 100% refund
May 1 - May 15, 2016 = 50% refund
May 16 - June 3, 2016 = No refund, may send alternate
Lodging: The Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel is offering special rates for attendees. Call the hotel
at 800-716-6199 and tell them you're attending the WSFFA Fire School.
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Questions about anything? Contact 360-421-6438 or Email conferencecoordinator@wsffa.org
Recognize Exceptional Efforts
See inside or go to www.wsffa.org
to nominate outstanding
community members for:
• Firefighter of the Year
• EMS Responder of the Year
• Fire Officer of the Year
• Support Person of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement
• Distinguished Service
Nominations close April 30.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
2016 Fire School Track 1 – Scholastic Track
Course
Day 1
Friday
June 3
Outplayed on Arrival and
Survivability Profiling
Presented by Mike Bucy
Course Description:
This course will entertain and definitely get
you thinking, plus discuss how our culture has
let us drift into failure. Fire Behavior for
Incident Commanders won't teach you
anything you don't already know. It will teach
you a much different perspective of what you
do know. Survivability Profiling will cover
why fire behavior is more important than what
our fire service culture has taught us.
Outplayed on Arrival will take the realistic
approach to how 95% of all fire departments
operate (short-handed) versus how we expect
to operate (fully staffed).
Day 2
Saturday
June 4
Fire Service Pump "for dummies"
Instructor
Mike Bucy
is the Chief at Stevens Fire District 1, north of Spokane,
Washington. Prior to that, he was both a volunteer Fire
Chief for Union Fire-Rescue in Wheeler, Indiana, and a
career Assistant Chief in Portage, Indiana. With a career
spanning 29 years, Bucy speaks through Washington
State and nationally, including Fire-Rescue International,
Station Style Conference, Washington Fire Chiefs, and the
Indiana Emergency Response Conference. Mike speaks
on many topics, but has recently emphasized "Cultural
Change" through fireground tactics, decision making, and
risk management. He also runs a training and consulting
business, Red Devil Training.
Eric and Tim Quitslund
Presented by Eric and Tim Quitslund
Course Description:
This is a nuts and bolts course that will
specifically address the basics skills needed
to prepare for qualification as pump operators.
The course content is geared at developing
techniques of all phases of pumper operation.
This includes the basic water-in/water-out
principles of pump operator hydraulics, the
function/operation of common pump
components, pump nomenclature, booster
tank operations, priming systems, pressure
regulators, pre-connect operations, operating
pumpers from hydrants, relay pumping,
pumper/tender operations, and drafting.
Students will be provided materials designed
to support developing the skills needed to
become a competent pump operator.
Father and son, Eric
and Tim Quitslund
have a wide variety
of pump operator
experience. Eric is a
former fire service
mechanic, served
more than 25 years as an instructor and Training Officer,
and is currently an Assistant Chief of Logistics with
Clallam County Fire District 3.
Tim is a Firefighter/Driver Operator with the
Bainbridge Island Fire
Department. Having
grown up with the fire
service and coupled
with over a decade of
experience, Tim has
become an active
trainer with many tricks
of the trade ranging
from basic to advance
pumping operations.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
2016 Fire School Track 2 – Officer Development Track
Course
Day 1
Friday
June 3
Day 2
Saturday
June 4
Incident Safety Officer
Presented by Devon Wells
Course Description – max. 35 students
Two-day Certification Class
This two-day course examines the Safety Officer's
role at emergency scenes. A specific focus on
operations within ICS as a Safety Officer is a main
theme. Response to all hazards type incidents will be
emphasized. This course uses nationally recognized
curriculum combined with additional materials to
provide a more interactive experience.
Instructor
Devon Wells
is the Fire Chief of Hood River, Oregon Fire &
EMS. He is a 24-year fire service veteran and
currently the 1st Vice President of the International
Society of Fire Service Instructors. He graduated
from the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire
Officer program, presents nationally, and writes for
many publications on the topics of safety,
leadership, organizational philosophy, and training
program management. He sits on the NFPA 1700
committee on the Fundamentals of Fire Control
Within a Structure Utilizing Fire Dynamics.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
2016 Fire School Track 3 – Hands On Track – PPE Required
Course
Day 1
Friday
June 3
Auto Extrication
Presented by Tracy Hoffman
Course Description:
Maximum 28 students
The classroom portion will cover the latest in
vehicle construction from advancements in
metal alloys and their related problems for
rescuers, airbags, seat belt pre-tensioners,
other pyrotechnic impact protection features,
break-resistant glass, car fires, plus hybrid
and electric cars. Hands-on training will
include instruction in the latest techniques in
extrication, including mutable options for door
and roof removal, dash entrapments, as well
as patient care.
Day 2
Saturday
June 4
Hybrid/New Vehicle Technology
Presented by Matt Stroud
Course Description:
With the rapidly growing popularity of hybrid,
electric, and other alternative fuel vehicles,
MGS Tech presents the Hybrid/New Vehicle
Technology course to supply all first
responders with the knowledge they need to
safely and confidently manage hybrid and EV
vehicle incidents. This course, as seen at
F.D.I.C., explains what a hybrid vehicle is and
how it works, identifies hybrid/EV parts
locations, discusses voltage hazards, details
power-down procedures, reviews fire and
submersion tactics, discusses approach
tactics for all MVA's, and dispels myths and
misinformation about alternative-fueled
vehicles.
Instructor
Tracy
Hoffman
is the owner
of West
Coast Fire
& Rescue
and a
veteran
instruction
of vehicle
extrication
techniques,
leading
more than 600 hands-on extrication demos and instruction
courses. Hoffman serves numerous fire departments in
Washington and Idaho and participates in regional and
international fire symposiums as an instructor. Over the
years he has cut apart an estimated 3,000+ cars and
trucks. He began firefighting in 1992 in Lake Tahoe,
California.
Matt Stroud
of MGS Tech is a 23 year
veteran of Toyota Motor
Corporation as a ASE
Certified Master Diagnostic
Technician and hybrid
specialist. Matt founded MGS
Tech with the goal to teach
first responders how to safely
manage advanced technology
vehicle incidents. Matt attended numerous industry
courses to build his knowledge of extrication tactics and
practices. Now he applies his technological and extrication
experience in teaching response tactics, effective at any
vehicle related incident. Matt travels North America
teaching several versions of "Hybrid/New Vehicle
Technology for First Responders", while continuing to
perform his own research to stay current on quicklyevolving vehicle technologies.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
2016 Fire School Track 4 – Driver Training/Instructor Track
Course
Day 1
Friday
June 3
Instructor
EVIP Train the Trainer
Course Description:
The Washington Fire Chiefs EVIP program
has changed. The 2013 EVIP program has
been completely revised. The program
contains all new material, accident case
reviews, and annual continuing education
requirements for both drivers and instructors.
All current EVIP instructors are required to
take this update to instruct the 2014 EVIP
program. This class will provide all necessary
updates for current and new instructors.
Attendees will receive necessary resources to
go back to their department and instruct the
program to their members.
Day 2
Saturday
June 4
Managing the Mayday
Presented by Pat Dale
Course Description:
This session highlights contemporary best
practices for managing maydays. Based on
the Blue Card Command Program, the class
incorporates LODD and near-miss case
studies that support a powerful paradigm shift
from outside-in to inside-out rescue. The
mayday-management program presented is
simple, effective and requires no IC checklists
because it is the same system many fire
departments use for everyday structure-fire
operations. This inside-out rescue method has
been validated through years of trial and
testing, which will be explored in great detail.
In addition, this session addresses the
important roles and responsibilities of an
incident organization’s task, tactical and
strategic levels.
Pat Dale
is assistant chief of operations for the Olympia Fire
Department (ret.), has 34 years of fire-service experience
in numerous disciplines, including fire suppression, EMS,
hazmat, training and management. He also has served as
and IMT Type 3 Incident Commander.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
2016 Fire School Track 5 – Hands On – PPE Required
Courses
Day 1
Friday
June 3
Day 2
Saturday
June 4
Instructors
Modern Fireground Challenges –
It's Not Your Bread and Butter
Operations Anymore
Presented by Jim Walkowski, Dag Liljequist,
Erik Olson, Leif Anderson
Course Description
Full PPE/SCBA required
Today’s fireground is not the fireground of
yesteryear. It’s undergone numerous changes,
and in response, the fire service must adapt task
and tactical level skill-sets in order to be
effective. This course is a physically demanding
and hands-on. Content is with task level focus
and evolution based from arrival on-scene to
conclusion.
Participants are required to bring full NFPA
compliant PPE, hose strap, SCBA, SCBA
face-piece with two spare cylinders.
4 Brothers Training, Inc.
provides quality fire service instruction focused
on task and tactical level functions necessary for
a successful fireground. Instructors include Leif
Anderson, Dag Liljequist, Erik Olson, and Jim
Walkowski.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
2016 Fire School Track 6 – Rescue
Course
Day 1
Friday
June 3
Day 2
Saturday
June 4
Advanced Ropes
Presented by Doug Clark
Course Description:
This workshop covers advanced rope rescue
principles. Topics include knot craft, advanced
anchoring and mechanical advantage systems, use of
high directionals, and anchoring and litter rigging.
Expect some offsite driving.
Equipment needed:
Students will need harness, helmet, & AZTEK kit if you
have one. If you don't have something, the instructor
will have a few spare sets. Dress for any weather
conditions - we will be outside
Prerequisite:
Students should come with a working knowledge of
rope rescue systems, and an open mind. This class
will tax even experienced rescue practitioners. This
will be a physical class and require some degree of
fitness. You will need to tie knots under pressure.
Practice the bowline!
Instructor
Doug Clark
is a Fire Captain for
Wenatchee Fire and
Rescue with more
than 20 years'
experience in
emergency service
specializing in
Technical
Rescue. Doug is
involved with the
Rope Access industry and has achieved the
Society Of Professional
Rope Access
Technicians,
SPRAT, rating Level 2.
2016 Fire School Track 7 – Professional Development
Course
All 3
Days
• June 3
• June 4
• June 5
IFSAC Instructor 1 Certification
Presented by Greg Osborne
Course Description – Min. 8 students – Must
attend all days.
This course covers NFPA1041 Chapter 4. Students
will discuss NFPA standards, the 4-step Method of
Instruction, challenges to instruction, examination
methods and processes, safety, and other factors
involved in delivering instruction from a prepared
lesson plan. Students will deliver a 15-20 minute
lesson to two students using the 4-step method of
instruction. Testing includes a written exam and
practical exam for IFSAC certification. PRE-COURSE
WORK IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO CLASS, IFTSA
FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES INSTRUCTOR
8TH MANUAL AND WORKBOOK ARE REQUIRED
AND ARE THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY.
Instructor
Greg Osborne
is a Captain/Training
Officer at SCFD#4. He is a
25-year veteran of the fire
service and is certified as
a Fire Officer-2 and
Instructor-2. Greg is very
involved in the IFSAC
certification process and
brings his knowledge and
experience to the
Instructor-1 course. He
has been teaching Instructor-1 since 2000 and his
students have a 100% passing rate for the
practical exam. Greg is a board member for the
WSFFA.
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org
Day 3 for 2016 Fire School Tracks 1 - 6
Course
Day 3
Sunday
June 5
Instructor
Ventilation in the "New Normal" of Firefighting
Ed Hadfield
Presented by Ed Hadfield
has more than 30 years of
fire service experience. He is
a frequent speaker on
leadership, sharing his
experiences within the fire
service and also with
corporate and civic leaders
throughout the United
States. Ed is well known for
the creation and instructional delivery of
Command Officer Development Programs that
have raised the bar of professionalism in today’s
fire service ranks. He is also a recognized expert
in: Fire Service Leadership, Truck Company
Operations and Mission Focused Command
Tactics.
Course Description:
The fireground has changed and principles of
ventilation and ventilation control must be considered.
This class will identify fireground behaviors which
provide the student with true fireground and laboratory
knowledge to provide them with the skills and
knowledge which can be called upon to apply the
appropriate ventilation principle in the streets.
Knowing there is no silver bullet approach to the
application of ventilation and ventilation control, the
student will be provided with the facts on what can a
will cause a dramatic change in interior fire behavior
and how to best mitigate and control the interior from
coming into alignment creating rapid fire progression
events.
92nd Annual Conference and Fire School
June 3-4-5, 2016 – Wenatchee
Washington State Fire Fighters' Association 1910 4th Ave. E., PMB 117, Olympia, WA 800-340-8023 www.wsffa.org