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ONE DAY CLASSES

742 Sunday

Fireground Support Operations: Ladder Company Tactics, With or Without a Ladder Truck

Fred Malven, Assistant Chief of Training & Special Operations; and
Jason Corbin, Firefighter; and Noah Reyman, Firefighter/EMT, Nevada Community Fire Department

This class is for people and groups who want to be known for the providing the best, most comprehensive operations possible. It focuses on an
aspect of fire attack that is often overlooked-- fireground “support operations,” or ladder company operations. These are the activities other
than command and water application needed to deliver safe, efficient fire attack. It starts with a definition of the “LOVERS PLUS” functions that
ladder companies perform, and how to put them to work in your department, whether you have a ladder truck or not. The class then focuses
on several of the most important operations—ventilation, entry, searching for people and searching for fire. It addresses how to perform them
safely, quickly and efficiently, regardless of how large or small your department is. A lot of emphasis is focused on organizing, training and
equipping individual teams for the maximum effect. Although the session will emphasize fireground operations, it will conclude with methods of
integrating support operations into virtually everything the department does, to maximize their effectiveness on every type of call.

Ask anyone who’s taken it— Fireground Support Operations is the ideal class for every serious firefighter or fire officer!

743 Sunday 744 Sunday

Updating Fireground Fire Investigation Fundamentals for Firefighters
Tactics: A Scientific
Approach John Ticer, Special Agent, Arson and Explosives Bureau,

Iowa Division of State Fire Marshal
Mike Cardwell, Assistant Chief, This course will examine the fundamentals of basic fire investigation for responding
Urbandale Fire Department, and firefighters and fire officers. Participants will discuss the information and observations that
FSTB Field Staff Instructor
need to be collected to establish the basis for a thorough fire investigation. The State Fire
Over the past several years, research Marshal’s response policy and areas of coverage will also be provided. Basic
organizations have published terminology and burn pattern analysis will be provided and re-enforced through
several significant studies related multiple case studies with special emphasis on the investigation of fatality fires.
to the fire service. These studies
have the potential of significantly
altering the fire service’s approach to
structural firefighting. The purpose
of this workshop is to expose
the participants to these studies,
their results, and specific changes
departments can make to utilize this
valuable information. You will have
a chance to discuss some of these
recent research reports from NIST and
Underwriters Laboratories, including
the research conducted at Governor’s
Island (NY) and Spartanburg (SC).

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