2008 Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Conference
Virginia Beach
Conference AGENDA
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| Time |
Title of Presentations |
Speaker(s) |
Monday, April 28, 2008 - Day 1
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| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
President Keith Richter, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association |
| 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Dave Paulison, Administrator, FEMA &
Jim Shannon, President CEO of NFPA |
| 9:30 -9:50 a.m. |
Update on the United States Fire Administration |
Gregory Cade, US Fire Administrator |
| 9:50 - 10:15 a.m. |
Life Scan Overview Presentation Health Check |
Patricia Johnson, CEO/President of Life Scan Wellness Centers |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
BREAK |
|
| 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. |
UK Fire Service Advisor Update |
Sir Ken Knight, Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor |
| 11:15 - 12:00 p.m. |
Fire Engineering for the Global Community |
Charles Chu, International President, Institution of Fire Engineers |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
|
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. |
New Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network |
Alan Caldwell, IAFC &
Harlin McEwen
|
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. |
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System |
John Tippett, Program Manager, National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System, IAFC |
| 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. |
BUSINESS SESSION |
|
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. |
BREAK |
|
| 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. |
BUSINESS SESSION continued |
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Tuesday April 29, 2008 - Day 2
|
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Steve Westermann, President IAFC
Mark Light, Executive Director, IAFC |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
IAFF Update |
Harold Schaitberger, General President, IAFF |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. |
BREAK |
|
| 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. |
F/F Injury/Death Update |
Dr. Rita Fahy, Manager, Fire Data Bases & Systems NFPA |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. |
Emergency Management |
Cortez Lawrence, Superintendent, National Integration Center/NPD/FEMA |
| 11:30 -12:30 p.m. |
LUNCH |
|
| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. |
Developing Authentic Leadership |
Kelvin Cochran, Fire Chief, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. |
Wild Land Fires - California 2007 |
Chip Prather, Fire Chief - Orange County California, Tracy Jarman, Fire Chief - San Diego City and Mike Freeman, Fire Chief - LA County |
| 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. |
BREAK |
|
| 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
BUSINESS SECTION |
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Wednesday April 30, 2008 - Day 3
|
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
Wills for Heroes |
Jeff Jacobson, Co-Founder, Wills For Heroes Foundation |
| 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. |
LODD Claims Public Safety Officers |
Hope Janke, Counsel to the Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. |
BREAK |
|
| 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. |
Memphis Fire Dept. EMS mentoring program |
Gary Ludwig, Deputy Fire Chief, Memphis Fire Department |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. |
Human Fire Behaviour |
Dr. Guylene Proulx, Senior Researcher, National Research Council |
| 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
LUNCH |
|
| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. |
National Certification Program Fire Officers Pro Board |
Kevin O'Connell |
| 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. |
Firefighter Location and Accountability System |
Steven Edwards & Dr. Gil Blankenship |
| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
BUSINESS SESSION |
|
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. |
BREAK |
|
| 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. |
WRAP UP |
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