2015 ISFSI Membership Social
Premier Networking Event for ISFSI Members
April 21, 2015
Mo's A Place For Steaks
Indianapolis, IN
ISFSI Membership Social
---Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Every year on Tuesday Evening during FDIC, hundreds of ISFSI members gather for an
evening of networking. Food, beverages and music will be available. Bring a guest, and if
they become an ISFSI member at the door, receive a free "Winners Train, Loser's
Complain ISFSI t-shirt".
Event Sponsored by Honeywell and Scott Safety
SAFER and FP&S Panelist Request
The success of the Fire Prevention and Safety (FPS) Grants and the Staffing for Adequate
Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants depend upon volunteer peer reviewers from
fire service organizations. The evaluators for the fiscal year (FY) 2014 FPS and SAFER Grants
will meet simultaneously in the same location. The following will be reviewed: Fire Prevention
and Safety, Fire Prevention and Safety Research and Development, and Staffing for Adequate
Fire & Emergency Response applications.
The evaluation sessions are planned for a location to be determined in the Washington/Baltimore/Northern
Virginia metropolitan area from May 4 – May 8, 2015.
Evaluators should plan to arrive the day before the evaluation period and return home the afternoon of the final
day of the evaluation period. The AFG Program will cover travel costs such as transportation, food, and
lodging. Ground transportation will also be provided between the airport and the panel location. Panelists will
be contacted to discuss the necessary travel arrangements and reimbursement. No salary or compensation
other than travel expenses will be provided for volunteers.
If you are interested in participating in the upcoming peer review sessions, please reply to Jamie Lacy with the
following information no later than, Friday, March 20, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Your responses can be directed to
[email protected].
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Grant Program to evaluate (Please indicate FPS, RD, or SAFER)
Full Name
Organization Name
Organization Represented (Career, Volunteer, Combined)
Position/Title
Mailing Address
Day AND Evening Phone
Email Address
Specific experience with working in a Fire Prevention capacity
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Months/Years of experience in each of the Fire Prevention capacity
Research and Development Criteria Required:
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Clinical Areas of study: Behavioral studies, Social science and cultural research, and Physiological
and medical research activities
Technological areas of study: Study of fire phenomena inside and outside structures; Product
development to enhance firefighter situational awareness and effectiveness; and The use of fire
protection strategies and products to minimize the development of fire hazards
Other area of study: Data collection that has aimed to determine the predictors and correlates for
incidents pertaining to fatal and non-fatal injuries; Dissemination and implementation research; and
Preliminary studies
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Criteria Required:
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Specific experience working in a Fire Prevention capacity: Hiring of firefighters, Recruitment and
retention of firefighters, National Firefighter Safety Initiatives and NFPA 1710 and 1720
Months/years of experience in each of the selected SAFER capacities: Education/Training and Job
Experience (Specifically SAFER related)
ISFSI does not make the final selection for the review sessions. You will be contacted by AFG if you have been
selected.
Principles of Modern Fire
Attack: SLICE-RS Program
View the full schedule of classes here.
If you are interested in hosting the program, please contact
Leigh Hubbard by email at [email protected].
Training Tip: The Sunday
Paper
Sundays in the firehouse at my department are the best
days of the week: Sunday brunch, football, and some
down time from the hustle and bustle of all the other
“business” days. However, remember that to truly be
effective as a company, every day (even Sunday) should
be a training day. At least for a little bit…
One of the most simple and cost-effective training aids
for a company-level drill on a Sunday morning is the local
newspaper. Beyond headlines and sports scores, the
company officer should focus in on one particular
area: the real estate section. Most Sunday newspapers,
either for your own city/town or for the nearest major
metropolitan area, have a real estate section filled with
property transaction records, street names, pictures of
houses, interior layout diagrams, apartment building
descriptions, and other items of interest that can be
turned into a simple but effective company-level
review. And the best part is, these are REAL houses in
YOUR first-due jurisdiction. These aren’t theoretical
houses and potential interior layouts that a training
officer dreams up to practice “reading” a building. By
using the local real estate section, you can provide your
firefighters with realistic scenarios that you could literally
respond to that same day. Here are some quick tips for
using the Sunday paper:
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Start with streets. Most real estate sections will
have a list of property transactions grouped by
jurisdiction. Find your city or township, and even
directly neighboring areas, and have a “street
school” session with your crew. What’s the best
route to this address from the firehouse? What if
XYZ Street is closed on your route, then what’s
the best alternate route? What’s the quickest run
to the typical hospital from that location? How
about for a transport to Children’s Hospital or
some other specialty facility?
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Next, flip to the individual real estate
advertisements (the typical ones with a small
picture and a paragraph or so worth of
description). Do some “street school” again to
get to the address. Now, once you’re there, sizeup the structure. This is a great way to practice
reading the building. How many
bedrooms? Where are they? How many
bathrooms? Where are they? Where’s the
kitchen/dining area? Where are the stairs? Is
there a basement? Approximate square
footage? Using key exterior indicators such as
number of floors, location of garage, and
placement/size of windows, you should be able to
get a reasonable idea of the interior
layout. Then, simply read the description below
the picture and see how close you were!
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From there, the possibilities are almost
endless. For example, use the home size to
practice calculating fire flow estimations (L x W /
3, etc.). If you’re in a rural area, figure out where
the nearest fill site would be for a water shuttle
operation. Take it a step further and determine
the number of tankers/tenders (based the water
capacities of your mutual aid partners) that would
be needed to sustain the required fire flow using
variations in a simple Tanker Deliver Rate
formula
GPM
= Capacity in gallons / (Fill time + travel time +
dump time + travel time)
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Use the different types and ages of houses
throughout the real estate section to spark a
discussion on modern vs. legacy building
construction and the dangers of lightweight wood
trusses, gusset plates, engineered I-beams,
etc. Discuss interior furnishings and Heat Release
Rates (HRR) of modern fuels. Discuss tactical
options based on various fire/smoke conditions
encountered upon arrival. Quiz your crew on
search priorities and likely victim locations. The
list can go on and on…
So take your next Sunday morning coffee table discussion
and toss in some realistic scenarios for actual houses that
really exist in your own first-due jurisdiction. Drawing
pictures on the white board or using fire photos from a
trade magazine is ok, but nothing matches the direct
impact of looking at your own buildings that you could
respond to on today’s shift. Keep the training coming
hard, and stop at nothing to make your engine company
the best it can be.
This months ISFSI Contributing Author is Lieutenant Brad French with
Dayton Fire Department in Ohio. He is a 15 year member of the fire
service and holds a degree in Fire Science and Fire Administration. He
is a lead instructor at the Dayton Fire Department Training Center and
Sinclair Community College as well as an instructor for the ISFSI
Principles of Modern Fire Attack program. Contact Brad
at [email protected].
Attending FDIC 2015?
Here are a few sessions you do not want to miss by ISFSI Members!
Steven Hamilton, Lieutenant
Fort Jackson Fire Department
“Responding To and Preparing for Acts of Violence”
4-hour workshop on Monday, April 20 8:00 a.m.
Bob Atlas, Battalion Chief
Contra Costa County Fire
“11 Essentials of an Excellent Company Officer”
Wednesday, April 22 3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
John Murphy, JD, MS, PA-C, EFO, Deputy Fire Chief (Ret)
Murphy Law Group
“Training Liabilities”
Thursday, April 23
Mark Emery, President
Fire Command, LLC
“YES + YES + YES = Offensive”
Thursday, April 23
Al Schlick, Division Chief/Director of Training
Wauconda Fire District
“Required Training: A Guide for the Training Officer”
Tuesday, April 21 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Richard Gasaway, Fire Chief (Ret)
Gasaway Consulting
“Situational Awareness Barriers: Lightening Round”
Wednesday, April 22 3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Eddie Buchanan, Division Chief
Hanover Fire-EMS Department
"Leading with Attitude! Secrets of the Rock Star Engine Company!"
Steve Pegram, President
ISFSI
"Principles of Modern Fire Attack"
This is was composed by ISFSI members who notified ISFSI staff about teaching at FDIC.
If you are a member, and are teaching at FDIC and would like to be included in this list,
please email Jamie Lacy at [email protected].
Click here to view all of the FDIC 2015 training sessions.