102nd Annual Fire School and Conference Sessions
T.E.D Talks 10:00 - 10:45
T.E.D. Talks 1st Session Thursday 5/15/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
TED Talks 4 Different topics to choose from,
1: I'm Promoted or Want to be-Now What?
2: The Role of the Training Officer
3: Drones and the Fire Service
4: Preparing for the WSRB Evaluation, what your Department Needs to Know
T.E.D Talks 11:00 - 11:45
T.E.D. Talks 2nd Session Thursday 5/15/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
TED Talks 4 Different topics to choose from,
1: I'm Promoted or Want to be-Now What?
2: The Role of the Training Officer
3: Drones and the Fire Service
4: Preparing for the WSRB Evaluation, what your Department Needs to Know
"Fully Involved Leadership" Mark VonAppen 1330 - 1700
Thursday General Session PM 1330-1700
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Mark VonAppen - CaptainCaptain VonAppen is a 27-year veteran of the fire service in California where he was assigned to the suppression division and achieved the rank of captain. During his career he worked on multiple engine companies (including urban and wild land urban interface) the ladder company and served in the training division. He served as a committee member for California State Fire Training and has contributed to the development of Firefighter Survival and Rapid Intervention curriculums. Mark has been published in Fire Engineering Magazine, Fire Service Warrior, and is the creator of the fire service leadership blog FULLY INVOLVED. He has been a featured presenter at FDIC International since 2015 and has travelled the country as a speaker on leadership and team building. He is an instructor for the Santa Clara County Joint Fire Academy, an academy instructor at Las Positas Community College, and a member of the “Nobody Gets Left Behind” training group.
Summary
Fully Involved Leadership
Leadership is a process that we can all put our own unique spin on. Here at FULLY INVOLVED, I see it as a course: learn, coach, lead, ignite, that is continually repeated throughout our career if we wish to maintain, and pass on, the passion for our craft. Nothing gives a coach, or teacher, greater satisfaction than seeing the people that they have worked with, standing behind them when they need support, and leading from the front when adversity arises, develop and eventually go on to do great things - watching them become leaders in their way - in the organization. That is what gives me the greatest sense of accomplishment, seeing people grow and become better than they thought they could be. Your leadership will defined by the people that come through your firehouse, and who they become as a result of your teachings. Growth and forward progress are not possible without a mutual understanding of what the team goals are and how to achieve them. You must outline what your expectations are, you must establish a standard of performance, and hold yourself and others to that standard. The FULLY INVOLVED standard of performance: Do your job, treat people right, give all-out effort, and have an all-in attitude.
H.O.T. 1 Live Fire, Back to the Basics
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
OffSite
Summary
Back to the basics focus on the when, where, and how to apply your hose stream for maximum effectiveness in single and multi-room fires. Techniques focus on the stretch up and down stairways, determining the best location for attack line placement, and combating fire extension to include stretching, advancing, and flowing hose lines. Full PPE required including SCBA a spare cylinder, and documentation of a current FIT test.
H.O.T. 2 Basic Vehicle Extrication
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
OffSite
Summary
This class is for individuals with minimal to moderate extrication experience. The focus will be on patient care and look at the vehicle’s construction and the best way to remove it from our patients. This is a hands-on class, with vehicles on wheels, side and roof. PPE required.
H.O.T. 4 Thermal Optics - Intro to Thermal Imaging with Live Fire
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
OffSite
Summary
This class will help students to be Familiarize with the NFPA 1801 – Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service and Training Fire Service Personnel in the Basic Fundamentals, Operation, Use and Maintenance of Thermal Imagers in compliance to NFPA 1408. And will help firefighters to better understand the basic theory and technology associated with thermal imaging which also includes limitations, and imager interpretation and misinterpretations. Identify the two different types of thermal imagers.
H.O.T. 7 Ventilation - Why, When, Where, How
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
This one-day ventilation class will start with a short discussion covering the Why, When, Where, and How of ventilation. Following the discussion there will be hands on vertical ventilations training. Students will learn techniques for safe and effective rooftop operations. Cutting vent holes to relieve smoke and hot gasses improving the conditions for crews and victims below.
H.O.T. 6 Stairwell Hose Operations - classroom and hands on.
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
Firefighter stairwell hose management and development, this class will focus on the proper techniques for handling and deploying fire hoses within a stairwell, including strategies for efficiently advancing the hose line, managing its movement around corners and landings, and ensuring safe and effective access to the fire location while navigating confined stairwell spaces.
H.O.T. 3 Aerial Operations
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
OffSite
Summary
This one day class will focus specifically on utilizing rope systems with aerials. We will be setting up various rope systems designed to reduce the loading and eliminating the potential for shock loading to your ladder or platform. A dynamometer will be utilized to measure real time force. We will have both a straight stick and platform apparatus available for the practical. The only PPE required will be helmet and gloves.
H.O.T. 5 Farm Medic
2 Day Class Friday - Saturday 5/16/25 - 5/17/25
Location
OffSite
Speakers
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Lee PriceDuring the last 35 years, Lee Price has been continuously a volunteer firefighter, retired as a career Fire Captain after 23 years, and worked for paid and combination EMS and fire agencies. He also is a state certified Fire and EMS instructor
Summary
The FARMEDIC provider course is best described as technical rescue for the agriculture industry. We cover agricultural operations, their buildings, chemicals and pesticides, livestock, and the challenges of extrication from unique situations such as entrapment and engulfment.
NFA - Fire Investigation for First Responders
2 Day Class Friday - Saturday 5/16/25 - 5/17/25
Location
On Site
Summary
This 2-day course covers a basic overview of a fire investigation for the first responder. Students will participate in a live lecture that will review the basics of fire chemistry and develop an understanding of the role of the first responder in relation to fire suppression and fire investigation. The course will stress the importance the fire scene awareness, evidence identification, preservation and the basics of fire chemistry. Students will develop an appreciation for the convergence of suppression, investigation, science and law.
Basic Fire Pumps
Friday 4 hour classes AM 5/16/2025 AM
Location
On Site
Summary
This course is designed for firefighters who are interested in operating the pumps on their fire department. This class will cover the core competencies of the pump operator and review Fire Engine pumps and their related controls. Instructors lead discussion on types of pumps, pump controls, establishing water supply from draft and hydrants, establishing relay pumping operations, troubleshooting common problems, and placing lines in service. Upon completion of this course, the student will have a better understanding of how pumping apparatus work.
Fire Station Leadership for the Shift Officer
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Bill Mikesell - Retired ChiefBill Mikesell is an innovative and collaborative leader, team builder, instructor, and problem solver. Chief Mikesell is retired after serving over 46 years in the fire service and higher education. He is an Incident Management and Incident Command System instructor and subject matter expert. Mikesell is known as a trusted advisor to many agencies around the United States. His extensive experience allows him to provide quality instruction, coaching, and customer service with integrity and honor, while encouraging and supporting team members.
Summary
This class is designed to allow the student to see leadership from various perspectives. The student will see these roles and responsibilities through the lens of the company officer relating to communications, problem solving, and decision making, with a focus on character issues.
Wildland "Attack from the Black"
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
Speakers
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E. WrightE. A. Wright served as a Firefighter/AEMT for more than 30 years. He holds a Master of Education and teaches in numerous settings including National Fire Academy, Bates Technical College and governments in Africa.
Summary
A basic understanding of wildfire and the dynamics shaping its behavior is vital to successful suppression and the safety of responders. This one-day course will review the wildland fire triangle and explore initial attack strategies through group problem solving and sand table exercises.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: Strategic & Tactical Considerations for Informed Fireground Decisions
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Mark EmeryMark Emery has taught Building Construction throughout North America, including Phoenix, Toronto, Anchorage, FDIC, FDSOA, and community colleges. Mark served as a Battalion Chief for Woodinville (now Eastside Fire) and retired as Fire Chief for East Valley in Yakima County.
Summary
It is impossible to be a competent Fire Officer without understanding the ‘anatomy’ of the structural fireground: Building Construction. Building construction will be analyzed and classified strategically (not from a fire code perspective). Included will be strategic and tactical alternatives for both legacy and contemporary buildings.
First Due - A Road Map for Success
Friday 4 hour classes PM 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
This class emphasizes the crucial first few minutes upon arrival at a fire, including performing a quick size-up, identifying the best access points, and deploying the initial hose line to combat the fire quickly.
H.O.T. 1 Live Fire Training, Back to the Basics
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
OffSite
Speakers
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4 Brothers Training
Summary
Back to the basics focus on the
when, where, and how to apply your hose stream for maximum
effectiveness in single and multi-room fires. Techniques focus on the
stretch up and down stairways, determining the best location for attack line
placement, and combating fire extension to include stretching, advancing,
and flowing hose lines. Full PPE required including SCBA a spare cylinder, and documentation of a current FIT test.
H.O.T. 4 Thermal Optics - Intro to Thermal Imaging with Live Fire
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
OffSite
Summary
Intro to Thermography with emphasis on firefighter use during 360 Size-up, Scan
through an opening, and Interior Operations. The course will enhance basic camera
understanding, increase thermal awareness for Go/No-Go decision making, and uses
during Search and Fire Attack.
Skills Station 2 Forcible Entry
Well cover using common tools to force doors - both inward and outward swinging. Additionally, we will work on useful skills in size-up and practical forcible entry techniques. The goal: to give you an improved understanding of the tools you bring to the fire ground and confidence on using them more effectively. We'll work
on efficiency, getting the most work done with the least amount of exertion.
Skills Station 3 Dirty Drags
Simple under stress is the best! Well focus on the basics of the dirty drag and the decision making process
going into victim removal.
Skills Station 4 Ground Ladders
Well emphasize real-time troubleshooting and problem solving of engine based ground ladders. Methodologies used
fall within requirements of basic ladders with opportunities for scalable solutions and efficiency. If you need a
tune up, or previous exposure to ground ladders left you with unanswered questions - this station will help!
H.O.T. 2 Basic Vehicle Extrication
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
OffSite
Summary
This class is for individuals with minimal to moderate extrication experience. The
focus will be on patient care and look at the vehicle’s construction and the best
way to remove it from our patients. This is a hands-on class, with vehicles on
wheels, side and roof. PPE required.
H.O.T. 6 Stairwell Hose Operations - classroom and hands on.
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
On Site
Nailing the First Due Responsibilities
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Mark EmeryMark Emery served as a Battalion Chief for Woodinville (now Eastside Fire) and retired as Fire Chief for East Valley in Yakima County. Mark Emery is co-developer of ITAC, the Integrated Tactical Accountability System. Mark has taught Incident Management throughout North America and South America.
Summary
Using a First-Due Status Board and Passports, you will learn a quick and easy Four-Box process that will enable you to nail your first-due Fire Officer strategic responsibility. The first-due Four-Box process is standards-based and assures compliance with WAC 296-305-05000 and WAC 296-305-05002.
First Due - A Road Map for Success
Saturday 4 hour classes AM 5/17/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
This class emphasizes the crucial first few minutes upon arrival at a fire, including performing a quick size-up, identifying the best access points, and deploying the initial hose line to combat the fire quickly.
Wildland "Attack from the Black"
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
On Site
Speakers
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E. WrightE. A. Wright served as a Firefighter/AEMT for more than 30 years. He holds a Master of Education and teaches in numerous settings including National Fire Academy, Bates Technical College and governments in Africa.
Summary
A basic understanding of wildfire and the dynamics shaping its behavior is vital to
successful suppression and the safety of responders. This one-day course will review
the wildland fire triangle and explore initial attack strategies through group problem
solving and sand table exercises.
Fire Station Leadership for the Shift Officer
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Bill Mikesell - Retired ChiefThis class is designed to allow the student to see leadership from various perspectives. The student will see these roles and responsibilities through the lens of the company officer relating to communications, problem solving, and decision making, with a focus on character issues.
Summary
This class is designed to allow the student to see leadership from various perspectives. The student will see these roles and responsibilities through the lens of the company officer relating to communications, problem solving, and decision making, with a focus on character issues.
H.O.T. 7 Ventilation - Why, When, Where, How
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
On Site
Summary
This one-day ventilation class will start with a short discussion covering the Why, When,
Where, and How of ventilation. Following the discussion there will be hands on vertical
ventilations training. Students will learn techniques for safe and effective rooftop operations.
Cutting vent holes to relieve smoke and hot gasses improving the conditions for crews and
victims below.
H.O.T. 3 General Rope Rescue
Saturday All Day 5/17/2024
Location
OffSite
Summary
This one day all hands on class will focus on the art of rope rescue. Scenarios will range from steep angle to high angle rope rescue to include discussion on Mail/Belay systems and Twin Tension. We will cover anchoring, mechanical advantage, high directionals utilizing the Vortex and belay methods. PPE will include helmet, harness, gloves, and AZTEK kit if you have one. I will have extra gear if necessary. Expect short offsite travel.
EVIP Train-the-Trainer
Saturday 4 hour classes PM 5/17/2025
Location
On Site
Summary
This course will give the student the necessary tools to instruct an EVIP student class as part of the WFC’s CDL exemption program in Washington State. Access to all necessary instructional materials and forms will be
provided after course completion.
General Session: "Creating the Culture" For Behavioral Health in the Fire Service
Sunday General Session
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Tim W. Dietz
Summary
Firefighter suicides have been on the rise. A shift in departmental culture could be the key to suicide and other stress injury prevention. This presentation looks into the need for providing tools to organizations and individuals to literally create stress resistance, resiliency and speed recovery from overwhelming events.
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