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
Pride and Ownership (Chief Rick Lasky) 1330 - 1700
Thursday General Session PM 1330-1700
Location
On Site
Speakers
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Rick LaskyChief Rick Lasky is a 40-plus year veteran of the fire service. Rick followed in his father’s footsteps beginning his career as a firefighter in the suburbs on the southwest side of Chicago and while in Illinois received the 1996 International Society of Fire Service Instructors “Innovator of the Year” award for his part in developing the “Saving Our Own” program. He served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Survival program at FDIC for over 10 years, is a long-standing editorial advisory board member for Fire Engineering Magazine and also serves on the FDIC advisory board. Rick is the author of the best-selling books “Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter’s Love of the Job” and “Five Alarm Leadership: From the Firehouse to the Fire ground” published by Fire Engineering Books and is the co-host for the podcast “The Command Post” heard on FireEngineering.com as well as the podcast “Old School.” Rick has served as both a career and volunteer firefighter and in 2017 was the recipient of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award
Summary
Pride and Ownership: The Love for the Job
Ignite Your Love for the Job
Pride and Ownership holds no punches. Chief Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs on down.
Do you have what it takes? Not everyone is cut out for the fire service. It takes only the best to serve the public when people need help most. Pride and Ownership calls for men and women with honor and integrity to measure up to the task.
There’s nothing else in the world like being a firefighter. Every day Chief Lasky remembers why his job is the best in the world and he brings that passion to Pride and Ownership. Chief Lasky revisits the proud history and tradition of the fire service and reflects on the family values and brotherhood that have made firefighting a truly family-oriented vocation.
Program Features:
· Our Mission
· The Firefighter
· The Company Officer
· The Chief
· Our Two Families
· Making It All Happen and Taking Care of Number 1
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
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.
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
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
Course Description -The FARMEDIC provider course is best describes 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
Fire Station Leadership for the Shift Officer
Friday All Day 5/16/2025
Location
On Site
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
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
First Due - A Road Map for Success
Saturday 4 hour classes AM 5/17/2025
Location
On Site
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
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. Tim W. Dietz.
Sunday General Session
Location
On Site
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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