Firefighter Development Symposium 2011 - Milwaukee

Date: February 18 & 19, 2011

Location: Double Tree Milwaukee City Centre
Cost: $130.00 each day or $215.00 for both days.

Topics:

February 18

Fireground Responsibility/Five Alarm Leadership - Battalion Chief John Salka, FDNY

Fireground Responsibility - This half day program takes a serious look at several recent firefighter fatalities and the unique individual factors that contributed to the tragic outcome. It also discusses the actions we can take to prevent these events from reoccurring.

Five Alarm Leadership - This half day program Chief Salka talks about the many lessons he has learned in the FDNY and he gives a list of 8 essential elements of effective leadership.

February 19

Firefighting Operations in High Rise and Standpipe Equipped Buildings - District Chief Dave McGrail, Denver FD

This class is a comprehensive and fresh look at how to deal with a fire in high-rise, low-rise, and other standpipe-equipped buildings.

Register Online
Download Flyer
Cancellation Policy
If you have any question contact us at Toll Free 1-866-966-9295.

Speaker Bios:

John Salka is a 28-year veteran battalion chief with FDNY, he is the battalion commander of the 18th battalion in the bronx. Salka has instructed at several FDNY training programs, including the department's Probationary Firefighters School, Captains Management Program and Battalion Chiefs Command Course. He conducts training programs at national and local conferences and has been recognized for his survival course " Get Out Alive." Salka co-authored the FDNY Engine Company Operations manual and wrote the books First In, Last Out - Leadership Lessons From the New York Fire Department and The Engine Company published by Fire Engineering Books. He also operates Fire Command Training, a New York based fire service training and consulting firm.

Dave McGrail is a 25+ year veteran of the fire service and a district chief with the Denver Fire Department. He instructs internationally on a wide range of fire service topics, specializing in high-rise firefighting and standpipe operations. He is the lead instructor for the engine company (standpipe) hands-on training at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana; FDIC West, Sacramento and Los Angeles, California; and FDIC East Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was the keynote speaker on United States high-rise operations, at the Fire and Emergency Services Asia (FESA) Singapore, 2005. He is a member of the FDIC, FDIC West, and FDIC East Educational Advisory Boards. He is editorial advisor and contributing editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has written numerous articles on fireground and high-rise firefighting operations in various fire service publications. He is authoring a book on high-rise firefighting operations, to be published by PennWell in 2006. Dave holds two associate of applied science degrees in fire science technology and two bachelor of science degrees, one in human resource management, and the other in fire service administration.