List of Sessions

 Sessions Agenda for 2010

 

Please refer the course descriptions for further details of topics to be discussed during the sessions listed below.

 

Thursday and Friday, February 25-26, 2010  

(8 AM – 5 PM each day)

o         Company Officer Symposium                                             

o         Strategy & Tactics for Initial Company Officer (STICO)

o         Incident Safety Officer

o         Juvenile Fire Setter Program      

                                                                           

Thursday, February 25, 2010

(8 AM – 5 PM)

o         Department of Defense Day                                       

o         NFPA 1031 Recertification                                          

o         Shaker’s Forum                                                               

o         Emergency Driving Simulator       

                                                               

Friday, February 26, 2010

(8 AM – 5 PM)                  

o         Chief Officer Symposium                                              

o         NFPA 1033 Recertification     

o         Administrative Professionals Symposium 

o         Emergency Driving Simulator  

o                                               

Flashover Simulator - (25 person limit per session)

o         Session 1:  8 AM – 12 PM

o         Session 2:  1 PM – 5 PM

 

Virginia Office of EMS

·          National Scope of Practice/Educational Standards in Virginia

·          Agency Standards of Excellence and EMS Officer Standards

o         Session 1:  8 AM – 12 PM

o         Session 2:  1 PM – 5 PM

 

Leading Volunteers

o         Session 1:  8 AM – 12 PM

o         Session 2:  1 PM – 5 PM

 

Air Track Management/Smoke Burns

o         Session 1:  8 AM – 12 PM

o         Session 2:  1 PM – 5 PM

 

Strategic Planning for Volunteer Organizations

o         Session 1:  8 AM – 12 PM

o         Session 2:  1 PM – 5 PM

 

Virginia Department of Forestry

o         Session 1:  1 PM- 5 PM

 

Saturday, February 27, 2010

IMPORTANT NOTE: All Saturday courses (except where noted otherwise) will be offered twice on Saturday from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM and again from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM.

Pride and Ownership for Company Officers

o         Session 1: 1 PM – 2:30 PM

 

Pride and Ownership for Chief Officers

o         Session 1:  3 PM – 4:30 PM

 

Emergency Driving Simulator                 

o         Session 1:  1 PM – 4:30 PM only

 

Leading Volunteers

o         Session 1: 1 PM – 2:30 PM

o         Session 2:  3 PM – 4:30 PM

 

The Importance of Understanding Your Younger Worker

o         Session 1: 1 PM – 2:30 PM

o         Session 2:  3 PM – 4:30 PM

                                                    

Grant Writing Seminar

o         Session 1: 1 PM – 2:30 PM

o         Session 2:  3 PM – 4:30 PM

 

Dealing with IRS Audits

o         Session 1: 1 PM – 2:30 PM

 

Volunteer Combination Forum: What’s New in the Zoo?

o         Session 1:  3 PM – 4:30 PM


Public Relations for the 21st Century 

o         Session 1: 1 PM – 2:30 PM

 

Strategic Planning for Volunteer Organizations

o         Session 1:  3 PM – 4:30 PM

               

Recruiting and Retaining the Best of the Best

o         Session 1: 1 PM –  2:30 PM

o         Session 2:  3 PM – 4:30 PM 

 

Saturday General Session:  "Surviving Life's Fire:  Managing Change"

Sunday General Session - Session 1:You Can’t Know Where Your Going Until You Know Where You’ve Been”

o         9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Sunday General Session - Session 2: “Lessons Learned from the Village of Chester (VA) Fatal Building Collapse”

o         10:00 AM – 11:30 AM