Sessions Agenda for 2012
Please refer to the course descriptions for further details for sessions listed below.
Thursday and Friday, February 23-24, 2012 (8 AM – 5 PM Each Day)
o Command Overload: DELEGATE!
o Incident Safety Officer (50 person Limit)
o Company Officer Symposium
q LACK: Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge.
q The Truth about Leadership: It isn’t easy, but you can do it.
Do you have what it takes?
q Energy, Effort and Enthusiasm: Increasing Organizational Effectiveness through Employee Performance and Engagement.
q The First 15 Minutes: Survival Strategies for Roadway Incidents
Thursday, February 23, 2012 (8 AM – 5 PM)
o Shaker’s Forum
o NFPA 1031 Fire Inspector Recertification
o Department of Defense (DOD) Day
q The Truth about Leadership: It isn’t easy, but you can do it. Do you have what it
takes? (8 am-Noon)
o Courage to be Safe (ONLY ONE SESSION: 1-5 PM)
Friday, February 24, 2012 (8 AM-5 PM)
o Communications 600: Advanced Skills for Relationship Building
o NFPA 1033 Fire Investigator Recertification
o Taking Care of Our Own
o An Overview of VRS Benefits: Are you ready to retire? (ONE SESSION: 1-5 PM)
o LACK: Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge. (ONE SESSION: 1-5 PM)
o Virginia Department of Forestry (ONE SESSION: 1-5PM)
q So you want to be a Wildland Firefighter?
q Wildfire Related Grant Opportunities for Your Department
q Wildland Fire Injury/Fatality Case Studies
o Virginia Office of EMS (TWO SESSIONS: 8 AM- Noon and 1-5 PM)
q Open Topic: Trends in EMS Education and Certification
q Virginia EMS Officer Standards
q EMS Agency Standards of Excellence: A Resource Document
o Courage to be Safe (ONLY ONE SESSION: 8 AM-Noon)
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - AFTERNOON SESSIONS
IMPORTANT NOTE: All Saturday courses (except where noted otherwise) will be offered twice.
(SESSION 1: 1:00-2:30 PM and SESSION 2: 3:00-4:30 PM.)
q An Overview of the Virginia Line of Duty Death Act (LODA) Fund and Are you prepared to retire?
q Not EVERYONE Goes Home
q Planning and Implementing a Chief Officer Development Program
q Preventing and Managing Natural Gas Emergencies
q POD: Professional, Organized and Disciplined Firefighting: Incorporating Safety into Fire Attack
q Energy, Effort and Enthusiasm: Increasing Organizational Effectiveness through Employee Performance and Engagement.
q Development of a Suicide Prevention Program: The Courage to Save Ourselves
q Leading in the Legal World of Social Networking
q Introducing and Applying the Community Fire Safety Operational Guide
q The “The Top 15 Behaviors that can hurt the Volunteer Fire Service
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - OPENING GENERAL SESSION (10:30 AM-Noon)
Who is in YOUR WALLET? - The Reality of Firefighter Death and Injury.”
Speaker - Chief Billy Goldfeder
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - BREAKFAST and CLOSING GENERAL SESSION (9:00- 11:00 AM)
q “Overview, Results and Lessons Learned from the VFCA Volunteer Workforce Solutions Program”
q 2011: A Year of Natural Disasters in Virginia
