Firehouse Expo news
 Successful Rescue Operations in Today's Fire Service Recorded at Firehouse Expo 2009This podcast looks at issues facing technical rescue teams on an international level including training, funding and resource allocation. Panelists include: Lt. Michael Daley, Monroe Township Fire District 3; Pete Rizzo of Tech Rescue Corp and Garth Vincent, chief of emergency operations with Eastern Emergency Response in Trinidad. The host is Capt. Bob Duemmel with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department. The panel looks at breaking down the silos for a more regional approach to serving the public when the call comes for an incident. They discuss the importance of obtaining and maintaining technical rescue tools and gear. The panel also will look at the impact of the economy on training and procuring equipment. They will share a variety of best practices for training. Click here to listen to this podcast recorded at Firehouse Expo 2009. |
| Bringing Safety to the Forefront of Your Department Recorded at Firehouse Expo 2009 J. Gordon Routley, a division chief with the Montreal Fire Department, hosts a roundtable that explores how the safety culture can evolve in the fire service. Panelists include: Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano, FDNY; Battalion Chief Greg Collier, Mt. Laurel, NJ; Community Affairs Director Billy D. Hayes, Washington D.C.; and Captain Pete Rizzo, retired from Rochester, NY. The panel focuses on the building blocks needed to create a safer work environment, both on the street and in the firehouse. Each guests talks about the challenges in their region and offers advice on how to overcome them. Click here to listen to this podcast recorded at Firehouse Expo 2009. |
| NEW! Family Fun & Flea Market Fighting fires is a family business. We want to recognize this at our:
NEW! Family Fun & Flea Market
* Fire Flea Market Be sure to stop by and enjoy the many activities that have been developed with you in mind. Open to the public. $5 tickets can be purchased in the Charles St. Lobby. Free to everyone who has a Firehouse Expo badge. |
| Congratulations Chief Pearson! Chief Stuart D. Pearson, Harmony Fire Department, RI, was awarded the 2010 Fire News Outstanding Leadership Award. Chief Pearson wins a free trip to Firehouse Expo 2010, which includes travel, hotel accomodations and a 3-day conference package, plus two additional 3-day conference packages for co-workers. Click here to read all the nominations. |
| EXCLUSIVE TRAINING ON DEMAND! Firehouse Expo's training and education will extend well beyond the July 20-24 event dates and past the walls of the Baltimore Convention Center as the entire Firehouse Expo conference will be available in audio format, with select classes available as video, after the event. Firehouse Expo has partnered with Fire Department Network News Television (FDNNTV) to produce top quality training on demand in video format. FDNNTV will be recording training videos at Firehouse Expo's largest conference in history. "FDNNTV is the best in the industry. They will allow us to capture our content and present it in a format that will be captivating and motivating for fire professionals to learn," says Mary Velline, Group Show Manager of the Firehouse Events. "We are proud to be their partner and look forward to delivering our conference to firefighters who may not be able to join us in person." Topics that will be videotaped include: safety, strategy and tactics, ventilation, mechanics and more. These classes will be presented by industry experts such as: John J. Salka, Jr., Dan Madrzykowski, Michael Daley, Mickey Conboy, Ken Bouvier, Dave McGrail, Gerry Tracy, Bob Barraclough and Alan Saulsbury. The final products will be a combination of conference material, exclusive interviews with instructors, vendors and attendees, and will feature live training from Firehouse Expo's hands-on training program where applicable. All the sessions will be available for download at www.FirehouseExpo.com as early as July 31, 2010. Audio and video sessions will be available as individual products or as packaged material that will be created and promoted in an ongoing effort for months after the event.
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