Metro Chiefs archived presentations

2019 Metro Chiefs Conference presentations

• FirstNet Authority Differentiators and Roadmap (pptx)
• Antitrust and EMS (pptx)
• There's an App For That - Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (pptx)
• There's an App For That - Orange County Fire Rescue (pptx)
• Data & Analytics Initiative - Fairfax County Fire and Rescue (pptx)
• Rescue Squads Relocating Options with New Station 44 (pptx)
• Drone Use in Winnipeg (pptx)
• FirstNet Core (pptx)
• Data Helps Me Sleep at Night (pptx)
• New Developments - Seize the Opportunity to Improve and Optimize (pptx)
• Fire-Based EMS (pptx)
• FireCARES and NFORS (pptx)
• Generational Differences in the Workplace (pptx)
• Plano Fire rescue Holistic Community Paramedicine Program (pptx)
• How to Lose Your Job (pptx)
• Digital Transformation of the UK Fire and Rescue Service (pptx)
• Safety is a System (pptx)
• On the Edge (pptx)
• Toronto Strong - The Toronto Fire Services response to the Yonge Street van attacks and the Danforth Avenue shootings (pptx)
• The Alliance - Contra Costa County Fire Ambulance Program (pptx)
• USFA Update (pptx)
• Whole Blood - Giving patients what they bleed, where they bleed it (pptx)

2018 Metro Chiefs Conference presentations

• Cancer and the Fire Service (PDF)
• Seeking an Innovative Solution: Taking Heart & Cancer Out of Worker’s Comp (PDF)
• Survival Beyond the Call (PDF)
• U.S. Fire Administration Update (PDF)
• Post-Overdose Response Team (PDF)
• Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Health and Wellness Programming: A Holistic Approach to Physical and Mental Readiness (PDF)
• Firefighter Cancer/Mental Health Eduction and Prevention (PDF)
• "I Wish My Head Could Forget What My Eyes Have Seen" (PDF)
• How Technology Can Help Fire Chiefs Manage the Issue of Firefighter Fatigue (PDF)
• UL FSRI – Research with the Fire Service Update (PDF)
• Fire Service Outreach: Warehouse Pre-Incident Planning (PDF)
• NFPA Update (PDF)
• Developing Threat-Based Products and How to Use Them (PDF)
• Emergency Response System Resilience: Assessing Risk Resource Capacity & Deployment Strategies (PDF)
• IAFC Update (PDF)
• Office for Bombing Prevention (PDF)

• FIU Bridge Collapse (PDF)

• City of Vancouver’s Response to the Opioid Crisis (PDF)

• FEMA Response - Whole Community Approach to an Unprecedented Year (PDF)

• Standing Up & Standing Out for Canada’s fire services in Ottawa (PDF)

• Counting Calls (PDF)

• Hurricane Preparation 2017 (PDF)

• IAFF Disaster Relief Operations (PDF)

• Hurricane Harvey Summary (PDF)

• Prep & response to Major (PDF)

• NFPA 1710 - Proposed Revisions 2020 (PDF)

• Harvey Response & Recovery (PDF)

2017 Metro Chiefs Conference presentations

• Recent Advances in Using Predictive Modeling and Other Techniques for Effective Prevention Programs (PPTX) 
• Keeping Australia's Capital City Safe (PPTX)
• Presumptive Cancer Legislation (PPTX)
• Behavioral Health in the Fire Service (PPTX)
• NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Firefighting (PPTX)
• Dancing in a Hurricane (PPTX)
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Update (PPTX)
• NFPA Update (PPTX)
• Lessons Learned from the Response to the Pulse Nightclub Incident (PPTX)
• Managing a Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attack (MTFA) (PPTX)
• Psychological Health and Safety (PPTX)
• NFPA Update (pptx)
• FireCares - Do You Know Your Safe Grade? (PDF)
• The Fire Perspective: Our Journey to Workplace Mental Health (PPTX)
• An Integrated Approach to Risk Reduction: It's Not What You Think It Is (PPTX)
• NIOSH/NPPTL's Post-Market Activities: Certified Product Investigation Process and the Importance of Evidence Collection (PPTX)
• What Can a Mobile Integrated Health Program Do For My Department (PPTX)
• Career Survival in the Fire House - Protecting Those Who Protect Our Communities (PPTX)
• Research Update on the Cancer in the Fire Service (PPTX)
• HOT ZONE Design: Reducing Cancer in Firefighters (PPTX)
• Bleeding Control Programs Howard County, Maryland (PPTX)
• All Hazards Response - Have A Plan (PPTX)
• International Fellowship Program (PPTX)
• Strategies for Attacking the Silent Killer ... Cancer (PPTX)

2016 Metro Chiefs Conference presentations

• Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research

• The Challenge of Change, Ernest Mitchell, Jr.

• Metro Chiefs, Jim Pauley

• Chief Fire Officers Association, Roy Wilsher

• Establishment of FASA, Jeffrey Leung

• Province of Ontario, Canada, Fire Service Education Initiaitives, Chief Andy MacDonald

• ATF Fire Investigation, Donald Robinson

• Labor Management Initiaitive Update, Larry Few & Shorty Bryson

• Diversity in Promotional and Entry-Level Selections, David M. Morris, Ph.D., J.D., Paul Berardi, John Caufield, Otto Drozd

• Disaster Recovery: What Happens After the Response is Over? Sean Scott

• Effective Command - 'The Thinking Commander,' Dr. Katherine Lamb

• Succession Planning for the Fire Service, Harry Evans

• Warehouse Fires and Pre-Fire Planning, Gary Keith

• Protecting our First Responders: The Importance of Properly Fitting Protective Gear (Vests), Ron Kinsler

• Southern African Emergency Services Institute, Dino Padayachee

• Fire Service-Based EMS Electronic Tool Kit, Chief Dennis Compton

• Integrated Fire-EMS - The Winnipeg Model, Chief John Lane

• Fire-Based EMS, Richie Bowers

• Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Melbourne, Victoria, Peter Rau

• Fire, Rescue and EMS Operations in Periods of Civil Unrest - A HIstorical Perspective, Dr. Denis Onieal

• Civil Unrest - Emergency Responder Forum, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell

• FireCARES, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell

2015 Metro Fire Chiefs Conference

• Firefighting and Occupational Cancer (PDF, 1.8 MB), Alex Forrest
• Ground Emergency Medical Transport Supplemental Reimbursement (PDF, 626 KB), A.P. Triton LLC
• CEO Confidante: The Inner Game of the Leader (PDF, 1 MB), Kelly Walsh, M.Ed.
• Career Survival: Protecting Those Who Protect Our Communities (PDF, 1.7 MB), Chief Brian Cummings
• 2014 Ebola Virus Disease in Dallas: The Dallas Fire-Rescue Experience (PDF, 4.4 MB), Chief Louie Bright, III
• Facts and Figures a Fire Chief Should Know (PDF, 444 KB), "Shorty" Bryson
• IAFC Update (PDF, 2.3 MB), Fire Chief Keith Bryant
• What Do We Think of When We Say Health and the WFI (PDF, 4.6 MB), Luis Rivera, Jason Mims and Kyle Ebersole
• Metro Chiefs (PDF, 5.3 MB), Jim Pauley
• United States Fire Administration Update (PDF, 10 MB), Ernest Mitchell, Jr.
• Southern Nevada Fire Operations Hostile MCI Response Policy (PDF, 1 MB)
• Firefighter Youth Academy (PDF, 54 MB), Battalion Chief Byron Berhel
• FirstNet Overview (PDF, 6 MB), Jeff Johnson
• UL Update - Research WITH the Fire Service to Improve Firefighter Safety and Effectiveness (PDF, 7 MB)
• NFPA 1710 (PDF, 4.8 MB)
• At the Crossroads (PDF, 1.2 MB), Peter Dartford
• Road to Mental Readiness (PDF, 562 KB), Calgary Fire Department
• Fire Service Deployment: Assessing Community Vulnerability (PDF, 343 KB), Fire CARES Project
• Firefighter Safety and Deployment Study: Assessing Vulnerability (PDF, 68 MB), FireCARES Project
• Utilizing Research Opportunities to Support Executive Level Decision-Making (PDF, 3 MB), Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and Chief Dennis Compton

2014 Metro Fire Chiefs Conference

• 18 Minutes (PPT, 2 MB), Chief J. Robert Brown, Jr., (Ret.), EFO, CFO
• Clark County, Southern Nevada (PPT, 1.3 MB), Fire Chief Bertral Washington and Fire Chief Willie McDonald
• Multiphase Study on Firefighter Safety and the Deployment of Resources (PPT, 9 MB)
• The Second Firefighter Life Safety Summit: TAMPA 2 (PDF, 5  MB), Chief Ronald J. Siarnicki
• Presumptive Cancer Legislation (PDF, 2 MB), Fire Chief Ken G. Block
• IAFC/IAFF Labor-Management Initiative (PDF, 633 KB), Adam K. Thiel
• Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (PPT, 1.5 MB)
• Meta-Leadership in the Fire Service (PDF, 1.8 MB), Darryl E. Jones PhD, EFO, CFO
• IAFC Update (PPT, 746 KB), Chief Bill Metcalf and Mark W. Light, CAE
• United States Fire Administration - Fortified by History to Meet the Needs of Today (PPT, 4.8 MB), Ernest Mitchell, Jr.
• Active Shooter Response (PPT, 5 MB), Chief Jim Schwartz
• FirstNet Update (PPT, 4.7 MB), Vicki Lee
• NFPA 1710 (PPT, 6 MB)
• Fire Ground Risk Assessment and Decision Making (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) Overview (PPT, 7 MB), Kirk Kloeppel
• Detroit Fire Department (PPT, 4 MB), Donald R. Austin, Retired
• Traditional Fire Department Values Can Set the Stage for Change (PPT, 12 MB), Chief Dennis Compton
• UK Fire Service Update (PPT, 3 MB), Paul M. Fuller QFSM

2012 Metro Chiefs Conference presentations, Louisville, KY

All presentations are in Powerpoint unless otherwise noted.

• Fire Spread in Buildings (19 MB)
• The Leadership Challenge: What's Next? ( 11 MB)
• Overview of the NFA National System for Training ( 2 MB)
• Multiphase Study on Firefighter Safety and the Deployment of Resources ( 29 MB)
• Fire Department-Based Emergency Medical Services: Opportunities and Threats ( 194 KB)
• The Fire Service and the EMS Medical Director ( 17 MB)
• Fire Service Deployment: NFPA Standard 1710 ( 10 MB)
• Louisville Division of Fire Host Chief Presentation ( 22 MB)
• 2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program ( 1 MB)
• United States Fire Administration: Who We Are – Where We Stand ( 7 MB)
• Wildfire? Wildfire! An Emerging Challenge for Metro Departments ( 17 MB)
• Title VI – Public Safety Communications and Electromagnetic Spectrum Auction ( 91 KB)
• Hoarding Issues and Solutions in Fairfax, VA ( 2 MB)
• FA18D Jet Crash in Virginia Beach, VA ( 9 MB)
• Labor Management; Fire Chiefs in Trouble ( 3 MB)

2011 Urban Fire Forum presentations

All presentations are in Powerpoint format unless otherwise noted.

• Risk Reduction for Citizens and Fire Department Members in Urban Communities (3 MB), Glenn A. Gaines, Deputy Fire Administrator
• Overview of NFPA: Current Legislation on the Hill and Regulations at Federal Agencies (1 MB), Gregory B. Cade, Division Director, Government Affairs, NFPA
• Operation Care (474 KB), Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc., Baltimore City Fire Department
• LFB - Responding in an Uncertain World (6 MB), Ron Dobson, CBE QFSM FIFireE - London Fire Commissioner
• Fire Protection Research Foundation Update (2 MB), Casey Grant, PE, NFPA
• NFPA Urban Fire Safety Project (3 MB), Sharon Gamache, Program Director High-Risk Outreach Programs, NFPA
• IAFC Moving Forward: Lead. Educate. Serve (644 KB), Mary Beth Michos, Chief Administrative and Operations Officer, IAFC
• Everyone Goes Home - Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program (2 MB), Chief Kelvin Cochran, Chief, Atlanta Fire Department
• Strategies to Enhance Diversity (226 KB), Chief Larry Few, CFO, Fulton County Fire and Rescue
• Fire Service Deployment: Assessing Community Vulnerability (16 MB)
• Trends in On-Duty Firefighter Deaths and Injuries (PDF, 777 KB), Rita Fahy, NFPA
• April's Fury - Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Response to the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa Tornado (24 MB), Chief Ivor Brooks