"Developing Fire Ground IQ" 

Instructor: Dave Nowacki (Detroit Fire Department) 

Class Description: The fire ground is an active, fast paced, and rapidly evolving scene where decisions being made by Incident command, company, officers, and firefighters can directly affect the outcome of the incident. In today's fire service, we desperately need men and women who are confident to make the right call. We need thinkers not robots. We need workers, not yard breathers.

Sergeant Dave Nowacki has been working on some of the busiest fire companies in the Detroit Fire Department for over 20 years. Join him as he talks, tactics, training, and developing fire ground IQ.

"Who Is Really Ruining The Fire Service?!" 

Instructor: Payton Owens (Burrow County Fire Rescue)

Class Description: I invite you to join me for an engaging 2-hour class that delves into the challenges facing the fire service today. Together we will explore the roles and responsibilities of new firefighters, seasoned veterans, station officers, and chiefs in shaping the future of our profession. My goal is to empower you to reflect on your own roles, share experiences, and develop actionable steps to enhance teamwork and leadership within your departments. Let's unite to safeguard the integrity and excellence of the fire service for generations to come.

"Idiots Guide to Building Construction" 

Instructor: Bobby Eckert (City of Camden Fire Department)

Class Description: Let's face it there is extreme gap in the knowledge and understanding of the five types of building construction. This causes many have a complete ignorance to the buildings in which they operate in. Modern texts have many misconceptions, and many in the fire service are hardly on the same page when its comes to building construction. This course breaks down all five types, and gives the student an understanding of them. We will cover the concerns with all five types as well how they are built, fire travels through them, hazards, and how they collapse. It's the Fire Departments goal to use the building they operating in against the fire that's in there. Take this knowledge to have a better understanding, and make yourself that much more effective on the fire ground.