NFA Preparation for Initial Company Operations F0458
2 Day Classes (All Day Friday & Saturday) - 16hrs.
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Timothy Whitham - Fire Chief Edwardsville Fire DepartmentCourse Experience I have over 30 years of firefighting experience encompassing volunteer, and career firefighting experience. During this time, I have spent over 13 years as Chief / Emergency Manager in combination departments and smaller communities that represent the largest geographic of the American Fire Service. This experience has afforded me the opportunity to utilize and practice numerous different strategies and tactics in various parts of the country, while utilizing the NIMS Incident Command System since its implementation on many local emergencies ranging from structure fires, hazardous materials releases and large public gathering venues such as parades and community events. I have taught strategies and tactics utilized on the emergency incident site to company officers and firefighters since 1994. Led and managed departments in small and medium sized communities and have variety of experience in career, combination, federal and career fire departments. Over my career many during exercises and actual events, I have utilized Unified Command operations when dealing with large scale community flooding, responses to severe weather events, and planning for community parades and events. The working relationships with fellow supervisors of the many departments the city has, allows me to effectively work within the Unified Command roles where all stakeholders are present making decisions. Experience as a National Fire Academy Instructor Selected as an National Fire Academy Instructor July 2014. I have delivered the following field courses: Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations Decision Making for Initial Company Operations Preparation for Initial Company Operations Additional Expertise Executive Fire Officer program graduate. Credentialed Chief Fire Officer (CFO) and Fire Marshal (FM) from the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Extensive knowledge working incidents and exercises at not only with the local fire department agency, but also large scale exercise planning, development and operations. Assisted in the coordination of military assets aiding Fort Knox Fire and Emergency Services personnel with creating, staffing, training and exercising a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) team. During this process we conducted numerous table-top and functional exercises to facilitate a coordinated response and mitigation of the incident. It concluded with a full scale simulated attack on the military reservation in which disgruntled citizens attack the base with a biological incident. The simulation utilized local and mutual aid assets to confront the attack on the main gate of the installation. Drafted the operational readiness exercise of airfield operations and fire suppression personnel at the Fort Knox Godman Army Airfield in which a simulated crash landing of a cargo aircraft transporting personnel occurred on the airfield. We developed and conducted table-top and functional exercises of the airfield fire personnel and airfield operational personnel exercise. These exercises utilized and re-enforced personnel in the operational procedures for Godman Army Airfield, prior to coordinating and evaluating a full-scale exercise of the simulated crash, triage, removal of patients, and extinguishment of the fire. Performed the job of observer controller for many hazardous materials and technical rescue exercises which involved the base fire department personnel with mutual aid agencies who could be called to aid in such real-time incidents. As an assistant chief in Afghanistan, aided in the development, carryout and review of operational readiness exercises of military, civilian contract and foreign military service personnel in simulated attacks, crashes, fires and hazardous materials releases. While filling in the capacity of an operations chief, oversaw the coordination of the civilian and military firefighters during a crash of commercial aircraft that was utilized to deliver cargo to the Kabul International Airport. Developed table-top and functional exercises for the Jefferson County Wisconsin Hazardous Materials team and the Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center. Serving as the Fire Representative to the EOC, LEPC and Hazardous materials team, assisted in furthering the role and capabilities of the Jefferson County Hazardous Materials Team, the Jefferson County EOC and assisted in developing the Hazardous Materials release and fire department portion of a functional and full scale exercise. Working with the County Emergency Manager successfully achieved grant funding for full scale operational exercise for county and state resources that covered public health, EMS, hazardous materials, fire, and law enforcement.
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NFA Leadership in Supervision: Frameworks to Success F0648
2 Day Classes (All Day Friday & Saturday) - 16hrs.
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Glenn Davis - National Fire Academy Contract InstructorExperience as a National Fire Academy Instructor In 2013 I retired after serving the Helena community and the HFD as the Assistant Chief of Training. I may be retired from reporting to duty each day; it does not mean I am unwilling to share my experiences with other firefighter and the officers that supervise emergency responders. I was told years ago that when you look back on your career you should be able to say, I have done my part in making the fire service a better and safer organization than when I joined in 1976. I still believe in that philosophy as my mission and vision as a NFA instructor. I have had the honor of teaching numerous courses across the United States as well as, attending over 28 on campus training courses. I have always been impressed with the quality of the instructors and I feel my qualifications will allow me to continue to serve with this lustrous team. Dr. Denis O'Neil stated "Research has shown, when asked, individuals in their 70's, 80's, and 90's don't regret what they have accomplished, but what they hadn't accomplished" when a door of opportunity became available for them to take advantage of. I have come to that door and as you see, I am going to attempt to increase my skills by enrolling in the January 2022 offering of " Executive Certificate in Executive Leadership" program. I feel my academic achievements and real-world experience provide me the opportunity to share what I have learned over the span of my career. I was honored to be one of the first three NFA contract instructors ever to be invited to conduct NFA courses on the campus ( "The Rock") of the NYFD. One of the training officers had attended a class at the NFA and brought back his insight how valuable the training courses the NFA could provide to his department. "Shaping the Future" is a course requirement in the Managing Officers Program, and I envision future classes will be offered to the membership of the NYFD. Authorized to Instruct: Training Operations in Small Departments, New Fire Chief, I, II, III, Incident Safety Officer, Fire Service Safety Culture, Shaping the Future and Leadership in Supervision curriculum. The year 2022, was a memorable time for FDNY and the National Fire Academy. I was selected to provide the NFA "Shaping the Future" course on the campus of the FDNY (The Rock), the first of three instructors in the history FDNY to provide NFA officer development courses on their campus. Additional Expertise During my 45 plus years serving the customers in the communities I lived and worked in, I have been blessed in obtaining training I am willing to share with others. The following training classes I feel I am qualified to teach based on my training and obtaining IFSAC/ProBoard Certifications; Fire Officer I, II, III, IV, Fire Safety Officer, Fire Inspector I, II, III, Fire Instructor I, II. My academic study in Fire Service Management allows me to provide instructional topics relating to supervisory roles, Firefighter Safety and Risk Management.
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Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider
2 Day Classes (All Day Friday & Saturday) - 16hrs.
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Ed Hatcher - ChaplainChaplain Edgar Hatcher is a retired Air Force chaplain with 42 years of pastoral experience, and 11 years of clinical experience. He is an approved instructor with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and holds all ICISF Certificates of Specialized Training. He worked 5 years as a child therapist and school counselor with Lutheran Family and Children Services and is lifetime member of the National Organization for Victim Assistance. He currently works with fire, emergency medical, law enforcement and faith-based disaster response agencies promoting stress management, peer support, behavioral health, and disaster mental health. Academic: EdD Argosy University: Community Pastoral Counseling: focus on trauma, theodicy, moral and spiritual injury. MSHS: Capella University: Mental health counseling MDiv: Wartburg Theological Seminary BA: California Lutheran College: Political Science with minors in history, philosophy, and literature. Licensure/Certification: Licensed Professional Counselor Missouri National Certified Counselor Certified Play Therapist Certified EMDR Therapist Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress Certified, Critical Incident Stress Management; University of Maryland - Baltimore County
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Rodney Veldhuizen - ChaplainChaplain Rodney Veldhuizen is a veteran of the Fire Service, having served with four different departments since 1984. He has served with departments in Eddyvillle, Iowa; Canton, and Yankton, SD and currently serves as the Chaplain of Custer Volunteer Fire Department. Chaplain Rod is also the Director of the Dakota Territory Fire Chaplains Association and a member of the Black Hills Fire Chaplain’s Association. Chaplain Rod holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Philosophy and Psychology, has earned a Master of Divinity, a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy as well as a Dr. of Ministry. Chaplain Rod is an ordained Minister, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and holds Master Chaplain standing with the Federation of Fire Chaplains.
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SD Certified Fire Instructors Course
2 Day Classes (All Day Friday & Saturday) - 16hrs.
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South Dakota State Fire MarshalSD Fire Marshal Staff
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SDFA Mobile Live Fire Training Unit (MLFTU) - SENIOR Live Fire Instructor TRAIN THE TRAINER
2 Day Classes (All Day Friday & Saturday) - 16hrs.
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Draeger Live Fire Training Systems
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Emergency Vehicle Operator Course - EVOC - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Brad Georgeson - Fire ChiefI’ve been a member of Hurley Volunteer Fire Department since 1999 and served as Chief since 2009 and a few years as 2nd Asst. Chief previous to that. I was hired as the emergency manager for Turner County in 2013 and have served as Director since that time. I am also currently the president of the Turner County Emergency Services Association. I volunteer on Parker Ambulance as well and have been a certified fire instructor since 2009.
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Flashover Simulator/Live Fire Training - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Customized Firefighter TrainingCustomized Firefighter Training Inc. was established in 1998. Founder, Jim Carpenter was seeing a need to give quality hands on training that comes to the department. Carpenter is a 30-year veteran of the fire service. His company now travels to 5 states performing classes on interior attack and Flashover recognition along with a wide range of topics. All our staff is seasoned Firefighters that have or are rising through the ranks in both volunteer and career fire departments. Most of them have been with us for 10 years or more. We pride ourselves in trying to have the most up to date training, taught in a thought provoking and interactive class with real-life hands-on training.
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Structure Live Burn Simulator/Live Fire Training - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Customized Firefighter TrainingCustomized Firefighter Training Inc. was established in 1998. Founder, Jim Carpenter was seeing a need to give quality hands on training that comes to the department. Carpenter is a 30-year veteran of the fire service. His company now travels to 5 states performing classes on interior attack and Flashover recognition along with a wide range of topics. All our staff is seasoned Firefighters that have or are rising through the ranks in both volunteer and career fire departments. Most of them have been with us for 10 years or more. We pride ourselves in trying to have the most up to date training, taught in a thought provoking and interactive class with real-life hands-on training.
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SCBA Confidence Course - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Dalton Axelsen - Firefighter/ParamedicDalton Axelsen firefighter paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue. He has been with Watertown Fire for just over 5 years now. He started in the fire service as a volunteer with the Aurora Fire Dept. Currently a member of the Pheasant Country FOOLS. Is a rope rescue tech, confined space tech, and hazmat railcar specialist. He also is an adjunct instructor for the Med/Fire Rescue program at Lake Area Technical College.
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Rope Rescue - Part 1 - BASIC - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Cameron MackCameron Mack has been a firefighter/paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue since 2013. He is a certified Rope Rescue Instructor and is also certified as a Tower Rescue Instructor. To further continue his Rope Rescue education, he became certified by the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) as a Level 1 technician in 2020. He also instructs Confined Space Rescue courses and assists with Trench Rescue courses at Watertown Fire Rescue. On his off days from the fire department he is a Paramedic instructor for Lake Area Technical College in Watertown.
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Truckless Truckie - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Pheasant Country FOOLSA Fraternal Order of Leatherhead Society (FOOLS) chapter representing eastern South Dakota
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Grain Entrapment / Rescue - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Agtegra Cooperative Technical Rescue TeamOur Technical Rescue Team (TRT) is made up of a team of Agtegra employees who are trained and certified in high angle technical rescue. Training throughout the year, this team is equipped and ready to respond to a grain bin engulfment or any other scenario that may require a high angle rescue.
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Creating a Culture of Craft: Buy-in, Mindset and Effective Communication - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Stone Face FOOLSA Fraternal Order of Leatherheads (FOOLS) chapter representing Western South Dakota.
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Building the Fire Officer - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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David RadtkeDave is a southern Minnesota native, being born and raised in the Minnesota Lake area. Dave is a fulltime EHS manager with over 10 years of experience in the EHS arena working for companies such as American Crystal Sugar Company in the Red River valley of Minnesota and North Dakota as well as Pinnacle Foods- Birds Eye Division. Dave has a background in training and emergency response and is an active volunteer firefighter, celebrating his 15th year of service. Prior to becoming an EHS Manager Dave worked fulltime in Emergency Medical services for North Ambulance and Allina Health EMS with a combined tenure of over ten years of ALS care. Dave is an adjunct instructor with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities- MNSCU, instructing in Fire/Rescue, EMS, OSHA, and MSHA. Dave is passionate on training his fellow firefighters on solid tactics and strategies to ensure an aggressive, safe outcome for all involved.
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Derek PetersonDerek Peterson has been in the fire service since 1991. He retired a Captain and Paramedic from the Saint Paul (MN) Fire Department in January of 2022. Derek has been a certified fire instructor with various technical colleges and training institutions for the last 27 years. He currently acts as a lead instructor for Century College’s Continuing Education Program and other various Leadership Courses. Derek has developed courses on modern fire attack, rapid intervention, company operations, incident command for technical rescue, advanced strategies and tactics, and leadership.
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Tactical Medicine / Triage for First Responders - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Amy MarshAmy has been a member of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue since 2012 as an EMS Educator. Prior to that she worked as the Program Coordinator for SD EMS for Children. Amy is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and also completed a Masters of Business Administration with an emphasis on Healthcare Administration. She currently is training center faculty for BLS, ACLS and PALS. She has is affiliate faculty for PHTLS, TCCC and TECC through the National Association of EMTs. Amy loves to provide education across the region in EMS and more specifically medical response in a disaster.
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Heavy Rescue, Stabilization and Extrication - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Austin Lesmann
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Jayden Casavant
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Karter LesmannFire Chief in Burlington, ND for 10 years. FF1 & FF2 Certified. Courage to Be Safe Instructor, Extrication, Big Rig, Haz-Mat Ops and State Certification Tester.
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Ty Uthe
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Hose Movement and Nozzle Flow - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Suburban Tactical, Inc
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Small Engine BASIC Maintenance, Repair and Troubleshooting - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Greg Kock - Diesel Technology InstructorEducation and Credentials A.A.S. in Diesel Technology at Lake Area Technical College Diploma in Small Business at Allied University A.A.S. in General Studies at Mitchell Technical College B.A. in Technical Leadership/Management at University of South Dakota Bio: Greg Kock earned a diploma in Diesel Technology & Management from Lake Area Tech and an AAS degree in Technical Studies from Mitchell Technical College. He is ASE Master Certified in Medium/Heavy Truck, holds ESCO A/C Certification Section 608, MACS A/C Certification Section 608, and is also OSHA certified. Kock has more than 20 years of experience in the diesel technology industry including experience as a heavy equipment mechanic, business owner, and instructor.
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General Aviation Response - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Charlie Kludt - South Dakota Air National Guard Crash Fire Rescue
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Greg Klein - Aviation Dept Supervisor
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Fire Department’s Role in Arson Investigations - Fri.
Friday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Brandon Neitzert - Special AgentSpecial Agent Brandon Neitzert- Brandon has worked in law enforcement for the past 23 years. Since 2014 Brandon has served as a Special Agent with the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation focusing on felony crime, homicide, and arson investigations across South Dakota. In 2017 Brandon certified with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives as an Accelerant Detection Canine handler. Brandon and his canine partner, Comrade, provide canine search assistance to local, state, and federal fire investigators in South Dakota, surrounding states, and when requested by ATF for a National Response Team activation. Brandon is also deputized by ATF to aid in investigations on federal and tribal jurisdictions. Aside from numerous law enforcement credentials Brandon is also an IAAI-Fire Investigation Technician and SD certified firefighter.
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Kerri Hoogendoorn - Special AgentKerri has been a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for almost 20 years. She started her career with ATF in the Des Moines, Iowa Field Office. After the academy she had always been interested in the fire side of ATF and in Des Moines she was fortunate enough to a have Certified Fire Investigator in her office that mentored her. In 2007 she changed offices and went to Sioux City, Iowa where she only worked firearms cases. In 2013 she was transferred to the Sioux Falls Field Office and was again fortunate enough to have another great CFI in her group. In 2015 she started the Certified Fire Investigators Candidacy program. This program consisted of obtaining a graduate certificate in Forensic Science from Oklahoma State University, 100 fire scenes, 80 origin and cause reports and several hands-on classes at the ATF lab in Maryland and in Huntsville, Alabama. In 2017 Kari graduated from the program and now conduct the fire scene investigations within South Dakota and 16 counties in Minnesota for ATF.
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Paul Coon - Deputy State Fire MarshalHave been a volunteer firefighter 43 years (still active); Have been investigating fires and/or explosions for 36 years; Have been with the State Fire Marshal Office for 31 years; Have been a SD Certified Fire Service Instructor for 27 years; Have conducted numerous/hundreds of fire and/or explosion investigations (did not keep track of the numbers) separately or in conjunction with local fire and/or law enforcement agencies, SD DCI, ATF, BIA, FBI, OSHA, NIOSH, and insurance industry investigators; Current member of the national chapter and SD chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI); Have attended hundreds of hours of training pertaining to fire and/or explosion origin and cause training through NFA, IAAI, ATF, and NWCG; Investigations include accidental, criminal, fatal, structural, motor vehicles, agricultural equipment, industrial, commercial, private dwellings, wildland, etc., Have testified as an expert witness in civil cases, State court cases, and Federal court cases.
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Pump Operations - Fri. AM
Friday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Christopher Noeldner - Firefighter/ParamedicChris Noeldner has been a career firefighter paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue since 2001. Chris has been teaching pump operations in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota for the last 10 years with the mobile training simulator built by FD International. He started his firefighting career as a volunteer and has worked with many career and volunteer departments to design training for their response.
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Volunteer Fire Departments – More Than a T-shirt - Fri. AM
Friday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Alan Joos - Training Division ChiefAlan E. Joos, Training Division Chief for the State Fire Marshal’s office – Nebraska Chief Joos began his fire service career in 1985, having worked both as a career and part/on-call firefighter/training officer/EMT for three different agencies in Utah and Louisiana. In addition to working in the fire service Chief Joos has been involved in state training and certification programs for the Utah Fire Academy (1995-2007), the Fire & Emergency Training Institute at LSU (2007-2014) and most recently in his current position in Nebraska (2014 - present). Chief Joos is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) from the National Fire Academy, has received status as Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designee from the Center of Public Safety Excellence was awarded recognition as a “Fellow” with the Institute of Fire Engineers US Branch (FIFireE) and is an Executive Green Belt – Lean/Six Sigma. Chief Joos is a member of the Civil Service Commission for the City of Grand Island, NE and was recently appointed to the Committee on Accreditation (COA) for the Professional Board of Fire Service Qualifications (ProBoard). Chief Joos holds a Master’s of Science from Grand Canyon University in Executive Fire Service Leadership; a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management with a minor in Fire Science from Utah Valley University. Chief Joos is co-author for the Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices published by Jones and Bartlett. He has also assisted with several course development projects for publishers and several universities. Chief Joos is married to his sweetheart Carla Joos and is proud grandpa of Chloe and Gavin Joos, in addition to being a Papa, Chief Joos has three sons Nathan (Shauntelle), Jordan (deceased) and Dallan.
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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know About Gas Leaks - Fri. AM
Friday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Jerry KnappJerry Knapp is a 39-year veteran firefighter/EMT with the West Haverstraw (NY) Fire Department and a training officer at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, New York. He is a member of the technical panel for the Underwriters Laboratories research on interior and exterior fire attack at residential fires. He is the chief of the Rockland County (NY) Hazmat Team and a former nationally certified paramedic. He has a degree in fire protection and is an adjunct professor of fire technology. He authored the Fire Attack chapter in Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II and has had numerous articles published in Fire Engineering.
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Volunteer Fire Chief - Challenges/Responsibilities/Rewards - Fri. AM
Friday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Russ Hendrix - Lifetime Member - Retired Fire ChiefRuss has 32 years in the fire service, he has been Past Chief of the Pierre Fire Department and the Pierre Rural Fire Department. He is qualified as an All Hazards Type 3 Incident Commander, All Hazards Type 3 Operations Section Chief and All Hazards Type 3 Logistics Section Chief. He is a member of the SD Instructors Society and a Lifetime Member SD Firefighters Association and a ICS 100/200/300/400 Instructor. He was the State Director for Fire/EMSPak for South Dakota and North Dakota.
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Courage to Be Safe® - Fri. AM
Friday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Rob FranklinRob Franklin is a servant leader and has served as a chief officer since 2010 in roles for training officer, shift commander, and fire chief. He has served as a Life Safety Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Everyone Goes Home Program (EGH) since 2005, where he is one of the primary trainers, delivering programs to develop instructors for Courage To Be Safe (CTBS) & Leadership, Accountability, Culture, and Knowledge (LACK) & Leadership So Everyone Goes Home (LEGH) courses. Chief Franklin has facilitated numerous programs and presentations across the country, including the Second Life Safety Summit in Tampa in 2014. His career focus is firefighter health and safety, leadership, and professional development for his sister and brother firefighters across this nation so we can all leave the fire service better than we found it.
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Pipeline Emergencies - Fri. AM
Friday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Paradigm Liaison Services
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Randal Novak - Contract InstructorRandy provides training, curriculum development, and consulting services to fire departments and other fire service-related organizations. He retired in 2016 as the state fire training director in Iowa. He previously worked at state fire training systems in Oklahoma, Maryland, and Illinois. He also taught in a fire-related academic program in Kentucky. His fire service career started in upstate New York in 1975. He has both volunteer and career fire service experience. He is currently serving as a Contract Instructor with Paradigm Liaison Services, conducting Pipeline Safety Training Programs for emergency services personnel. Randy holds an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Fire Protection Technology from Broome Community College (Binghamton NY), a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Urban Studies-Fire Science from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Vocational-Technical Education from the University of Illinois. He has also completed advanced graduate level work in Vocational Education from the University of Kentucky. Randy currently serves on several national committees with various professional associations, including the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA). Randy recently completed a nine-year term on the Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy, which include serving as the Board’s Vice-Chair.
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South Dakota Pipeline Association
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Pump Operations - Fri. PM
Friday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Christopher Noeldner - Firefighter/ParamedicChris Noeldner has been a career firefighter paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue since 2001. Chris has been teaching pump operations in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota for the last 10 years with the mobile training simulator built by FD International. He started his firefighting career as a volunteer and has worked with many career and volunteer departments to design training for their response.
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Volunteer Fire Departments – More Than a T-shirt - Fri. PM
Friday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Alan Joos - Training Division ChiefAlan E. Joos, Training Division Chief for the State Fire Marshal’s office – Nebraska Chief Joos began his fire service career in 1985, having worked both as a career and part/on-call firefighter/training officer/EMT for three different agencies in Utah and Louisiana. In addition to working in the fire service Chief Joos has been involved in state training and certification programs for the Utah Fire Academy (1995-2007), the Fire & Emergency Training Institute at LSU (2007-2014) and most recently in his current position in Nebraska (2014 - present). Chief Joos is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) from the National Fire Academy, has received status as Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designee from the Center of Public Safety Excellence was awarded recognition as a “Fellow” with the Institute of Fire Engineers US Branch (FIFireE) and is an Executive Green Belt – Lean/Six Sigma. Chief Joos is a member of the Civil Service Commission for the City of Grand Island, NE and was recently appointed to the Committee on Accreditation (COA) for the Professional Board of Fire Service Qualifications (ProBoard). Chief Joos holds a Master’s of Science from Grand Canyon University in Executive Fire Service Leadership; a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management with a minor in Fire Science from Utah Valley University. Chief Joos is co-author for the Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices published by Jones and Bartlett. He has also assisted with several course development projects for publishers and several universities. Chief Joos is married to his sweetheart Carla Joos and is proud grandpa of Chloe and Gavin Joos, in addition to being a Papa, Chief Joos has three sons Nathan (Shauntelle), Jordan (deceased) and Dallan.
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Volunteer Fire Chief - Challenges/Responsibilities/Rewards - Fri. PM
Friday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Russ Hendrix - Lifetime Member - Retired ChiefRuss has 32 years in the fire service, he has been Past Chief of the Pierre Fire Department and the Pierre Rural Fire Department. He is qualified as an All Hazards Type 3 Incident Commander, All Hazards Type 3 Operations Section Chief and All Hazards Type 3 Logistics Section Chief. He is a member of the SD Instructors Society and a Lifetime Member SD Firefighters Association and a ICS 100/200/300/400 Instructor. He was the State Director for Fire/EMSPak for South Dakota and North Dakota.
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Courage to Be Safe® - Fri. PM
Friday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Rob FranklinRob Franklin is a servant leader and has served as a chief officer since 2010 in roles for training officer, shift commander, and fire chief. He has served as a Life Safety Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Everyone Goes Home Program (EGH) since 2005, where he is one of the primary trainers, delivering programs to develop instructors for Courage To Be Safe (CTBS) & Leadership, Accountability, Culture, and Knowledge (LACK) & Leadership So Everyone Goes Home (LEGH) courses. Chief Franklin has facilitated numerous programs and presentations across the country, including the Second Life Safety Summit in Tampa in 2014. His career focus is firefighter health and safety, leadership, and professional development for his sister and brother firefighters across this nation so we can all leave the fire service better than we found it.
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Pipeline Emergencies - Fri. PM
Friday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Paradigm Liaison Services
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Randal Novak - Contract InstructorRandy provides training, curriculum development, and consulting services to fire departments and other fire service-related organizations. He retired in 2016 as the state fire training director in Iowa. He previously worked at state fire training systems in Oklahoma, Maryland, and Illinois. He also taught in a fire-related academic program in Kentucky. His fire service career started in upstate New York in 1975. He has both volunteer and career fire service experience. He is currently serving as a Contract Instructor with Paradigm Liaison Services, conducting Pipeline Safety Training Programs for emergency services personnel. Randy holds an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Fire Protection Technology from Broome Community College (Binghamton NY), a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Urban Studies-Fire Science from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Vocational-Technical Education from the University of Illinois. He has also completed advanced graduate level work in Vocational Education from the University of Kentucky. Randy currently serves on several national committees with various professional associations, including the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA). Randy recently completed a nine-year term on the Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy, which include serving as the Board’s Vice-Chair.
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South Dakota Pipeline Association
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Emergency Vehicle Operator Course - EVOC - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Brad Georgeson - Fire ChiefI’ve been a member of Hurley Volunteer Fire Department since 1999 and served as Chief since 2009 and a few years as 2nd Asst. Chief previous to that. I was hired as the emergency manager for Turner County in 2013 and have served as Director since that time. I am also currently the president of the Turner County Emergency Services Association. I volunteer on Parker Ambulance as well and have been a certified fire instructor since 2009.
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Flashover Simulator/Live Fire Training - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Customized Firefighter TrainingCustomized Firefighter Training Inc. was established in 1998. Founder, Jim Carpenter was seeing a need to give quality hands on training that comes to the department. Carpenter is a 30-year veteran of the fire service. His company now travels to 5 states performing classes on interior attack and Flashover recognition along with a wide range of topics. All our staff is seasoned Firefighters that have or are rising through the ranks in both volunteer and career fire departments. Most of them have been with us for 10 years or more. We pride ourselves in trying to have the most up to date training, taught in a thought provoking and interactive class with real-life hands-on training.
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Structure Live Burn Simulator/Live Fire Training - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Customized Firefighter TrainingCustomized Firefighter Training Inc. was established in 1998. Founder, Jim Carpenter was seeing a need to give quality hands on training that comes to the department. Carpenter is a 30-year veteran of the fire service. His company now travels to 5 states performing classes on interior attack and Flashover recognition along with a wide range of topics. All our staff is seasoned Firefighters that have or are rising through the ranks in both volunteer and career fire departments. Most of them have been with us for 10 years or more. We pride ourselves in trying to have the most up to date training, taught in a thought provoking and interactive class with real-life hands-on training.
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SCBA Confidence Course - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Dalton AxelsenDalton Axelsen firefighter paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue. He has been with Watertown Fire for just over 5 years now. He started in the fire service as a volunteer with the Aurora Fire Dept. Currently a member of the Pheasant Country FOOLS. Is a rope rescue tech, confined space tech, and hazmat railcar specialist. He also is an adjunct instructor for the Med/Fire Rescue program at Lake Area Technical College.
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Rope Rescue - Part 2 - Technical - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Cameron MackCameron Mack has been a firefighter/paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue since 2013. He is a certified Rope Rescue Instructor and is also certified as a Tower Rescue Instructor. To further continue his Rope Rescue education, he became certified by the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) as a Level 1 technician in 2020. He also instructs Confined Space Rescue courses and assists with Trench Rescue courses at Watertown Fire Rescue. On his off days from the fire department he is a Paramedic instructor for Lake Area Technical College in Watertown.
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Truckless Truckie - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Pheasant Country FOOLSA Fraternal Order of Leatherhead Society (FOOLS) chapter representing eastern South Dakota
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Grain Entrapment / Rescue - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Agtegra Cooperative Technical Rescue TeamOur Technical Rescue Team (TRT) is made up of a team of Agtegra employees who are trained and certified in high angle technical rescue. Training throughout the year, this team is equipped and ready to respond to a grain bin engulfment or any other scenario that may require a high angle rescue.
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Creating a Culture of Craft: Buy-in, Mindset and Effective Communication - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Stone Face FOOLSA Fraternal Order of Leatherheads (FOOLS) chapter representing Western South Dakota.
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Building the Fire Officer - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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David RadtkeDave is a southern Minnesota native, being born and raised in the Minnesota Lake area. Dave is a fulltime EHS manager with over 10 years of experience in the EHS arena working for companies such as American Crystal Sugar Company in the Red River valley of Minnesota and North Dakota as well as Pinnacle Foods- Birds Eye Division. Dave has a background in training and emergency response and is an active volunteer firefighter, celebrating his 15th year of service. Prior to becoming an EHS Manager Dave worked fulltime in Emergency Medical services for North Ambulance and Allina Health EMS with a combined tenure of over ten years of ALS care. Dave is an adjunct instructor with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities- MNSCU, instructing in Fire/Rescue, EMS, OSHA, and MSHA. Dave is passionate on training his fellow firefighters on solid tactics and strategies to ensure an aggressive, safe outcome for all involved.
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Derek PetersonDerek Peterson has been in the fire service since 1991. He retired a Captain and Paramedic from the Saint Paul (MN) Fire Department in January of 2022. Derek has been a certified fire instructor with various technical colleges and training institutions for the last 27 years. He currently acts as a lead instructor for Century College’s Continuing Education Program and other various Leadership Courses. Derek has developed courses on modern fire attack, rapid intervention, company operations, incident command for technical rescue, advanced strategies and tactics, and leadership.
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Tactical Medicine / Triage for First Responders - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Amy MarshAmy has been a member of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue since 2012 as an EMS Educator. Prior to that she worked as the Program Coordinator for SD EMS for Children. Amy is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and also completed a Masters of Business Administration with an emphasis on Healthcare Administration. She currently is training center faculty for BLS, ACLS and PALS. She has is affiliate faculty for PHTLS, TCCC and TECC through the National Association of EMTs. Amy loves to provide education across the region in EMS and more specifically medical response in a disaster.
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Heavy Rescue, Stabilization and Extrication - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Austin Lesmann
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Jayden Casavant
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Karter LesmannFire Chief in Burlington, ND for 10 years. FF1 & FF2 Certified. Courage to Be Safe Instructor, Extrication, Big Rig, Haz-Mat Ops and State Certification Tester.
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Ty Uthe
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Hose Movement and Nozzle Flow - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Suburban Tactical, Inc
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Small Engines ADVANCED Troubleshooting and Repair - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Greg Kock - Diesel Technology InstructorEducation and Credentials A.A.S. in Diesel Technology at Lake Area Technical College Diploma in Small Business at Allied University A.A.S. in General Studies at Mitchell Technical College B.A. in Technical Leadership/Management at University of South Dakota Bio: Greg Kock earned a diploma in Diesel Technology & Management from Lake Area Tech and an AAS degree in Technical Studies from Mitchell Technical College. He is ASE Master Certified in Medium/Heavy Truck, holds ESCO A/C Certification Section 608, MACS A/C Certification Section 608, and is also OSHA certified. Kock has more than 20 years of experience in the diesel technology industry including experience as a heavy equipment mechanic, business owner, and instructor.
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General Aviation Response - Sat.
Saturday Full Day Classes - 8hrs.
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Charlie Kludt - South Dakota Air National Guard Crash Fire Rescue
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Greg Klein - Aviation Dept Supervisor
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Pump Operations - Sat. AM
Saturday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Christopher Noeldner - Firefighter/ParamedicChris Noeldner has been a career firefighter paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue since 2001. Chris has been teaching pump operations in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota for the last 10 years with the mobile training simulator built by FD International. He started his firefighting career as a volunteer and has worked with many career and volunteer departments to design training for their response.
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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know About Gas Leaks - Sat. AM
Saturday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Jerry KnappJerry Knapp is a 39-year veteran firefighter/EMT with the West Haverstraw (NY) Fire Department and a training officer at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, New York. He is a member of the technical panel for the Underwriters Laboratories research on interior and exterior fire attack at residential fires. He is the chief of the Rockland County (NY) Hazmat Team and a former nationally certified paramedic. He has a degree in fire protection and is an adjunct professor of fire technology. He authored the Fire Attack chapter in Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II and has had numerous articles published in Fire Engineering.
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Leadership Lessons from the Past, Impact on the Future - Sat. AM
Saturday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Alan Joos - Training Division ChiefAlan E. Joos, Training Division Chief for the State Fire Marshal’s office – Nebraska Chief Joos began his fire service career in 1985, having worked both as a career and part/on-call firefighter/training officer/EMT for three different agencies in Utah and Louisiana. In addition to working in the fire service Chief Joos has been involved in state training and certification programs for the Utah Fire Academy (1995-2007), the Fire & Emergency Training Institute at LSU (2007-2014) and most recently in his current position in Nebraska (2014 - present). Chief Joos is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) from the National Fire Academy, has received status as Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designee from the Center of Public Safety Excellence was awarded recognition as a “Fellow” with the Institute of Fire Engineers US Branch (FIFireE) and is an Executive Green Belt – Lean/Six Sigma. Chief Joos is a member of the Civil Service Commission for the City of Grand Island, NE and was recently appointed to the Committee on Accreditation (COA) for the Professional Board of Fire Service Qualifications (ProBoard). Chief Joos holds a Master’s of Science from Grand Canyon University in Executive Fire Service Leadership; a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management with a minor in Fire Science from Utah Valley University. Chief Joos is co-author for the Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices published by Jones and Bartlett. He has also assisted with several course development projects for publishers and several universities. Chief Joos is married to his sweetheart Carla Joos and is proud grandpa of Chloe and Gavin Joos, in addition to being a Papa, Chief Joos has three sons Nathan (Shauntelle), Jordan (deceased) and Dallan.
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Volunteer Fire Chief - Challenges/Responsibilities/Rewards - Sat. AM
Saturday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Russ Hendrix - Lifetime Member - Retired ChiefRuss has 32 years in the fire service, he has been Past Chief of the Pierre Fire Department and the Pierre Rural Fire Department. He is qualified as an All Hazards Type 3 Incident Commander, All Hazards Type 3 Operations Section Chief and All Hazards Type 3 Logistics Section Chief. He is a member of the SD Instructors Society and a Lifetime Member SD Firefighters Association and a ICS 100/200/300/400 Instructor. He was the State Director for Fire/EMSPak for South Dakota and North Dakota.
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Leadership So Everyone Goes Home - Sat. AM
Saturday AM Classes - 4hrs.
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Rob FranklinRob Franklin is a servant leader and has served as a chief officer since 2010 in roles for training officer, shift commander, and fire chief. He has served as a Life Safety Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Everyone Goes Home Program (EGH) since 2005, where he is one of the primary trainers, delivering programs to develop instructors for Courage To Be Safe (CTBS) & Leadership, Accountability, Culture, and Knowledge (LACK) & Leadership So Everyone Goes Home (LEGH) courses. Chief Franklin has facilitated numerous programs and presentations across the country, including the Second Life Safety Summit in Tampa in 2014. His career focus is firefighter health and safety, leadership, and professional development for his sister and brother firefighters across this nation so we can all leave the fire service better than we found it.
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Pump Operations - Sat. PM
Saturday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Christopher Noeldner - Firefighter/ParamedicChris Noeldner has been a career firefighter paramedic with Watertown Fire Rescue since 2001. Chris has been teaching pump operations in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota for the last 10 years with the mobile training simulator built by FD International. He started his firefighting career as a volunteer and has worked with many career and volunteer departments to design training for their response.
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Leadership Lessons from the Past, Impact on the Future - Sat. PM
Saturday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Alan Joos - Training Division ChiefAlan E. Joos, Training Division Chief for the State Fire Marshal’s office – Nebraska Chief Joos began his fire service career in 1985, having worked both as a career and part/on-call firefighter/training officer/EMT for three different agencies in Utah and Louisiana. In addition to working in the fire service Chief Joos has been involved in state training and certification programs for the Utah Fire Academy (1995-2007), the Fire & Emergency Training Institute at LSU (2007-2014) and most recently in his current position in Nebraska (2014 - present). Chief Joos is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) from the National Fire Academy, has received status as Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designee from the Center of Public Safety Excellence was awarded recognition as a “Fellow” with the Institute of Fire Engineers US Branch (FIFireE) and is an Executive Green Belt – Lean/Six Sigma. Chief Joos is a member of the Civil Service Commission for the City of Grand Island, NE and was recently appointed to the Committee on Accreditation (COA) for the Professional Board of Fire Service Qualifications (ProBoard). Chief Joos holds a Master’s of Science from Grand Canyon University in Executive Fire Service Leadership; a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management with a minor in Fire Science from Utah Valley University. Chief Joos is co-author for the Fire Service Instructor Principles and Practices published by Jones and Bartlett. He has also assisted with several course development projects for publishers and several universities. Chief Joos is married to his sweetheart Carla Joos and is proud grandpa of Chloe and Gavin Joos, in addition to being a Papa, Chief Joos has three sons Nathan (Shauntelle), Jordan (deceased) and Dallan.
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SDFA Updates & Happenings - Sat. PM
Saturday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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South Dakota Firefighters AssociationDiscussion will be facilitated by SDFA Board Member(s)
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Volunteer Fire Chief - Challenges/Responsibilities/Rewards - Sat. PM
Saturday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Russ Hendrix - Lifetime Member - Retired ChiefRuss has 32 years in the fire service, he has been Past Chief of the Pierre Fire Department and the Pierre Rural Fire Department. He is qualified as an All Hazards Type 3 Incident Commander, All Hazards Type 3 Operations Section Chief and All Hazards Type 3 Logistics Section Chief. He is a member of the SD Instructors Society and a Lifetime Member SD Firefighters Association and a ICS 100/200/300/400 Instructor. He was the State Director for Fire/EMSPak for South Dakota and North Dakota.
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Leadership So Everyone Goes Home - Sat. PM
Saturday PM Classes - 4hrs.
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Rob FranklinRob Franklin is a servant leader and has served as a chief officer since 2010 in roles for training officer, shift commander, and fire chief. He has served as a Life Safety Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Everyone Goes Home Program (EGH) since 2005, where he is one of the primary trainers, delivering programs to develop instructors for Courage To Be Safe (CTBS) & Leadership, Accountability, Culture, and Knowledge (LACK) & Leadership So Everyone Goes Home (LEGH) courses. Chief Franklin has facilitated numerous programs and presentations across the country, including the Second Life Safety Summit in Tampa in 2014. His career focus is firefighter health and safety, leadership, and professional development for his sister and brother firefighters across this nation so we can all leave the fire service better than we found it.