Officer Leadership Symposium Kentucky (OLS) 2023

4042 Turkeyfoot Rd,Erlanger KY 41018

02 November, 2023

Description

Thursday, November 2nd Chief Phil Jose (Ret.) has over thirty years of fire department experience. He is a retired Deputy Chief with the Seattle Fire Department. He is nationally known instructor of Reading Smoke, Air Management, and Tactical Decision Making. He is the author and Co-author of several books including “Instructor 1 for Fire and Emergency Services” and “Air Management for the Fire Service”. Chief Jose will be presenting: “The Art of Reading Smoke” Through dynamic teaching and the use of fire-ground video, attendees will learn the skill of reading smoke. You will learn about the attributes of smoke including volume, velocity, density and color. Explore how those attributes will indicate fire size, fire location and predict fire behavior. Improve your strategic and tactical decision-making through Reading Smoke. The course was originally developed by Chief Dave Dodson who selected Phil as an adjunct instructor for the Reading Smoke curriculum after teaching with Phil at FDIC. “Tactical Decision Making” This is a highly-interactive and informative course where students learn to achieve rapid, accurate solutions to fire-ground problems. Using fire-ground video, Recognition-Primed strategies and a question based approach, Phil’s interactive style engages students in the decision-making process, where they will learn to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their tactical plans. (*Recently approved by the state of Oregon for Continuing Education) Friday, November 3rd Battalion Chief John Salka (ret.) a 40-plus year veteran of the fire service, served with the FDNY for over 33 years, the last 15 years a battalion chief in the 18th Battalion in the Bronx. He is a NYS certified instructor and also lectures nationally. He is a seminar presenter and has presented at Firehouse Expo in Nashville, FDIC International in Indianapolis, the NY State Association of Fire Chiefs show and many other venues. Chief Salka writes the monthly back page column "The Fire Scene" in Firehouse Magazine, has also written for Fire Engineering Magazine, Size-Up and the FDNY training magazine WNYF and serves on the Firehouse Expo advisory board. He served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Safety and Survival program at FDIC for over ten years and is the co-host for the podcast “The Command Post” heard on FireEngineering.com as well as the podcast “Old School.” He is the author of the best-selling books “First In-Last Out: Leadership Lessons from the New York Fire Department” and “The Engine Company” published by Fire Engineering Books. He received the 2001 FDIC Training Achievement Award for his Get Out Alive firefighter survival training program and has served as a volunteer firefighter throughout his entire fire service career. Chief Salka was inducted into Firehouse Magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2019 and in 2022 was the recipient of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award. Chief Rick Lasky (ret.) a 40-plus year veteran of the fire service, served as chief of the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department for 12 years, prior to that as Fire Chief in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Rick followed in his father’s footsteps beginning his career as a firefighter in the suburbs on the southwest side of Chicago and while in Illinois received the 1996 International Society of Fire Service Instructors “Innovator of the Year” award for his part in developing the “Saving Our Own” program. He served as the co-lead instructor for the H.O.T. Firefighter Survival program at FDIC for over 10 years, is a long-standing editorial advisory board member for Fire Engineering Magazine and also serves on the FDIC advisory board. Rick is the author of the best-selling books “Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter’s Love of the Job” and “Five Alarm Leadership: From the Firehouse to the Fireground” published by Fire Engineering Books and is the co-host for the podcast “The Command Post” heard on FireEngineering.com as well as the podcast “Old School.” Rick has served as both a career and volunteer firefighter and in 2017 was the recipient of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award. Chief Salka and Chief Lasky will be presenting: “Fire Alarm Leadership: Real Leadership with Real People” Five Alarm Leadership is a dynamic program that is designed to energize and motivate the people in your department to perform and excel in everything they do. This program outlines many of the common situations that fire departments and fire companies find themselves in and presents suggestions and solutions to those situations. Chiefs Salka and Lasky, both 40-plus year veterans of the fire service have experienced many of the challenges and hurdles that your fire department is facing. They have learned through their experience as a company grade officer, command-level officer, and executive officer, how to treat people, how to motivate them, to coach and counsel them, and in some cases discipline them, so that they want to come back and contribute even more to this great profession. Issues such as integrity, inspiration, interest, innovation, insight and initiative are all discussed and applied to life in the firehouse and on the fireground. Join Chiefs John Salka and Rick Lasky as they guide you through your most difficult but vital role as a leader in the fire service. “The Three Degrees of Mayday” This program is a discussion about 3 categories or situations that firefighters can find themselves in that could result in a Mayday operation. Not every Mayday is the same and as a result not every RIT operation will be the same. Rapid Intervention Teams need to prepare for various urgent and dangerous situations of increasing difficulty. A single firefighter that is lost in a house fire may be handled adequately by a 4-person RIT with little other assistance. A 3-person engine company crew that experiences a loss of water or sudden flashover will require a larger and more robust RIT operation along with additional logistical support. The collapse of a burning building that traps 6 firefighters in a 2-story burning pile of debris will require an even more complex response. Join Chiefs Lasky and Salka as they discuss this new perspective on Mayday and RIT operations and learn how you can prepare your firefighters to handle ANY mayday situation with confidence. SPONSORS:Could be You! Email [email protected]