Phillip Jose's "Reading Smoke"

1901 Meadowview Parkway,Kingsport TN 37660

16 June, 2022

Description

The Art of Reading Smoke: Through dynamic teaching and the use of fire ground video, attendees will learn the skill of reading smoke. As host of the 2022 Southwest Virginia Firefighter's Association Conference, the Blacksburg Fire Department is pleased to welcome Deputy Chief Phil Jose of Seattle Washington as a guest instructor at our conference. Phil Jose is a Deputy Chief of Operations and Shift Commander in Seattle Fire Department with over 30 years’ experience. He has been teaching at major national conferences, including FDIC, since 2004. Phil is the co-author of “Air Management for the Fire Service” (Pennwell 2008) as well as other book and video products. Phil is also the recipient of the FDIC Tom Brennan Training Achievement Award. This is a great opportunity to attend two of his classes in the same location. (Phil Jose is also teaching "Tactical Decision Making" - Friday June 17, 2022) Tactical Decision-Making: This is 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.