Author: Jamie Winrod

On behalf of the NSFA Board we would like to thank Lee Engine Company- Elko Volunteer Fire Department for hosting, and you all for supporting the 88th Annual Conference this last week. We hope you enjoyed yourself in the Elko community, and were able to learn some skills from our amazing instructors that you can take back to your respective agencies and departments.

A few Conference highlights:

• 159 registrants representing 29 different departments, rescue teams, or state agencies
• 15 vendors representing a wide variety of businesses related to emergency response
• A wide variety of classroom and hands-on training in a variety of categories (Leadership, HAZMAT, EMS, Fire, Rope Rescue, PTSD, and Emotional Intelligence)
• $14,000 raised to support the four funds of the NSFA (Benevolence, Burn Fund, Widows & Orphans, and Scholarship)

If you have a moment, please follow the link below and fill out the Conference Evaluation (this is the same survey as the paper copy that was at the conference)

NSFA Conference Evaluation

Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you next year in Lovelock!

The NSFA has been working with the Nevada State Fire Marshal’s Office to create a competition with the SCBA Maze. More details below!

Here is the 2023 training conference schedule! You still have time to register before late fees kick in. We can’t wait to see you in Elko!

We hope everyone is getting excited for conference!

A reminder that the final day to reserve rooms at a discounted rate is 5/31/2023. A block of rooms and RV spots have been reserved at the Maverick Casino and the Gold Country Inn & Casino. To reserve a room please contact the following:

Maverick Casino– (775) 738-2111 or (775) 753-0586

Gold Country Inn & Casino– (775) 738-8421 or (775) 753-0586

Request rooms under the “NSFA ELKO CONFERENCE 2023”

Options Available:
·         Maverick Executive King
o   June 21, 2022: $116.28 per night
o   June 22-23, 2022: $128.82 per night
·         Maverick Premium Kings & Premium Two Queens
o   June 21, 2022: $104.88, per night
o   June 22-23, 2022: $117.42 per night
·         Maverick Standard Two Queens
o   June 21, 2022: $93.48 per night
o   June 22-23, 2022: $106.02 per night
·         Gold Country Inn & Casino Deluxe Two Queens
o   $107.16 per night
·         Gold Country Inn & Casino Premium King
o   $118.56 per night
·         Gold Country Inn & Casino Single Queen
o   $90.06, per night
·         Gold Country Inn & Casino RV
o   $34.20 per night

Stress, First Aid & How To Effectively Regulate Your Nervous System

The last few years have been filled with many stressors. This class will help you to identify stress reactions in yourself and others. It will offer a flexible evidence-based framework where you will identify your own strengths when it comes to managing stress, so that you can develop an effective stress management plan that is tailored to your unique needs. In addition, by participating you will learn ways to efficiently regulate your nervous system and practical tools will be shared that can be used for yourself and with your peers during times of stress.

Using the P.A.C.E Model (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency)

A Strategic Assessment builds on our Situational Awareness and helps build and maintain the team’s Common Operating Picture (COP) when shared throughout the incident, including the crucial transition periods involving mobilization, operational planning, in briefing / shadow periods, transitions, and transfer of command.

Once a new strategy is selected is must be communicated by the Command, IMT responders, cooperators, and the public. Courses of action, briefings, and products must be adjusted to align with the updated strategy. A variety of options exist for displaying and briefing the strategic plan. The following are examples.

This class will increase your awareness, planning, strategic thinking and thinking beyond the initial actions.

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This class is being taught by Chief Matt Petersen of the Elko County Fire Dept. Chief Petersen has a long and diverse Fire Management in all risk and wildland experience background including Elko County Fire Protection District, Elko County Emergency Management, US Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife, Nevada Division of Forestry as well local government and volunteer organizations. Chief Petersen has successfully implemented a positive working relationship with other Federal, State, County, Local and private cooperators. Chief Petersen has worked on Engine (wildland/ all-risk), Handcrews, Helitack and Prevention modules. He was a type 3 Incident Commander for one of the Nevada Type 3 incident management teams, Team 4. He has worked on a California Type 2 IMT as a qualified Division Group Supervisor and as an Operations Section Chief Type 2, and for 4 years he served as a Division Group Supervisor on a California Type 1 IMT.

As automobiles are ever changing, extrication techniques and technology must evolve with them. This 8-hour course aims to inform participants on the most up-to-date extrication methods on all types of vehicles. The first 4-hours will be spent in a class discussing best extrication practices on vehicles from “Prius’s to Peterbilt’s”. Followed by a 4-hour H.O.T (hands on training) class. The class will also feature a section on electric vehicle extraction and fire suppression. This training will require full PPE minus a SCBA and will be limited to 18 participants.

Tyler Huff will be teaching the course. Tyler Huff has been in the fire service for 7 years; the last four being with The City of Elko Fire Department. The fire service is his passion and he firmly believes that being a firefighter is the best job in the world. Tyler began his fire service career by obtaining an associates of applied science at TMCC and a AEMT license. When not running calls you can find him with his bird dog, doing snow sports, or at the golf course.

Command, Leadership, and Introduction to Chaos

The course is designed to expand the knowledge of theory and framework for the concepts associated with Leadership in the Fire Service. Participants will review shortfalls that the traditional ICS model tries to employ on every incident and introduce alternatives concepts. There will be an introduction to the “Calm the Chaos” course and review basic concepts to running a division on a structure fire.

The course will be taught by Elko Fire Department’s Chief Johnston. Johnston has 23 years of experience in the Fire Service. He is a credentialed Chief Fire Officer, Chief Training Officer, and Chief EMS Officer with the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Chief Johnston has a Master’s of Science in Emergency Management, Bachelor’s in Fire Administration, Fire Technology, and Psychology and is a Paramedic.

As the conference gets closer, we will begin to highlight some of the instructors and courses that are being offered.

The first of these is called “Railroading 101”. This course will help first responders to understand railroad response, contacting the railroad, understanding shipping documents, rail equipment, general rail safety, and response assets.

This course is being taught by Jake Hammer who currently works for Union Pacific. Jake has over 13 years in both the Fire Service and the Hazmat field. Currently Jake has been the Hazmat Manager over the Rocky Mountain service unit for 7 years. In that time managing some of the largest derailments across the Union Pacific system.

For more information, please visit the annual training conference tab under training on the NSFA website!

Register here!

The Lee Engine Company Volunteers of the Elko Fire Department are excited to welcome you to the 88^thAnnual Conference for the Nevada State Firefighter’s Association (NSFA) on June 21 to June 24, 2023 in Elko, NV.

For more information please visit the annual training conference tab under training on the NSFA website!

We can’t wait to see you there!