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2023 Conference Course Highlight- P.A.C.E

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.

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2023 Conference Course Highlight- Extrication

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.

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Conference Course Highlight

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.

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“Railroading 101”-An Introduction to Railway Emergencies

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!

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