FireShowsReno
PO Box 11856
Reno, NV  89510
800-632-7489

2011 FireShowsReno Class Sessions

 

Below is our line-up of class sessions planned during FireShowsReno 2011.  

To register for these classes, please use the FireShowsReno Online Registration Form page.
Sunday, October 23 - Volunteer Program

This is a weekend program designed for Volunteer firefighters to be held on Sunday, October 23, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Atlantis Hotel.  Presenters are Ronny J. Coleman and Kurt Latipow.

Date

Session

Time

Topic

Speaker

Monday

Oct 24

GOT-1

0830 - 1630

Hands-On: Vehicle Extrication

Steve Carpenter and Bill Cross

GOT-2

0830 - 1630

Hands-On: Mastering Your Residential Ventilation Techniques
CANCELED AS OF 10/1

Jeff Clark, Tilden Billiter, Karl Earley

P-1

0830- 1200

Pre-Con: NFPA Electric Vehicle Safety Training Program

Jason Emery

P-2

1330 - 1630

Pre-Con:  NFPA 1584:  Incident Rehabilitation

Bryan Bledsoe

P-3

0830 - 1630

Pre-Con: Firefighting Strategy & Tactics

Paul Stein & John Mittendorf

P-4

1330 - 1530

Pre-Con: NFPA 1901 and 1999 Updates in Ambulances and Fire Apparatus; "The Shape of the Apparatus and Ambulances to Come"

Alan Saulsbury & Gary Hunter

 

 

Tuesday

Oct 25

G-1

0830 -1000

General Session - Hit By the Stupid Truck

Jeff Johnson

 

1000 - 1030

Break with Vendors

N/A

101

1030 - 1130

Mastering the Promotional Exam Process

Paul Stein/John Mittendorf

102

1030 - 12:00

Becoming an Officer of Influence

Darryl Cleveland/
John Roberts

103

1030 - 1130

Achieving Success in Resuscitation! Optimizing Your Attempts at Resuscitation

John Politis

104

1030 - 1130

Fire Department Response to Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Incidents

Jim Antti

105

1030 - 1130

Nozzle 101

Josh Calista

 

1130 - 1330

Lunch with Vendors

N/A

201

1330 - 1430

Community Assistance Response Team (CARES) Program - Creative Solutions to Complex and Ever Growing Challenges

Brian Schaeffer

202

1330 - 1430

 Truck Companies 2011

John Mittendorf

203

1330 - 1430

Are You Bagging the Life Out of Your Patients?

John Politis

204

1330 - 1430

Technical Rescue Incident Management

Jim Bolton

205

1330 - 1430

NFPA 1851 - Risk Assessment on PPE, Selection, Care and Maintenance

Mike McKenna

 

1430 - 1500

Break with Vendors

N/A

G-2

1500 - 1600

General Session - Watching Your Mirrors....The Future Isn't There!!

Jeff Johnson

 

1600 - 1700

Exhibit Hall

N/A

 

 

Wednesday

Oct 26

G-3

0830 - 0930

General Session - Sofa Super Store - Rising from the Ashes of Tragedy (Part 1)

Tim Sendelbach

 

0930 - 1000

Break with Vendors

N/A

301

1000 - 1100

Effective Lobbying for the Fire Service

Robert DiPoli

302

1000 - 1100

Introduction to the Leadership Excellence Challenge

Frank Frievalt

303

1000 - 1100

First on Scene!  Scene Size-Up and Arrival Reports

Jon Politis

304

1000 - 1100

Historical Fires.  Why Fire Officers Need a History Lesson    

David Fogerson

305

1000 - 1100

Getting The Apparatus and Equipment You Want For Your Department With The Least Amount Of Problems

Greg Stone

    G-3

  

1100 -1200

  

General Session - Sofa Super Store - Rising from the Ashes of Tragedy (Part 2)

  

Tim Sendelbach

 

1200 - 1330

Lunch with Vendors

N/A

401

1330 - 1500

Leadership Under Fire

Robert DiPoli

402

1330 - 1500

Easy Company Leadership

Frank Frievalt

403

1330 - 1500

Busted....Managing Fractures and Dislocations Confidently

Jon Politis

404

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405

1330 - 1500 ___

1330 - 1500

Mutual Aid 301:  So You Want To Get Paid ____________________________________________

Social Networking Gone Wrong:  A Fire Department Dilemma

Bill Bullock

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Paul LeSage

Program is subject to change without notice.
Classes Offering
CEU Credits


H01          
Radiological Accident Response Simplified
Tom Clawson, TEPP Contractor, US Dept. of Energy; Marsha Keister, Idaho National Laboratory, John Lund, Idaho Falls Fire Department
Monday, October 24
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

5.5 hours of CEU credit from CECBEMS

Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate from the Department of Energy’s Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program, including 5.5 hours of continuing education hours (CEH) from the Continuing Education Coordination Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).


103
Pump and Blow... Achieving Success in Cardiac Resuscitation!
Jonathan Politis, EMS Chief (Ret), Consultant and EMS Educator,
Latham, NY
Tuesday, October 25
10:30 am - 11:30 am
1 hour CEU credit from the Nevada State EMS Office

203
Are You Bagging the Life Out of Your Patients? - Controlling Ventilations Effectively
Jonathan Politis, EMS Chief (Ret), Consultant and EMS Educator,
Latham, NY
Tuesday, October 25
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
1 hour CEU credit from the Nevada State EMS Office

303
First on the Scene! Scene Size-up and Arrival Reports!
Jonathan Politis, EMS Chief (Ret), Consultant and EMS Educator,
Latham, NY
Wednesday, October 26
10:00 am - 11:00 am
1 hour CEU credit from the Nevada State EMS Office

403
Busted...Managing Fractures and Dislocations Confidently!
Jonathan Politis, EMS Chief (Ret), Consultant and EMS
Educator, Latham, NY
Wednesday, October 26
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
1 hour CEU credit from the Nevada State EMS Office

P-1
NFPA Electric Vehicle Safety Training Program
Jason Emery, Lieutenant, Waterbury Fire Dept., CT
Monday, October 24
8:30 am - 12 Noon
1 hour CEU credit from the Nevada State EMS Office

P-2
NFPA 1584: Incident Rehabilitation
Dr. Bryan Bledsoe, Emer Physician, Midlothian, TX
Monday, October 24
1:30-4:30 pm
1 hour CEU credit from the Nevada State EMS Office