VERMONT FIRE ACADEMY SPONSORED SEMINAR

Friday, December 13, 2024 at Killington Grand Resort Hotel

Registration & Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:30 am
Presentation: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

 Effective size-up and building reads as fire companies and personnel arrive on-scene at an evolving fire scene is mission-critical for the safe and effective management and mitigation of an incident. The most common building and occupancy types can be identified as residential occupancy, the traditional type III brick and joist buildings found along “Main Street”, and the small-footprint commercial buildings found in nearly any community setting from the countryside to the suburban and urban interface.  

This program incorporates the Buildingsonfire FACTS model for first-arriving construction, tactics and safety, integrating best practices on fire dynamics, tactical windows of operations, and the predictable manner in which these buildings and occupancies will perform under fireground conditions. Included is a look at tactical risks and key considerations for the first-due company, Company Officer, and Incident Commander; specifically highlighting hazards that affect and influence operational risk management, command and tactical safety, and how to choose tactical protocols based upon occupancy risks. It will help you read the building and teach adaptive management principles, with a methodology and process to increase operational effectiveness and ensure critical building factors are identified, assessed, and monitored throughout the incident.  

The program will address both old legacy-era residentials common to the traditional farmhouse, village Victorian, the four-square, the light-wood frame engineered modern house, mini- and mega-mansions, the Main Street brick and joist, adaptive re-utilized taxpayer buildings, and the newest hybrid small footprint commercial occupancy. This program is applicable to all experience levels and organizational ranks.

Presenter: Chief Christopher Naum

Chief Naum is a 49-year fire service veteran and a highly regarded international instructor, author, lecturer, and fire officer. He is a distinguished authority on building sciences and architectural construction issues affecting fireground operations, command, and tactics. His previous service includes Fire Command, Fire Protection & Safety at a US nuclear power plant, over twenty years in field operations and suppression as a commanding company officer in New York, and academic curricula administration and management at the fire academy and college level. 

Chief Naum was a 27-year contributing editor with Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com. He has been a Contributing Content Editor and contributor to Fire Engineering Magazine, FireEnginering.com, FireFighterNation.com, and Fire-Rescue Magazine, and currently hosts the monthly podcast-webcast program titled “Buildingsonfire: Taking it to the Streets” on FireEngineering.com.

He served on the faculty of the National Fire Academy, IAFC Officer Development Program, Kean University (NJ) New Jersey Division of Fire Safety Training Programs, and Massachusetts Fire Academy’s Dept. of Fire Services Sr. Fire Officer Forum as a frequent visiting lecturer. He is a sought-after national keynote speaker, instructor and presenter and has served as an FDIC General Session Keynote speaker and National Fire Academy Adjunct Instructor.

Registration
Register online no later than November 25, 2024 by CLICKING HERE

Registration Fee and Payment
Payment can be made by check or direct fire department billing.  Vermont attendees: $40.00.  Out-of-state attendees: $80.00.  No refunds will be made for no-shows and no-shows will be invoiced and responsible for payment. Space is limited and registration is first-come, first-served.

Group Rate Lodging
A group rate and block of rooms are available at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel for December 12th through 14th. The block is reserved until November 12th, after that the group rate will apply, subject to room availability. A two-night minimum is required and room rates begin at $212.00.

Resort Reservations: 800-621-6867
Group: 2024 Vermont Fire Academy Conference