JUNE 26-29, 2019 | REDMOND, OREGON
DESCHUTES COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS EXPO CENTER
Featuring Keynote Speaker Capt. Mike Gagliano, Seattle FD (Ret.)
The Three Symbols of Our Calling: The Badge, The Patch, Your Name
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original Keynote Speaker, Rick Lasky, is not able to attend.
Capt. Mike Gagliano has graciously agreed to speak in his absence.
Co-hosted by Crooked River Ranch RFPD, Cloverdale RFPD, and Alfalfa RFPD
Conference Liaison: Assistant Chief Sean Hartley, Crooked River Ranch RFPD
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Registration for the annual conference is open!
Click each link below for printable or fillable registration forms:
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COMPLETE 2019 OVFA CONFERENCE BROCHURE:
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CONFERENCE FORMS
2019 Conference Scholarship Application
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form
2019 Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form
LODGING
Comfort Suites Redmond Airport
Request the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association reduced rate of $158
plus taxes, fees, and assessments*.
Reservations: 541-504-8900.
Best Western
Request the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association reduced rate of $158 plus taxes, fees, and assessments*. Reservations can be made online or by calling the phone number below.
Reservations: 541-548-8080.
Expo RV Park
Click here for reservation details including rates and park rules.
Reservations: 541-548-2711. After hours and weekends: 541-585-1569.
Space is limited – reserve your space early.
Super 8
Inquire about a reduced rate for the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association Conference*.
Reservations: 541-548-8881.
* Based on availability. Subject to change.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Pre-Conference: WEDNESDAY
Rescue Track
Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technician ADVANCED (32 hrs) | Instructor: Travis Reid
Prerequisite: Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT-1) and Technical Rope Rescue Technician Level (TRR-TL).
Course includes night operations; therefore, if Saturday's class time is not needed (hours are fulfilled), attendees are invited to attend Five Alarm Leadership by Rick Lasky.
This water rescue course is the third class needed for personnel wanting to meet the requirements of the NFPA 1670 Standard and the NFPA 1006 Standard at the Technician Level for water. This course takes the student who has completed Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT-1) and Technical Rope Rescue Technician level (TRR-TL) beyond the emphasis of self-rescue and further concentrates on rescue in hard to get to areas and more difficult swiftwater situations. This is done by integrating the SRT-1 techniques into more difficult technical swiftwater rescue situations.
The Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced curriculum is specifically designed for fire fighters, rescue teams and professional rescuers who need the best swiftwater training available! The course also includes a night search and rescue operation in a river environment. It is a very active and fun course for students who are up for the challenge.
Students are introduced to the role and utilization of various skills in river and flood rescue, including:
• Simple to complex rope systems & mechanical advantage.
• Management of litter & patient raising systems.
• Highline & high angle rope rescue systems.
• Advanced river search concepts.
• Performing rescues at night or in low visibility.
• Basic flood disaster management.
Rope Rescue (32 hrs) | Instructors: Rick Krause and Jeff Scheetz
This course will train firefighters and emergency responders in the use of rope, rescue equipment, and mechanical advantage systems for high-angle rescue environments. This course is applicable for rescuers seeking to initially acquire these skills, or to refresh and expand upon existing skills.
Featured Event
CONFERENCE WELCOME BBQ DINNER
All conference attendees and their families are invited to join OVFA for a BBQ dinner and live music in the center courtyard. This event is sponsored by Crooked River Ranch Fire and Rescue, Alfalfa Fire District, and Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District.
Conference: THURSDAY
FF II Track
Pre-Incident Survey (2.5 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
Foam Fire Streams (4.5 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
A/O Track
Mobile Water Supply (24 hrs) | Instructors: Jim Oeder & Bill Johnson
This course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge required for certification to mobile supply operator as described in NFPA1002.
After completing this course students will be able to operate a mobile supply apparatus during emergency situations. The student will have the opportunity to practice apparatus positioning, drafting, and water shuttle operations.
Upon successful completion of the task book, the student will be eligible for DPSST certification.
This course is intended for students who have completed FFI and the pumper operator course.
Fireground Leader/Fire Officer I Track
Fire Behavior (16 hrs) | Instructor: Chief Harry Ward, Crooked River Ranch
The goal of this course is to increase firefighter safety by providing a framework for educating and training firefighters about the current body of fire dynamics research. This course will also demonstrate how that knowledge can be directly translated into strategic fireground decision making and into highly applicable, useable, real life fireground tasks.
Rescue Track
Vehicle Rescue Technician (16 hours) | Instructor: Chris Mills
Prerequisite: Experience and training with extrication. This is an intermediate level class.
This course is designed to meet the requirements of the NFPA 1670 Technician Level Course for Vehicle Extrication. It is geared towards intermediate and more experienced rescue workers, as it includes reviews of new vehicle technology; including anatomy, airbags, pre-tensioners, and hybrid vehicles. Students will participate in 4 hours of classroom lecture/discussion and 12 hours of hands-on training, utilizing the lessons learned inside. Students will learn techniques designed to take advantage of and conquer today’s vehicles. The class will cover several key components and concepts of vehicle extrication including winch operations, semi-truck extrications (including: stabilizing, lifting, moving, rolling, and cutting), and bus-related incidents/rescue ops. The class will include patient care (looking at injuries: how they happen, how we treat, and how to extricate without causing additional injuries). This class is certified through DPSST (Course # 18F068).
Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technician Advanced, continued (32 hrs) | Travis Reid
Rope Rescue, continued (32 hrs) | Instructors: Rick Krause and Jeff Scheetz
Potpourri Track
Wildland Operations (8 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
This course is an introduction to type 5 & 6 wildland apparatus. Students will have the opportunity to practice pumping, driving, and using the equipment on the apparatus.
Featured Event
Vendor and Sponsor Reception
Attendees are invited to bid on silent auction items, learn more about products and services vendors offer, and thank sponsors while noshing on light hors d'oeuvres and enjoying an interactive evening with colleagues and friends.
FRIDAY
FF II Track
Fire Prevention/Pub Ed (3 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
Fire Detection, Alarm, & Detection Systems (3 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
A/O Track
Mobile Water Supply, continued (24 hrs) | Instructors: Jim Oeder & Bill Johnson
Fireground Leader/Fire Officer I Track
Fire Behavior, continued (16 hrs) | Instructor: Chief Harry Ward
Rescue Track
Vehicle Rescue Technician, continued (16 hours) | Instructor: Chris Mills
Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technician Advanced, continued (32 hrs) | Instructor: Travis Reid
Rope Rescue, continued (32 hrs) | Instructors: Rick Krause and Jeff Scheetz
Potpourri Track
Psychological Trauma in EMS Patients (8 hrs) | Instructor: MedProEd Scott Cooper
Course pre-test required. Max 24 students. 8-hour classroom course for EMS practitioners at all levels and other prehospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card recognizing them as PTEP providers for 4 years, and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.
PTEP gives EMS practitioners the resources they need to help alleviate patients’ hidden wounds – intense fear, stress and pain – during a medical emergency. PTEP educates EMS practitioners about the biological underpinnings of psychological trauma, the short and long-term impact on the brain and body, and warning signs that a patient is experiencing extreme psychological distress. Through scenario-based interactive sessions, EMS practitioners are also taught strategies and techniques to alleviate patients’ distress and help patients cope with what they’re experiencing to ward off lingering effects.
Topics covered include:
- The invisible wounds of psychological trauma.
- Reducing psychological traumatic stress.
- Understanding the physiological stress response.
- Applying the eSCAPe principle to patient care.
- Patient simulations.
- Recognizing psychological trauma within EMS.
Featured Event: Banquet with Keynote Presentation by Capt. Mike Gagliano, Seattle FD (Ret.)!
The Three Symbols of Our Calling: The Badge, The Patch, Your Name
SATURDAY
FF II Track
Construction Materials & Building Collapse (2.5) | Instructor DPSST Staff
Hydrant Flow & Operability (1.5 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
Hose Tools & Appliances (2.5 hrs) | Instructor DPSST Staff
A/O Track
Mobile Water Supply, continued (24 hrs) | Instructors: Jim Oeder & Bill Johnson
Fireground Leader/Fire Officer I Track
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. We will have Rick Lasky present his Five Alarm Leadership at the 2020 Conference.
Five Alarm Leadership is a dynamic program that is designed to energize and motivate the people in your department to perform and excel in everything they do. This program outlines many of the common situations that fire departments and fire companies find themselves in and presents suggestions and solutions to those situations. Chief Lasky, a 38-plus year veteran of the fire service has experienced many of the challenges and hurdles that your fire department is facing. He has learned through his experience as a company grade officer, command-level officer, and executive officer, how to treat people, how to motivate them, mentor, to coach and counsel them, and in some cases discipline them, so that they want to come back and contribute even more to this great profession. Issues such as integrity, inspiration, interest, innovation, insight and initiative are all discussed and applied to life in the firehouse and on the fireground. Join Chief Lasky as he guides you through your most difficult but vital role as a leader in the fire service.
Rescue Track
Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technician Advanced, continued (32 hrs) | Instructor: Travis Reid
Rope Rescue, continued (32 hrs) | Instructors: Rick Krause and Jeff Scheetz
Potpourri Track
Geriatric Education for EMS – Core Provider Course (8 hrs) | Instructor: MedProEd Scott Cooper
Course pre-test required. Max 24 students. 8-hour classroom course for EMTs, paramedics, emergency responders, nurses, physician assistants and physicians. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card recognizing them as GEMS core providers for 4 years, and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.
GEMS provides EMS practitioners at all levels with the skills and knowledge to address the unique medical, social, environmental and communications challenges of older adults. Developed by NAEMT in partnership with the American Geriatrics Society, GEMS empowers EMS practitioners to help improve medical outcomes and quality of life for older patients. GEMS features case-based lectures, live action video, hands-on skill stations, simulation and small group scenarios to fully engage students in the learning experience. Topics covered include:
- Changes with age.
- Assessment of older adults.
- Pharmacology and medication toxicity.
- Psycho-social emergencies.
- Elder abuse.
- End-of-life care issues.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies.
- Trauma.
- Neurological emergencies and altered mental status.
- Mobile integrated healthcare.
- Special considerations for older adults in disaster response.
- Skin and wound care.
- Medical devices frequently used by older adults.
INSTRUCTORS
Keynote Speaker: Captain Mike Gagliano, Seattle FD, Retired
Mike Gagliano has over thirty years of fire/crash/rescue experience with the Seattle Fire department and the US Air Force. Captain Gagliano is co-author of Air Management for the Fire Service and many other books.
Mike teaches across the country on Air Management, Fireground Tactics, Leadership and Officer Development. In addition, Capt. Gagliano co-hosts the popular Fire Engineering webcast "The Mikey G. & Mikey D. Show" and partners with his wife Anne (Firelife.com) to teach on strategies for developing and maintaining a strong marriage/family. They have co-authored the best-selling book Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage.
Scott Cooper | MedProEd
Scott Cooper is a paramedic, firefighter/engineer, NFPA Fire Instructor II and a National EMS Education Association EMS Instructor. He grew up in Portland and now resides in Stayton, Oregon, where he volunteers with Stayton Fire District, and works part time with the Turner Fire District on the ambulance. During his career he has worked in many sectors of EMS; private, hospital and fire-based ambulance services. Scott has taught all EMS levels since 1986 for Chemeketa, Portland and Clackamas Community Colleges, as well as the OHSU/OIT paramedic program. Scott holds instructor certifications for Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Advanced Medical Life Support, Geriatrics for EMS, Emergency Pediatric Care, EMS Safety, Emergency Vehicle Operator Safety, and Psychological Trauma for EMS Patients. Currently, he teaches online medical terminology classes at PCC, EMS classes at Clackamas CC, and regularly teaches BLS/ACLS, PALS and other CE courses at several institutions. He often speaks and teaches at conferences & workshops. He is a member of the advisory committee for the Respiratory Therapy program at Concorde Career College. Scott also performs the duty of an expert witness for legal proceedings. When he isn’t teaching or spending time with his daughter, he is often drumming with various bands in the Portland/Salem area.
Bill Johnson, Fire Chief/EMT | Depoe Bay Fire District
Chief Bill Johnson, who has served 34+ years in the fire service, has been an instructor for over 20 years teaching many fire service classes in both Oregon and Idaho and also at South Western Oregon Community College for several years. Chief Johnson started his career as a volunteer with the Clatskanie Rural Fire District before becoming a career firefighter with Coos Bay Fire. He was the Deputy Chief of Operations and Training for the Meridian Idaho Fire Department for over 10 years before becoming the Assistant Chief at Depoe Bay. He has an associate degree in Fire Science from Chemeketa Community College.
Rick Krause | Jefferson County Fire District #1
Rick Krause started his first rescue training in 1973 with Cascade East Rescue. In 1976 he joined Jefferson County SAR and was elected president for two years, attending seminars on winter survival, man tracking and mountain medicine. He has participated in many types of rescues over the years. From 1997 to 2007 Rick was leader of the Jefferson County 4-H Cliff Rescue Team, teaching classes in Map & Compass, GPS, Incident Command Systems, Basic Survival, Cliff Rescue, and basic rock & mountaineering climbing.
In 2004 Rick joined Jefferson County Fire District #1 in Madras, Oregon and became NFPA Rope Rescue Technician certified the same year. In 2009 he became a State of Oregon Certified NFPA Rope Rescue Technician Instructor. Besides teaching rescue classes, Rick is currently a BSA venture crew leader and works with at-risk kids in a drug and alcohol program. He also teaches rock climbing as an assistant instructor at Mt. Hood Community College and is a Professional Climbing Guides Institute Tope Rope Guide Course instructor.
Chris Mills, Instructor | Fire Rescue Equipment NW, LLC
Chris Mills, AA, EMTB, has been involved in the fire service for over 24 years. He started as a volunteer firefighter and currently is employed as a line lieutenant on a truck company for a metro area fire department. Chris has a background in heavy equipment, spent time as a heavy rigger/crane operator, and as a mechanic. He spent 17 years on the department’s Technical Rescue Team and was a task force leader for OR-TF1. He is certified as an NFPA FF 2, NFPA Fire Officer 1, and NFPA Instructor 1. Chris has been teaching extrication for 14 years and has helped rewrite the techniques used throughout the state. He has also been involved with Holmatro for the last five years as a dealer service technician and instructor. Through Holmatro he has access to information from the National Auto Body Counsel, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and Audi Proving Grounds in Phoenix, AZ. From these sources comes a wealth of information about new car anatomy & physiology and how to safely & successfully extricate patients.
Chief Jim Oeder | Nestucca RFPD
Chief Oeder has been dedicated to serving the fire service since 1981.
Travis Reid | Oregon Rescue LLC
Travis Reid has provided professional rescue instruction including courses on technical rope rescue, swiftwater rescue technician, wilderness and emergency medical training for Oregon Rescue, LLC since 2012.
Jeff Scheetz | Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue
Jeff Scheetz is currently a certified Firefighter and Rope Rescue Technician with Crooked River Ranch Fire and Rescue. He is also a member of Portland Mountain Rescue, with volunteer service exceeding 25 years. After retiring from consulting engineering, he moved to Central Oregon several years ago and enjoys recreating in mountain and canyon environs.
Chief Harry Ward | Crooked River Ranch
Harry Ward started his fire service career in 1988 as a volunteer with the La Plata fire department in La Plata, MO. In 1992 he moved on to work for the Kirksville, MO Fire Department. In 2004 he left the fire department to take a training position which lead him to becoming the Director of Fire and Rescue Technology at the Rolla Technical Center. In 2007 he accepted a position with the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) as a Regional Fire Training Coordinator. During his time with DPSST he was able to update and develop new programs that have been taught all over the state of Oregon. In October of 2016 Harry became the Fire Chief of Crooked River Ranch Fire and Rescue in Central Oregon. He currently is the Region X Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Everyone Goes Home Program and has served in that position since 2018.
REQUESTS FOR REFUNDS
Requests for refunds for conference fees must be received in writing no later than 30 days prior to the event. Any requests received after 30 days prior to the event “may” be offered a credit of equal monetary value toward another conference, good for two years. Any request not made in writing within 15 days of the start of the event will be forfeited. All refunds or credits will be made to responsible party that paid the invoice. If the invoice was billed to the agency, the credit will be transferable to another member of that agency. Special hardships will be taken into consideration. (Verification may be requested.) All decisions made at the discretion of the Board of Directors.