14^th ANNUAL PROVIDENCE FIREFIGHTER

SAFETY AND SURVIVAL CONFERENCE

~Sponsored by the Providence Fire Department, Providence

Firefighters Local 799 and Providence College~

 MAY 21^st 22^nd & 23^rd 2008

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE CAMPUS—PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday  May 21, 2008   ~   Conference

7:30                    Registration:    (Coffee and Pastries)

8:00                    Opening Remarks

8:15-10:00         Keynote Address

10:00-10:30       Break– Fire Service / EMS Vendor Exhibits

10:30-Noon        Morning Breakout Sessions   (Please Choose One)

Cocoanut Grove Fire: What Really Happened - Casey C. Grant, P.E., National Fire Protection Association

Comprehensive Air Management - Lieutenant Kevin Jutras, Providence FD

The Fire Goes as the Fire Lines Goes - Robert T. LaGrow, FDNY and Mike Healy, NY Fire Academy

Noon-1:30        Lunch—Fire Service / EMS Vendors

1:30-3:00          Afternoon Keynote Address

3:00-3:30          Break— Fire Service / EMS Vendor Exhibits

3:30-5:00          Afternoon Breakout Sessions ( Please Choose One )

Engine Company Chauffeur - Robert T. LaGrow, FDNY and Mike Healy, NY Fire Academy

Common Themes Among Firefighter Fatalities - Chief Gordon Routley       

Tower Ladder Operations - Chief Daniel Crowley &  Lt. Robert Brown    

May 22^nd & 23^rd  2008   ~   Workshops        

Providence Firefighter Safety and Survival Hands-on Workshops

Advanced Vehicle Extrication: Heavy Truck and Bus - Ron Shaw

Engine Company Operations - Chief  James Mirza & Chief Thomas Warren

Handling Elevator Emergencies - Michael A. Dragonetti and Andy Werkhoven

Flashover Recognition - Dennis Macedo

Metal Cutting - Lt. Tom Kenney

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