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Conference Schedule
* Schedule Subject To Change Without Notice*

LIVE At MARRIOTT BWI

7:00 AM             Registration Opens

Breakfast Opens
Breakfast Sponsored By:
Daily Refreshments Sponsored By:

8:00 AM             BREAK OUT SESSION 1

Rooms will be labeled on site. Rooms and Times are subject to change

A. "Spicing Up Community Safety: CRR with an Old Bay Twist"-  Karen Berard-Reed NFPA

B. "Steps to Safety and Your Fire Prevention Toolbox"- Robby Dawson, NFPA
 

C. "Lithium Ion Emerging Contaminants"- Jamie McAllister, FireTox
 

D. "Character, Attitude & Values, before Hoselines, Halligans & Hurst Tools"
- Anthony Correia, Burlington Twp Fire

 

E. "Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Fire Service Outreach"-  Michaela Campbell, CFSI

F. "Advance Auto Parts: Investigative Aspects & MAYDAY"- Andrew Vaccaro, Detective Sergeant Baltimore County Police

G. FEMA's Fire Grants - Understanding the Award and Process Paul Parsons

10:00 AM          BREAK OUT SESSION 2

A. " FEMA's Fire Grants - Understanding the Award and Process"-  Paul Parsons

B. "Building a Culture of Wellness Through Intentional Design"-  Maggie A. DeBoard Chief of Police Herndon Police Department, Herndon, VA

C.  "Recruitment & Retention"-  Richard Sexton, NFA

D. "Residential Sprinklers, Commerce City's Lessons Learned"-  Brittany Brown, Division Chief, South Adams County

E.  "Wood Construction & the Fire Investigator"- Raymond O'Brocki, Director- Fire Service Relations

F. "Carbon Monoxide Safety, An Urgent Call to Action"- Charon McNabb, Founder National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA)

G. "Addressing Community Risks Associated with Lithium-Ion Batteries"-  Jennifer Williams, Nicole Sanders, FSRI

11:30 AM                     LUNCH

Lunch Provided by: 
FSRI Auditorium

Tom Jenkins "The NERIS Impact On Addressing Community Risk"

Acknowledgments of Vendors and Sponsors Keynote: 

Presentation of the John C. Spiker Award Presentation of the James E. Jarboe Award

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12:15 PM           BREAK OUT SESSION 3

2:00PM           BREAK OUT SESSION 4

A. " Special Locking Arrangements- “Locked In, Locked Out or Locked Up” "- Jeni Pierce, NFSA

B. "Identifying Challenges to Fire Service Response in Storage Facilities"-  Mark Hopkins, MD Fire Commission, Summit Fire Consulting

C. "Assessing Risk in Residential High Rises- The Enclave Learning Group"-  Kelly Mullendore, Battalion Chief, MCFRS

D.  "I'm " Perfectly Imperfect " or Am I?"- James Payne, Retired Fire Captain/ Asst. Chief BCFD / BCoFD

 

E.  "CSST Awareness & Lessons from Two Maryland LODDs" - Celeste Flynn and Sara Laird​

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A. "Fire Safety During Construction: Understanding NFPA 241"- Brandon Ingram, Summit Fire Consulting

C. "MOSH and the OSHA 1910.156"- Mischelle F. Vanreusel, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor & Tom Coe, Fire Chief, Frederick County Fire & Rescue Services

D.  "Autism/IDD Response and First Responders"- Laurie Reyes Officer, Montgomery County Police Autism/IDD Unit

E "Developing Leaders: Keys to Effective Succession Planning" Michael Cassidy, Fire Chief Holliston MA Fire Dept

 3:30 PM                Adjournment

In order to receive a certificate for attendance you will receive information at the event on how to complete a survey.  Once the survey is complete you will receive the certificate.

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