Building Crew Integrity: Saving Your Life & Managing Errors      CE’s Available Featuring Jeff Dyar, author of the Jones & Bartlett textbook Crew Resource Management:  Principles & Practices Each year over 100 Line of Duty Deaths occur in America’s fire service, in addition to thousands of career ending injuries.  An estimated 1 million medication errors happen in the health care system causing 100,000 deaths with Fire-based EMS owning its share. The break down of crew communication and coordinated team behavior is a primary reason for these failures.  A leader is responsible for setting the pace and expectations for the organization, including team dynamics. This session will define what crew integrity is, how it is built and how it influences errors made on the fire ground and in EMS operations. Wednesday, Sept 8, 2010 8:30AM – 4:30PM $85 per person (RAFT members pay only $60 per person) Continental Breakfast and lunch included     Topics to include: ·      Identifying Key factors in Decision Making ·      Improving Group Situational Awareness ·      Developing Relationship Management Skills for Leaders ·      Challenging Decisions and being an Effective Follower   Location: Farmington Hills Fire Dept, Station #4 28711 Drake Road (between 12 & 13 Mile)   Click here to view Dyar Flyer JEFF DYAR REGISTRATION FORM Your Full Name: Dept Name: Your Email Address: Number of People Attending: Name(s) of Attendee(s): Payment Status Total Amount Due ($85 pp, RAFT members only $60pp): Are you a RAFT member dept?: Yes No

Reading Smoke & The Art of First Due featuring Dave Dodson This 1-day class is a great follow-up for those that have attended the “The Art of Reading Smoke.”   The class provides focus for fire officers that are tasked with rapid assessment as a first-arriving decision-maker at incidents.  It has been said:  “So goes first-due, so goes the incident.”  Our incidents are changing in scope, impact, and complexity – and so must our ability to rapidly survey and decide the right course of action when first arriving. This is not your TYPICAL size-up Class!   Friday, October 8, 2010 8:30AM – 4:30PM $85 per person (RAFT members pay only $60 per person) Continental Breakfast and lunch included   Topics to include: ·      First-Due Challenges – things have changed! ·      Improving Your Rapid Decision-making - reading buildings, reading smoke & reading risk ·      The First-Due Decision Model ·      Scenario Practice   Location: Summit at the Park 46000 Summit Parkway in Canton, MI

Download Dodson Flyer DAVE DODSON READING SMOKE REGISTRATION FORM Your Full Name: Dept Name: Your Email Address: Number of People Attending: Name(s) of Attendee(s): Payment Status Total Amount Due ($85 pp, RAFT members only $60pp): Are you a RAFT member dept?: Yes No Standpipe Operations & Fireproof Multiple Dwellings       Featuring Jerry Tracy (Batt Chief, FDNY, ret.)   Mon, Nov 22nd, 2010 8:00AM-4:00PM $85 per person* (*RAFT members pay only $60 per person) Lunch sponsored by Rapid Recovery Service   Chief Tracy retired as a Battalion Chief with the FDNY, with more than 30 years of service. He had developed a variety of training programs presented at the FDNY academy for all ranks including Chief Officers. He has numerous articles published with Fire Engineering and FDNY’s training publication WNYF. Chief Tracy formed partnerships with NIST and NYU Polytechnic Institute to conduct live fire research in Smoke management of HR buildings and combating Wind Driven Fires. He is a member of the NFPA Project Technical Panel reviewing “Firefighting Tactics under Wind Driven Conditions”.   Standpipe Operations – Extinguishing fires with the use of Standpipe systems for much of the fire service are not “Bread & Butter” operations. It is imperative that members of every rank have a clear understanding of Standpipe systems, there function and limitations. The basic design of standpipe systems, components, valves, water supply, FD connections and pumps will be explained as well as how to resolve pressure problems and loss of water during fire operations. Fireproof Multiple Dwellings – Routinely fire departments across the nation respond to fireproof multiple dwellings. These types of structures are occupied as adult residence, dormitories and family dwellings. The most frequent response is generally minor in nature, but every department must be prepared for the eventuality of the advanced fire that generates tremendous heat and punishing conditions and with great volumes of flammable and toxic smoke that permeate the structure. Fires of significance in these types of structures are not routine operations. It requires a great understanding of our challenge and limitations we encounter in these structures and the human behavior of occupants that can be expected during fire operations. This presentation will share those strategies and tactics that have proven successful and those that have not. This presentation will explain how the characteristics of construction, design arrangement, and fire protection systems effect upon our fire ground strategies and tactics of operations. Chief Tracy will also expound upon his involvement and the results of the most recent research on wind driven fires in structures of this type and the appropriate tactics to employ.     Location   Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) Communications & Management Training Center 44001 Garfield Road, Clinton Twp, MI  48038

click here to download file JERRY TRACY REGISTRATION FORM Your Full Name: Dept Name: Your Email Address: Number of People Attending: Name(s) of Attendee(s): Payment Status Total Amount Due ($85 pp, RAFT members only $60pp): Are you a RAFT member dept?: Yes No