Agenda

Rob Feeney, Survivor of the Station Nightclub Fire and Captain at Onset (Massachusetts) Fire Department
(Introduced by Vickie Pritchett, National Fire Sprinkler Association)

Introduction of Federal Dignitaries and Opening Remarks

Roundtable Testimonies Provided by:

• Chief John Donnelly, District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Services Department
• Chief Deputy Anale Burlew, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Chief Trisha Wolford, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Ryan Cole, Buncombe County Emergency Management
• Sean DeCrane, International Association of Fire Fighters
• Chief Kevin Quinn, National Volunteer Fire Council
• James Pauley, National Fire Protection Association

• Commissioner Adam Thiel, Managing Director, City of Philadelphia (Facilitator)
• Chief Frank Leeb, Managing Director, First Responder Center for Excellence (Facilitator)
• Chief Mary Cameli, Mesa Fire & Medical Department
• Sara Jahnke, NDRI-USA
• Chief Ken Willette, North American Fire Training Directors
• Seth Statler, National Fire Protection Association

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Master of Ceremonies: Bill Webb, Congressional Fire Services Institute

Opening Remarks by Chief Donna Black, Acting United States Fire Administrator, and Victor Stagnaro, CEO, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Your United States Fire Administration

• Chief Donna Black, Acting United States Fire Administrator

Science of Fire and the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS)

• Dr. Steve Kerber, Vice President of UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Service Support

• Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Community Risk Reduction moderated by Monica Owens Doyle, American Red Cross

• Data & Technology Maturity Framework; Joanna Zibbell, Boise Fire Department
• Making Fire Prevention/CRR Fun for the Structural Firefighter; Butch Browning, National Association of State Fire Marshals
• The Importance of Fire Codes and Standards to Reduce Risk Against Today’s Challenges; Lorraine Carli, National Fire Protection Association
• Recent "Remarkable" Fires and the Importance of Fire Safety Systems - Pre and Post Fire; Shane Ray, National Fire Sprinkler Association

Health, Wellness, Safety, and Survival moderated by Dr. Sara Jahnke, NDRI

• If Your Story Could Help Prevent Cancer, Would You Share It?; Dr. Kenny Fent, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Cardiovascular Health; Kepra Jack, HeartFit For Duty, LLC
• From Research to Resilience: Mental Health in the Fire Service; Dr. Brittney Hollerbach, NDRI-USA
• Personal Protective Equipment; Rachel Staebell; Women in Fire
• Leading with Courage: Vulnerability in the AAR Process; Dena Ali; First Responder Center of Excellence

 Training and Competency moderated by Eriks Gabliks, Acting Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator

• Tactical Credibility: How Instructor Development Turns Research into Results; P.J. Norwood, Connecticut State Fire Academy
• Training Gaps in Structural Firefighting; Dr. Dan Madrzykowski, UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute
• Recruitment & Retention; Chief Jason Caughey, Laramie County Fire Authority
• Rural Volunteer Firefighters & Training: The Real Story; Ken Willette, North American Fire Training Directors

Emergency Operations moderated by Chief Mary Cameli, Mesa Fire & Medical Department

• Violence Against Responders; Rob McClintock, International Association of Fire Fighters
• Fire Service-Based EMS; Chief Kevin Joles, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Lithium-Ion Batteries; Chief Michael O’Brian, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Analysis & Implementation of Lessons Learned from LA & Lahaina Wildfires; Gavin Horn, UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute
• Fire Adapted Communities; Chief Eric Litzenberg; International Association of Fire Chiefs