NFFF Events
Attributes of Leading and The First Five Minutes for the First Arriving Officer
Event Details
The NFFF is Coming to the Massachusetts!
Instructors from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will be visiting the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills (C-O-MM) Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 9:00 am -4:00 pm.
Advocates Chris Koretski, Kevin Sehlmeyer, and Fire Programs Director John Tippett will deliver two of Fire Programs’ highly impactful presentations, “Attributes of Leading,” and “The First Five Minutes for the First Arriving Officer” to members of the three departments.
Attributes of Leading (AoL)
AoL is a highly interactive, practical, case study-based course that focuses on twelve essential leadership qualities, competence, constructive influence, grit, humility, presence, resilience, self-mastery, self-regulation, stepping up, trust, vigilance, and wellness. The program is designed to build more effective fire service leaders of all ranks through a process of view, review, introspection, and discussion. AoL challenges attendees to focus on qualities that directly impact improving overall performance, health and survival, on and off the incident scene. Feedback from program participants has been overwhelmingly positive. Many are reporting infusing the Attributes of Leading program into their officer development and continuing education programs.
The First Five Minutes for the First Arriving Officer
This presentation delves into the myriad of decisions thrust upon the first arriving officer and, through incident simulations, introduces strategies for dealing with sensory overload, compulsion to act, and action paralysis officers can face under stressful situations. This interactive program explores the process of decision making under stress, identifies proven processes that promote sound decision making under pressure, and better prepares the officer for their next emergency.
Meet the Instructors
Christopher Koretski
Advocate, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Christopher Koretski is involved in service to the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in various capacities including NFFF Advocate, a member of the inaugural Fire Service Future Leaders Fellowship Program, and Co-Coordinator for the Rhode Island Local Assistance State Team, the NFFF LODD response division. Chris is a career firefighter/EMT with the C-O-MM Fire-Rescue Department on Cape Cod (MA).
Kevin Sehlmeyer
Region V Advocate, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
John Tippett
Director of Fire Programs, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
John Tippett has served the NFFF as the director of Fire Programs since 2019. Prior to coming to the NFFF, John spent 35 years in the Montgomery County (MD) fire and rescue system, retiring in 2009 to take a position as the first deputy chief of operations for the Charleston (SC) Fire Department. He spent 8 ½ years with the CFD, as part of the department’s recovery from the Sofa Super Store Fire. He frequently writes and presents on topics surrounding leadership, fireground decision making, and crew resource management.
