Fire Service Resources

NFFF Connect Fire Service Resources

Previous Presentations

• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Baltimore County (MD) Training Exercise – This discussion features Deputy Chief Skip DiPaula, of the Baltimore County Fire Department (MD), who recalls a training exercise that resulted in the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Robert Fogle on May 30, 2014.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion – This webinar features a discussion with President Doreen Strickland, Abbott Volunteer Fire Department (TX), who was the Incident Commander of a fertilizer company explosion that resulted in the line-of-duty deaths of 12 firefighters in West, Texas on April 17, 2013.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Neosho (MO) Grain Bin Fire – This webinar features Retired Fire Chief Greg Hickman, who was the fire chief during a Neosho (MO) grain bin fire that resulted in the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Timothy S. Hardy on November 7, 2005.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Conway (SC) Residential Fire – This webinar features Fire Chief Phillip Hendrick, who was the incident commander of a Conway (SC) residential fire, that resulted in the LODD of Christopher Gene Ray on March 20, 2016.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Prince William County Residential Fire – This webinar features a discussion with Deputy Chief James Forgo about a Prince William County (VA) residential fire that resulted in a line-of-duty death in April 2007.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Medical Office Building Fire – This webinar features a discussion with Chief Scott Burnette and Deputy Chief Chris Budzinski of the Asheville Fire Department (NC) about a commercial fire that killed a firefighter in July 2011.
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• Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Strand Theatre Fire – Watch our previously recorded Facebook Live discussion about the 1941 Strand Theatre Fire in Brockton, Massachusetts, which resulted in 13 firefighter line-of-duty deaths. National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Director of Fire Programs, John Tippett, is joined by After The Fire Podcast Host Jon Nelson, and Retired Brockton Fire Chief Kenneth Galligan to discuss the Strand Theatre Fire.
• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Commercial Shopping Center Fire – This webinar features a discussion with Fire Chief Michael Gerin, of the Pineville Fire Department (NC), who was the incident commander of fire in a commercial strip shopping center that killed a firefighter on May 2, 2016. Chief Gerin discusses the incident and shares his experiences in dealing with the aftermath.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Knights of Columbus Hall Fire – This webinar features Assistant Fire Chief Joe Ondrasek, Bryan Fire Department (TX), incident commander of a fire in a Knights of Columbus Hall where two firefighters died in the line-of-duty in Bryan, Texas on February 16, 2013.
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• NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Toledo Arson Fire – This webinar features Deputy Chief James Price, incident commander at the January 26, 2014, arson fire resulting in the deaths of Firefighters Jamie Dickman and Stephen Machcinski. Chief Price discusses the incident, its aftermath, the impact it had and he offers insight into what happens when an incident commander suffers a line-of-duty death on their watch.
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Team Spotlight

• Fire Service Programs Team Spotlight: Research Specialist Kelly Casillo – Kelly Casillo is the principal Research Specialist for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, working in the Fire Service Programs Department out of the Crofton, MD office. The Research Specialist position is responsible for compiling information needed so NFFF can render a decision to honor a fallen firefighter at the National Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD.
• Fire Service Programs Spotlight: Chief Keith Brower, Special Projects-Community Risk Reduction – Chief Keith Brower is a Special Projects contractor for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). His primary role for the Foundation is serving as a member of the Steering Committee for Vision 20/20. He is also working to update the Be a Hero, Save a Hero® civilian fire safety program and has contributed information for NFFF Connect.