RIVERSIDE FIRE AUTHORITY PRESENTS:
2013 Southwest Washington Fire Service Leadership Summit
With Anthony Kastros and Ed Hadfield
May 6 – May 9, 2013
Location:
Time:
Cost:
RFA Headquarters Fire Station
1818 Harrison Avenue, Centralia, WA.
0900-1700
$325.00 per person
Description:
A leadership pandemic is sweeping the American Fire Service. The result is increased
litigation, liability, injury and even death to firefighters and civilians alike. Gross
inefficiency, ineffectiveness and tarnished public trust are just some of the results of
this enormous problem. Solid, effective and dynamic leadership is rare in the fire
service today.
Day one of this Summit is geared toward what excellent leaders are, and are not. We
focus on the challenges facing today’s fire service supervisors, leaders and fire
departments. Leadership is a word often used in the fire service, but rarely seen. We
tell it like it is, from real world experience in busy fire houses, battalions, and
historical events.
Day two of the summit focuses on what makes excellent teams work, the difference
in personalities and roles. We also look at the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as a
model.
Day three focuses on Command, Strategy, and Tactics. Today’s fireground should be
a calm and orchestrated event, but often it is not. Diversified mission, mass attrition,
and little or no command training have created an era in today’s fire service where the
simple “bread and butter” house fire is a sentinel event. Participants will join in
simulations for house fires, garden/center hall apartments, commercial, wildland,
MCI, and hazardous materials incidents.
How do I set clear tactical objectives, have clear communications and establish
command presence on my fires? How do I create a personal system that blends all of
my classes, certifications, SOP’s, ICS, and tactical fundamentals into a simple, street
smart and effective way? What’s the difference between size ups and arrival reports
and how do I become great at both? What are the trigger points and safety issues of
Offensive, Defensive and Combination strategies? What are the key points to Rescue,
Exposures, Confinement, Extinguishment, Overhaul, Ventilation and Salvage?
On day 4, Ed and Anthony will present “The Seat of Command”. Today's command
officers are facing unprecedented challenges as Incident Commanders. Adding to the
problem is a rapidly changing fire ground as a result of today's modern building
construction, the contents which are placed within these structures and the amount
of civilians who are occupying these homes. Not since the early 1970's have we seen
this magnitude of occupied structural fires and civilian casualties and deaths. This
program is designed to provide command officers with the necessary skills to be part
of the solution, not part of the problem. It is vital that all personnel operating in the
fire service have a strong understanding of today’s dynamic challenges that command
officers’ face.
The Seat of Command focuses on the factual understanding of ventilation’s impact
as it relates to the modern fire ground and the changing dynamics of the interior fire.
The proper steps and vital importance of size-up and performing a dynamic risk
assessment of the structure, while providing control points and resources to the
hazard in a prioritized manner, will be addressed. This program will provide the
student with street-smart tactics, incident reviews of multi-alarm fires, multiple
dynamic simulations and case reviews of lessons learned in prior incidents. To safely
operate in this kind of environment, we must develop the skill to maintain
situational analysis (SA). These skill sets will provide you the ability to control what
is happening around you and where you are in relation to threats. Building SA for the
fire ground is predicated on an intuitive understanding of fire behavior and building
construction. Students will be exposed to fire ground tactical decision making as a
means of effectively using SA to be better prepared to confront the challenging
environment of the fire ground.
About the Instructors:
Anthony Kastros: Anthony (Andoni) Kastros is a Battalion
Chief with Sacramento Metro Fire District, currently assigned to
Battalion 7, supervising 12 companies. With 25 years in the fire
service, he brings a wide variety of experiences, a high level of
energy and a sincere passion to his instruction.
Kastros is author of the Fire Engineering book and video series,
‘Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center’. The curriculum covers an extremely
comprehensive scope of the knowledge, skills and abilities that span the dimensions
of leadership, management, and emergency operations. It is used widely throughout
the United States for officer development. He also hosts The Command Show, a
monthly blog radio show through Fire Engineering.
Kastros teaches leadership/team building and strategy/tactics to firefighters
throughout the U.S. He is an FDIC-Indy/ FDIC West and Firehouse World
instructor. He has taught thousands of firefighters in leadership, officer
development, command and tactics.
Ed Hadfield: Chief Officer Ed Hadfield, has over 27 years of fire
service experience, rising through the ranks from Firefighter to
Division Chief. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, sharing his
experiences within the fire service and also with corporate and
civic leaders throughout the United States. Chief Hadfield is
currently pursuing his graduate degree in Leadership Studies and
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership
from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA.
TRAINING SPECIALIST
Hadfield is well known for the creation and instructional delivery of Command
Officer Development Programs that have raised the bar of professionalism in today’s
fire service ranks. He is also a recognized expert in: Fire Service Leadership, Truck
Company Operations and Mission Focused Command Tactics.
Hadfield was named the 2004 California Training Officer of the Year and has been
recognized in numerous firefighter publications as well as authored several articles,
web casts and pod casts. He has developed state and regional Truck Company
Academies in California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and The Mid-West. Hadfield
has been a lead instructor at FDIC, Firehouse World: San Diego, Firehouse Expo:
Baltimore, Firehouse: Las Vegas and other regional Firehouse training conferences.
2013 Southwest Washington Leadership Summit
With Anthony Kastros and Ed Hadfield
May 6 – May 9, 2013
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Location: 1818 Harrison Ave., Centralia, WA.
Date: May 6—May 9, 2013
Time: 0900—1700
Cost $325 per student
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