| Having Fun with Firefighter Fitness |
| Two Combat Challenge champions, Juliet Draper and Stacy Billapando, will discuss their fitness programs and how they use the camaraderie and competitiveness of the Combat Challenge to increase and maintain job readiness. They will show us all that it is possible to be female, 35 and 40 years old, and in tip-top physical condition. Michael Billapando, Stacy's husband, will answer questions about the appropriate fitness equipment for your body type and your level of fitness. |
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Faculty: Juliet Draper has been a firefighter for eleven years, and has been with the Colorado Springs Fire Department since 1997. She won a series of strength and bodybuilding competitions while a firefighter in the U.S. Army, and won the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in 1999. ?Stacy R. Billapando has been a Colorado Springs firefighter for seven years, and previously worked as head trainer at the Lakewood Athletic Club. She has competed successfully in the Combat Challenge three times, and has been a competitive swimmer and bodybuilder. Michael Billapando has sold fitness equipment for the past fifteen years, and works with fire departments throughout Colorado.
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| Motivating Individuals and Organizations |
| Firefighters, men and women, want to do a good job -- a creative job -- and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do a good job. This presentation puts forth, through real-life experiences and discussion of motivational theory, the means by which leaders in the fire service can create that environment. People's behavior is driven by their un-met needs. Once basic needs such as hunger and thirst are met, people can turn to higher levels of needs, such as belonging and achievement. This presentation is about meeting the more abstract needs of the firefighters we work with. |
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Faculty: George Goldbach is the former chief of West Metro Fire Rescue (Colorado), and previously served as director of the South Metro Fire Training Academy and as chair of the Public Service Department at Red Rocks Community College. The first 20 of his 40 years in the fire service were spent with the busiest companies of the New York City Fire Department. He has taught leadership and management classes around the country, and is co-author of The Fire Chief's Handbook.
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| High Rise Fire Strategies and Tactics |
| Few communities these days have aerial apparatus that can reach all floors of buildings in their area. As soon as a fire is out of reach of a department's ladders and hose, strategies and tactics change dramatically. Whether the fire is four stories above the ground or forty, there are key elements to high rise fires that every firefighter, from the nozzle person to the chief, should take into account. This workshop will give all participants a better sense of what to look for in a high rise emergency, and a range of tactical options to handle different situations. |
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Faculty: Jennifer Cornell is a captain with the Minneapolis Fire Department. She has taught two recruit academy classes and has been an instructor with Hennepin Technical College's fire science program for four years. She is also a contract instructor for the National Fire Academy. She holds a bachelor's degree in American Indian studies and a master's degree in labor policy; the focus of her master's paper was affirmative action in the fire service.
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| Policy Development for a Diverse Workforce |
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Work policies are developed in response to the needs of the workplace. When the workforce changes, so must the policies. But many fire departments are still trying to manage a workplace of men and women with policies designed for just men. Workable policies to address sexual harassment, firefighter pregnancy, privacy in station accommodations, and firefighter hair length/grooming standards allow basic human issues to be managed positively and effectively. They also bolster recruitment of a more diverse workforce.
This workshop will review the basics of policy development in these areas, invite discussion of "best practices" from fire agencies throughout the U.S., and suggest guidelines for model policies.
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Faculty: Patricia Doler is an engineer with the Santa Clara County, California, Fire Department, and a long-time trustee of Women in the Fire Service. She was instrumental in developing her department's policy and practices regarding pregnant employees. Terese Floren is the executive director of Women in the Fire Service.
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| Drug-Endangered Children |
| Children are often found living in homes where clandestine lab operations are taking place. This presentation will address the very difficult problem of child maltreatment and substance abuse, focusing on the special dangers of methamphetamine abuse and production. Dr. Wells and Lt. Moriarty will explain the need for a multi-disciplinary response to children who are at risk from exposure to illegal substances and clandestine labs, and will outline the effort to develop a comprehensive program with the goal of identifying children in unsafe environments, properly removing them, caring for them (including the emergency medical evaluation done on the scene), preventing their return to unsafe environments, and holding their caregivers responsible. |
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Faculty: Lt. Lori Moriarty began her career in law enforcement with the Thornton Police Department in 1987. She was promoted to sergeant in 1994, and to lieutenant in 1995. In June of 2000, she was assigned as commander of the North Metro Task Force, a multi-jurisdictional undercover drug unit. She has been instrumental in implementing protocols for the safe investigation of meth labs and undercover drug operations, and has done numerous media presentations to educate the community on the hazards of meth labs. Lt. Moriarty's efforts for safety and public awareness won her national attention when the president's Office of National Drug Control Policy recognized her as 2001 Drug Commander of the Year. Kathryn M. Wells, M.D., is a member of the Kempe Child Protection Team at The Children's Hospital in Denver.
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| Preparing Your Life for Death: Getting Your Ducks in a Row |
| Wouldn't you rest easier if you had end-of-life issues in order so you could make those decisions, instead of leaving them for your family and friends during a stressful time? This workshop looks at those end-of-life issues over which we have control with a little effort and encouragement. We will present resources and suggest teamwork support that will help you make decisions about a living will, service arrangements, and those sentimental treasures and heirlooms. If you have been "should"-ing yourself about making a will, come prepared to set some goals and relieve some guilt. We all know we can't get out of this life alive, but none of us knows when we will no longer have that choice. |
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Faculty: Carol Brickley is a lifelong learner and has been an educator for more than thirty years. She has taught in public school systems and for Aims Community College, and has facilitated workshops on various topics. She enjoys skiing, hiking, singing, gardening, and playing with her grandchildren. She is supposedly retired, but works part time for Evan-Moor Educational Publishing Company, and is a staff writer for The Greeley Chorale.
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| Wildland Fire Academies Across the U.S |
| This session will include a panel discussion, videos, and handouts about the wildland fire academies that exist in various locations in the United States, including Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Texas, and New York. The panelists will discuss the benefits of these academies, and the wildland training opportunities they offer to all firefighters: structural and wildland, career and volunteer. Upcoming academy programs will be discussed, and each participant will receive a registration and information packet. |
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Faculty: Wendy Fischer has been Coordinator of the Colorado Wildfire Academy for the past twelve years. Vi Hillman is the Administrator of the Utah Fire Academy and has worked for 19 years in wildland fire and education. Kori Kirkpatrick is working to create Arizona's first wildfire academy later this year.
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