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Workshops, Sunday, April 27
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
| How to Run Your Own Fire Camp for Young Women |
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For the past two summers, a group of women firefighters has been operating a one-week "fire camp" for teenaged girls. (Camp Blaze 2003 will take place near Seattle this July.) The camp provides an orientation to firefighting and rescue work, and also offers empowerment, support, and confidence-building to its participants. Many fire agencies around the country have seen the success of the program and the excitement it has generated, and have become interested in putting on a camp of this type. This workshop is your opportunity to learn more about Camp Blaze and how you can start a similar program in your community.
The session will begin with an introduction of the concept and how it originated, followed by video coverage from the past two years' camps. The remainder of the time will be spent in a detailed review of the "How To Run Camp" handbook just produced by the Blaze board. All aspects of the organizational process will be covered, from recruitment and the application process to logistical support, finance, and the incident command structure used to coordinate the entire event.
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Faculty: Members of the Camp Blaze board of directors
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| The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Having and Maintaining a Partner in the Fire Service |
| While it sometimes seems we should be long past these issues, questions about how to handle dating and/or a long-term partner relationship, either with another firefighter or with someone who's not in the fire service, always come up. This panel will discuss the issue, presenting lessons learned from their own experiences and facilitating discussion with attendees. |
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Faculty: The panel will be facilitated by Sandra K. Schiess, Deputy Chief of Administration and Services for the Independence, Missouri, Fire Department. She has been in the fire service for 24 years, beginning as a firefighter in Columbia, Missouri. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in teaching, and is currently enrolled in the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. She is one of the founding members of WFS.
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| "Looking Out for Number One:" Preparing for and Preventing Stress and Burnout |
| Has anyone ever asked you: "How do you do it? Isn't your job stressful? I could never do what you do!" We usually pretend that nothing bothers us. But the reality is, we all work in a very stressful environment. This presentation will help participants gain an understanding of stresses in the workplace. Students will develop a personal inventory of activities and situations that cause them stress, and will learn practical methods for dealing with it. Take advantage of this end-of-the-conference workshop to leave relaxed and renewed. |
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Faculty: Marilyn Bourn, RN, MSN, NREMTP, is EMS Division Chief for South Metro (Colorado) Fire/Rescue, and Medical Command Officer for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team. She has worked in the fields of nursing and EMS since 1978, and served as EMS Educator for the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center from 1988-1998. She has lectured at numerous fire, EMS, and medical conferences throughout the U.S. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in education and emergency nursing.
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