May 23 to 25, 2019 The AFTOA presents the inaugural - Alberta Fire Chiefs Association

The AFTOA presents the inaugural...

Volume 1, Issue 2

                      May 23 to 25, 2019
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2019 Training Officers Conference
Thank you to all of our sponsors, without whom the
  2019 AFTOA conference would not be possible.

           Major sponsors

         Contributing sponsors

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2019 Training Officers Conference
                 Three-day training agenda
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Early check-in
• Early check-in at 1800-2000 hours at TownPlace Suites by Marriott
  Red Deer (6822 66 St., Red Deer; 403-341-3589).

Evening social
• Join us for a night of networking at Mohave Smokehouse and Bar
  (6608 Orr Dr., Red Deer; 403-340-3463) starting at 1900 hours.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Day 1 of Fire Dynamics at 4343 78 St. Cres., Red Deer
• Check-in and PPE inspection opens at 0700 hours.
• Instruction begins at 0800 hours featuring principles of fire and
  combustion, and enclosure fires.

Day 1 of Nozzle Forward in Olds
• Check-in opens at 0700 hours.
• Morning lecture begins at 0800 hours at the Olds Fire Station
  (5110 65 Ave.).
• Afternoon hands-on skills at the Olds Fire Training Grounds
  (3803 70 Ave.).

Evening social
• Join us for a night of networking beginning at 1800 hours at the
  Troubled Monk Taproom (5551 45 St., Red Deer; 403-348-2378).

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2019 Training Officers Conference
Friday, May 24, 2019
Day 2 of Fire Dynamics at 4343 78 St. Cres., Red Deer
• Fire Behaviour assessment and decision making
• Prop demonstration

Day 2 of Nozzle Forward at Olds Training Grounds
• Hands-on skills related to engine company operations

The Olds Fire Dept. will host a general meeting for AFTOA members from
1900 to 2100 hours.

Saturday, May 25, 2019
Day 3 of Fire Dynamics
• Gas cooling                       • Fire attack sims
• Fire behaviour                    • Exterior control/attack

Day 3 of Nozzle Forward at Olds Training Grounds
• Hands-on skills related to engine company operations

Please note the following:
The Fire Dynamics course will involve a live fire component on Day 3 and
will require medical releases be signed, a PPE inspection, and mask fit test
records prior to participation.

Lunch is provided all three days of both courses. A form will be sent out in
the weeks leading up to the conference to accommodate any dietary re-
strictions. Conference attendees will receive a T-shirt and sponsor package.
Attendees will also be eligible to win various door prizes.

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2019 Training Officers Conference

                    Course Descriptions
Both programs will provide participants with tools, skills, and resources
to take back to their department and integrate what they have learned
into their training program to meet their needs. Both sessions are
geared towards instructors (both certified and non-certified) or anyone
that assists with departmental training delivery.

Fire Dynamics in Red Deer – $500

Fire Dynamics consists of
theory and practical train-
ing related to the most
current methods of fire
assessemnet, fire science,
and control methods.
Cheryl Hunt from the FKTP
team out of the Ottawa
Fire Service will be helping
to instruct this session.

Please note that there is a live fire component on Day 3. Full PPE (in-
cluding SCBA with two bottles) and FIT testing certification are re-
quired. A waiver will be sent to all registered attendees and will be
required upon arrival at the site. Any attendees without a signed waiv-
er, gear meeting acceptable NFPA standards, or FIT testing will not be
allowed to participate in any live fire training.

SCBA with one spare bottle and turnout gear is required.

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The Nozzle Forward in Olds – $450

The Nozzle Forward is a back-to-basics trainer course focused on ma-
noeuvring hose lines, flowing water, and how to apply physics and
technique to increase our operational efficiency on the fireground.

The class answers the “whys,” not just the “whats,” and quickly creates
a system that can be adapted to fit any engine company from the ur-
ban to the rural.

The goal of the “The Nozzle Forward” is to help craft more efficient
Engine Companies by increasing the individuals’ competency with their
tools and expanding on the conceptual aspects of the fire environ-
ment.

The course will integrate the three major components of engine com-
pany work: fire behavior, hose management, and fire attack.

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                        Instructor bios
Aaron Fields

                              Aaron Fields is a firefighter for the City
                              of Seattle and the OG of the Nozzle For-
                              ward. Between his dad, brother, and
                              himself, there is nearly always a Fields
                              member on watch somewhere in the 5th
                              battalion. His aspiration has always been
                              to ride on the back of Engine 28, allow-
                              ing him to work in the neighborhood he
                              grew up in (98118 shout-out).

After time at 28’s, Aaron moved to his dad’s spot on Engine Company
13, Battalion 5 headquarters. He is known for his dislike of “the MAN”,
tendency to question authority, and zealous belief that good basics
win.

Aaron developed the skills shared in the Nozzle Forward in an unre-
lenting pursuit of all things engine. The skills are adapted from many
sources, but reconstructed to be based around simple principles that
maximize mechanical advantage.

At the request of folks who wanted to see how he was going about
hand-line use the Nozzle Forward was born as a program and has been
slap’in lines around since 2008. When all else fails, give ‘em a West
Coast Salute…

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2019 Training Officers Conference
Mike Godwin

Mike has been with the City of Red Deer
Emergency Services since 1990. He be-
came the Chief Training Officer with Red
Deer in 2008. Prior to that Mike served as
a front line firefighter/paramedic within
RDES. Presently, Mike oversees and coor-
dinates the delivery of all training to RDES
members with the assistance of two full-
time trainers within the department.

Mike has always been involved in instruc-
tion from the SAIT EMR/EMT programs, and to the EST programs from
1997 to 2004 in Vermillion. He is not only a Level II Fire Service In-
structor, but also an ISFSI instructor in the 1403 Programs and SLICERS
program as well as a Blue Card Command Instructor. His experience in
teaching also includes IAPD Driver Training, and Swift Water Instructor
I/II for Dive Rescue International.

Mike had the opportunity to participate with the FKTP group in Ottawa
back in 2017 as part of the Alberta contingent. Mike has delivered the
FKTP program to RDES staff and to surrounding departments for the
last two years. He wears the “Fire Nerd” badge proudly and is always
investigating and gathering more knowledge related to fire dynamics.

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Cheryl Hunt

Cheryl Hunt has been a career firefighter with
the Ottawa Fire Service for 17 years. She is now
an Acting Lieutenant in suppression, a certified
water/boat/ice rescue technician and has recent-
ly earned a spot as an Acting Safety Officer. She
is a Mental Health First Aid instructor, and is a
member of the Ottawa Fire Service Peer support
team.

As one of the pioneer female firefighters in Otta-
wa, Cheryl is dedicated to improving the diversity
of our fire service and serves on the board of
directors for Fire Service Women Ontario as the
chair of the annual Professional Development
Symposium.

Cheryl is one of the 16 original instructors to have been trained to
instruct the From Knowledge To Practice (FKTP) Fire Dynamics cur-
riculum originating out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a member
of the Curriculum Development and Program Management team for
FKTP, and is currently helping to design the curriculum for company of-
ficers. Her training and development not only includes 5 years of learn-
ing and helping to develop the FKTP program, but also the IFSFI SLICE-
RS course, Andy Starnes Kill the Flashover Tactical TIC course, and the
IFSFI Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires course.

All of this, yet her number one title is “Mom” to 3 beautiful children,
and happily married to a fellow firefighter and FKTP Instructor, Shaun.

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2019 Training Officers Conference
Nolan Jespersen
                        Currently serving as Deputy Chief of Training with the Town of
                        Stony Plain Fire Department since 2017 and president of the
                        Alberta Fire Training Officers Association, Nolan started his
                        career with Spruce Grove Fire Services in 2001 as a casual fire-
                        fighter. Nolan worked with the service as it transitioned from
                        a composite fulltime paid on-call service to a to an integrated
                        advanced life support fire EMS service model and completed
                        his emergency medical technical course through NAIT.

In 2005, Nolan was hired with the City of Edmonton where he worked as a firefight-
er, moving into the training branch as a medical and apparatus instructor in 2009. In
2011, he joined the Hazardous Materials Technician team and then in 2013 he moved
into the training branch as a platoon training officer. He also volunteered with Lac Ste.
Anne County Fire Service in 2008, was promoted to District Fire Chief and Chief Train-
ing Officer in 2010. This included running the station out of Alberta Beach with 24 paid
on-call firefighters, a water and ice rescue program, and managing county-wide train-
ing for 6 stations.

His role as CTO involved developing in-house book-based training programs for re-
cruits, and apparatus operations. In 2014, Nolan was hired by the Yellowhead County
Fire Department as Deputy Chief of Training and Operations that operated 9 stations.
He worked at implementing a training division and transitioning the department to a
composite full time/paid on-call service, as well as specialized teams for heavy rescue,
hazardous materials, and wildland urban interface operations. Nolan has also served
on the training task force committee, assisted with regional training groups, and the
AFCA core competency committee prior to the Alberta Fire Training Officers Associa-
tion formation.

Nolan has achieved certification IFSAC and ProBoard for NFPA 1001, 1002, 1006, 1031,
1041, 472 Technician and 1403. In addition to these certifications, Nolan is an IAAI Fire
Investigation Technician through the IAAI, a Drager Phase 1 instructor, ice rescue and
boat rescue certified, a registered Primary Care Paramedic, and one of the provincial
representatives for the Fire Dynamics’ Curriculum review that started in 2017.

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2019 Training Officers Conference
Jason Nesbitt

Having spent almost 20 years working in various
emergency services, Jason strives to be a leader in
multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional emergency response
and co-operation. Jason began his fire service journey
in 2005, joining Peace River Fire/EMS.

In 2007, Jason moved to the Town of Sexsmith after
taking a transfer with the Alberta Sheriffs Highway
Patrol, as well, joined the Sexsmith Fire Department.
During his time in Sexsmith, Jason progressed from
Firefighter to Acting Fire Chief. In 2011, Jason was
successful in the initial career hiring for the County
of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service. Jason helped build the service and has
moved up the ranks from Senior Firefighter to Captain of C Platoon and most
recently promoted to Deputy Chief of Training and Logistics in December 2018.
Jason has a true passion for the fire service and training.

Jason owns and operates Pyro Emergency Training, has been a casual instructor
at Lakeland College Fire etc, and is currently one of three Canadian 1403 Live
Fire Fixed Facility Instructors with the International Society of Fire Service In-
structors.

Jason has achieved certification IFSAC and ProBoard for NFPA 1001, 1002, 1006,
1021, 1031, 1033, 1035, 1041, 1051, 1081, 472 Technician/Command and 1521.
Jason is also a certified Blue Card Incident Commander/Blue Card Instructor,
and is a member of Alberta Task Force 1 all hazards Incident Management
Team. Beyond the fire service, Jason loves the outdoors, his wife Kristen and
children Blake and Hayley. If not at the station, Jason can generally be found
at his lake lot. Jason continues to take courses and instruct in the fire service
throughout North America to remain current and competent in the fields of fire
suppression, leadership, and incident command.

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Mike Shykora

Mike has been a Platoon Captain with the County of Grande
Prairie Regional Fire Service since November of 2014. He
started in the fire service in Drayton Valley in 1998 and
moved to Peace River for a full-time firefighter/EMT po-
sition in December of 2003. In 2004, he was promoted to
Lieutenant and Fire Prevention Officer within the depart-
ment, making him the lead fire inspector/investigator.

In August of 2007, an opportunity came up to work for the Fire Commissioner’s
Office. Mike started as the Fire Safety Officer for the Northwest region. In this
position Mike is responsible for conducting fire inspections and investigations
in non-accredited municipalities. While staying involved with the fire depart-
ment as a part-time member, Mike was promoted to the rank of Captain in 2012.
With a case load of 60-70 investigations per year throughout the region, Mike
was quick to gain experience with fire scene examinations, interviewing and
courtroom presentation. As a CFEI (certified fire and explosion investigator), CFII
(certified fire investigation instructor) through NAFI (National Association of Fire
Investigators) and CFIT (certified fire investigation technician) through IAAI (Inter-
national Association of Arson Investigators), Mike has lectured to numerous fire
and law enforcement agencies throughout Alberta. Mike was also a Field Officer
with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency in the Northwest Region based
in Peace River.

Mike has achieved certification IFSAC and ProBoard for NFPA 1001, 1002, 1006,
1031, 1033, 1035, 1041, 1051, 472 Technician and 1521. Mike has investigated
over 500 fires ranging from vehicle fires to multiple fatalities and explosions.
Mike worked closely with the Forensic Identification Section (FIS) in Peace River
for all serious fire investigations. With a passion for training, Mike continues to
take courses throughout North America to remain current and competent in the
field of fire suppression and investigations. More recently, Mike was vetted as an
instructor for the IAAI and ISFSI 1403 Program.

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2019 Training Officers Conference
Curtis Schaefer

Curtis has been in the fire service for 23 years. He cur-
rently serves as Training Officer with Red Deer Emer-
gency Services.

Curtis is an ISFSI instructor in the 1403 programs and
SLICERS program. Curtis has delivered the FKTP pro-
gram to RDES recruit classes and suppression staff, as well as to surround-
ing departments within the last two years.

He is always looking to further his knowledge in fire dynamics and share it
with others.

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2019 Training Officers Conference
                              Host hotels
OLDS

Pomeroy Inn and Suites
When booking, use code GOVT.
Website: www.pomeroyinnandsuites.
com
Phone: 403-556-8815
4601 46th Avenue; Olds, AB; T4H 1P5

RED DEER

TownePlace Suites by Marriott
When booking, state you are with the
“Alberta Fire Training Officers Associa-
tion” to receive the group rate.
Website: TownePlaceSuites.com
Phone: 403-341-3589
6822 66 Street; Red Deer, AB; T4P 3T5

Sheraton Hotel
When booking, state you are with the
“Alberta Fire Training Officers Associa-
tion” to receive the group rate.
Website: www.sheratonhotelreddeer.
com
Phone: 403-346-2091
3310 50 Avenue; Red Deer, AB; T4N 3X9

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