The Leader Volume II, Edition 3
Winter 2011
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN DANIEL CIMINI The conference committee has been working hard planning the 84th annual Conference which will be held in Hampton Virginia June 14th through the 16th 2012. Inside this issue:
Hampton 2012 Conference
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Montgomery 2011 Conference
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SEAFC Partners
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Hampton Conference Agenda
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Hampton 2012 Conference Links
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14 Letter form the President
16 Greetings from the SEAFC Board
After the Montgomery Alabama conference the committee forwarded a survey form to the Exhibitors, Attendees, The Board of Directors and the Presenters to determine how we could improve on the conference. We had many good comments from attendees, exhibitors and presenters on the Montgomery conference and some really good ideas. The committee took those ideas and comments to heart and has come-up with an education packed program. There will be opportunities to network with your fellow members and attend education programs that we think will interest all those attending. The Hampton Fire Department Chairperson Bettie Reeves Nobles {Assistant Chief} and her committee have been working hard ever since the Louisville Conference to make sure that you have plenty to do and enjoy in Hampton. There are 15 education classes planned and over 100 exhibitors for you to visit and see what is new for the fire service and emergency medical services. On Friday the exhibit hall will be open to all fire personnel who wish to visit and there will be no cost, all they need is to be in uniform or have a fire department ID. This year there will be one day and two day Education Registrations available for those who want to attend the education classes and not participate in the full conference. I believe we have selected some very interesting education topics and know that we have selected top notch presenters. The agenda is part of this newsletter and there are links to the hotel, attendee registration forms, exhibitor information and forms. For those of you who sign up early there will be discounts which make the conference very affordable, so get those applications filled out and get the purchase orders and or checks written and in to the Executive Director.
This will be our 4th year at a full conference and each year we have increased attendees, exhibitors and education programs. We have the honor this year of having Chief Dennis Rubin as not only a presenter but he will also give the Key Note Address. Hampton Virginia is a beautiful City and the Conference Center is state of the art and is attached to the host hotel the Embassy Suites. On Wednesday evening we will be having a meet and greet and Thursday evening we will have a VIP night with the vendors and on Friday night our Formal Banquet, Key Note Address and Installation of Officers. We have had a good response from our exhibitors so we believe we will have to look at rooms in an over flow hotel close to the conference center. The Executive Director has gotten us a great rate for rooms, so book early before our block of rooms run out. We are offering early registration discounts for all levels of attendees; check out the information included in this newsletter. Within the news letter you will find information and links to the hotel, be sure to book your room early by using the link to receive the discount. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Executive Director or myself.
Dan Daniel Cimini Conference Chairman
Contributing Partners
AGENDA
SEAFC 84th Annual Leadership Conference “WITH CHALLENGE COMES OPPURTUNITY” SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE All information subject to change
TUESDAY, JUNE 12 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Day Trip Tour City of Hampton Busch Gardens and or Water County {Added Cost}
2:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibitor Move-In & Set-up {Exhibitors that are playing golf}
5:00 pm - until
ON YOUR OWN TO ENJOY HAMPTON
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 8:00 am – 4:00 pm 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Golf Tournament Registration Open in Exhibit Hall
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibitor Move-In & Set-up
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
New Member Orientation Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival Party / Meet-N-Greet
8:00 pm – Until
ON YOUR OWN TO ENJOY HAMPTON
THURSDAY, JUNE 14 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Registration Open in Exhibit Hall
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Education Class {# 1} ―Are We Really Operating Safe Apparatus? {Tom Shand}
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Education Class {# 2} “Managing Effective Radio Communications for Fire Ground Operations” {David J. Bullard}
11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Continued
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Welcome To Conference / Call to Order President Doug Cline Posting of the State Flags Posting of the Colors Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem Invocation Welcome Welcome Chief , Host Fire Department Introduction of Honor Guest Mayor Introduction of IAFC Representatives - President Doug Cline Sponsor recognition Thank you to the 2012 Conference Committee - President Doug Cline MEMORIAL SERVICE Chaplain - Hampton Fire Department Presentation of Helmet – Hampton Fire Department Honor Guard Reading of Names – Chaplain Hampton Fire Department Tolling of Bell - Hampton Fire Department Honor Guard Taps - Hampton Fire Department Fire Fighters' Prayer – Chaplain Hampton Fire Department Bag Pipes - Pipes & Drums Benediction - Chaplain Hampton Fire Department
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Business Session Business Meeting call to order by President Doug Cline Report of Executive Director Constitution and By-Laws Committee Report Election Committee Report
State Directors Announced Second Vice President Nominations Audit Committee Report Resolutions Committee Report Conference Committee Report Old Business New Business Good and Welfare of the Association Report of Attendance by Executive Director Adjournment
THURSDAY, JUNE 14 {Continued} 11:45 am – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm
Lunch with Vendors in Exhibit Hall Education Class {#3} “Cultural Drift – The True Cost of Non-Compliance” {Jeff Griffin}
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Education Class {# 4} “ICC and You” {Mel Cosgrove} Education Class {# 5} “Fighting Fires with Data” {Joe Fackel} Education Class {# 6} “Billing for Fire Service: Don’t Leave Money on the Table” {Diane L. Vick} Education Class {# 7} Repeat Class “Are We Really Operating Safe Apparatus? {Tom Shand} 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Education Class {# 8} “Training and Development and Succession Planning” {Chief Jeffrey R. Roemer}
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
VIP Reception with the Vendors in Exhibit Center
8:00 pm—Till
ON YOUR OWN TO ENJOY HAMPTON
FRIDAY, JUNE 15 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open in the Exhibit Hall Lobby
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Polls Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am Education Program {# 9} "Dealing with Bad News: DC Fire, It’s Not Just A Job". {Chief Dennis Rubin} 10:00 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12:00 am Education Class {# 10} “Adaptive Fire ground Management” Predictive Strategies & Tactical Patience {Chief Christopher Naum} 10:30 am – 11:00 am Business Session II {If Needed} Meeting Called to Order by President Cline {Election Results} 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
FRIDAY, JUNE 15 {Continued} 11:00 am – Noon
Noon – 1:30 pm
Education Program {# 11} “Current Risk Management Issues Facing Fire Chiefs Today” {Chief William Jenaway} Lunch with Vendors in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Education Program {# 12} “Personnel Management for Fire Service Leaders, Part 1” {Chief Jeffrey R. Roemer}
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Installation Dinner w/Key Note address {Chief Dennis Rubin}
SATURDAY, JUNE 16 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Education Class {# 13} NFPA PRESENTATION
10:30 am – 12:00 am
Education Class {# 14} “Personnel Management for Fire Service Leaders, Part 2” {Chief Jeffrey R. Roemer}
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Board Meeting
12:00 am – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Education Class {# 15}
"Fit For Duty: How to Implement a Job Specific Fitness Program in your Fire Department" {Doctor Gonzalo Fernandez} {Doctor Lance Walker} 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
4:00 pm
Education Class {# 16} “Defeating Deviation from Normalcy” {David J. Bullard}
ON YOUR OWN TO ENJOY HAMPTON
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Attendee Comments of the 2011 Annual SEAFC Conference in Montgomery Alabama Below you will find a few of the comments taken from the surveys that were sent to all attendees. ―Anytime you can bring Fire Chiefs together from across the country together, in my opinion, is always a success. There are many challenges in the fire service today and what better way to find resolve than to bring the leaders together under one roof to share problems, information, and solutions. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and look forward to many more. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―The expo was extremely well laid out, and the presenters were interesting and informative.‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―Programs were well planned and enough to fill the time, more would be hard to attend all. Hotel and staff did a great job. The venue was just Great, the Montgomery Fire Rescue did a great job. Many Thanks to all had a part in putting the conference together. A great job by the Executive Committee as well‖. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―The expo was extremely well laid out, and the presenters were interesting and informative.‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―Good educational programs and vendor displays. Good location‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―The venue at Montgomery was excellent, and I liked the vendor presentations. The keynote was appropriate and having the presence from the International the best I have seen since I started attending.‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―The vendor hall was the better of the 3 conferences that I have been to. The lectors were informed and current.‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―Great participation by host department. Great number of vendors, Good partner program. Good educational topics‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―Well attended and subject matter was spot on.‖ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ―The past few conferences were held in great cities with wonderful hotel accommodations. The Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery was by far the best hotel we stayed at and the hotel staff and food were awesome. Also, the location was close to other restaurants and attractions that were in walking distance. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Conference Committee took the advice of some of the attendees by increasing the Education Programs and arranged the vendor opportunity's so as not to conflict with the education programs. We appreciated the comments and have taken every step to improve the agenda.
Mark your calendar for the 2012 SEAFC Annual Conference June 13 – 17, 2012
Hosted by Hampton Fire and Rescue at the Hampton Roads Convention Center and Embassy Suites.
SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS Below are links to our website for conference information. Registration forms are available for attendees and exhibitors. We hope to see you in Virginia.
2012 Conference Hampton, Virginia Links: SEAFC 2012 Conference Registration Hampton, VA.doc Sponsorship Opportunities SEAFC 2012.doc
1101 Marley Street Conway, SC 29527
843-397-9146 executivedirector@seafc.org
Vendors Contract Application 2012.doc Exhibit Layout 11-23-11.pdf 2012 SEAFC Conference Price Sheet up-date 11-21.doc
www.seafc.org
Board positions that will be open for the 2012 year are: >State Directors for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina >Officer position Second Vice President
The SEAFC Board has been notified that Chief Deron Wilson of the John’s Creek Fire Department, John’s Creek, GA is being endorsed by the Georgia State Fire Chiefs Association for the office of Second Vice President for 2012. Chief Wilson announced his candidacy at the 2011 SEAFC Conference in Montgomery, AL.
Greetings SEAFC Colleagues, As we close out 2011 I am sure each of you can join me in reflecting back over the year and say we had some of the best of times and some of the worst of times. Our division saw a considerable amount of destruction from natural disaster but saw the true spirit and dedication of the fire service as we handled each of these with true professionalism. We have that true professionalism only because we foster relationships, mentor to our next generation and continue to train diligently for the future. A lot has happened over this year with the SEAFC as well. We had a successful conference in Montgomery, Alabama and are gearing up for Hampton, Virginia in June 2012 followed by North Charleston in 2013. I want to focus on a major accomplishment for the SEAFC, which is the level of education and professional development we are bringing to our membership. When I speak of the professionalism that exists, it will only continue to exist if we continue our sound practices of mentoring, networking and training/education. If you have not been to a recent conference you should examine why not. To quote Chief Eddie Phillips, Tennessee State Director who came back on the board after a few years focused on local affairs, “the conference was a mini FRI”. To the Professional Development committee that was worth more than a million dollars as the goals that were set 4 years ago had come to fruition. This reflects back to the fact that our division is moving forward, being proactive and finding new ways to be successful during a tough economic climate. To equate that to realism…The future is bright for SEAFC. I do want to note that the 2012 Annual Leadership Conference is quickly approaching and this edition of the news letter is dedicated to the conference showing you what you have to look forward to. The dedicated professionals of the conference committee have put together yet another stellar conference that you will not want to miss. Further it is one that you must have your current and future command staff attending. The future belongs to those who prepare and the Southeastern Division is striving diligently to provide every opportunity to do so.
In an effort to enhance our professional Development programs we have solidified relationships and have embarked on collaborative efforts with partners on pod casting, live blog talk radio programs and webinars in an effort to enhance not only the value of your membership, but more importantly, the opportunity to share knowledge and utilize existing technologies to provide quality and timely training. We run a scheduled Blog Talk Radio Program with www.Firefighternetcast.com titled “The Chiefs Trumpet”. Our last program partnered with Chris Naum host of “Taking it to the Streets Program” focusing on change in the fire service and getting it from the Chief’s Office to the Streets. At the 2011 conference we streamed live programs from the floor as well as recording other programs for webinars. As you can see, now is the time to get your junior chief officers and company officers involved in the SEAFC. There is a lot of education and opportunities for them to grow and develop. During the last quarter we launched our new web site. It is still being added to and will continue to grow each month. We have partnered with Target Safety to bring you a behind the scenes opportunity to access even more training materials for your department. You should see this launch out in the first quarter of 2012. We want you to get engaged as I requested at the beginning of my Presidency. We are only successful if we all engage. With that said please provide us with training materials, articles, power points, training opportunities, etc that can be shared with the rest of the division. In closing I want to thank everyone who serves on a committee, the Board of Directors and the Executive Director for all the hard work this past year. The SEAFC is the best Division because of the people who are the Division...you! On behalf of Executive Director Pat Cimini and the SEAFC Board of Directors we want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!!!! See you in Hampton! Sincerely,
Douglas K. Cline President
The SEAFC Board of Directors would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season
Chief Paul Syx, 1st Vice President Bessemer Fire Department Alabama
Asst. Chief Douglas Cline, President Horry County Fire Rescue South Carolina
Pat Cimini Executive Director
Chief Rocky Garzarek, 2nd Vice President Franklin Fire Department Tennessee
Chief Jack McElfish, International Director Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Georgia
Chief Gary Bonnett West Virginia Director
Chief Richard Burch Virginia Director
Chief Ron Fowler North Carolina Director
Chief Dan Cimini South Carolina Director
Chief Eddie Phillips Tennessee Director
Chief Deron P. Wilson Georgia Director
Chief Kingman Shultz Florida Director
Chief Wallace Possich Kentucky Director
Chief Larry Williams Alabama Director
Chief Keith Brown Mississippi Director