Register online for the IAFF John P. Redmond Foundation Symposium and Dominick F. Barbera Emergency Medical Services Conference, scheduled for August 25-28, 2015 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
The John P. Redmond Symposium addresses occupational health and safety issues in the fire service and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to keep fire fighters and paramedics safe - now and in the future.
The Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference explores all aspects of fire-based emergency medical services.
The 2015 conference combines the expertise and knowledge from fire fighting and EMS operations into one innovative and comprehensive program devoted to protecting the health and safety of fire fighters/paramedics.
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Fire fighters, paramedics, medical directors, physicians, occupational safety professionals and fitness trainers are invited to attend the conference, which includes two days of plenary sessions and two days of topic-specific workshops, briefings and information sessions.
Pre-Conference events include:
- Fire Ops 101
- NIST Fire Lab Tour and Fire Dynamics Presentations
- Fire Ground Survival Practical Workshop
- Peer Fitness Trainer Continuing Education Workshop
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Workshop
Plenary Sessions include:
- General President Schaitberger’s Welcome Address
- Keynote Speaker Eric Grietens, Navy SEAL, award-winning author, Rhodes Scholar and Founder of The Mission Continues
As well as presentations addressing:
- Current Health and Safety Issues
- Responding to Incidents of Violence
- Fire Behavior Research and Tactics
- Fire and EMS Operations
- Community Risk Assessment
- Wellness-Fitness Initiative
- Occupational Diseases/ Ebola
- Line-of-Duty Death Investigations and Lessons Learned
In addition, the agenda includes more than 20 information sessions and nearly 40 workshops on health, safety and EMS topics.
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