NCAFC Mid-Winter Conference 2020: Full Schedule

“Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities/Flammable and Combustible Liquids”

This workshop will provide students with an overview of the fire code requirements automotive motor fuel-dispensing facilities, fleet vehicle dispensing facilities as well the hazards associated with the storage, use, dispensing, mixing and handling of flammable and combustible liquids.

This class is approved for 6 hours of Fire Inspector Continuing Education as approved by the NC Code of Qualifications Board.

Speakers

Mark Brown

Wednesday January 29, 2020 9:00am - 4:00pm EST
Kannapolis A

Workshops

9:00am EST

NC Peer Support (Two Day Class - Tues & Wed) - PRE-CONFERENCE

Wednesday January 29, 2020 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Carolina C

Workshops

11:00am EST

Golf Shotgun Start

Wednesday January 29, 2020 11:00am - 5:00pm EST
Rocky River Golf Club 6900 Bruton Smith Blvd, Concord, NC 28027

Golf Tournament

1:00pm EST

NC Fire Service LODD Summit (Invitation Only)

Wednesday January 29, 2020 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Carolina A/B

LODD Summit

1:30pm EST

North Carolina Department of Community Colleges

Wednesday January 29, 2020 1:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Kitty Hawk

Meetings

2:00pm EST

Retirement Planning 101 - PRE-CONFERENCE

This workshop will provide attendees of any age a better understanding of what they need to be doing today so that they can retire when and how they desire. The workshop will include attendee participation in discussing the various retirement income sources and options. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of their current situation and what they need to do today to achieve their goals.

Speakers

Kevin Gordon

Second Vice President, NCAFC

Chief Gordon has been a part of the North Carolina Fire Service for more than thirty-five years. He began his fire service career on May 25, 1984 as a member of the Waco Community Volunteer Fire Department in Cleveland County, and served as Fire Chief from July 01, 1991 until July... Read More →

Wednesday January 29, 2020 2:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Fairway A

Workshops

2:00pm EST

Accreditation 101—Dispelling the Myths - What You Need to Know - PRE-CONFERENCE

This session is intended to provide information explaining the CPSE fire service accreditation model and how its application can help fire service organizations assume a continuous improvement mindset. During the three hour session, we will discuss the model in detail, dispel common myths associated with the accreditation model, briefly discuss professional credentialing and attempt to answer any questions that attendees may have. If you have a desire to improve your organization, this presentation should provide some valuable information.

Speakers

Keith McGee

Town of Apex Fire Department

Wednesday January 29, 2020 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Kannapolis B

Workshops

2:00pm EST

Exhibitor Move-In & Set Up

Wednesday January 29, 2020 2:00pm - 6:00pm EST
North Registration / Concord

Expo

7:00pm EST

Hurricane Florence – Case Study- What We Learned - PRE-CONFERENCE

Wednesday January 29, 2020 7:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Carolina A/B

Workshops

7:30am EST

Conference Registration & Information Desk Open

Thursday January 30, 2020 7:30am - 4:00pm EST
Registration South

Registration

8:00am EST

Apparatus Exhibit Area Move-In & Set Up

To register your apparatus, contact Todd Eury at todd@carolinanc.com.

Thursday January 30, 2020 8:00am - 11:00am EST
North Registration / Concord

Expo

8:00am EST

Exhibitor Move-In and Set Up

Thursday January 30, 2020 8:00am - 12:00pm EST
North Registration / Concord

Expo

8:30am EST

Opening Ceremonies/Keynote/Business Session

Speakers

Colonel Kevin Jarrard

Colonel Kevin Jarrard was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps after graduating from The Citadel in 1995. An infantry officer, he has served in various command and staff billets in the United States and abroad in Africa, South America, Asia, Europe... Read More →

Thursday January 30, 2020 8:30am - 11:55am EST
Concord J

Business Session

10:00am EST

Haz Mat Responders Association Meeting

Thursday January 30, 2020 10:00am - 4:00pm EST
Carolina A/B

Meetings

12:00pm EST

Exhibit Hall & Apparatus Displays Open

Thursday January 30, 2020 12:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Concord

Expo

12:15pm EST

Past Presidents Lunch (RSVP Required)

Thursday January 30, 2020 12:15pm - 1:30pm EST
Fairway A/B

Lunch Events

1:00pm EST

NCSFRI Board Meeting

Thursday January 30, 2020 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Botanica

Meetings

1:30pm EST

NCAFC By-Laws Amendment Vote

Thursday January 30, 2020 1:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Concord G

Voting

2:00pm EST

Metro Chiefs Meeting

Thursday January 30, 2020 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Concord I

Meetings

2:00pm EST

NCSFA Board Meeting

Thursday January 30, 2020 2:00pm - 6:00pm EST
Board Room

Meetings

2:30pm EST

Vendor Hall Break/Announcements/Vendor Awards

Thursday January 30, 2020 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Concord

Expo

3:00pm EST

Employment Law

The universe of labor and employment law is ever-expanding. Whether the employer has one employee or one thousand, employment law regulates hiring and managing people in the modern workplace to a high degree. It is also a critical factor in any decision to terminate employment. The complex weave of federal and state laws that apply to the employer-employee relationship creates cross-currents that are daunting even to experienced lawyers. For sure, no employer, human resource manager, or supervisor can afford to navigate these legal waters by dead reckoning alone.

The primary goal of this presentation is to provide a working familiarity with the various laws that affect recruitment, hiring, terms and conditions of employment, discipline and termination. Our goal is not to overwhelm but to shed light and empower good decision-making.

Speakers

William J. Austin, Jr.

Of Counsel, Narron Wenzel, PA

William Joseph Austin, Jr. (Joe) has over 41 years of experience helping people in the full array of employment law issues, including compliance with state and federal statutory requirements, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Joe has represented individuals... Read More →

Thursday January 30, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Carolina C

Workshops

3:00pm EST

Front Yard Leadership

The presentation will focus on tactical considerations and priorities and how they would support the overall strategic goals for suburban and/or rural fire officers. In a not so perfect fire service world, today’s fire officers are arriving on scene right before or right after the first due companies. These fire officers are commanding a fire scene with limited manpower and/or minimum staffed engine companies. These command office may or may not know there manpower or even the training level of personnel until the units arrival. This disadvantage forces the incident commander to adjust their tactical priorities on the fly. The course will cover the following topics:

Rapid Size up (Size-up Priorities)
Construction considerations (modern vs legacy)
Tactical Priorities for limited manpower
Attack methods and weapon (nozzle/hose) selection

Speakers

Alan Griffin

Thursday January 30, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Kannapolis B

Workshops

3:00pm EST

ISO Update

This workshop will cover the areas where your department can get the most out of the points on the rating schedule program. There will also be an opportunity for each department to sit down with the inspectors from their regions for a one-on-one question and answer session. Please come prepared with specific questions from your district for them to discuss with you. This will be a great opportunity to spend some time to get to know your inspector before you have your ISO inspection.

Speakers

OSFM Staff

Thursday January 30, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Kannapolis A

Workshops

3:00pm EST

Managing Blind Spots Roundtable

Blind Spots for Fire Department Litigation will focus on actual cases studies, claims filed and current and past lawsuits in the Fire Service. This is designed to be a round table discussion on General Liability, Financial Liability, Auto and Physical Damage Liability " Blind Spots ". These are actual events that have placed fire departments in unfavorable litigation situations.

Speakers

Blair T. Tyndall

Thursday January 30, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Blueridge

Workshops

3:00pm EST

NFIRS & Fire Bridge Session

Speakers

OSFM Staff

Thursday January 30, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Harrisburg A

Workshops

3:00pm EST

NFPA Update- Emerging Issues for the Fire Service

Speakers

Kelly Ransdell

Brian Biggs

Greg Cade

Thursday January 30, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Piedmont

Workshops

6:00pm EST

NCSFRI Social

Thursday January 30, 2020 6:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Fairway A/B

Socials

8:00am EST

Conference Registration & Information Desk Open

Friday January 31, 2020 8:00am - 2:30pm EST
Registration South

Registration

8:00am EST

Exhibit Hall & Apparatus Displays Open

Friday January 31, 2020 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
Concord

Expo

8:00am EST

NC Admin Meeting

Friday January 31, 2020 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
Piedmont

Meetings

9:00am EST

2020 Certification Updates

PLEASE NOTE: This session is free of charge and no registration is required. You do not have be registered for MWC 2020 to attend.

2020 Certification Updates
The program will review certification program changes that will take place in 2020. This will include a review of the following: Fire Fighter, RIC, Instructor, Driver Operator, Haz Mat, Airport Fire Fighter and Marine Fire Fighter.
Date: Friday January 31, 2020
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel (5400 John Q Hammons Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027)
Room: Kannapolis B
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 10:30am EST
Kannapolis B

Workshops

9:00am EST

High Performance Leadership

Following years of experience in Fire Department Leadership, Kelly Walsh, and Chief Dan Jones (Retired) have developed a High Performance Leadership Academy in both in-person and on-line formats. NC based, they have been teaching this program nationwide in order to fill the gap in leadership training for Company Officers, Chief Officers, and those aspiring to those levels.

For NCAFC, they have customized a short 2-hour program with a sampling of academy topics. Mini sessions on functional leadership skills and also leadership intangibles will be shared. Come see why this training is becoming an essential for leaders who want to engage and develop the employees on their teams with take-away tools they can use immediately.

Speakers

Dan Jones

Kelly Walsh

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Kannapolis A

Workshops

9:00am EST

How to make a Difference Legislatively

Speakers

Tim Bradley

Executive Director, NCSFA

Tim has been in the fire service for 45 years. He began his career serving on the Mebane Fire Department, holding the position of Chief for seven years. In 1985, he became Executive Director of the North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission, which handles various fire and rescue related... Read More →

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Fairway B

Workshops

9:00am EST

The Vision of the NC Emergency Training Center & Its Partners

Speakers

OSFM Staff

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Carolina C

Workshops

9:00am EST

NC Fire Marshal’s Board

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Fairway A

Meetings

9:00am EST

Diversity & Alternative Lifestyles

Speakers

Deryn Rizzi

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Harrisburg A

Workshops

9:00am EST

Understanding Firefighter Suicide

Suicide is the end result of serious internal struggles that can manifest for some time before the decedent makes the decision to die by suicide. These struggles are often multi-factored and include environmental, biological, and personal factors. Firefighters feel a sense of responsibility to the community and have been found to suppress their underlying factors. This is a key contributor to suicide and can be prevented through creating a culture that encourages help seeking behavior. This program explains how to accomplish this through the following:

Objectives:

• Understanding the commonality of mental health disorders
• Recognizing the power of prevention through simple daily practices
• Common Myths Surrounding Suicide
• Addressing Risk Factors
• Understand the protective factors associated with prevention such as stress management.
• Company Officer / Department responsibilities.

Speakers

Dena Ali

Raleigh Fire Department

Friday January 31, 2020 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Carolina B

Workshops

10:30am EST

Firefighter Re-qualification Class

PLEASE NOTE: This session is free of charge and no registration is required. You do not have be registered for MWC 2020 to attend.

Firefighter Re-qualification Class
This class is required for all instructors that are qualified to teach the subject area of Firefighter. Failure to take this class between January 1st and June 30th, 2020 will result in loss of the qualification to teach Firefighter.
Date: Friday January 31, 2020
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel (5400 John Q Hammons Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027)
Room: Kannapolis B
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Friday January 31, 2020 10:30am - 12:00pm EST
Kannapolis B

Workshops

11:30am EST

Buffet Lunch Sponsored by CIVIC

Friday January 31, 2020 11:30am - 1:30pm EST
Concord

Lunch Events

1:30pm EST

NC Fire Marshal’s General Meeting

Friday January 31, 2020 1:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Fairway A/B

Meetings

1:30pm EST

Fire Department Culture and Bullying

Speakers

David Emanuel

Friday January 31, 2020 1:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Harrisburg A

Workshops

2:00pm EST

Establishing & Maintaining Peer Support

This presentation is designed to teach members and leaders the components of a working peer support program. We explain how we developed the North Carolina Peer Support Team and how we built resources for the team. We also discuss partnerships with other national leading peer support programs.

Peer Support Training provides an introduction to the techniques of emergency responder psychological first aid as it is provided to firefighters by firefighters. It is in line with the National Fallen Firefighters’ Foundation’s Everyone Goes Home project and the 13 the Life Safety Initiative: Firefighters and their families must have access to counseling and psychological support services.

Students learn the components of behavioral health and the commonality of behavioral health disorders. They learn how to actively listen and be there for other members in need, but more importantly, they learn resources available for themselves and others. Peer supporters recognize that their job is not to counsel or solve another member’s problem, but to simply be there, nonjudgmentally, and know the resources available.

Speakers

Dena Ali

Raleigh Fire Department

Michael Lanning

Deputy Fire Chief, Scotch Irish Fire Dept

Friday January 31, 2020 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Carolina B

Workshops

2:00pm EST

Firefighter Health & Fitness Programing

Speakers

Charles Turner

Friday January 31, 2020 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Carolina A

Workshops

2:00pm EST

Organization Engagement

Speakers

Deryn Rizzi

Friday January 31, 2020 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Kannapolis B

Workshops

2:30pm EST

Risk Management for the Mid-Level Manager

Risk Management for Mid-Level Managers focuses on a concept of risk management in the fire service. How do we avoid, prevent, reduce, separate and transfer risk? Why are your Mid-Level managers the key to this process and why do they often fail?

Speakers

Blair T. Tyndall

Friday January 31, 2020 2:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Kannapolis A

Workshops

8:00am EST

Conference Registration & Information Desk Open

Saturday February 1, 2020 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Registration South

Registration

9:00am EST

Chief 101 - 2020 Upgrade

Speakers

OSFM Staff

Saturday February 1, 2020 9:00am - 1:00pm EST
Kannapolis A/B

Workshops

9:30am EST

Cancer Summit Review & the Face of Cancer

Saturday February 1, 2020 9:30am - 12:00pm EST
Fairway A

Workshops

10:00am EST

Autism Recognition & Response for First Responders

This class is designed to help responders identify characteristics in Autistic individuals that they may encounter on responses. Responders will gain knowledge of how to approach, interact and provide treatment to someone with autism. Autism affects 1 in 59 children born in the US, it is in every community in the nation. It affects all ethnic and socioeconomic groups and there is no medical detection for autism. This class helps responders understand that 30%-40% of all autistic people are non-verbal and the different methods needed to communicate with those individuals. I have taught this class 12 times at various departments in the western region, and it is an often overlooked area in our profession.

Speakers

Brian Murray

Saturday February 1, 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm EST
Carolina A

Workshops

1:00pm EST

Community Risk Reduction: Where Do We Go After 2020?

Speakers

OSFM Staff

Saturday February 1, 2020 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Carolina A

Workshops

1:30pm EST

Challenges for the Fire Officer Roundtable

Speakers

Kevin Gordon

Second Vice President, NCAFC

Mike Wilson

Retired Battalion Chief, Charlotte Fire Department

Chief Wilson is a retired battalion chief with 32 years of service with the Charlotte Fire Department. He is a nationally recognized Fire Service Instructor with thousands of hours teaching all things related to firefighting, fire investigation, and incident command. Mike also spent... Read More →

Bob Parnell

Ryan Heavner

Saturday February 1, 2020 1:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Carolina B/C

Workshops

1:30pm EST

NC Volunteer Workforce Solutions - Retention & Recruitment Seminar

Three hours on how to get members in the door and keep them there.

Event Description:
The North Carolina Volunteer Workforce Solutions (NCVWS) program brings you a three-hour seminar to discuss the results of its Phase 1 SAFER Grant. IAFC Program Expert Spencer Cheatham and NCAFC Program lead Chief Tracy Mosley will discuss the educational side of recruitment and retention and how you can be the most effective departmental coordinator possible. Lastly, Chief Tracy Mosley will give an update and answer any questions you have regarding the newly awarded SAFER Grant.

DATE AND TIME: February 1, 2020 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

LOCATION: Concord Convention Center, 5400 John Q. Hammons Drive NW, Concord, NC, 28027

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: The seminar will be beneficial to all ranks! All departments in North Carolina are welcome to attend. Limited space is available.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEMINAR? Contact Derek Bullington at 703-537-4831 or derek.bullington@iafc.org or Chief Tracy Mosley at 252-205-1289 or tmosley@ncafc.com

This seminar is funded through a FEMA SAFER recruitment and retention grant awarded to the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs.

Follow VWS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ncneedsfirefighters

Speakers

Tracy Mosley

Tracy Mosley is a thirty-one year veteran of the fire service following in the footsteps of his Father—William L. Mosley who served in both the volunteer fire and rescue services of Wilson County.He began his Fire Service Career in October of 1984 with Silver Lake Volunteer Fire... Read More →

Saturday February 1, 2020 1:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Kannapolis A

Workshops

4:00pm EST

Pictures (Boards)

Saturday February 1, 2020 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Fairway

Photo Sessions

4:30pm EST

Pictures (Attendees)

Saturday February 1, 2020 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Fairway

Photo Sessions

6:00pm EST

NCAFC Awards Banquet

Presentation of the Career and Volunteer Fire Chiefs of the Year
Presentation of the Career and Volunteer Fire Officers of the Year

Speakers

Mick Mixon

Voice of the Carolina Panthers

GET TO KNOW MICK!Interesting Facts Provided by Forest Orion (Mick) Mixon IIIBorn on a cold, rainy Wednesday in October of 1958. Gerber Baby cute as a toddler but then started to get progressively worse looking into adulthood.Father, F.O. Mixon Jr., a decorated chemical engineer/research... Read More →

Saturday February 1, 2020 6:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Concord J

Banquet

9:00pm EST

Pictures (Award Winners & Any Attendees)

Saturday February 1, 2020 9:00pm - 10:00pm EST
Fairway

Photo Sessions

9:00pm EST

After Banquet Social - Music/Dancing/Games/ Karaoke

Saturday February 1, 2020 9:00pm - 11:59pm EST
Kannapolis A/B

Socials

8:30am EST

Devotion

Sunday February 2, 2020 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Blueridge

Devotion