Conference Agenda


Wednesday, September 3th – 18 Hole Golf Tournament

Tee times begin @ 12:00 pm

$100.00 includes cart and lunch

Jug Mountain Ranch Golf Course

13834 Farm to Market Rd, McCall, ID 83638

Social Hour and Casual Dinner – Toll Station Pizza Patio

5:30 pm


Thursday, September 4th

7:30 am - Breakfast and Networking Registration -Evergreen Hotel

8:00 am – 9:00 am – Welcome and Introductions; Thank you to Sponsors – Chief Ron Johnson and Chief Mike Bertrand

  • Sponsor Roundtable Short-Takes - Presentations by Our Sponsors

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Membership Meeting – Elections/Audit Report

9:30 am – 10:30 am - Dennis LeGear, LeGear Engineering F.D. Consulting, "Apparatus Design and Ordering: Value Engineering for the Fireground".

10:30 am - Break and Networking with Sponsors

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Phil Jose, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Seattle, WA Fire Department, "Command and Control: A Strategic Approach to Fireground Leadership".

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch Onsite with speaker TBD

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm - Past IAFC President,  Chief (Rogers, AR) Thomas Jenkins, "NERIS and Updates From International".

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Phil Jose and Dennis LeGear, "Strategic Plan Review and Innovation: A Practical Approach to Your Fire Department Future".

5:00 pm Happy Hour and Picnic hosted by Mark Anderson, Ultra Clean Pro

Ponderosa State Park
1920 N Davis Avenue, McCall, ID 83638


Friday, September 5th

7:30 am - Breakfast and Networking

8:00 am -10:00 am – John Blake, Deputy Chief Paramedic, Ada County Paramedics, "Vulnerability". This two-hour session about vulnerability is a compressed look at the topic from the standpoint of a public service chief. An immediate misconception is that this is a soft topic for weak leaders. Quite the opposite is true. It is a focused look at the mindset and tools used while dealing with issues such as conflict resolution, innovation, high achievement, collaboration and cooperation, deployment of resources, and integration of service. One of the presentation goals will be to enable you to take full advantage the variety of skills, ability, and knowledge you possess and use for the betterment of your department and our system. 

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Closing Sesssion

11 am – Concluding Remarks



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