June 2nd - 4th 2023, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

SESSIONS

Keynote Address


“Same Objectives, Different Tactics: Having the Courage to be Responsible and Realistically Aware”

Jim Silvernail

Fire Chief

Kirkwood Fire Department

St. Louis County, MO 

H-O-T : Hands-On Training Workshops

Please Note: Each H-O-T Session requires specific PPE,  Please review PPE requirements for EACH H-O-T Session you wish to attend. 

"MAIN STREET"  FORCIBLE ENTRY TACTICS

Saturday 13:00 - 16:30

 Sunday 08:00 - 11:30

Chris Boulay

TACTICAL FIREFIGHTING

Saturday 13:00 - 16:30 

 Sunday 08:00 - 11:30

Mark van der Feyst

INTRO TO THE ARTIFICIAL HIGH DIRECTIONAL IN TECH RESCUE

Sat 13:00 -  14:30 / 15:00 - 16:30  

 Sun 08:00 - 09:30 /10:00 -11:30

HOSE MOVEMENT

Sunday Morning 08:00 - 09:30

Sunday Morning 10:00 - 11:30

Trevor Marshall

Classroom Workshops

SATURDAY AFTERNOON CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS

ADAPTIVE TACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION FOR NON-URBAN DEPTS

Saturday Afternoon  

13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Jim Silvernail

REALISTIC REAL WORLD DECON

Saturday Afternoon  

13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Bo Moore

COFFEE CUP LEADERSHIP

Saturday Afternoon

 1300 - 16:30

Les Karpluk

ORANIZATIONAL SUCCESS THROUGH LEADERSHIP, NOT AUTHORITY

Saturday Afternoon 

13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Kevin & Sherry Dean

 LARGE ANIMAL EMEREGENCY RESCUE(LAER): THE EQUINE COMPONENT 

Saturday Afternoon

 13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Vicki Schmidt

FIRE OFFICER EXCELLENCE

Saturday Afternoon

 13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Anthony Avillo

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Saturday Afternoon 

13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Greg LaRue


HOSE MANAGEMENT

Saturday Afternoon 

13:00 - 14:30 & 15:00 - 16:30

Trevor Marshall

SUNDAY MORNING CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS

BLAMING CULTURE IS THE PROBLEM

Sunday Morning 

08:00 - 09:30 & 10:00 - 11:30

Denis Roberge

 CREATING SKILL DRILLS

Sunday Morning

 8:00 - 9:30 & 10:00 - 11:30


Vicki Schmidt

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

Sunday Morning 

8:00 - 9:30 & 10:00 - 11:30

Bo Moore

FIREGROUND STRATEGIES: STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING

Sunday Morning

 8:00 - 9:30 & 10:00 - 11:30 

Anthony Avillo

FIT TO SERVE

Sunday Morning

 8:00 - 9:30 & 10:00 - 11:30

Vince Lucente



THE FIRST 10 MINUTES MAKE OR BREAK THE RESULTS

Sunday Morning 

08:00 - 09:30 & 10:00 - 11:30

Kevin & Sherry Dean

TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS: THE NON-TRADITIONAL TRUCK COMPANIES

Sunday Morning

 08:00 - 9:30 & 10:00 - 11:30

Jim Silvernail

WHAT TO DO BEFORE HAZMAT ARRIVES

Sunday Morning

 8:00 - 9:30 & 10:00 - 11:30

Trevor Dickinson

SUNDAY AFTERNOON CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS

SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE TRAINING EXPECTATION

Sunday Afternoon

 13:00 - 14:30

Robert Wiggins

RIT VS INTERIOR FIREFIGHTER TEAM RESCUE

Sunday Afternoon

 13:00 - 14:30

Michael Langford

TRAINING WITH PROGRESSIVENESS

 Sunday Afternoon

13:00 - 11:30

Mark van der Feyst