2 7 t h A n n u a l F i r e D e p a r t m e n t I n f o r m a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e
FDIC ATLANTIC
PROVIDERS OF QUALITY FIRE TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL
June 7th - 9th 2024, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Classroom workshop
"Go Big to Go Home"
Mark van der Feyst
Sr Battalion Chief, Six Nations Fire & Emergency Services, On
Sunday Afternoon 13:00 - 14:30
Synopsis
Go Big to Go Home
This presentation will explore the concept of “bringing the baseball bat to kill the fly” with respect to tactical operations for the fire service. With limited staffing responses, quicker heat release rates and with larger and more volatile fuel loads, fire departments need to address the situation with a Go Big approach so that the department can Go Home afterwards.
Bio
With 25 years of fire service experience, Mark van der Feyst is the Senior Battalion Chief with the Six Nations Fire & Emergency Services in Ontario and also a part time firefighter with the Fort Gratiot Fire Department in Michigan. He writes monthly columns for Fire Engineering, FireRescue1.com, Firefighting in Canada and Canadian Firefighter magazines. He is the Lead Author for Fire Engineering’s The Tactical Firefighter, Residential Fire Rescue books, The 21st Century Firefighter and The First Five Minutes DVD and is a FDIC instructor.