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Saturday - September 12th 2009
(0800-1200)
Keynote Speech
Tony Tricarico
It is the mission of the Wichita HoT Regional Fire School is to deliver high quality, advanced, training to the Kansas Fire Service. To accomplish this, all training delivered as part of the Wichita HoT shall be applicable to the street level firefighters and Company Officers. What better subject for a Key Note lecture to follow than that of the Mission statement? Captain Tony Tricarico (ret) will address the issues concerning our fire departments in the state of Kansas and other departments through out the country, at the level of firefighters and Company Officers. When you think of Company Officers you think of the men and women that are leading you into harms way. But what about the followers, the firefighters?
We will speak about being a good strong leader and commanding the troops that you will do battle with. We will also speak about the people that follow the leaders; the dedication, drive, ability and aptitude that gives each one of them the desire to call themselves firefighters. As Theodore Roosevelt once said, “It is far better to dare mighty things and to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” As a firefighter, you know exactly what President Roosevelt means.
The way to win is to train. We do not do battle as often as we may desire, so the only way to be battle ready is to train. How far is too far? When training, safety is an absolute. When on the fire ground do you take risks? Will you take risks? Have you trained to the degree than you know the calculation of the risk you may be ready to take? Is it fool hardy or calculated?
This lecture will encompass many areas of the fire service and ask you hard, straight forward questions on your readiness, your abilities, your training.
Are you where you want to be? Are you ready for battle?
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Captain Tony Tricarico, FDNY (retired)
In the fire service since 1977 and hired by FDNY in 1981, Tony has served in South Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Since mid 2002 he was assigned to the Special Operations Command and served as the Captain of Squad 252 until his retirement on the last day of 2008. Tony is a Nationally Certified Instructor as well as a New York State Certified Fire Instructor, is an adjunct instructor at the FDNY Technical Rescue School, a Deputy Chief Instructor at the Suffolk County Fire Academy, and additionally instructs and lectures throughout the Country on a Engine, Truck, RIT and Special Operations tactics and procedures. He has been featured in FETN and American Heat training Video’s on Collapse, Elevator Operations and SCBA Emergencies, and has many articles published in the fire service periodicals. He is an active member of the Mount Sinai VFD on Long Island in NY and a former Chief of Department.
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Saturday - September 12th, 2009
(4 Hour Classes)
Passenger Elevator Operations
Lead Instructors: Captain Tony Tricarico and Captain Carlos Rodriguez w/crew
Class Description: This program will cover the working parts of both hydraulic and traction elevators the responder will encounter. The participants will be provided hands on inspection of the working parts and common alarms they may encounter out in the real world. The responder will be introduced to both inconvenience and emergency incidents surrounding passenger elevators. This class will cover operational procedures for both of the type of incidents that your fire department should follow to insure a safe working environment. The responder will perform emergency operations for entrapments during elevator operations. This will be a limited working environment with poor lighting. Participants should be comfortable working in confined areas.
Requirements: Complete PPE, no SCBA
Student limit: 20 participants
Captain Tony Tricarico
See Keynote Bio
Captain Carlos Rodriguez
Captain Rodriguez is a 19 year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. He is Captain of Engine 11 and will be joined by his Company.
Saturday and Sunday - September 12th & 13th, 2009
(12 Hour Classes)
Search Operations & Thermal Imaging
Lead Instructors: FireHouse 10-C (FF Hittle, Lt. Niemann, FF Johnson)
Class Description: Search tactics in today’s fire service have evolved beyond cruising walls. Today’s fire professionals must be familiar with the various risks and search techniques employed at the diverse structures we operate in. This class addresses concerns related to large area buildings, multiple occupancies, single family dwellings, VES (vent enter search) operations, and thermal imaging. Students will learn to identify significant features related to the specific occupancy & construction types, basic fire behavior encountered in these buildings, victim packaging and removal methods, and employable strategies for different fire ground needs.
To increase company efficiency during a search, students will also learn the disciplines required to effectively and safely utilize thermal imagers. These tools are invaluable assets in supporting search and rescue functions when accurately understood. Equally, they have the ability to hinder and endanger crews when their limitations are not fully appreciated. Both the pros and cons of TIC management will be discussed and demonstrated.
Requirements: Complete PPE & SCBA
Student limit:20 participants
FireHouse 10-C
FF Hittle, Lt. Niemann, and FF Johnson are accomplished and decorated fire service professionals who have worked the majority of their careers detailed to some of the busiest firehouses in the state. They are currently assigned to the Wichita Fire Department HMRT (HazMat Response Team). These firefighters are adjunct instructors at the Wichita Fire Department Training Academy, have instructed at KSFFA Fire Schools, and conduct both local and interstate training. Company members contribute regularly to Fire Engineering, Fire Nuggets, Wichita Heat, and other fire service publications. The Team is looking forward to sharing and obtaining knowledge with one another during this exceptional training.
Truck Company Operations
Lead Instructors: FF Kleinschmidt, Captain Bob Wolfe
Class Description: This day and a half class takes the student through fire ground operations from a Truck Company point of view. Special emphasize will be placed on residential operations covering proper size up for the Truck officer, apparatus placement for offensive truck work, ventilation principles and tactics, unprotected search tactics , pressurized water extinguisher “can” containment and extinguishment, forcible entry and ground ladders. The class will conclude with “live fire” exercises with the Engine Company Operations class.
Requirements: Complete Personal Protective Equipment (SCBA w/ extra bottle)
Student limit:20 participants
Firefighter Scott Kleinschmidt
Scott Kleinschmidt is a 13 year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. Scott is currently assigned to the second Battalion working out of FireHouse 2. As a firefighter at FireHouse 2 he operates both off an Engine company as well as a Truck company. Prior to his current assignment Scott spent 8 years assigned to the Wichita’s Heavy Rescue working at FireHouse 4. He has been a member of the city/county Technical Rescue Team for 11 years and is a Rescue Technician with the Kansas Region 5 Urban Search and Rescue Team. Scott instructs at the local, state, and national level in all aspects of Technical Rescue as well as Fire Ground operations.
Captain Bob Wolfe
Captain Bob Wolfe is a 27 year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department, the last 14 as a Captain. Bob is currently assigned to Wichita Fire Department Training Division serving as Safety Officer and Training Instructor. Prior to being assigned to the Training Division Captain Wolfe was detailed to FireHouse 9 as an Aerial Platform Boss. Bob has been a member of the Technical Rescue Team since its inception in the mid 1980’s. He is a former instructor for Butler County Community College and currently teaches Ladders, Ventilation, and VES classes to Fire Departments around the State.
Engine Company Operations
Lead Instructors: Captain Sid Newby, Captain Matt Bowen, Lt. Lance Diffenbaugh
Class Description: This 12--hour course will cover fireground engine company operations, including riding positions and assignments, water supply, stretching and operating the first line, the backup line, and when to use the 2-1/2 inch line. Hands on skill stations are conducted, under realistic conditions, to build solid engine company skills. The fire suppression segment is conducted under realistic conditions, performing as members of an engine company.
Requirements: Complete Personal Protective
Student limit:16 participants
Captain Sid Newby
Captain Sid Newby is a 28 year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. He has been an engine company captain for 15 years. He is currently assigned to the Training Division. Certifications include: FF I & II, Fire Service Instructor 1, Fire Officer 1, NFPA 1403 Live Burn Instructor, K.U. State Associate Instructor, NFA Incident Safety Officer, 4th year in National Fire Academy’s E.F.O. program, and currently on the South Central Kansas Incident Management Team. Formal Education includes an AA degree in Fire Science from Butler Community College and a Bachelors degree in Education from Wichita State University.
Capt. Matt Bowen
Capt. Matt Bowen has 20 years Fire Service experience, 3 years volunteer/17 paid-12 at the busiest house in Wichita, last 5 as Company Officer on Engine and Aerial Platform 9. Certifications: FF 1 & 2, Fire Service Instructor 1, Fire Officer 1, NFPA 1403 live burn instructor, NFA Incident Safety Officer.
Lt. Lance Diffenbaugh
Lt. Diffenbaugh is a 20 veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. He is a certified NFPA 1403 Live Burn Instructor, NFA Incident Safety Officer, and a Technical Rescue Officer.
Sunday - September 13th, 2009
(8 Hour Classes)
Vehicle Extrication
Lead Instructors: Captain Randy Scott
Class Description: This is an 4-hour class that will cover 7 modules that include Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Restraints, Alternative fuels, Vehicle Extrication, Vehicle Fires and Highway Safety. This class will examine: Passenger protection systems and how they become complex in some vehicles. Hybrid vehicle and alternative fuels are becoming more of a threat. Enhance hazard awareness of all vehicles and extrication safety. From simple to complex extrication, this is an opportunity for all experience levels to be exposed to vital information.
EMT recertification hours.
Requirements:
Student limit:
Captain Randy Scott
Randy is a 15 year member of the Wichita Fire Department. Randy is currently working as a Captain with the Operations Division with the Wichita Fire Department. He is a Vehicle Extrication Trainer for the City of Wichita Fire Department. Certified to Fire Officer One. Randy can bring exciting and new information to share with all experience levels of extrication. Randy is looking forward to sharing and gaining street level knowledge with all who participate in the class.
Safety and Survival
Lead Instructors: Firefighter Wade Holle
Class Description: Every year firefighters lose their lives at the scene of a fire that has gone bad. Some of the causes are due to a roof collapse, floor collapse, flash over, or just getting lost in an IDLH. This course was developed by a number of fire departments from across the country. Fire fighters put their lives at risk every time they leave the firehouse. This 8-hour course will give the student a number of self-rescue options that could save their lives if the unforeseen emergency should arise.
Requirements: Complete PPE w/SCBA
Student limit:20 participants
Firefighter Wade Holle
Firefighter Wade Holle is a 22 year veteran of the fire service, serving the last 9 years with the Wichita Fire Department. He is assigned to one of the busiest fire houses in the city responding to hundreds of fires during his career. 2004, Firefighter Holle was selected as “firefighter of the year” and is currently an acting lieutenant. Firefighter Holle assisted with getting the live burn program off the ground and is very active in all types of fireground training. Firefighter Holle got his start teaching this course after attending the class at FDIC. He has taught recruit classes, department drills, and was an instructor for the Winter Fire School held in Wichita in 2005.
Arson Investigation
Lead Instructors: Captain Brad Crisp
Class Description: This 8-hour class will place emphasis on how first responders can evaluate and handle a scene until a fire investigator arrives. Also, first responders will be presented with basic fire investigation information to help sharpen their skills in determining origin and cause in minor fire scenes. The second part of the class deals with
fire scene evaluation, including work with the Accelerant Detection K-9. This portion of the class will address the training methodology, fire scene utilization, and inherent limitations of the K-9.
Requirements: Safety equipment needed for the scene investigation will include boots, gloves and head protection. (No SCBA)
Student limit:35+ participants
Captain Brad Crisp CFI, CFEI
Captain Crisp is a 17-year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. Captain Crisp has spent the last 11 years in fire prevention, as an inspector, public educator, and fire investigator. Captain Crisp was certified as an investigator in 1998 and has investigated over 600 fires. Captain Crisp has a Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, and over 1200 hours of training in fire investigation. He is an adjunct instructor for the Butler Community College Fire Science Program, and a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Accelerant Detection Canine handler. He is also certified through the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the National Association of Fire Investigators as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator.
Forcible Entry is FULL
Lead Instructors: Captain Tony Tricarico and
Captain Carlos Rodriguez w/Crew
Class Description: The program will cover the operations of forcible entry – thru the lock, conventional, and high end security lock assemblies. The participant will be challenged in a series of physical skill stations to cover the different aspects of forcible entry with hand tools and power tools. Regardless of the size of the department or town or city, we have to get in. The responder will master the different techniques under extreme conditions. This is a physical demanding class; participants should expect to be worked.
Requirements: Complete Personal Protective Equipment (No SCBA)
Student limit:18 participants
Captain Tony Tricarico
See Keynote Bio
Captain Carlos Rodriguez
Captain Rodriguez is a 19 year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. He is Captain of Engine 11 and will be joined by his Company.
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2009 Class Schedule