Making the Grab: Them and US

Schedule

Sat Jun 12 2021 at 08:00 am to Sun Jun 13 2021 at 04:00 pm

Location

Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department | Fairhope, AL

The Making the Grab: Them and Us training event will be a 2 day hands-on training event consisitng of a day of hands-on skill stations followed by a day of live fire scenario based training. Making the grab does not only mean rescuing civilians, but also at times means rescuing ourselves or other firefigthers. In this class we will cover skills for firefigther survival and self rescue as well as rescueing a down firefighter. We will then put these skills to the test during the day of scenario based training.
This class will have 2 registration options. The firefighter track and the command track. The firefighter track will consist of firefighter and company officer roles. If you register for the firefigther track, you will complete all of the skill stations on day 1 of the class and on day 2 of the class you will perform task and tactical level operations. The command track will consist of chief officer and command level roles. If you register for the command track, you will complete all of the skill station on day 1 of the class and on day 2 of the class you will perform command functions of each scenario based evolution.
To attend this event you must be a minimum of firefighter I certified and you will need a complete set of NFPA compliant turnout gear and SCBA with atleast 2 SCBA cylinders.
The lead instructors for this event include: Todd Edwards, Mickey Farrell, Anthony Rowett, and Jeremy Mathis.
Todd Edwards has over 36 years of experience in the fire services. Starting his career at 16 years old with a small combination department in Ohio, Todd then moved to Georgia where he spent more than 30 years with Atlanta Fire Rescue. During his career with Atlanta, he held a variety of positions including Captain, Battalion Chief and Assistant Fire Chief. While with Atlanta, Todd developed and taught the majority of the city training curriculum, and co-developed the city Standard Operating Guidelines. After retiring in 2018, he served the city as a consultant and the lead instructor / coordinator for Atlanta’s Officer Development Program. For the past 20 years, Todd has also been an adjunct instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy. Todd has also developed countless training programs currently be utilized by numerous departments, specializing in department-based curriculums for training and fire ground operations.
Mickey Farrell, is a third generation firefighter with 25 years experience in the fire service, the past 19 with the New York Fire Department. He is a nationally certified instructor specializing in firefighter survival at the Probationary School. He is the founder of Top Floor Tactics where he combines his passion for the job with real life experience.
Anthony Rowett, Jr. is a Captain with the Mobile (AL) Fire Rescue Department. He has been in the fire service for 15 year. He spent his first 3 years in the fire service as a firefighter with the Ogdensburg (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department before being hired by the Mobile Fire Rescue Department, where he has worked for the past 12 years. He has multiple degrees in both fire science and emergency services management. He is a graduate of the Alabama Smoke Diver course. He is the owner of Port City Fire Training. He is a contributing author for multiple fire service publications. He has instructed at multiple fire service conferences as well as for individual fire departments. He is also a co-host on the Generation Engine podcast on Fire Engineering Blog Talk Radio.
Jeremy Mathis began in his career as a volunteer with Newton County Fire Service in 2000. He was hired on to Covington Fire Department in the Metro Atlanta area in 2004 and where he currently serves as a Captain. Jeremy holds many NPQ certifications including Haz-mat Tech, Confined Space Tech, Trench Rescue Tech, and is a Level 2 instructor in both Fire and EMS as well as a 1403 instructor. He has obtained an Associate's degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University. Jeremy has been a member of the Fast Rescue Solutions Cadre since 2019 and has instructed at many events such as Firemanship PDX, Bearers of the Oath Conference, and CF Tactics Pensacola Beach benefit conference.

Where is it happening?

Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department, Fairhope, United States

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Tickets

USD 250

Host or Publisher Port City Fire Training, LLC

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