Monday March 24 th 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. CPSE Accreditation Self-Assessment Workshop Cira A 3:00 p.m. AFCA Board Meeting Asteria Board Room 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration Opens Conference Registration Desk 6:00 p.m. Registration Closes Tuesday March 25 th 7:15 a.m. Registration Opens Conference Registration Desk 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast allroom Foyer 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. CPSE Accreditation Self-Assessment Workshop (cont.) Cira A 8:00 a.m. Opening Session Emcee: AFCA Immediate Past President Mark Burdick Presentation of Colors Combined Valley Honor Guards Invocation Chaplain Raul Ochoa, Glendale Fire Department Welcoming Remarks IAFC President Bill Metcalf WFCA Vice- President Mike Duyck AFCA President Mary Cameli Presenting Sponsor: Thomas Mandrola, BCBS of Arizona Special Presentations AFCA Chief Bob Weber Lifetime Achievement Award(s) AFCA Chief Fire Officer of the Year Presentation 9:45 a.m. Morning Break allroom Foyer 10:00 a.m. Opening General Session Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results: The 8 Essential Elements Of Human Synergy Robyn Benincasa, 11:30 a.m. Lunch Solana H-I (conference badge or lunch ticket required)
12:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops Labor/Management Role in Fire Based EMS Harry Beck, Chief, Mesa Fire & Medical Dept, AZ Bryan Jeffries, President IAFF Local 2260 Firefighter Behavioral Health Program Paul Bourgeois, Chief, Superstition Fire-Medical Dist, AZ Dale Crogan, Captain, Mesa Fire & Medical Dept, AZ Single Person QRV Concept Mike Duyck, Chief, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR Serving Up Common Sense Leadership with a Splash of Humility, Grace and Humor Larry Rooney, Chief, Lodi Fire Dept, CA 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Break allroom Foyer 2:15 p.m. Workshops Repeated Labor/Management Role in Fire Based EMS Harry Beck, Chief, Mesa Fire & Medical Dept, AZ Bryan Jeffries, President IAFF Local 2260 Firefighter Behavioral Health Program Paul Bourgeois, Chief, Superstition Fire-Medical Dist, AZ Dale Crogan, Captain, Mesa Fire & Medical Dept, AZ Single Person QRV Concept Mike Duyck, Chief, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR Serving Up Common Sense Leadership with a Splash of Humility, Grace and Humor Larry Rooney, Chief, Lodi Fire Dept, CA 4:00 p.m. General Session Unscripted Discussion: Current Topics of Interest to the Group Facilitator: Mark Gaillard, Chief, Flagstaff Fire Dept, AZ 5:00 p.m. Registration Closes 5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Yardhouse Restaurant, Sponsored by Greenspan Adjusters Westgate
Wednesday March 26 th - 7:30 a.m. Registration Opens Conference Registration Desk 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. CPSE Accreditation Standards of Cover Workshop Cira A 8:30 a.m. Equipment & Technology Expo Opens University of Phoenix Stadium 10:00 a.m. Section Meetings University of Phoenix Stadium Arizona L.A.S.T. meeting AFCA Training Section AFCA Metro Section Gila County Fire Chiefs 1:00 p.m. Section Meetings University of Phoenix Stadium AFCA Resource/Support Section Native American Chiefs Section Admin Professionals Section Safety & Health 4:00 p.m. Equipment & Technology Expo Closes 4:30 p.m. Registration Closes Thursday March 27 th 7:15 a.m. Registration Opens Conference Registration Desk 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast allroom Foyer 8:00 a.m. General Session Crunch Time: Tough Questions Elected Officials are Asking Fire Chiefs Brian Crawford, Chief, Plano Fire Dept, TX 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. CPSE Professional Credentialing Workshop Cira A 9:30 a.m. Morning Break allroom Foyer
9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Southern Area Fire Equipment Research (SAFER) Meeting Solana G (co-located program) The Evolution of PPE & Innovations in the FDNY Robert Keys, Battalion Chief (ret), FDNY 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshops Affordable Care Act: What s Happening in Arizona Jeff Clark, Chief, Chandler Fire Dept, AZ Changing the Paradigm in Fire/EMS Response to Active Shooter Incidents Dr. E. Reed Smith, MD, Arlington County Fire Dept, VA Increasing Leadership Effectiveness: Managing the Rapids Of Change Dr. Larry Iverson, Institute for Advanced Development Recruiting for Diversity Adam Thiel, Chief, Alexandria Fire Dept, VA Laura Baker, President, Deputy Chief, Tucson Fire Dept, AZ President, Int l. Assn. of Women in Fire & Emerg Services Cheryl Horvath, Division Chief, Northwest Fire Dist, AZ AFSAP Section Development Meeting The Hidden Power of Informal Leadership - Marcia Smart, PhD Solana F 11:30 a.m. Lunch (conference badge or lunch ticket required) Solana H-I 12:30 p.m. General Session Current Economic Trends Mike Galloway, Galloway Asset Management 1:45 a.m. Concurrent Workshops Affordable Care Act: What s Happening in Arizona Jeff Clark, Chief, Chandler Fire Dept, AZ Changing the Paradigm in Fire/EMS Response to Active Shooter Incidents Dr. E. Reed Smith, MD, Arlington County Fire Dept, VA Increasing Leadership Effectiveness: Managing the Rapids Of Change Dr. Larry Iverson, Institute for Advanced Development
Recruiting for Diversity Adam Thiel, Chief, Alexandria Fire Dept, VA Laura Baker, President, Deputy Chief, Tucson Fire Dept, AZ President, Int l. Assn. of Women in Fire & Emerg Services Cheryl Horvath, Division Chief, Northwest Fire Dist, AZ AFSAP Section Development Meeting The Hidden Power of Informal Leadership - Marcia Smart, PhD Solana F 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break allroom Foyer 3:30 p.m. Elected/Appointed Official Panel Discussion Facilitator: Mark Gaillard, Chief, Flagstaff Fire Dept, AZ Unscripted Discussion: The View From The Top Samuel Chavira, Councilmember, Glendale, AZ Ed Pahl, Board Chairperson, Buckeye Valley Fire Dist, AZ Bill Stipp, Councilmember, Goodyear, AZ Daniel Valenzuela, Councilmember, Phoenix, AZ Brenda Fischer, City Manager, Glendale, AZ John Pombier, Deputy City Manager, Mesa, AZ Ed Zuercher, City Manager, Phoenix, AZ 5:00 p.m. Registration Closes Friday March 28 th 7:30 a.m. Registration Opens Conference Registration Desk 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast allroom Foyer 8:00 a.m. General Session Gen. George S. Patton: Accept the Challenge as portrayed by Tim Beasley 9:30 a.m. Morning Break allroom Foyer 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshops Response to the Boston Bombing Incident Brenden Kearney, Supt. In Chief, Boston EMS, MA Fire Attack: Doing it Different Shane Ray, Fire Marshal, State of South Carolina
Understanding and Preventing Predictable Surprises: Your Role In Keeping Bad Things From Happening to Your People and Your Organization Cliff Jones, Chief (ret), Tempe Fire Dept, AZ The Importance of Comprehensive EMS Data Collection Dustin Morrow, Deputy Chief, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR 11:30 am Lunch and AFCA Annual Membership / Business Meeting (conference badge or lunch ticket required) Solana HI NFPA Update Ray Bizal, NFPA Southwest Region 12:30 p.m. General Session 18 Minutes Rob Brown 1:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshops Response to the Boston Bombing Incident Brenden Kearney, Supt. in Chief, Boston EMS, MA Fire Attack: Doing it Different Shane Ray, Fire Marshal, State of South Carolina Understanding and Preventing Predictable Surprises: Your Role In Keeping Bad Things From Happening to Your People and Your Organization Cliff Jones, Chief (ret), Tempe Fire Dept, AZ The Importance of Comprehensive EMS Data Collection Dustin Morrow, Deputy Chief, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break allroom Foyer 3:30 p.m. Closing General Session How High Can You Bounce Roger Crawford 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks AFCA President Mary Cameli 5:00 p.m. Registration Closes 5:30 p.m. President s Cocktail Reception -B
Saturday March 29 th 12 th Annual Steve Alley Memorial Golf Tournament Sponsored by Motorola Solutions 7:30 a.m. Golf Tournament Check-In Falcon Dunes Golf Club 15100 W Northern Ave, Waddell, AZ (Luke AFB) 8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start Lunch / Raffle / Awards Presentation Immediately Following Special Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor