New England FOOLS Northeastern Fire Summit 2020

2020 New England FOOLS Northeastern Fire Summit

March 6th-8th at the Village By The Sea in Wells Maine

Thank you to Affordable Drill Towers, a General Alarm Sponsor, who is sponsoring the Friday evening lecture.

Thank you to Fire Tech and Safety of New England as a Third Alarm Sponsor.

Thank you to Northeastern Fire Apparatus as a Second Alarm Sponsor.

Thank you to Northeast Rescue Systems as a Second Alarm Sponsor.

Thank you to FAST Rescue Solutions as a First Alarm Sponsor.

Thank you to Allegiance Fire & Rescue as a Third Alarm Sponsor.

Thank you to John Guilfoil Public Relations as a First Alarm Sponsor.

Friday Evening: “451F Link- The Anti-Motivational Speech” By FF/PM Brooke Schmitz Ames From Wisconsin. Doors Open at 1800.

Thank you to Affordable Drill Towers, a General Alarm Sponsor, who is sponsoring the Friday evening lecture.

Saturday Doors Open at 0730 and the Presenters Will Include:

  • FF Chris Losee of the St Lucie County FL FD “Leading From the Back Seat”
  • FF Matthew Paglione of the FDNY “Saving Seconds”
  • Chief Brian F. Moriarty of the Lawrence MA FD “Merrimack Valley Gas Crisis: The Day That Wouldn’t End”
  • FF Dan Rinaldi of the Providence RI FD “Mayday on Bowdoin Street”

Saturday Evening; Following a Buffet Dinner will be Battalion Chief (RET) Dan DeGryse of the Chicago Fire Department will present “Straight Talk on Firefighter Behavioral Health”

Sunday’s beginning at 0800 will be a Half-day Presentation By LT Ray McCormack of the FDNY:  “Engine Operations in the Modern Fire Environment”.

All Three Days $140.00 For FOOLS Members and SMCC Fire Science Students; $155.00 Non-FOOLS Members.

$100 For The Sunday Session ONLY

Refreshments will be available all weekend, with lunch and dinner included on Saturday.

You can call the Village By The Sea for your reservations, 1-800-444-8862. They are offering a buy one-get the 2nd night 50% off room deal for our Conference. When you call, say that you’re booking with the New England Chapter of FOOLS.

Feb. 9 — New England FOOLS Tactical Tutelage Tour

New England FOOLS member and Portsmouth Firefighter Tim Griswold will be speaking on the topic of fire-based EMS.

He’ll discuss how to maximize the capabilities of the ambulance crew during fire suppression operations by using their personnel, skills, and knowledge. Discussion will include how fire department administration can create policies to efficiently integrate the ambulance crew into fireground operations, how to properly equip the ambulance for the tasks the crew could be expected to perform, and training the firefighters assigned to ambulances to properly prepare and maintain the proper mindset to be a valuable asset on the fireground. Although most fire departments have taken an all-hazards approach to emergency response, the primary mission of the fire department remains fire suppression.

Tim will be presenting this very program at FDIC 2020 in Indianapolis in April.

Program will begin at 1400 Sunday February 9th at the West Kennebunk Maine Fire Station, 80 Thompson Rd, Kennebunk. Easily accessible from Route 95.

Cost is $20 per person, light refreshment will be served.

Join us November 19 for Northeast Truckin’

From the Turntable to the Roundtable

Join the NFR crew and the New England FOOLS as they host Northeast Truckin – From the Turntable to the Roundtable. This Brotherhood event will focus on the Northeast Truck Culture by discussing operations and storytelling from fire duty cities in the Northeast. A night of education and comradery, this is a can’t miss event.

Register Now: ADVANCED AUTO EXTRICATION EXTRAVAGANZA 2019

The New England FOOLS along with Tamworth Fire/Rescue are proud to deliver a weekend of hands-on auto extrication that will provide personnel with an in-depth description of vehicle construction and components of New Vehicle Technology, scene safety, vehicle stabilization with multiple devices, lifting operations, electric and hydraulic tool operations.

The event will be SATURDAY & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16TH AND 17TH.

Evolutions will consist of various airbag and cribbing scenarios, stabilization and extrication of vehicles on their roofs and sides, under-ride and over-ride evolutions, tunneling, 3rd door evolutions, and multiple advanced scenarios such as confined space extrication.  If you liked what we did last year, you’re gonna LOVE this year.  Vehicles and scenarios will be bigger and better.

Program will be a Saturday morning lecture at Tamworth Fire/Rescue 132 Chinook Trail in Tamworth.  Hands-on evolutions will be Saturday afternoon and all-day Sunday at Ricker Auto Salvage, 112 Maple St in Tamworth.

Program cost is $165 for non-FOOLS members, $150 for FOOLS members. www.facebook.com/events/2422470944743843/

Email NewEnglandFOOLSPresident@gmail.com for details.

Seats Available: Charter Oak and New England FOOLS Fall Fire 2019 Conference

Plenty of space still available, don’t get left out wondering why you weren’t there.
Join us the weekend of October 18th-20th at the Dennis R Lemery Training Center in Rogers CT.
Friday evening’s lecture will be presented by Chief Ken Himel of the Bayou Cane, Louisiana FD, FDIC speaker – “Don’t be that guy!”
Saturday will consist of multiple evolutions which will include a variety of engine and truck company skills and functions presented by a host of locally, regionally, and nationally known instructors.  Sunday will be a live-fire hands-on day of scenarios including what you did on Saturday.
New England’s two premier FOOLS Chapters have brought together a cadre of instructors who’s experience varies from all different corners of the American Fire Service from big city to small town.
More information available www.nefools.org/fall-fire-2019