Recent events have put the ‘spotlight’ on ethics-based leadership. Public servants are asked to do more with fewer employees, less equipment, diminishing support, and lower budgets. Your demanding ‘crisis-driven’ occupations create an environment in which you are asked to continue to act with courage and diligence, while dedicating yourselves to the well-being of others. Ethical behavior and integrity are essential components of coping with today’s changes. Too many leaders are concerned with “harmony”, rather than demanding “ethical behavior”. Why do decisions fail? What are the fatal errors of leaders? The greatest leaders in the world are, in actuality, servants to those who must follow them. Is your job a just a pension or is it a passion? Do you want to stay bitter or get better? As a bonus, learn how to motivate yourself and your employees!

Board Dynamics

Lee Moore Sr., General Manager, Clackamas River Water
Dean Phillips, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dealing with difficult personalities? Can I be persuasive? Do I work for our customers or my board? How do I lead and survive in an environment where my volunteer or elected board is elected with a preconceived agenda?

Creating and Updating Standards of Cover

Paul LeSage, Asst. Chief - TVF&R

New ISO guidelines exist which rely on using existing Standards of Cover (SOC). In addition, creating and updating a SOC for your department will provide a clear description of what's possible with your resources. This class will focus on how small and mid-size combination and volunteer departments can create and update their Standards of Cover, and how a SOC can be used for planning.

Fifty Ways to Kill a Firefighter

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway, President - Gasaway Consulting Group LLC

A powerful program that addresses the challenges of decision making and situation awareness faced by command-level officers operating in high-stress, high-consequence environments.

Power, Position and Influence

Marc Revere CFC, CFO. EFO,
Fire Chief Novato Fire Protection District

Leadership models that can assist a Fire District, an individual Board or Director and/or
a Fire Chief in influencing (political and personal) outcomes.

Quit Watching Your Mirrors…The Future Isn’t There!

Jeffrey Johnson, Fire Chief, TVF&R, IAFC President

Armed Forces Employer Partnership

John Patterson, Program Support Manager
Military Personnel Services Corporation

The Employer Partnership is a groundbreaking public-private joint venture that offers business owners the opportunity to look to highly skilled Army Reserve soldiers to fill their staffing needs. These potential employees have been pre-screened and fully trained in the technical, specialized and professional capabilities employers need. The opportunity for Employer Partners to hire from a skilled labor force has the potential to reduce business recruiting and training costs.


Toolbox #6 - Recruitment and Retention

Attendees will learn to:

• Identify qualifications which are desirable for fire department personnel.
• describe elements which affect recruitment of personnel.
• Explain what activities can and/or should be part of the personnel selection process.
• Identify factors which can affect retention of personnel.

Toolbox #7 - Managing People

This workshop will describe procedures for administrative actions such as delegation, discipline, promotion, coaching, performance assessment, and conflict management. It will also explain the chief officer's role with regard to personnel health and safety-including CISD, employee assistance programs, etc.

Speaker Bios: 2010 Speaker Bios