Save the Date!
December 11-13, 2024
Florida State Fire College
At the Florida State Fire College
Set on 37 acres in North West Marion County, the Florida State Fire College provides ample room for conference HOT classes, lecture classes and speaker presentations.
Keynote Speaker - Bill Gustin
Bill Gustin is a 51 -year veteran of the Fire Service and is a Captain on the Miami-Dade County Fire-Rescue Dept. He began his career in the Chicago area where he was firefighter for 5 years before taking a position with Miami-Dade.
HOT, Lecture and Officer Classes
Class offerings designed for the entire department - from chief to firefighter and everything in-between.
Keynote Speaker
Rob Ramirez
Captain Rob Ramirez has been a student of the Fire Service for over 22 years and holds a degree in Fire Science and Public Administration. Rob is a state-certified Fire Instructor II, Fire Officer II, Safety Officer, and Live Fire Training Officer. Since 2006, he has served as a Rescue Team Manager for the Department of Homeland Security F.E.M.A. U.S.A.R. Florida Task Force 2 out of Miami, Fl. He has been on many high-profile USAR deployments, including the Haiti earthquake in 2010 and major Hurricanes Katrina, Harvey, Florence, and Ian. Rob is the lead Instructor of Fire, Military, and Special Operations classes for National Rescue Consultants, an all-hazards national training company based in West Palm Beach, Florida. He co-founded the Firefighter Advanced Survival Techniques program, formerly delivered at the Coral Springs Fire Academy in Florida from 2014-2018. Rob is also the lead instructor for the Firefighter Rescue and Survival program at the Ft. Lauderdale Fire Training Expo and travels nationally throughout the year as a guest instructor/speaker at various Fire Conferences. Throughout his Fire Service career, he has held the ranks of Firefighter, Paramedic, Lieutenant, Dept. Training Officer, and Captain. He is currently assigned to the Operations Division of a busy urban Truck company in South Florida.
Keynote Course Description
Florida-specific Firefighting And Suppression Systems
This 8-hour program will examine tactics for fighting fires in modern lightweight “engineered” construction that is heavily insulated and required by code to withstand hurricane-force winds. Learn why floor assemblies supported by lightweight engineered parallel chord floor trusses are considered the “balloon frame construction of the 21st century”. Examine the deficiencies that give non-sprinklered mid- and high-rise condominiums, permitted in this state, the potential for multiple-fatality fires.
A portion of the program will focus on fire suppression system components, such as fire pumps, and pressure-reducing valves. Learn when supplying fire department connections (FDCs) is a necessity, not just a precaution and alternatives to supplying systems when there are no functional FDCs. The program will examine the flow capability of residential vs. high hazard storage sprinklers and operation of control valves and drains to properly stop the flow of sprinklers. Additionally, learn why sprinklers are no guarantee that a building will not be destroyed by fire.
The program will also examine standpipe operations and methods to stretch and operate hose lines on the upper floors of garden apartments and other multiple dwellings that are common throughout Florida when there are insufficient personnel to perform a conventional stairway stretch.
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