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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.  He is a lead instructor in Miami-Dade’s officer development program and a technical editor for  Fire Engineering Magazine.  He is an instructor at FDIC and conducts training programs throughout the United States and Canada.

the NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA FIRE CONFERENCE

The North Central Florida Fire Conference offers classes in leadership, operations, and H.O.T. evolutions to prepare operations and officer level firefighters with career enhancing skills both on and off the fire ground. Vendors will be able to provide hands-on displays to demonstrate the latest innovative products and services available. This conference was also crafted to train responders by local instructors for challenges familiar to North Central Florida when jurisdictions encompass both rural and highly populated areas.

INSTRUCTIONAL TALENT

The instructors for the North Central Florida Fire Conference have all been carefully vetted and selected with the primary mission of improving the craft of firefighting and chasing excellence in our profession. Through our lecture offerings, Hand On Training, and fellowship the NCFFC touches on multiple disciplines and various topics that will, no doubt, make every attendee more effective at the job. Driven by experience, knowledge, and a passion for making others better, our instructors pledge to deliver high level training at a low cost to attendees. A “No Ego” approach from our instructors is a foundational principle for all aspects of the conference curriculum and delivery. It is our belief that all training must be realistic and relevant in order to get the most out of our time and efforts. If you are looking for instructors who are into the job and love giving back to the fire service, look no more because you have found the right conference to attend!

TRAINING LOCATION

The conference will be hosted at the Florida State Fire College which offers a unique opportunity for a collective gathering of instructors for class offerings, extensive fire-ground training props, and be able to participate in hands-on vendor demonstrations. Located in the heart of North Central Florida and originally founded by the Florida State Firefighters Association in 1930, the Florida State Fire College still embodies the tradition of the fire service with organized training that addresses firefighter safety, well prepared responses, and benefits the citizens by saving life and property. Like this conference, it was created by firefighters for firefighters!

Neworking

Fire chiefs, fire officers, technical and operations level firefighters will have an opportunity to attend various roundtables to address specific needs facing their career, combination, or volunteer fire organizations as well as identify training gaps. The sharing of ideas and experiences are key to growth, there are plenty of opportunities during and after hours for a variety of conversations to ensure the fire service can meet the demands of Florida’s population boom. North Central Florida is one of the main stopping places for relocation.

AT THE HOTEL AND IN THE AREA

Located approximately 10 miles south of the Florida State Fire College, Ocala offers a variety of places to stay, eat, and entertain. In addition to planned conference after hours events, there is plenty to do downtown centered around Ocala’s town square. Like everything in Florida, there are also plenty of places for families to explore while you’re at the conference from local art venues, natural springs, state parks, and zip lining over the canyons!
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