Conference Sessions
Knowledge saves lives
Quality conference programme for all levels

A substantial conference programme, complete with Workshops and Conference presentations offers excellent education, training and information sharing to the Fire Industry at all levels.
The conference provides classroom based learning that gives fire-fighters the most up-to-date knowledge on how to fight fires.

Each conference session lasts approximately 1 hour.
All trainees completing a Conference session will be issued a certificate as proof of their attendance.

Track One


1. Residential Structural Incidents
Tuesday 11th December 14:00 - 15:00
Eid A Al Otaibi
Tactics, Case Study and Lessons Reinforced. To share the lessons learned from this routine event.
Ideal for: Security Chiefs, Emergency Services Commanders, Fire Chiefs, Community Planners, Structural and Industrial, Firefighters

2. Fighting Fires in Wartime Conditions - How the Beirut Fire Brigade coped
Tuesday 11th December 15:00 - 16:00
Col. Marwan Chidiac

3. High Rise Pre-assigned Duties for Fire Control and Rescue
Wednesday 12th December 09:00 - 10:00
Clyde T. Pfisterer
Sharing on the latest team building techniques to improve high-rise response.
Ideal for: Home Land Security Chiefs and Executives, Related Agency Heads and Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Building Managers, Response Personnel, Firefighters

4. Vehicle Extrication and New Car Technology
Wednesday 12th December 10:00 - 11:00
Francesco Rossetti
Understanding the nuances and complexity of new car technology for emergency responders.
Ideal for: Home Land Security Chiefs, Civil Defense Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Brigade Fire Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Personnel

5. Team approach to Shipboard Firefighting
Wednesday 12th December 11:30 - 12:30
Randy Morton
Size up, Establishing teams, Personnel Accountability; and Shipboard Fire Fighting Training
Ideal for: Security Chiefs, Emergency Services Commanders, Fire Chiefs, Community Planners, Structural and Industrial, Firefighters, Marine Firefighters and Brigade Fire Officers

6. Mitigation of Community Risk
Wednesday 12th December 14:00 - 15:00
John Doyle
Reducing the risk of fire danger by implementing innovative solutions.
Ideal for: Emergency Services Chiefs, Commanders and Officers, Fire-fighters Private & Professional Emergency Officials, Crisis and Disaster Managers

7. Flammable Liquid Fire-Fighting - Minizing Risk-Maximizing Success - Pt II
Wednesday 12th December 15:00 - 16:00
Dwight Williams & Eric LaVerge

8. Working in Partnership with the Community
Thursday 13th December 09:00 - 10:00
John Doyle
Increasing public safety and awareness by high impact contacts and interactions.
Ideal for: Emergency Services Chiefs, Commanders and Officers, Fire-fighters, Private & Professional Emergency Officials

9. Testing Your Emergency Plans
Thursday 13th December 10:00 - 11:00
Gianmario Gnecchi
Best practices in organizing several types of emergency plan tests, from field activities to virtual reality tools.
Ideal for: Crisis and Disaster Managers, Martine Firefighters, Civil Defense Managers, Government Emergency Agencies

10. Emergency Response in The Petrochemical Industry
Thursday 13th December 11:30 - 12:30
David White
To share over 30 years of experience in responding to and evaluating responses to petrochemical incidents.
Ideal for: Home Land Security Chiefs and Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Brigade Fire Officers, Fire-fighters, Emergency Medical Personnel

11.Compressed Air Foam Systems - The Fire-Fighting Medium of the Future
Thursday 13th December 12:30 - 13:30
DCFO Chris Large

Track Two


1. Industrial and Urban applications of High Angle Rescue
Tuesday 11th December 14:00 - 15:00
Simon Rogers
Best practices for technical rope rescue and recovery at incidents involving people trapped in areas beyond the reach of aerial ladders, from oil platforms to high rise buildings under construction.
Ideal for: Security Chiefs and Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Brigade Fire Officers, Fire-fighters, Emergency Medical Personnel

2. Crew Resource Management
Tuesday 11th December 15:00 - 16:00
Craig Shelly
Sharing the proven successful techniques of CRM to Command and Control of Fire events.
Ideal for: Emergency Services Chiefs, Commanders and Officers Private Professional Emergency Officials, Crisis Managers and Practitioners

3. The Benefits of on Integrated Fire Solution
Wednesday 12th December 10:00 - 11:00
Martin Snell
The integration of the fire detection, public address, voice evacuation, CCTV, access control and fire protection in both commercial and industrial applications.

4. Flammable Liquid Fire-Fighting - Minizing Risk-Maximizing Success - Pt I
Wednesday 12th December 10:00 - 11:00
Dwight Williams & Eric LaVerge

5. First Arriving at Buncefield Case Study
Wednesday 12th December 11:30 - 12:30
John Mills
Firsthand account by the initial commanding office to the Buncefield Incident, the biggest explosion in Europe since World War 2.
Ideal for: Director Generals and Emergency Services Chiefs, Security Chiefs, Civil Defense Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Brigade Fire Officers, Fire-fighters, Emergency Medical Personnel

6. Preventing Crisis Freefall
Wednesday 12th December 14:00 - 15:00
Geoff Williams and Jacques Du Plessis
Managing and leading a Crisis Response team, develop skills and abilities required of Police, Fire and Civil Defense, increased understanding and awareness of key macro corporate issues.
Ideal for: Emergency Services Chiefs, Commanders and Officers Private Professional Emergency Officials, Crisis and Disaster Managers and Practitioners

7. Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Wednesday 12th December 15:00 - 16:00
Dundar Sahin
Perception of Risk, Emergency Management and Emergency Planning Tools, Advantages of Emergency Planning Effects and Impacts of Emergencies and Disasters on Business Sustainability, Business Continuity and Phases of Planning Organizational Responsibilities

8. Engineering out the Petrochemical Fires and Explosions
Thursday 13th December 09:00 - 10:00
Gene Allen
Understand how engineering and design of system can facilitate fire suppression at petrochemical plant fires.
Ideal for: Director Generals and Emergency Services Chiefs, Security Chiefs, Civil Defense Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Brigade Fire Officers, Fire-fighters, Emergency Medical Personnel

9. Vapor Clouds – The Danger
Thursday 13th December 10:00 - 11:00
David White
Increasing the awareness and danger associated with vapor clouds.
Ideal for: Security Chiefs and Managers, Emergency Services Commanders, Brigade Fire Officers, Fire-fighters, Emergency Medical Personnel

10. Foam Testing and Environment - The Real Story
Thursday 13th December 11:30 - 12:30
Mitch Hubert

11. Protecting Your Assets
Thursday 13th December 12:30 - 13:30
John Coates