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8:15am EST

General Assembly and Welcome Auditorium

9:00am EST

Sat. AM - Airway A-Z Room 1415 - 1st Floor North WingHeidi Hess Sat. AM - Fire / EMS Instructor Continuing Education (3 hours) Room 2105 - 2nd Floor Central WingBrock Yingling • Eric Snapp Sat. AM - Opioid Emergencies Room 2113 - 2nd Floor Central WingOttawa County Drug Abuse Response Team (DART) Sat. AM - Apparatus Purchasing – The Committee Approach Room 2107 - 2nd Floor Central WingRichard Browne Sat. AM - CFSI Recertification Class 1 Room 2115 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sat. AM - Emergency Response to a Flammable Liquid Transport Incident Room 2209 - 2nd Floor East WingMarathon Petroleum Sat. AM - EVOC Driving Simulation Lab Room 1113 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sat. AM - Fire Department Youth Program Development Room 2100 - 2nd Floor Central WingAnthony Giardina Sat. AM - Hustle & Flow Room 2118 - 2nd Floor North WingDrew Going Sat. AM - Incident Response Considerations for Lithium Battery Emergencies AuditoriumChief Nick Zamiska Sat. AM - Lumberyard Fire Room 2110 - 2nd Floor Central WingChief Mike Musolf • Tony Parasiliti • Barrett Dorner • Brian Baker Sat. AM - Mindset Room 1115 - 1st Floor North WingJeff Rosencrance Sat. AM - Ohio Fire Incident Reporting (OFIRS) class Room 2109 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sat. AM - Shaping Your Volunteer Fire Department to Fit Today's Expectations Room 2205 - 2nd Floor East WingBrandon Fletcher Sat. AM - TACTICAL TEMPO – Winning the race on the fireground Room 2121 - 2nd Floor North WingBenjamin Molyett Sat. AM - The Power of Drones in Public Safety Room 1314 - 1st Floor South WingJames Rachwal Sat. AM - You're First Due, Now What? Room 1301 - 1st Floor South WingJoe Hoffman Sat. AM -Operations for the first alarm companies Room 2123 - 2nd Floor North WingCory Stroup Sat. AM Only - Physically and Mentally Preparing for the Fire Service Room 1320 - 1st Floor South WingAlexandria Brown Sat. Back to Basics (EMR CEU's) Room 2119 - 2nd Floor North WingOwens Center for Emergency Preparedness Sat. Pediatrics & Geriatrics Room 2201 - 2nd Floor East WingUToledo EMS Education Sat. Trauma Room 2203 - 2nd Floor East WingProMedica Air & Mobile Education Department Sat. - Fire Behavior Trailer (Flashover) Room 1321- 1st Floor South WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sat. - Maximize Your Extrication Room 1318 - 1st Floor South WingCitizens First Fire Training Sat. - Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids Room 1414 - 1st Floor North WingAll Hazards Training Center at The University of Findlay Sat. - The roles of the Safety Officer at an incident. Room 1307 - 1st Floor South WingJason Francis Sat. Back to Basics Rescue Room 2129 - 2nd Floor East WingSquad 5 Fire Training Sat. Fire Investigations Room 2111 - 2nd Floor Central WingRalph Long Sr. • Ralph Long Jr. Sat. Fire Pumps Operation Room 1416 - 1sr Floor North WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sat. Grain Rescue Room 2103 - 2nd Floor Central WingJoe Kelbley • Steve Asmus • Capt. William Montrie • Mark Swihart Sat. Mobile Search and Rescue Training Lab Room 1317 - 1st Floor South WingNorthern FOOLS Instructors Sat. ODNR 6 Hour Basic Wildfire training class Room 1414 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Dept of Natural Resources • John Mueller Disaster Management for Public Services MGT 317 (Saturday & Sunday 16hrs) Owens Center of Emergency PreparednessTexas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)

1:00pm EST

Sat. PM - Airway A-Z Room 1415 - 1st Floor North WingHeidi Hess Sat. PM - Fire / EMS Instructor Continuing Education (3 hours) Room 2105 - 2nd Floor Central WingBrock Yingling • Eric Snapp Sat. PM - Opioid Emergencies Room 2113 - 2nd Floor Central WingOttawa County Drug Abuse Response Team (DART) Sat. Only - Rural Success: Winning With the Engine You Have, Not the Engine You Want AuditoriumBrandon Fletcher Sat. PM - 9 Minutes "Life Changing, Department Changing" Room 1301 - 1st Floor South WingAndrew Sauder Sat. PM - CFSI Recertification Class 2 Room 2115 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau • Thomas Rampe Sat. PM - EVOC Driving Simulation Lab Room 1113 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sat. PM - Maintenance for the Modern Firefighter Room 2107 - 2nd Floor Central WingNick Magoteaux Sat. PM - Near-miss: Hazmat Considerations for Command Staff Room 2110 - 2nd Floor Central WingBarrett Dorner Sat. PM - Ohio Fire Incident Records Management System (OFIRMS) Room 2109 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sat. PM - Self-Care Room 2205 - 2nd Floor East WingSteve Click Sat. PM - Thermal Imaging Camera (3 hrs) Room 1106 - 1st Floor Central WingManfred Kihn

9:00am EDT

Sun. AM - Opioid Emergencies Room 2113 - 2nd Floor Central WingOttawa County Drug Abuse Response Team (DART) Sun AM only - “Be the hardest worker in the room”: Performing the job as a female in the Fire Service Room 2121 - 2nd Floor North WingAlexandria Brown Sun. AM - Achieving Tactical Success in the Rural Environment AuditoriumBrandon Fletcher Sun. AM - CFSI Recertification Class 3 Room 2115 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sun. AM - EVOC Driving Simulation Lab Room 1113 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sun. AM - Fire Department Youth Program Development Room 2100 - 2nd Floor Central WingAnthony Giardina Sun. AM - Maintenance for the Modern Firefighter Room 2107 - 2nd Floor Central WingNick Magoteaux Sun. AM - Near-miss: Hazmat Considerations for Command Staff Room 2110 - 2nd Floor Central WingBarrett Dorner Sun. AM - Scene Size Up/360 Room 1106 - 1st Floor Central WingJordan Hempker Sun. AM - Self-Care Room 2205 - 2nd Floor East WingSteve Click Sun. AM - The Power of Drones in Public Safety Room 1314 - 1st Floor South WingJames Rachwal Sun. AM - Thermal Imaging Camera (3 hrs) Room 2105 - 2nd Floor Central Wing Sun. AM - You're First Due, Now What? Room 1301 - 1st Floor South WingJoe Hoffman Sun. Ohio Fire Incident Reporting (OFIRS) class Room 2109 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sun. - Back to Basics (EMR CEU's) Room 2119 - 2nd Floor North WingRobbie Miller • Owens Center for Emergency Preparedness Sun. - Pediatrics & Geriatrics Room 2201 - 2nd Floor East WingRobbie Miller • UToledo EMS Education Sun. - Trauma Room 2203 - 2nd Floor East WingProMedica Air & Mobile Education Department Sun. - Fire Behavior Trailer (Flashover) Room 1321- 1st Floor South WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sun. - Maximize Your Extrication Room 1318 - 1st Floor South WingCitizens First Fire Training Sun. - Rail Car Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids Room 1414 - 1st Floor North WingAll Hazards Training Center at The University of Findlay Sun. - The roles of the Safety Officer at an incident. Room 1307 - 1st Floor South WingJason Francis Sun. Agricultural Accidents Room 2103 - 2nd Floor Central WingJoe Kelbley • Steve Asmus • Capt. William Montrie • Mark Swihart Sun. Back to Basics Rescue Room 2129 - 2nd Floor East WingSquad 5 Fire Training Sun. Fire Investigations Room 2111 - 2nd Floor Central WingRalph Long Sr. • Ralph Long Jr. Sun. Fire Pumps Operation Room 1416 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sun. Mobile Search and Rescue Training Lab Room 1317 - 1st Floor South WingNorthern FOOLS Instructors Sun. Mutual/Automatic Aid Tanker Shuttle Room 1302 - 1st Floor South WingOFCA - Water Tac Team • Thomas Rampe Sun. ODNR 6 Hour Basic Wildfire training class Room 1414 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Dept of Natural Resources • John Mueller Sun. Only - Who’s your student? AI to VR!Ohio Society of Fire Service Instructors

1:00pm EDT

Sun. PM - Opioid Emergencies Room 2113 - 2nd Floor Central WingOttawa County Drug Abuse Response Team (DART) Sun. - Hustle & Flow Room 2118 - 2nd Floor North WingDrew Going Sun. PM - 9 Minutes "Life Changing, Department Changing" Room 2205 - 2nd Floor East WingAndrew Sauder Sun. PM - CFSI Recertification Class 4 Room 2115 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sun. PM - EVOC Driving Simulation Lab Room 1113 - 1st Floor North WingOhio Fire Academy Staff Sun. PM - Lumberyard Fire Room 2110 - 2nd Floor Central WingChief Mike Musolf • Tony Parasiliti • Barrett Dorner • Brian Baker Sun. PM - Mindset Room 1115 - 1st Floor North WingJeff Rosencrance Sun. PM - Ohio Fire Incident Records Management System (OFIRMS) Room 2109 - 2nd Floor Central WingState of Ohio Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau Sun. PM - Operations for the first alarm companies Room 2121 - 2nd Floor North WingCory Stroup Sun. PM - TACTICAL TEMPO – Winning the race on the fireground Room 1301 - 1st Floor South WingBenjamin Molyett