Welcome to the County Fire Tactics (CF Tactics, CFT), annual High Rise Operations Conference (HROC), in conjunction with the CFT Fire School: Leadership & Tactics Conference, February 16th – 18th, 2021, at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Side Convention Center, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. HROC and the CFT Fire School are two of our five conferences. View our conference overview video here.
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Conference Arrival
Monday, February 15th, 2021 – Arrival & Check-in
- Upon your arrival at the airport locate a Dream Catcher Shuttle Service vehicle outside Baggage Claim 3 at PNS.
- Upon your arrival at the Hilton proceed to the Oleander Room to complete your conference check-in, confirm your H.O.T. Track selection, obtain your name tag, and CF Tactics discount wristband.
- HROC Day 3 H.O.T. Track selection questions will be answered on Tuesday during opening ceremonies.
Conference Agenda Day 1
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 – Royal Palm Ballroom
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Conference Check-in
- 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Curt Isakson “Opening Ceremonies” & “Celebrating Success on the Fireground: Escambia County Grabs”
“Firefighter Rescue Survey post on CountyFireTactics.com
“Firefighter Rescue Survey Webpage”
“ECFR Grab Jan 18th ’21”, “ECFR Grab Jan 28th ’21”, “ECFR Grab Feb 2nd ’21” - 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Break
- 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Eric Tollund – “The Mental Game: Mental Strength, Resilience, and Leadership in the Firehouse and Life”
“Opening Fire”, “Leadership by LTG Harold Moore”, “Good Jocko Willink”, “Who Made This Mess”, “Jocko Podcast 76”, “Stop Doing That Sh*t”, “Obstacle Is The Way”, “Can’t Hurt Me”, “Deliberate Discomfort” - 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Dave McGrail – “High Rise Operations Engine Company”
“Memphis, TN | April 11, 1994 | Regis Tower | High Rise Fire Firefighter Fatality”