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”
“Las Vegas, NV | November 21, 1980 | MGM Grand Hotel | High Rise Fire Lobby”
“Philadelphia, PA | February 23, 1991 | One Meridian Plaza | High Rise Fire Firefighter Fatality”
“How to Build the Denver Hose Pack & More”
“Air Management for the Fire Service” - 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Break
- 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm | Dave McGrail – “High Rise Operations Truck Company”
- 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks
Conference Agenda Day 2
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 – Royal Palm Ballroom
- 9:00 am – 12:00 am | Cody Trestrail – “Stretching For Them”
“Call Sign Chaos”, “USFA Civilian Fire Fatalities”, “Project Mayday”, “Fire Law Blog – 20 IL FD Sued for Wrongful Death”, “Firefighter Rescue Survey”, “Firefighter Rescue Survey FB Page”, “Firefighter Rescue Survey FB Group” “UL FSRI”, “Extreme Ownership” - 12:00 am – 2:00 pm | Lunch
- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Mike Terpak – “High Rise Under Construction”
“Fireground Size-Up Chapter 9 High-Rise Buildings Under Construction“
“Brannigan’s Building Construction for the Fire Service”
“Firefighting Principles & Practices”
“HROC 2021 High Rise Command & Control Program Booklet“
“HROC 2021 High Rise Command & Control Student Fire Scenario“ - 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Break
- 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm | Curt Isakson – “Coordinated Fire Attack: Understanding the UL Studies”
“UL Coordinated Fire Attack – Firehouse Magazine Supplement”
“Coordinated Fire Attack: Single Family Residential Structures Video”
“Coordinated Fire Attack – Project Overview”
“Study of Coordinated Fire Attack Utilizing Acquired Structures”
“UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute Video Resources”
“Homewood IL, Firefighter LODD Firefighter Brian Carey”
“Phoenix, AZ, Firefighter LODD Firefighter Brett Tarver”
“Waldbaum’s: 40 Years Later – Review by Deputy Chief John “Jay” Jonas”