A fundamental building type that has profound operational considerations on the fl reground commonly found in nearly all jurisdictions and response areas throughout Nebraska This program goes beyond the cursory discussions of “main street’’ construction and occupancies, but expands and explores the complexities of this heritage and legacy construction system and their renovations, adaptive reuse, make-overs and fireground operations. Focusing on Building Construction and Tactical Fireground Considerations, Key Building Anatomy features, design systems and building size-up considerations, wiJJ be explored on this often-neglected building system. Collapse zone identification and management with integrated case studies and discussion on adaptive use, integrated engineering components and how to effectively Size-up and Read the Building and Safely operate at building fires of ordinary (type III) and heavy timber (type IV) construction. This program is for all ranks and experience levels and will address both main street buildings and stand-alone type III structures in common rural town settings and occupancies. New for 2020 will be a tactical exercise component that rounds out the program. Continuing the New Tradition at Fire School and highly successful feature from past year’s programs the class highlight consisting of a three-hour walking tour of buildings in downtown Grand Island learning firsthand about construction features, how to read a building and tactical considerations. This highly interactive and thought-provoking program identifies integral functions impacting First-Due tactical decision-making and firefighting. This class is geared towards Company and Command Officers, however all ranks and experience levels will benefit from this program. Student Course Limit: 60 Students (2 per department) PPE NOT Required - Classroom Only

If you want to walk the walk and talk the talk for Fire Prevention then this is the class for you! As this class is targeted to fire prevention/education personnel, volunteers in your community, teachers and public education officers from fire departments, community groups and fire prevention co-op’s, there will be fire prevention tricks of the trade available to everyone participating. Fire Prevention Education is so important for all ages, both young and old. This Hands-on class will offer inventive ways to deliver effective fire prevention education and offer excellent information and materials that are available to assist you. This is a great opportunity to start a new program in your department and a valuable resource to supplement your existing fire prevention efforts. Many of the class presentations will be made by firefighters that have successful programs currently being used in their departments. This class is a great place to develop a network of people understanding the importance of practicing fire prevention 365 days of the year. We look forward to this year’s class and hope you are able to join us we strive to bring you the latest and greatest in Fire Prevention Nebraska Style!! Student Course Limit: 24

Fires In the rural/ Urban interface can quickly become a major incident despite the number of acres burning, demanding a shift in wildland fire suppression tactics. As people continue to build homes in the rural areas, these fires-along with structural threats and losses- are becoming more common across Nebraska, particularly in increasingly populated areas of eastern Nebraska. This interactive course will utilize several actual fires as case studies to discuss incident command, firefighter safety, pre-incident planning , size-up and initial strategy, Structure triage, structure protection and tactical operations in the interface. Local Firefighters who took initial action during these events will also be on hand. Student Course limit: 30 PPE not required

Leaders within the fire service are faced with making some of the most difficult decisions on the fire grounds. If you are someone acting in that leadership role or have recently transitioned from follower to leader, this class is designated as a self-assessment opportunity for you to consider. This class consists of classroom instruction, tactical simulations, and team cohesion techniques. This class will be mostly hands on training and not “Death by PowerPoint”. Topics will include leadership values & principals, transitioning challenges for new leaders, operational leadership, communications, and tactical decision making. Student Course Limit: 20 PPE NOT Required.

Students will become familiar with different types of agriculture related accidents and how the various incidents should be handled. Course content will include: • Rescue equipment • Rescue procedures • Care of victim(s) • Safety will be discussed and practiced. Student Course Limit: 40 PPE Requirements Apply all three days.

This class will involve knowledge and skills training for the student on a variety of topics for the beginner. This class is NOT for those who have acquired firefighting skills. Students will be divided into groups for participation in each session. Topics include: 1. Fire Theory – 3 hours 2. SCBA – 3 hours 3. Fire Streams – 1.5 hours 4. Live Fire – 1.5 hours 5. Ladders – 1.5 hours 6. Hoses & Loads – 1.5 hours Course Limit: 240 (4 per department) PPE Requirements including SCBA apply for all three days.

Students will be taught the latest techniques for self-rescue and fire fighter survival, air supply monitoring and preservation, team accountability and communications, large and small area search and rescue techniques for both civilian and firefighters and sharing of air supplies through RIT connections and other methods. Classroom activities will teach the students air concerns, inspection, maintenance and proper use of SCBA. Computerized equipment will be available to test all students SCBA face piece for proper seal and regulator flow testing will be demonstrated. Students will be exposed to their own reactions of both the mental and physical effects of SCBA use upon the firefighter and taught how to deal with each in real time evolutions. A newly designed situation solution and confidence development training module created by Kearney Fire Department will be available for use by all students to experience different fire scene problems and their solutions in simulated fire rescue situations. Student equipment that does not meet required testing period dates will not be utilized. Students should be physically fit and able to perform strenuous tasks in full gear. Student Course Limit: 40 PPE Requirements: SCBA apply for all three days.

This class provides emergency response with an understanding of the current challenges, techniques, skills & equipment used for the safe, effective extrication of patients from today’s vehicles. The tools, equipment and techniques presented in this class are considered state-of-the-art practices used today but should not be looked at as the only practices for extrication. Skills will be developed for scene safety, incident command and safe and timely rescue. Topics will include scene size up, vehicle size up, vehicle safety systems, vehicle stabilization, electrical shut down, hybrid vehicle safety concerns and other. Addressed will be: Sections 6.4.1 & 6.4.2 of NFPA 1001 2008 Edition, Chapters 4, 5 & 10 of NFPA 1006 2008 Edition and Chapters 4,8 & 12 of NFPA 1670. Student Course Limit: 35 PPE Requirements are required on Saturday and Sunday of 3 day class. Participants will need to provide personal safety eye protection.

Pre-requisite: Basic Vehicle Extrication within last 24 months. This class is designed to provide emergency response personnel with an extended understanding of the challenges, techniques, skills and equipment used for the safe and effective extrication and removal of patients from commercial or heavy vehicles that are on the road today. The tools, equipment and techniques presented in this class are considered to be current state-of-the-art practices used throughout the country today, but should not be looked at as the only practices for extrication to be performed. The information presented also addresses sections 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 of NFPA 1001 2013 Edition, Chapters 4, 5 and 10 of NFPA 1006 2013 Edition as well as Chapter 4 and 8 of NFPA 1670 2014 Edition covering the information needed to meet Operations and Technician level vehicle extrication training. Students will develop skills needed to provide for scene safety, incident command as well as performing safe rescue of individuals trapped in vehicle accidents. Other topics discussed include: scene size up, vehicle size up, vehicle safety systems, vehicle stabilization, electrical and fuel shut down as well as techniques for door removal, dash lifts, and roof removals. Student Course Limit: 35 (Hard Limit) Saturday and Sunday Only: PPE Requirements Personal Safety eye protection (meeting OSHA Z87) Wildland gear is allowable (per Fire Department)

Participants will develop skills necessary to make entry into locked structures for the purpose of fire suppression, rescue, EMS assistance, etc. with minimal damage to the structure’s design by reviewing forcible entry skills and building construction. Several types of locks will be worked on and disassembled and entries made with provided forcible entry tools. Student Course Limit: 40 PPE Requirements Apply all 3 days of class. All head protection must have eye protection in place.

Students will gain basic knowledge on ropes, rescue equipment, and personal protective equipment used in the high angle rope rescue environment. This course will consist of both classroom and skills training, including the practical applications and use of skills taught in this dynamic class. Safety is taught and stressed in this high-risk environment. Student Course Limit: 40 PPE Requirements: Lace-up type footwear, clean-welling fitting leather gloves (no dirty gloves) and a helmet with a chinstrap. Full length pants and appropriate shirt should be worn. No personal rescue equipment allowed. All equipment/rope used in class will be provided for by the SFMTD.

The course would have limited classroom time and maximum hands on repetition work. The course is based on activities that happen on most structure fires for every department: Crew assignments from the rig, connecting to a hydrant and laying in, dropping a portable water source and getting a supply to the engine, working with several different hose lays for supply and attack lines of all sizes, placing multiple ladders and understanding the methods of placing a ladder on the fire ground and how that may differ from the training ground, search and rescue, using the knowledge of building construction to help make solid decisions when a search is required, force entry to soften a structure and where it fits within the sequencing of operations, basics of saw work (not intending to be a truck academy though) handling and operations. The course is primarily a teamwork and skills course that is intending to give options of operations, challenge to mind and body to use the skills that have been learned and put them to use in the most efficient way possible. The course is about drill work, sweat equity for the craft, becoming efficient at fire ground operations. Student Course Limit: 25 PPE Requirements including SCBA apply for all three days. 34

This course covers a variety of topics related to the operation of fire pumps on fire apparatus. Topics included; components and maintenance of a fire pump, principles of hydraulics, friction loss, nozzle pressure, nozzle reaction and basic hydraulics for application on the fireground. Combined with classroom and hands-on training students will increase their knowledge and skills to operate safely on any fireground situation. Saturday and Sunday: PPE requirements applies for all evolutions as students will be actively working on and around fire apparatus. Student Course Limit: 30

understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) and resource management for the fire service and their application in both emergency and nonemergency situations. This course addresses the need for an ICS, an overview of the structure and flexibility of ICS, an understanding of the command skills necessary to function effectively in an ICS structure, and the need to effectively manage your resources. This course meets the requirements of ICS-100 and ICS-200. Student Course Limit: 30

This class will provide students an opportunity to hear information about current events and trends in the fire service as related to Nebraska. Subject matter will cover both current and historic incidents that have and continue to play a role in our fire service history. Several instructors will participate in this class that is always interesting and dynamic. In 2020, this class will include a look back at the 2019 flooding events that occurred throughout Nebraska. Topics will also include fires events that have occurred and a look into outside resources available to fire departments. Student Course Limit: 50 No PPE is required. This is a classroom setting only.

This class will examine the fundamentals of basic fire investigation for responding firefighters and fire officers. Participants will discuss the information and observances that need to be collected to establish the basis for a thorough fire investigation and documentation for a (NEFIRS) fire incident report. Basic terminology and burn pattern analysis will be provided and reinforced through practical post fire scene exercises. Student Course Limit: 50 PPE is not required; HOWEVER, work boots, older clothes and gloves are recommended for practical exercise. SCBA will not be needed. (Saturday Only)

Friday, May 15 – 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. “Human Trafficking, EMS and the Fire Service” NOTE TO COMMITTEE: I am still awaiting a commitment from NSP Inv. TONY KA VAN I will follow-up with him to make sure we are in possession of the correct information for the Fire School program. (In the event Tony cannot do it again, I will contact Glen Parks at the NE. AG ‘s Office. They have assisted us before.) Human trafficking anywhere is modern day slavery. Forced labor, sex trafficking and domestic servitude - It’s happening in our communities! It’s time to open our eyes, get informed and recognize human trafficking. Learn how Nebraska EMTs and firefighters can help and how they can make a difference. Saturday May 16 – 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. “Bombs and Explosives” (Classroom) • Recognition of precursor chemicals used in improvised explosives. • Recognition of IED components. • Sources of acquisition of precursors and components. Familiarization with terrorist employment of improvised explosives Saturday May 16 – 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. “Bombs and Explosives” (Field Demonstrations) • Stand-off distances for personal safety. • Live demonstrations The field lab session is conducted with the assistance of Nebraska State Patrol bomb technicians. (Bus transportation provided to off-site location) Sunday May 19 – 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. “Firefighters, EMTs, Crime Scenes & Death Investigations” Law enforcement, EMT’s and firefighters working together. Topics to be discussed include physical evidence, eyewitness accounts, confessions, probable cause, elements of an offense, scene safety and much more. No PPE required. This is a classroom setting only. Student Course: 60

Hundreds of head of livestock are transported by commercial vehicle across Nebraska for the purposes of breeding, feeding and slaughter. Nearly all of these livestock are transported via truck and semitrailer. The objectives of the Livestock Emergency Response Plan (LERP) training aim to develop a framework local law enforcement, first responders and emergency management can use to more appropriately address accidents involving livestock transport vehicles. This training aims to be consistent in covering all of the critically needed areas across the state, but it allows for flexibility to fit the needs of local jurisdictions. Training includes the handling of animals in their everyday situations, handling of animals during times of stress and injury, how livestock trailers including semi-trailers function (an extrication exercise will take place), and how to properly euthanize all livestock species. Participants will gain hands-on experiences with animals and learn how to properly and effectively move animals, apply euthanasia techniques using captive bolt on practice animals and more. Course Limit: 30 PPE Requirements. Apply all 3 days of class.

This 12 hour classroom presentation has been designed for all levels of Fire Personnel. Students will focus upon some sciences involving the Behavior of Fire and Applying Water. Reading Smoke, Fire Control, Fire Command, and Emergency Scene Safety primarily while at structure fires will be emphasized. The program will provide insight how to utilize science principles rather than a random effort when attacking various fire situations. Students are encouraged to take notes. Student questions or related experiences will be welcomed. Course Limit: 40 PPE is not required

We must remember that life safety is “#1” and how important it is to stay safe while responding to, on the scene of and returning from a call. The class will begin with a comprehensive review of the National Incident Command System (NIMS), learning the six step incident response process, including a scenario. “Stop the Bleed” The purpose of this campaign is to build national resilience by bettwe preparing the public to save lives by raising awareness of basic actions to stop life threatening bleeding following everyday emergencies and man-made and natural disasters. You will be trained in basic bleed control techniques including how to apply a tourniquet to yourself or someone else that may save a life! “National Traffic Incident Management” (TIM) training. You will learn the importance of safety on a crash scene. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certification from the Federal Highway Administration. Learn how your department may be eligible for free safety equipment. “Standard Response Protocol” (SRP) this training is from the “I Love You Guys” Foundation and adopted by the Nebraska Dept. of Education and used by schools across the state for all hazards response to emergencies. We will discuss how important it is for your fire and EMS departments to know what to expect when dispatched to your school when it is in a “Lock Out”, “Lock Down”, “Evacuating” or “Sheltering” situation. Course Limit: 30 PPE is not required

As a new Chief or Chief Officer, where do you find the resources within the State of Nebraska needed to run your department more effectively and efficiently? What laws are you required to follow and where can you find them? How do you not only plan for next year but the next 3-5 or 5-10 years? Subjects covered will include: 1. Rural Boards Election & Responsibilities 2. Budgets, Mill Levy’s, General and Sinking Funds 3. Emergency Funding for Hazmat & Wildland Fires 4. House Burn Permits & Requirements 5. Strategic Planning 6. Budgeting Apparatus & Equipment 7. Maintenance of Fire Apparatus 8. Recruitment & Retention 9. NeFIRS 10. Nebr. Forest Service Materials and Grants 11. Training Opportunities & What is Required 12. Your Significant Other and Family 13. State and National Resources 14. Critical Stress Management & Debriefing 15. All other items important to your department Student Course Limit: 40 PPE is NOT Required

This course provides the knowledge and skills required to perform a Grain Engulfment Rescue - the skills and knowledge required to rescue a victim engulfed in grain. This course requires a basic knowledge of Confined Space Rescue techniques as well as knowledge of lockout/tagout procedures as prescribed by OSHA and other regulations. Removal/rescue from grain bins and hoppers, grain bin cutting procedures, entrapment prevention and hazards of working in and around grain storage facilities are also addressed in this course. Removal of victims from locations requiring high-angle rescues is not covered in this course due to the advanced nature of this training. Training for this course includes the use of the Institute’s Grain Engulfment custom built 35’ Rescue Trailer that contains a grain bin, grain hopper and metal (grain bin) cutting station that allows for replication (to the extent possible) the “real world’ environment in which grain rescues occur. This trailer provides the realistic challenges of performing these rescues in a safe environment. This class is an eight-hour class and instructors will provide students approximately four hours of free time which may be used to view vendors or participate in additional grain rescue simulations. The class will provide three hours of classroom instruction on Friday which must be attended to participate in hands-on portion on Saturday and Sunday. Hands-on portion will begin Saturday afternoon after grain bin is loaded. Student Course Limit: 45 PPE Requirements: Hard toed work boots, leather work gloves, hard hat and eye protection (shields, safety glasses or goggles).

EMS changes and ways of improving how we practice are in continuous motion. 2020 brings a new decade with challenges facing each and every EMS provider in the state. Early identification of Sepsis saves lives, getting in your comfort zone with care of pediatric patients, and scope of practice changes are a few of the lessons you will learn by attending this course. Variety of instructors will keep spark zest as we continue adding tools to our tool belt. Course Limit: 60

This workshop combines the attributes of tactical decision making with managerial decision making for leaders of all types. In addition to traits of leadership, the course explores the concepts of using a decision-making model in high stress environments. Through a series of activities, participants are exposed to the concepts of the Military Decision-Making Process and will learn how to adapt its usage to all hazard incident management and emergency management environments. The workshop further incorporates concepts of the ICS and NIMS into the model and process. A working model (diorama) of a fictional town is used for the final exercise portion of the workshop along with matchbox vehicles for scenario play where leadership skills can be tested. Course Limit: 25 PPE not required

If you want to get HOT “Hands on training,” this class is for you! You will spend time in the classroom discussing vital lifesaving topics such as Modern Fire Dynamics from the latest NIST and UL studies, Transitional Attack, and S.L.I.C.E.R.S. Instructors will utilize the most current research to assist in developing basic fire attack skills. Participants will then witness this training in action by entering Customized Firefighter Trainings live fire trailers. One trailer is a fire attack simulator. It simulates a small house fire with propane burners and the use of class A materials. The other trailer is for flashover. This trailer lets the firefighter witness the awesome life cycle of an unfriendly fire from ignition to flashover. Learn to recognize the conditions leading to Flashover—how it happens, how to recognize the rapidly developing fire, dense smoke, high heat, and rollover which are all present in the unit. Learn to use defensive techniques. Who would send a firefighter to face a situation in the real world that he has not seen in training? Student Course Limit: 60 (2 Students per Dept.) PPE Requirements Apply. Students must be competent in hand line and nozzle operation and SCBA usage and should make every attempt to bring their own SCBA and a spare bottle, if possible.

Topics include: Leadership Challenges, management skills, R&R incentive programs, funding ideas, communicating your volunteer needs to the public, as well as developing & implementing local marketing plans. This workshop creates an open dialogue about local Volunteer Firefighter recruitment and retention issues faced today. It’s highly encouraged 2-3 volunteers/staff from each Volunteer/Combination Department attend! We’ll see you there! Course Limit: 30 PPE not required

This special six-hour course will be offered Saturday, May 16 from 8am-3pm with a lunch break. This class will answer questions, discuss concerns and address matters of interest to Rural Board members, Firefighters and Municipal Officials. Participants may bring their discussion topics with them or provide them early to the NSVFA office at 402-761-2211 or by email to staff@nsvfa.org. Student Course Limit: 30

We will present a 2-hour class Saturday afternoon for the spouses/significant other of First Responders (especially first responders new or fairly new to the fire service). This class will give them a feel for what to expect now that their loved one has become involved in the fire service. The children that come will go with Rhonda Cerny to the Fire Prevention class so that the adults can have a deeper, more serious discussion. We will use the NVFC booklet “What to Expect: A Guide for Family Members of Volunteer Firefighters”. Allowing time to have class participants ask questions will be part of the class. Our plan is certainly not to scare them in any way, but to educate them and help prepare them so if there are some trying times that arise they won’t be completely unprepared for them. Student Course Limit: 50 PPE NOT Required.