501: Building Construction, Tactics and Fireground Operations for Company and Command Officers: Residential to Commercial to the Main Street Sponsor: NSVFA / Nebr. State Fire School Instructor: Chief Christopher Naum, SFPE A dynamic program integrating building construction, reading the building and size-up, and tactical fire ground operational considerations for the First-Due Company and Command Officer. This returning updated program for 2025 will look at fireground issues addressing; The Single-Family Residential Fire and the challenges of Main Street Fire operations in single occupancies or larger block fires. With a focus on building construction, reading the building and fire conditions, first-due company and command size-up, tactical options, command decision-making and risk and establishing command and operations in the first evolving 15-30 minutes of an incident incorporating the Buildingsonfire FACTS OPS Model for First-Arriving Construction, Tactics and Safety. Continuing the Established Tradition at Fire School and highly successful feature from our annual fire school programs the class highlight consisting of a new expanded four-hour walking tour of buildings in downtown Grand Island learning first-hand about construction features on Main Street and again for 2025, a look at varied Residential occupancies, some commercial and 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 is NOT Required.

503: Fire Prevention 101 Sponsor: NSVFA Fire Prevention Team Class Moderator: Rhonda Cerny 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 terrific 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 wonderful place to develop a network of people understanding the importance of practicing fire prevention 365 days of the year. As fire departments across the state struggle with recruitment and retention this class may be a great tool to help the situation. Ideas to peak the interest of children as they grow with a special interest in fire prevention and later develop a desire to join their local fire department. Steps that can start as a pre-school student, move on through the programs available to our students in school, the interest in a Junior Fire Patrol Program on to an Explorer or Cadet Program- let us help with ideas to employment this in your department. We look forward to this year’s class and hope you can join us as we strive to bring you the latest and greatest in Fire Prevention Nebraska Style! Student Course Limit: 30 PPE is NOT Required.

504: Structure Protection During Wildland Urban Interface Fires Sponsor: Nebraska Forest Service Instructor: Justin Nickless, Fire Management Specialist 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 (3 per department) PPE is NOT Required.

505: Wildfire Leadership Sponsor: Nebraska Forest Service Instructor: Eric Moul, Nebraska Forest Service 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 (3 per department) PPE is NOT Required.

506: Farm Emergencies and Extrication Practices Instructors: Whitney Rubendall and Dale Vanek 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 (3 per department) Full PPE Saturday Only, No SCBA.

507: Introduction to Firefighting Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Basic Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. 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: ·Fire Theory – 3 hours ·SCBA – 3 hours ·Fire Streams – 1.5 hours ·Live Fire – 1.5 hours ·Ladders – 1.5 hours ·Hoses & Loads – 1.5 hours Student Course Limit: 240 (4 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE and SCBA apply for all three days.

508: Advanced SCBA Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Intermediate/Advanced Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. 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, clean shaven and able to perform strenuous tasks in full gear. Student Course Limit: 40 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE and SCBA apply for all three days.

509: Basic Vehicle Extrication Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Basic Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. 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 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE required on all three days. Participants will need to provide personal safety eye protection.

510: Advanced Heavy Rescue Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Advanced Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. Prerequisites: Basic Vehicle Extrication Course (within last two years) This course builds on the concepts learned in Vehicle extrication and applies them to large vehicles. This course provides hands-on training for fire and rescue personnel in large vehicle extrication with emphasis on proper extrication techniques when dealing with large vehicles such as buses, trucks, and semitrailers and other situations requiring the use of special extrication techniques. This course addresses requirements for Rescue Technician – Vehicle Extrication (NFPA 1006). Large vehicle anatomy Mitigation of scene hazards (fuel, ignition sources, and other hazards) Scene management and safety Large vehicle stabilization Patient care and disentanglement Hands on scenarios and evolutions. Student Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) PPE Requirement: Full PPE apply for all three days. (Full Bunker gear or Wildland or Extrication gear, including helmet, boots, gloves and eye protection).

511: Basic Rope Rescue Techniques Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Basic Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. This course covers the basics of technical rope rescue as identified in NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670. This class addresses knowledge and skills of basic knots, equipment, and safety skills used in a rope rescue incident. This course will include classroom and hands on application of skills in an elevated environment. Student Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Lace-up type footwear, clean well-fitting leather gloves (no dirty gloves) or rope gloves, and a helmet with a chinstrap. Full length pants and appropriate shirt should be worn. You may bring equipment (harness, helmet, etc.) from your department and we will determine if you can use it in class. Determination of instructors is final. All other equipment used in class will be provided by the SFMTD.

512: Fireground Operations Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Advanced Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. Prerequisites – 3 years of experience or firefighter 1 certification. The Fire Ground Operations course is based on the first minutes on the fire ground using the basic skills of ladders, force entry, connecting to a hydrant, deploying lines deep into a structure, using a supply line deep into a structure to facilitate attack lines, search and rescue. The course is not a basic fire fighter 1, we will incorporate real life scenarios where manpower is limited but tasks still need to be completed. This is a sweat equity class; we will meet in the classroom for roughly 30 minutes and the rest of the time will be on the training grounds. There will NOT be live fire during the evolutions. Student Course Limit: 25 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE apply for all three days turn out gear & SCBA, clean shaven to obtain a facepiece seal.

512: Fireground Operations Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Advanced Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. Prerequisites – 3 years of experience or firefighter 1 certification. The Fire Ground Operations course is based on the first minutes on the fire ground using the basic skills of ladders, force entry, connecting to a hydrant, deploying lines deep into a structure, using a supply line deep into a structure to facilitate attack lines, search and rescue. The course is not a basic fire fighter 1, we will incorporate real life scenarios where manpower is limited but tasks still need to be completed. This is a sweat equity class; we will meet in the classroom for roughly 30 minutes and the rest of the time will be on the training grounds. There will NOT be live fire during the evolutions. Student Course Limit: 25 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE apply for all three days turn out gear & SCBA, clean shaven to obtain a facepiece seal.

513: Pump Operations Sponsor/Instructors: State Fire Marshal Training Division Level of Instruction: Basic Age: Students must be 18 yrs of age to attend courses taught by the Training Division of the SFM. This course covers proper procedures used in pumping large and small fire apparatus mounted pumps at safe pressures and maintaining a fire stream to adequately suppress fire with step-by-step manipulative skills. Review of the different types of fire pumps, Fire ground hydraulics, friction loss, loss/gain of elevation pressures, Water supplies for fireground operations, Five Step-method of pump operations and Hydrant and drafting water sources Student Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE for both Saturday and Sunday classes, students will be actively working on and around fire apparatus.

514: Nebraska Fire Happenings Sponsor: Nebraska State Fire Marshal Coordinator: State Fire Marshal’s Office This class will provide students an opportunity to hear information about recent incidents and resources that are relevant to the fire service as related to Nebraska. Subject matter will cover both incidents and topics that have and will continue to play a role in our fire service. This is a great opportunity to learn lessons from our fellow first responders from across the state. In 2025, the schedule tentatively includes responses to the 2024 spring tornadoes, the Bettys Way Fire at North Platte, and the gas explosion in O’Neil. Additional reviews are scheduled of a fire involving a health care facility and a school bus accident. The Ponca Hills Yellow Ribbon will give a presentation regarding their Suicide Prevention Program. Other incidents and resources are still being planned. Students will be provided an opportunity to hear the lessons learned from other first responders and to gain additional knowledge of resources available to them. Student Course Limit: 50 PPE is NOT Required. This is a classroom setting only.

515: Nebraska Fire Investigations Sponsor: Nebraska State Fire Marshal Investigations Coordinator: Adam Matzner, Chief of Investigations This course 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 (Saturday Only) Personal Protective Equipment, i.e. hard hat or fire helmet, work or bunker boots, older clothes, eye protection, and gloves are highly recommended for practical exercise. SCBA will not be needed.

516: CSI – Nebraska Class Instructors: Mr. George Welch, Assistant Attorney General Mr. Alex Huntley, Investigator Office of the Attorney General Lincoln, Nebraska Special Agent Anna Brewer, FBI (Ret.) Omaha Field Division MSG. Jared Bowlin Sergeant Clayton Dishong Jim K. Lawson Friday, May 16 -1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Human Trafficking, EMS and the Fire Service 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 17 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Bombs & Explosives (classroom) Students will learn basics of explosives and explosives effects, military munitions and IEDs. Explosives are broken down into categories and the dangers associated with each. Safety precautions associated with explosives will also be covered and how students can implement those safety precautions in their daily duties. Next, instructors will cover military munitions and the four categories they are broken into. The instructors will have inert training aids from each category so students can see and touch the ordnance items and get a better idea of size, shape, colors, etc. Inherent dangers with specific types of ordnance and how to react if an unexploded ordnance ((UXO) is found and what actions to take are covered during this portion of the class. Lastly, the instructors will touch on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) components of IEDs, types of IEDs, how the enemy uses them indicators, and how to react to an IED are covered in this last block of instruction. Instructors will use real life incidents and experience to help students understand the real-world hazards associated with explosives. UXO, and IEDs and how to safety react to an incident involving these items. Saturday, May 17 -1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Bombs & Explosives (field demonstrations) Live demonstrations Safety Concerns Use of bomb suits, robots and x-ray equipment. The field lab session will be conducted at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (Grand Island) with the assistance of Nebraska State Patrol bomb technicians. (Bus transportation to field lab will be provided.) Sunday, May 18- 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. Student Course Limit: 65 No PPE is required. This is a classroom setting only.

517: The Next Level Resources for the New Fire Chief and New Chief Officers Instructor: Shane Cuttlers, Captain, Lincoln Fire & Rescue. 38 years as a volunteer with Crawford and Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Most recently served as Chief for the Raymond Rural Fire District 2016-2021 Now that you know your resources this class will focus on the next level as a new Chief or Chief Officer, to find the resources for planning within your department that is 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 plan for your department not only for next year but the next 3-5 or 5-10 years with your budget, strategic planning, and equipment replacement schedules. This class will be interactive in collectively developing a budget (general and sinking fund), apparatus and equipment maintenance schedules, and future planning ideas and tools to help guide you as an officer or Chief in developing the future of your department. Student Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) PPE is NOT Required.

518: Grain Engulfment Rescue Instructor: Craig Berg 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).

519: EMS (Segmented Class) Coordinator: Clint Rasmussen, EMS Committee We are proud to provide an EMS education class utilizing experts found throughout the State of Nebraska. The classes will range from different topics to meet your state credit hours and include EMS updates and how the updates can potentially impact our services. Other topics covered will be trauma, pediatrics and cardiovascular. This purpose of this class is to reach out to EMR/EMT's. We hope you can join us to keep up EMS strong in Nebraska. Student Course Limit: 60 PPE is NOT Required.

520: Paramedic Track: Advanced Airway & Critical Care Mastery Sponsor: Apollo MedFlight, LLC Apollo 5 and AirCare flight Crews Get ready for an action-packed, high-intensity weekend designed to elevate your paramedic skills to the next level! This immersive session kicks off on Friday with an in-depth didactic session, diving into Advanced Airway Management. You’ll explore critical concepts of preintubation preparation, in-depth intubation techniques, and post-intubation care to ensure optimal patient outcomes. On Saturday, we shift gears into hands-on training, starting with the vital SALAD (Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination) technique to improve your airway management skills under pressure. As the day progresses, you’ll master invasive procedures like Intraosseous (IO) access, needle decompressions, chest tube insertions, and surgical cricothyrotomies, ensuring you're equipped for even the most challenging emergencies. Finally, we wrap up on Sunday with a high-stakes, scenariobased training session focused on ventilator management and the critical care cases that test your decision-making and advanced life-saving techniques under pressure. This track is your opportunity to hone essential, life-saving techniques and gain confidence in managing the most complex airway and critical care situations. Student Course Limit: 60 PPE will be provided for participants at the class.

521: Incident Leadership & Decision Making Instructor: Todd Manns, The Blue Cell, LLC This workshop combines the attributes of tactical decision making with managerial decision making for Leaders of all kinds and 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 (MDMP) and will learn how to adapt its usage to the all hazard incident management and emergency management environments. The workshop further incorporates concepts of the Incident Command System 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. This workshop can have up to 25 participants. Student Course Limit: 25 (3 per department) PPE is NOT Required.

522: Live Flashover Training & Mobile Live Burn Simulator Instructors: Customized FF Training, Iowa, Jim Carpenter, Primary Instructor 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.

523: Railroad Operations & Emergency Response Instructor: Jesse Duplechin & Chip Heard - Union Pacific Friday: Classroom - Presentation of Emergency Response Railroad 101 with Q and A. Saturday: UPRR Training cars - PPE required: safety glasses, safety toe boots, gloves, pants. We will have a location in Grand Island where our training cars and locomotive will be staged. Objectives: Locomotive - Overview of locomotive and Response measures. Damage Assessment - How to identify and gather information of derailed tank cars. Valves and fittings - Overview and how to identify in the field. Mitigation/Leak Measures - Mitigating leaks based on training level and equipment. Case Studies - Overview of recent derailments and actions taken. Sunday: Classroom - Initial response to a UPRR derailment with Tabletop exercise. Student Course Limit: 100 PPE Requirements: Solid shoes, preferably high top boots are recommended and full length pants are required. No sandals are permitted. Gloves are optional, but recommended. Depending on the location of the training equipment in a rail yard facility, hard hats and safety glasses may be required.

524: Every Vehicle (EV) Fire Training – Best Practices in the EV Era Instructor: Dan Miller, Training Under Fire Prerequisites: Firefighter-I certification or equivalent training and experience. Others will be allowed as interested observers but are expected to self-identify as non-firefighting participants The unique hazards of electric vehicles require firefighters to exercise effective and safe tactics when approaching ALL modern vehicle incidents. Electric vehicles (EV) adoption and development are growing in every market segment, including passenger vehicles and light trucks, heavy trucks and fleet vehicles, RVs, mass transportation, material handling equipment, heavy equipment, and farm equipment. Members expected to supervise and execute coordinated, effective, and safe modern vehicle fire attack should attend this hands-on course. Includes EV hazard awareness, strategic and tactical considerations, situation-specific fire/explosion hazards, systematic hazard elimination, planning for response, suggested operating guidelines, post-fire handling, and includes hands-on coordinated tactical skills training. Learners in this course will demonstrate recognition of electric vehicle hazards and high-risk situations, technology and coordinated vehicle fire attack tactics and equipment to reduce risk while improving effectiveness and safety. Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) Structural PPE and SCBA required for Saturday.

525: The ISO Grading Schedule – A Guide to Improving Your Community’s Fire Protection Class. Instructor: Darin Clark and Kevin Jarvis Have you recently had your ISO evaluation completed and have the results? Or do you have one coming up? This course will take an in depth look at the ISO PPC grading schedule. The Insurance Service Office (ISO) / Verisk - Public Protection Classification (PPC) program was created as tool to rate the ability of a community to respond to structure fires within their area of responsibility. The three parts of the survey that ISO looks at is the Fire Department, the Water System, and the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center. We will be doing an overview of what each part of the PPC survey entails, the type of information the ISO Field Representative will need, how to prepare for the survey, and discuss Alternate water supply and how it can affect the ISO survey. If you are looking to improve your PPC score or prepare for an evaluation, this course will be a great opportunity to understand how to improve the score for your community and gain a better understanding of the ISO process. Course Limit: 20 (3 per department) PPE is NOT Required.

526: Machinery and You (Man Vs. Machine) Instructor: Heavy R Training Machinery accidents happen every day across the country. Do you know what the best tools and practices are for preparing yourself to answer this call when it happens for your area. In this class, students will go over different equipment and techniques to successfully over comes one of these challenging responses. Students will get hands on time removing rings, cutting metal, and different scenarios to learn different ways to think outside of the box on how to successfully navigate through one of these difficult situations ranging from limb entrapments, crushing injuries to impalements. Learn various equipment and techniques to address challenges posed by machinery accidents. Course Limit: 24 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE apply for all three days

527: Introduction to Drones on a Fire Ground Instructor: Aaron Beckman - NebDrones Will be a 3-day class taught by 4 UAS part 107 certified Instructors. 3 instructors which are current firefighters who have hundreds of hours flying all types of missions within the Fire Services. In the 3 days, you will learn the rules and regulations pertaining to the Fire Service from the FAA. How to build a drone program within your Fire Department. You will learn how to read weather, airspace, and how to determine the risk management of when to fly or not for your department. Students will get hands on experience with training drones to learn the basic flying skills. Students will learn what to do and what not to do on a fire ground to protect their department's investment in drones. Students will learn how to read basic thermal readings by flying thermal drones and also participate in case overviews from past working fires. Students will learn about mapping and how maps help on the fire ground. Students will learn how to fly drones on Search and Recues missions. Students will learn how to fly with multiple drones in the air. Students will be able to get their hands on many types of drones by the end of day 3 to get a better understanding of what type of drone may suit their department needs. Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE apply for all three days

528: Preparing for the Worst Instructor: Nebraska Fallen Firefighters Foundation - Nebraska Team Firefighter down, are you prepared? this course will teach participants things they should be doing now to take care of their own after death. Through classroom principles students will gain the knowledge and resources to help their department through the loss of a fellow firefighter. Listen as the Widow of a Fallen Nebraska Firfighter goes into details about the struggles following a line-of-duty-death and what she wishes she, her husband and his fire department could have done differently. Also, hear first hand accounts from the men and women that worked the 2022 Road 739 fire near Elwood that claimed the life of Chief Darren Krull. On July 28, 2011, the day a four-alarm blaze ripped through a medical building at 445 Biltmore Ave. in·, Asheville, NC. Captain Jeff Bowen, who had gone twice into the building searching for people trapped, had collapsed inside. The 37- year-old, 13-year AFD veteran was pronounced dead at Mission Hospital. Hear Chief Burnette tell the story of the Biltmore Ave. fire and the line-of-duty death of Captain Jeff Bowen. National Fallen Firefighters Foundation guest speaker, Fire Chief Scott Burnette started in the fire service in his hometown of Mills River (NC) as a junior firefighter in 1988. Chief Burnette moved onto Asheville, NC fire department where he earned an Associate's Degree in Fire Protection Technology from Gaston College, a Bachelor's Degree in Fire Safety Engineering Technology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a Master's Degree in Executive Fire Service Leadership from Grand Canyon University. Chief Burnette is designated as a Chief Fire Officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. Chief Burnette worked his way through the ranks and was promoted to Fire Chief in November 2009 where he served until his retirement in 2024. Chief Burnette led his department during five separate line of duty deaths during his tenure as Fire Chief. Course Limit: 30 (3 per department) PPE is NOT Required.

529: Rapid Intervention: Fireground Insurance Instructor: Logan Watts Firefighter survival and Rapid Intervention is usually an afterthought or low priority for most fire departments in terms of training and fireground tactical considerations, until it's not. The reality of today's fires is that we operate in more rapidly evolving conditions and are more often than not found routinely behind the proverbial eightball. In this 12 hour course students will benefit from 4 hours of classroom (Friday), with 8 hours of hands-on training (Saturday/Sunday). Friday's lecture will lay a knowledge foundation of the importance of mindset associated with rescuing our own and understanding the 'Why' before the 'How'. Hands-on training will focus on simplifying Rapid Intervention tasks through focus of basic skills that can be stacked to perform basic and advanced firefighter rescues. Sunday's final evolutions in live smoke conditions will allow students to work in crews with GIFD cadre members in a controlled, realistic environment to bring everything together and showcase skills acquired through the weekend. Skills and tactics taught will be reality based referencing real world experience and data provided to ensure realistic training. Students can expect to be pushed mentally and physically while gaining confidence to return to their departments and teach the skills learned. Students not attending all sessions will miss valuable knowledge and skill reps and will be take opportunities from those who were unable to take class if the course limit is met Please plan on attending all sessions. Student Course Limit: 20 (3 per department) PPE Requirements: Full PPE, SCBA, and spare cylinder (current hydrotest dates) Sat/Sun.

502: Update on Legal Issues for Nebraska Firefighters Sponsor: NSVFA Instructor: Ryan McIntosh, NSVFA Legal Counsel SATURDAY ONLY - 1:00 - 3:00 pm This will be an annual update on legal issues relating to Nebraska firefighters, fire departments, and taxing authorities (RFPD, SFPD, and municipalities). Major issues will include compliance with department trust accounts, Open Meetings Act, and board governance. Student Course Limit: 50