LEAD INSTRUCTORS- DAYLON HAYES & RUSSELL HAYES

Being Ready When Plan A Fails

Does your crew have a Plan B—or C—when the 200’ preconnect doesn’t reach? Firegrounds don’t follow scripts, and rigid tactics can fall short when the layout, access, or fire conditions throw a curveball. The Adaptive Engine Co. is a class built for today’s engine companies who know that flexibility and preparation are just as important as speed and strength.

What You’ll Learn:

How to accurately estimate the stretch before committing

Making smart decisions about the first line off the rig

Deploying bundles and extended lines for setbacks, multi-family dwellings, or irregular access

Break-and-take fireattack strategies

Building resilient line packages that work in tight, chaotic, or non-traditional settings

Enhancing your crew’s adaptability and coordination under changing conditions

This isn’t about re-inventing engine work—it’s about making sure your crew is ready to adapt when conditions demand it. If your preconnects are your only plan, this class will show you how to build a better one.

LEAD INSTRUCTORS- BRANDON LEE

In this 8-Hour Block, We will examine Search operations from previous calls including multiplegrabs made this calendar year in the Bull city.

We will work through challenges, successes, failures and key takeaways to prepare you for your next job.

This year we will focus on live victims. Real victims, Real Drags, Real removals.

Participants will practice residential forcible entry, reading structures, search techniques plus victim drags and lifts.

LEAD INSTRUCTOR- Anderson Rescue Solutions

Emergency rope rescue on the fireground to reach otherwise inaccessible victims is not just a tactic for big city fire departments. Do you have structures in your response area with living spaces unreachable by an FD Ladder? Then you need to have a rope-based option. This Class will engage participants with the skills to undertake this efficient and often misunderstood rescue technique, utilizing different tools and deployment options. Students will leave having been exposed to the utility of fireground roof rope rescue and will be equipped to bring firsthand knowledge back to their agencies. Where there's rope, there's hope!

LEAD INSTRUCTORS- CARL HAMLIN & JAMES HICKS

Vertical ventilation is a tried-and-true, highly effective way of releasing smoke and heat from structures. This tactic not only increases survival chances for people trapped inside, but it also makes conditions more tenable for search and fire attack.

Topics of Discussion:

1. When & Where to Make Ventilation Openings

2. Ground Ladder Selection & Placement

3. Roof Construction & How Conditions Affect Them

4. Venting KneeWall Spaces in Half Story Buildings

5. Walkable & Non-Walkable Roof Operations

6. Cut Patterns & Efficiency

Lead Instructor- Truck Company Ops

Want to test the skills you use on almost Every fire you go to? Then come out to this 8-Hour block of live fire forcible entry.

We will hammer home on being quick, efficient and aggressive with conventional forcible entry.

Students will be tested mentally and physically in this class, with a large portion of the class being under high heat, low-visibility conditions

Key Takeaways:

1. Inward Swinging Doors

2. Outward Swinging Doors

3. High Heat Conditions

4. Low Visibility Conditions

5. Working in Confined Spaces