OAFC Main Track Agenda
2024 OAFC Conference and Trade Show Agenda
| Wednesday May 1, 2024 | |||
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 6:00am - 7:00pm | Registration | Doubletree Hotel - outside Imperial Ballroom | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Outside Meeting Room | |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Workshop 1 - FDSOA Hot Topics - 5 Reads | Paul Acton and Trevor Shea | Doubletree Hotel - Avro Arrow |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Workshop 2 - Resilient Minds | Pauline Spiess and Steve Fraser | Doubletree Hotel - Alderwood |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Workshop 3 - Effective Command AM Option | Dr. Katherine Lamb | Doubletree Hotel - Thistletown |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Workshop 4 - Chief Officer 101 | OAFC Board of Directors | Doubletree Hotel - Imperial II & III |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Workshop 5 - Inspections - "What did I just walk into?" |
Division Chief Chantelle Cosgrove, Fire Chief Jack Burt, Deputy Fire Chief Nigel Robinson, and Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal, Field and Advisory Services Keith Wells |
Doubletree Hotel - De Havilland |
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Coffee Break | Outside Meeting Room | |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch | Outside Meeting Room | |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Workshop 1 - FDSOA 5 Reads - continuation from the morning | Paul Acton and Trevor Shea | Doubletree Hotel - Avro Arrow |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Workshop 2 - Resilient Minds - continuation from the morning | Pauline Spiess and Steve Fraser | Doubletree Hotel - Alderwood |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Workshop 3 - Effective Command PM Option | Dr. Katherine Lamb | Doubletree Hotel - Thistletown |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Workshop 4 - Chief Officer 101 - continuation from the morning | OAFC Board of Directors | Doubletree Hotel - Imperial II & III |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Workshop 5 - Inspections - "What did I just walk into?" - continuation from the morning |
Division Chief Chantelle Cosgrove, Fire Chief Jack Burt, Deputy Fire Chief Nigel Robinson, and Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal, Field and Advisory Services Keith Wells |
Doubletree Hotel - De Havilland |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break | Outside Meeting Room | |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Chiefs Welcome Reception | Doubletree Hotel - Imperial Ballroom | |
| Thursday, May 2, 2024 | |||
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 6:30am - 4:00pm | Registration | Conference Foyer | |
| 6:30am - 8:00pm | Silent Auction | Conference Foyer and Trade Show Floor | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Orion D | |
| 8:00am - 4:00pm | Communicators Track | Lyra | |
| 8:00am - 8:15am | Opening Remarks and Dignitaries | Orion ABC | |
| 8:15am - 9:00am | OFM Update | Office of the Fire Marshal | Orion ABC |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Administrative Monetary Penalties | Paul Chudoba, Manager of Bylaw Enforcement, City of St. Catharines | Orion ABC |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Trade Show Set Up | Hall 2,3,4 | |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Coffee Break | Orion D | |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | Keynote - Emerging issues in firefighter health and science | Dr. Sara Jahnke | Orion ABC |
| 11:15am - 12:15pm |
The Relationship Between Firefighting and Cancer: Current Challenges and Opportunities for Change |
Fire Chief Jim Petrik, Guelph Eramosa Fire Department | Orion ABC |
| 12:15pm - 1:15pm | Lunch | Orion D | |
| 1:15pm - 4:00pm | OAFC Update and Business Meeting | OAFC President Deputy Chief Rob Grimwood | Orion ABC |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break | Orion D | |
| 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Trade Show | Hall 2,3,4 | |
| 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Silent Auction | Trade Show Floor | |
| 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Reception on Trade Show Floor | Hall 2,3,4 | |
| Friday, May 3, 2024 | |||
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 6:30am - 12:00pm | Registration | Conference Foyer | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Orion D | |
| 8:00am - 4:00pm | Communicators Track | Lyra | |
| 8:00am - 8:15am | Opening Remarks | Orion ABC | |
| 8:15am - 9:30am | Keynote - Transitioning the Fire Service to PFAS-Free Alternatives: Trade-Offs in Exposure and Performance | Dr. R. Bryan Ormond | Orion ABC |
| 9:30am - 10:15am |
Runnymede Healthcare Centre PTSI Centre of Excellence for First Responders |
Connie Dejak and Dr. Candice M. Monson |
Orion ABC |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Coffee Break | Orion D | |
| 10:30am - 11:15am | "Nobody is reading your emails." | Fire Chief Paul Hutt and Public Information Officer Nick DeFazio, Ottawa Fire Services | Orion ABC |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm |
Unfriendly Fire – A Sure-Footed Escape Route for a Fire Chief |
John Gibson | Orion ABC |
| 12:00pm - 12:15pm | Building Leaders and Driving Change | Fire Service Women Ontario | Orion ABC |
| 12:00pm | Lunch on the Trade Show Floor | Hall 2,3,4 | |
| 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Trade Show | Hall 2,3,4 | |
| 12:00pm - 3:00pm |
Silent Auction - winners will be announced at 3pm |
Trade Show Floor | |
| 4:00pm - 6:30pm | Memorial Service and Reception | Orion ABC | |
| 6:30pm | Hospitality Night - OAFC will promote events happening tonight on our website. | ||
| Saturday, May 4, 2024 | |||
| Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
| 6:30am - 11:00am | Registration | Conference Foyer | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Orion D | |
| 8:00am - 8:45am | OFM Standard Incident Reporting | Deputy Fire Marshal John Snider | Orion ABC |
| 8:45am - 9:45am | Keynote - Leadership and Lessons from a Life in Professional Sports | Brian Burke | Orion ABC |
| 9:45am - 10:00am | Coffee Break | Orion D | |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
Dousing fire department frustration over NFPA standards! |
Laura King | Orion ABC |
| 10:00am - 2:00pm | Trade Show | Hall 2,3,4 | |
| 2:00pm | Event Ends - Safe Travels Home! | ||
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