The Alaska Fire Chiefs Association will be hosting the 2022 Leadership Summit in Anchorage. March 7-10, Fire Chiefs from throughout Alaska will convene to hear engaging speakers, network with each other and meet vendors specializing in their field.
The group rate at the Hotel Captain Cook is $169/night for single or double occupancy. To book, please use the link below:
Alaska Fire Chiefs Association – Annual Leadership Summit
Website Group Code: AFCA22
If you have any questions, please contact Portland Highbaugh at portland@akml.org or 907-790-5306.
Agenda:
All meetings will be in the Ballroom- Fore Deck @ the Captain Cook
Monday March 7th, 2022
10:00 – 11:00 – Welcome/Opening Comments
Rich Etheridge, AFCA President
James Cockrell, DPS Commissioner?
Doug Schrage, City of Anchorage FD
11:00 – 11:30 – First net
11:30 – 12:30 – State Fire Marshal’s office/ Plan review update – Steve Crouch
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch – Sponsored by –
13:30 – 14:30 – Procurement alternatives – Christian Hartley, Chief Houston Fire Dept.
14:30 – 15:00 – Afternoon Break –
15:00 – 1700 – Blue Card Command overview- Tod Chambers, Fairbanks fire/ Scott Learned Steese fire
17:30 – 20:00 - AFCA Board Meeting –
Vendor show open all day
Tuesday March 8th, 2022
07:30 – Breakfast –
08:00 – 09:30 – Fire service mental health and suicide – DR. Cerise Vablais
09:30 – 10:00 – Coffee Break –
10:00 – 12:00 – Fire service mental health and suicide- (Continued)
12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch –
13:00 – 14:45 – SEMT update and overview- State of Alaska
14:45 – 15:15 – Afternoon Break-
15:15 – 17:00 – G. A. S.- Alex Boyd, Anchorage fire
18:00 – 20:00 – Networking Event and Vendor show–
Wednesday March 9th, 2022
07:30 – Breakfast
08:00 – Warren B. Cummings Chief Officer of the Year – Award Presentation
08:30 – 10:00 – Recruitment and Retention – Tiger Schmittendorf
10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee Break –
10:30 – 12:00 – Recruitment and Retention (Continued)
12:00 – 13:00 – Vendor Luncheon –
13:00 – 15:00 – Recruitment and Retention (Continued)
15:00 – 15:30 – Afternoon Break
15:00 – 17:00 – Recruitment and Retention (Conclude)
Thursday March 10th, 2022
07:30 – Breakfast
08:00 – 8:30 – NFPA- Gary Honold
0830 – 10:00 – Long Run Leadership- Sean Wisner, Alyeska Fire & Rescue
10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee Break –
10:30 – 11:30 – BFAST State reorganization of fire service training– Mark Brauneis State FMO
11:30 – 13:00 – Vendor Luncheon –
13:00 – 14:00 – AFCA Business Meeting
14:00 – 15:00 - Higher Education in the fire service- John George
15:00 – 15:30 – Afternoon Break
15:00 – 17:00 – Presentations- State EMS, Fire Marshal, DEC, Forestry, Closing comments
Vendor show all day and take down
