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Upcoming Events:
2024, March 9-10, Walla Walla, WA, Art of Reading Smoke 3/9 and Tactical Decision Making 3/10
2024, March 15, 16, Bend and Redmond, OR, The Art of Reading Smoke both days.
2024, April 15-19, FDIC!, The Art of Reading Smoke, Thursday April 18, 1330 hours, In the Big Room!
2024, April 20, Westmoreland County, PA, The Art of Reading Smoke
2024, April 21, Bradford, PA, The Art of Reading Smoke
2024, May 11, The Dalles, OR, Irons in the Fire Conference - ARS
2024, May 13th-15th, Enrico, Virginia : Central Virginia Firefighter Conference: The Fireground Commander- ARS
2024, May 18, Wexford County, MI, The Art of Reading Smoke
2024, June 1, Tangent, OR, The Art of Reading Smoke
2024, November 4 and 5, Akron, OH, Fire Department, The Art of Reading Smoke
Past Events:
2024, February 9-10, Roseburg, OR, Tactical Decision Making with Young Officers on Fire
2024, January 20, Bridgehampton NY, Art of Reading Smoke, Register Here
2024, January 21, 22, Western Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association, Two days of Reading Smoke on Sunday and Monday.
2024, Feb 1, Anoka, MN, Art of Reading Smoke, Register Here
2024, Feb 2nd-4th, Missouri University Winter Fire School, Columbia, MO - ARS & TDM
2023, Sept 26, Palm Beach County Fools, Palm Beach State College, ARS
2023, Sept 28th, Beaufort, SC, Marine Corp Air Station Fire & Emergency Services- ARS
2023, Oct 14th, Valley Shore Mutual Aid Association, Guilford, CT - ARS
2023, Oct 16th, Bellevue WA, and Bothell FD, Lieutenant's Academies - ARS
2023, Oct 17th, Snohomish WA, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue - TDM
2023, Nov 2nd, Independence, KY, Kentucky Officer Leadership Symposium - ARS & TDM
2023, Nov, 15th, Portland, OR, Port of Portland Fire Department - ARS
2023, April 20, Kent, WA, South King County Fire Training Consortium
2023, April 22, Kimberton, PA, Northern Chester County Fire Chiefs Association, The Art of Reading Smoke
2023, April 24-28, FDIC! , Indianapolis, IN, Teaching the Art of Reading Smoke: The Next Generation
2023, April 29, Lower Merion County, PA, The Art of Reading Smoke: The Next Generation
2023, May 6th, Mid Columbia Fire & Rescue, The Dalles OR, The Art of Reading Smoke: The Next Generation
2023, May 10, 11, Spokane Valley Fire, WA, The Art of Reading Smoke and In the Hot Seat - Tactical Decision Making
2023, May 19th-22nd, Washington State Fire Fighter Association, ARS and 'In The Hot Seat - Tactical Decision Making'
2023, May 23rd & 24th, Kennewick Fire Department.
2023, June 3rd, Southfield Fire Department, Southfield MI- Art of Reading Smoke
2023, June 5, Yakima Fire Department, The Art of Reading Smoke
2023, March 1st, Fire Chiefs Assoc. of Massachusetts, Worchester, MA - A.R.S.
2023, February 4-5, Missouri University Winter Fire School, Columbia, MO, 'Reading Smoke' and ' In the Hot Seat- Tactical Decision Making
2023, January 14th-15th, Jackson Township Fire Expo, OH , The Art of Reading Smoke
2022, November 16th, F.O.O.L.S. St. Louis- Art of Reading Smoke
2022, November 22nd, Snohomish Fire & Rescue, WA
2022, October 25-27, Naturalistic Decision Making Conference, Orlando, FL
2022, October 15th, Jeff Common Foundation Fund, Coos Bay, OR - A.R.S.
2022, Oct 5th, Fayal Fire Department, MN - A.R.S.
2022, Sept 17th, McMinnville FD, Oregon TDM
2022, Sept 19th, Coral Gables, FL, Art of Reading Smoke
2022, Sept 21st-22nd, Polk Country FL
2022, Sept 24th, Centereach Fire Department, NY
2022, July 18th, Bastrop County ESD#1 Fire Rescue, Red Rock TX - ARS
2022, June 16th & 17th, SW VA Firefighter Assoc. Training Conference, Kingsport TN - A.R.S. & T.D.M.
2022, May 11th & 12th, Hot Springs, AR- A.R.S New Generation
2022, May 9th, JBSA Fire Emergency Services, Fort Sam Houston, TX
2022, May 5th, Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, Toronto Canada, ARS
2022, April 25th-30th, FDIC, Indianapolis IN
2022, April 25th, Fire Academy, Manatee Florida - AR
2022, April 12th, City of Elyria, OH- Art of Reading Smoke
2022 March, 28th, Gig Harbor, WA- Tactical Decision Making (Chief Officer Academy)
2022, February, 12th, Campbellsport, WI- The Art of Reading Smoke
2022, February, 15th-17th, Dearborn, MI- Art of Reading Smoke
2022, February, 4-6th, MU-FRTI, Winter Fire School -The Art of Reading Smoke, Tactical Decision Making
2022, January 22nd, Lititz Fire Company #1, Lancaster County, PA
2022, January 15th, Jackson Township Fire Expo, OH (Postponed)
2021, November 9th-10th, Tulare, California, Reading Smoke, Tactical Decisions
2021, December 3rd, North Kitsap Fire Department, Reading Smoke
2021, November 5th-6th, McMinnville, Oregon, Amity County, Art of Reading Smoke.
2021, October 23rd, 24th, Clallam County Fire District 3, Sequim WA. The Art of Reading Smoke & Tactical Decision Making.
2021, October 27-30th, EMS PRO Expo 2021 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT
2021, October 16th, Reamstown Fire Company, Lancaster County, PA, - Art of Reading Smoke
2021, Oct. 13th, Channelview, TX, - Art of Reading Smoke
2021, October 9th, Alberta Fire Training Officer Association, Webinar : Recognition Primed Cues & Patterns
2021, October 2nd, Training Day, Newstead Fire Company, Akron NY, Art of Reading Smoke, Tactical Decision Making
2021, Sept 20th-24th, Fire Nuggets, Santa Clara County, CA, - Reading Smoke Class
2021, Sept 15th Pre-Conference- Firehouse Expo, Columbus, OH, Command Training for Chief Officers:
Creating a great Incident Commander – YOU!
2021, August 2nd-7th - FDIC, Indy
2021 May 13th, Red Helmet Training Event, Rancho Cucamonga CA - Reading Smoke & Tactical Decision Making
2021, May 4-7, Prince Georges County Fire Department, Virtual, Art of Reading Smoke
2021, February 20th, Putnam County Fire, (Virtual) Art of Reading Smoke and Tactical Decision Making
2021, February 19th, The Buildings on Fire, Symposium (Virtual)- Reading Smoke (Canceled)
2021, February 5-7th, MU-FRTI, Winter Fire School (Virtual)- Columbia MO
2020, Oct. 29th, Island County Fire District 1, Camano Island, WA - The Art of Reading Smoke
2020, Oct. 5th & 6th , Palm Coast Fire Department, Florida - The Art of Reading Smoke
2020, Oct. 17th, Jeff Common Foundation, Coos Bay, OR - (Postponed)
2020, Oct. 24th - Reamstown Fire Company, Lancaster County PA. The Art of Reading Smoke (Postponed)
2020, August 16th-19th: EMS PRO Expo 2020 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT (Postponed)
2020, May 2nd, Ansonia CT Fire Department- Class: Art of Reading Smoke (Postponed)
2020, April 30th: OAFC 2020 Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs-
Workshops: The Art of Reading Smoke and Tactical Decision Making (Postponed)
2020, March 30th & 31st: Kennewick Fire Department, Kennewick, WA: Tactical Decision Making (Postponed)
2020, February 26th: Firehouse World, Las Vegas, February 24th-27th.
9:15 a.m., Wednesday, Tactical Decision Making: Videos, Sets & Reps
8:00 a.m., Thursday, The Art of Reading Smoke
2020, February 7-9: MU FRTI- Winter Fire School , Columbia MO.
: The Art of Reading Smoke (with Dave Dodson) & Tactical Decision Making
2020, January 28th, Officer Development, Gig Harbor WA
2019, October 7-8: McMinnville, OR- Class: Tactical Decision Making
2019, October 4-5: Harris County, Texas, Classroom Sessions:
Art of Reading Smoke & Tactical Decision Making
2019, Sept 22nd: The Orleans, 4500 W Tropicana , Las Vegas, NV, 9:00 a.m., The Art of Reading Smoke
2019, Sept 7th: Local Event, Salem IL, The Art of Reading Smoke
2019, August 22nd: Ketchikan AK, The Art of Reading Smoke
2019, May 29- June 1st: EMS Pro Expo 2019, Foxwood Resort & Casino, Mashantucket, CT.
Class: May 29th: The Art of Reading Smoke
2019, June 10th -13th : Private Event: The Art of Reading Smoke, Boston MA
2019, June 18th-21st: Naturalistic Decision Making Conference (NDM), San Francisco, CA
Practitioner Panelist, Wednesday, June 19th.
2019, May 18, 19: WSFFA Conference Wenatchee, WA
Classes: The Art of Reading Smoke & Air Management
2019, May 14th: Private Event: Tactical Decision Making, Company Officer Training, Boston, MA.
2019, April 8-19: FDIC, Indianapolis, Indiana
2019, March 25th-28th: Firehouse World, Los Angeles CA- Tactical Decision Making
Tactical Decision-Making: Wednesday 27 March 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
2019, Feb 16th: Local Event, Bridgeville PA- Tactical Decision Making
2019, February 9th : Local Event, Sedgwick KS- The Art of Reading Smoke
2019, February 1-3 : University of Missouri Fire & Rescue Training Institute - MU FRTI
Instructor: Air Management
2018, December 5-7, 2018: UPFFA & Rhode Island Health & Safety Seminar - Foxwood Resort
Speaker: The Art of Reading Smoke, December, 6th.
2018 October, 16th-20th 2018 Firehouse Conference and Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee#FHExpo18
Friday, October 19, 2018
2018 September 25-29th- ISFSI, Tinley Park, Illinois
Teaching: A Question of Engagement (Instructor Development)
2018 Fire Engineering WEBCAST: Friday, Sept 7th, 10 AM Pacific Time - The Art of Reading Smoke
with Phil Jose and Dave Dodson.
2018 August 27, 28, 29, Miami Beach, FL
Teaching: Tactical Decision Making - All Days
2018 June 23th - Kennett Square, PA - Southern Chester County
Teaching: The Art of Reading Smoke, Saturday, June 23th.
2018 June 11-16th, Fire Rescue Conference, Columbia, SC -
Opening Ceremonies: Thursday, June 14th, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Ballroom
2018 April 23rd - 28th - FDIC, Indianapolis, IN. -
Teaching: The Art of Reading Smoke, Thursday, April 26, 2018: 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
2018, March 23-25, Northeastern Fire Education Conference and Trade Show :
Deerhurst Resort and Conference Centre, Huntsville, Ontario Canada
The Art of Reading Smoke - 2:30 P.M., Saturday, March 24th
Tactical Decision Making - 8:00 A.M. , Sunday, March 25th
2018, March 4th-8th, FIREHOUSE WORLD : San Diego, CA. -
The Art of Reading Smoke & Creating a Better Outcome
2018, Feb 10th, CHAR-WEST COG FIRE CHIEFS Pennsylvania. - The Art of Reading Smoke
2017 Firehouse Expo, Nashville, TN, October 16-22 - Instructor
2017, November 11 & 12 - Coos Bay, Oregon - The Art of Reading Smoke & Tactical Decision Making
2017 Missouri Emergency Services Instructor Conference, November 4th & 5th, 2017 - Key Note Speaker, & Instructor.