Fire In the Sky: Strategies & Tactics for High-Rise, Mid-Rise & Big Box Structures

SHENANDOAH, TX -- Texas building code officials and municipal officers are invited to join firefighters for a day of high-rise and mid-rise strategy and tactical training on September 11, 2024. Knowing how firefighters must respond to these challenging buildings to save lives and property is the best way to understand fire departments’ needs and community risks.

Building landscapes are changing across the country. High-rise buildings maximize land use in urban areas. In contrast, industrial warehousing and distribution centers are consuming rural areas. Firefighters' air supplies are challenged by the sheer size and magnitude of these buildings. Navigating these structures, particularly when lives are at risk, can be stressful and challenging when a 30-minute bottle of compressed air may give a firefighter 15 minutes of breathable air.

A distinguished panel of national experts will lead the training, including Chief John Norman (ret), FDNY, Captain Mike Dugan (ret), FDNY, and Captain Mike Gagliano (ret), Seattle Fire Department. Participants will learn about air management strategies, tactics and technologies that can enhance fireground operations and make communities and firefighters safer. Texas is a presumptive cancer state for firefighters. It is therefore crucial to mitigate firefighter risks and exposures in order to achieve successful outcomes, maintain healthy firefighters, and protect the citizens in Texas communities.

“This is a great opportunity to bring municipal leaders and fire departments together to learn how the needs of the fire service are changing, or must change, to adopt to new surroundings and more toxic environments,” said Mike Gagliano, President of the Firefighter Air Coalition.

Registration

Date: September 11, 2024

Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Where:

Crowne Plaza Shenandoah-Woodlands

19333 David Memorial Drive

Shenandoah, TX 77385