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Presenting at the 2022 Special District Association of Colorado in Keystone, CO

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Recent Speaking Engagements - TOPICS (2022)

  • Leadership

      • Organizational Change: Leading the Transition


  • Fire Service Tactics

      • Implementing UL Fire Safety Research Institute Lessons In Your Agency

          • Mile High Firefighter Conference

          • Fire Leadership Challenge (Colorado State Fire Chiefs)

          • Co-Presenter(s): Chris Byrne, Manitou Fire and UL Technical Panel Member


  • Emergency Preparedness

      • Applying Ready, Set, Go! to Emergency Preparedness

      • Estes Valley Fire's New Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Speaking at the 9/11 memorial service at the American Legion, Estes Park, CO

Recent Speaking Engagements - TOPICS (2021)

  • Fire Service Tactics

      • Don’t Be Limited by Limited Staff: Fire Attack in Single Family Dwellings

          • Co-Presenter(s): Chris Byrne, Manitou Fire and UL Technical Panel Member


  • Wildfire Education

      • National Park Service Lessons Learned - Strategic Partnerships

          • Informational video from Wildland Fire LLC on lessons learned from the 2020 fires and the value of strategic partnerships built before catastrophic events.

          • View video here

      • Wildland Firefighting: Lessons Learned from the East Troublesome Fire

      • Ready, Set, Go! Wildfire Training for Law Enforcement

          • Educational program developed by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, in collaboration with the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to enhance law enforcement officers’ safety and understanding of their critical role during wildland fire events.

          • View Public Press Release Here

          • View video here

      • Special District Collaboration in the Age of Megafires (September 2021)
        Lessons learned from the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fires

      • Lasting Embers - The Impacts of Wildfires on Colorado

          • Venue: Colorado State University, Graduate Student Produced Documentary

          • View video here

      • Wildfire in the Estes Valley and Living In The Wildland Urban Interface

      • FireStorms: Area Fire Chiefs Explain Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fires


  • Leadership

      • Leadership in Volunteer & Combination Departments

          • Two day workshop hosted by Crested Butte Fire Protection District

      • Implementing Labor Management Concepts in Your Fire Department

      • Outflanked by the Unimaginable: The Story of the East Troublesome Fire

      • East Troublesome Fire, A Career Challenging Event

Recent Speaking Engagements - VENUES (2021)

  • Estes Valley Community Groups

      • Town of Estes Park Board

      • Town of Estes Park Comprehensive Planning Committee

      • Estes Valley Rotary

      • Estes Valley Newcomers

      • Estes Valley Library

      • Estes Valley League of Women Voters

      • Boy Scouts of America Longs Peak Council


  • Colorado Conferences

      • Colorado State Fire Chiefs Fire Leadership Conference

      • Colorado State Fire Chiefs Critical Issues Briefings

      • Special Districts Association of Colorado Annual Meeting


  • National Conferences

      • Hawaii State Fire Chiefs Fire Leadership Conference

      • Arizona Coalition for Healthcare and Emergency Response (AzCHER)

Hosting Library Story Time at the Fire Station.

Recent Speaking Engagements (2020)

  • Wildfire in the Estes Valley

    • Venue: Estes Valley Newcomers

  • Budgets: Maintaining Operations With Less

    • Venue: Colorado State Fire Chiefs, Fire Leadership Conference

    • Co-Presenter(s): Fire Chief Leif Sackett, Colorado River Fire Rescue

    • View slides here

  • The Role of Scouting In My Path

    • Venue: Boy Scouts of America Longs Peak Council Fundraising Dinner

  • Living in the Wildland Urban Interface

    • Venue: Estes Valley Library YouTube

    • Co-Presenter(s): Fire Marshal Kevin Sullivan, Estes Valley Fire

    • View video here

  • Kids' Story Time

    • Venue: Estes Valley Library YouTube

    • Co-Presenter(s): Beckett, son

    • View video here

Participating in the 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks, Colorado

Speaking Engagements (2018 & 2019)

  • So You Want to be a Fire Chief? How to Be the Standout Applicant

    • Venue: Colorado State Fire Chiefs, Fire Leadership Conference

    • Co-Presenter(s): Colorado River Fire Chief Randy Callahan, Windsor-Severance Fire Chief Kris Kazian, Black Hawk Fire Chief Chris Woolley

  • If You Build It, They Will Come: Building a Vibrant Volunteer Force with Excellence in Training

  • Wildfire in the Estes Valley

    • Venue: Estes Valley Board of Realtors

  • Building An Aggressive Volunteer Culture Through Training

    • Venue: Fire Rescue International

  • Your Role in Fire Safety

    • Venue: Estes Park Kiwanis Club

  • A Life Lived with Purpose

    • Venue: Keynote Address, Colorado Fallen Firefighter Memorial

  • Long Range Budgeting & Revenues

    • Venue: Volunteer & Combination Section of Colorado State Fire Chiefs

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