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The skills acquired and practiced in these workshops serve as a decision making and communication foundation. Individuals are then able to take better advantage of future strategic, tactical and task level incidents and trainings.

"Managing Fireground Risk" Attention is focused on the structural fireground utilizing the latest human factor findings. The "package" creates fast and workable tools to assist the structural firefighter with managing fireground risk.

Enhanced Decision Making Skills.
Recognition and Management of Human Error.
Integration of the Risk Management Process.
The 20 "Structural Watchout" Situations are discussed.
The 5-Step Communication Format is practiced.

Why Quinn & IFS?

A truly unique fire training which creates a decision making foundation.
Capitalizes on the study of human factors and their impacts.
Moves from theory to practical interpersonal communication applications.
Strengthens situational awareness skills for use in all aspects of emergency services.
Better crew communication equals better crew cohesion, classic CRM.

"We are always looking for additional training for our new company officers dealing with risk management decision making. Managing Fireground Risk was just the workshop. Quinn uses his structure and wildland firefighting experience to support his teaching in this class. This is good training for the new company officer as well as the seasoned fire officer."
— Tim McElwee, Division Chief, Prescott Fire Department, Prescott Arizona

"Structural Firefighter Safety in the Urban Interface" Designed specifically for the structural fire officer and firefighter. The workshop combines the skills of situational awareness and problem fire behavior awareness to create a methodology which enhances firefighter safety in the urban interface.

Campbell Prediction System integrated into basic wildfire behavior.
Enhanced Decision Making Skills.
Integration of the Risk Management Process.
The 20 "Interface Watchout" Situations are discussed.
The 5-Step Communication Format is practiced.

Note on instructor fees: "Due to the current state of the economy my fee quoted is negotiable (see workshop information, details). Having personally rolled thru years of fire department budgetary constraints I fully understand your situation. A popular option is to reserve half the seats for your agency and then open up the other half to your auto/mutual aid partners to recover costs. My goal is to improve firefighter safety, these workshops are field tested and the practices work!" —Quinn MacLeod

Conference Sessions: These 2 hour sessions can also be used to augment your established Fire Officer / Firefighter training curriculums, call for details!

Integrated Fire Solutions Workshop Video

"Both workshops offered by "Integrated Fire Solutions" are excellent. Quinn brings his education, training and years of experience to make these workshops a life changing experience for each participant. All of our firefighters have benefited from his presentations taking both workshops in 2008. I believe as a chief officer that our command staff and firefighters are better prepared today to address the complex issues of fire risk management and safety in the urban interface."
— Steve Charles, Fire Chief, Berthoud Fire Protection District, Berthoud, Colorado