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As a result of the State of Indiana’s government direction, general public health advisories, and many industry travel restrictions in response to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming FDIC International, scheduled to take place on April 19-24, 2021, at the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, will now take place August 19-24, 2021.

The event has committed to donating 50% of the registration revenue collected to support the following organizations: Tunnel to Towers and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

This event was recorded April 30, 2020 and is now available for on demand viewing.

This Webcast will review identifying unknown powders and substances and also provide an overview of COVID-19 PPE considerations and decon. This information can serve as the basis for a standard operating procedure for your department that covers size-up; PPE; and respiratory selection, decontamination, and identification.

This event was originally broadcast on May 7, 2020 and is now available for on-demand viewing.

This Webcast is geared to illustrate key points in preparation, size-up, fireground decision making, and communications. Videos, case studies, fireground radio transmissions, and interactive fire simulations are used to present the challenges inherent in making rapid emergency decisions. Viewers are offered tools to help them perform a skillful size-up, communicate effectively, and project control over chaotic emergency incidents.

This event was originally broadcast on April 21, 2020 and is now available for on-demand viewing.

This Webcast combines the research and outreach initiatives of the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) and presents curriculum relevant to strategic and tactical decision making and developing best practices for mounting an intelligent interior fire attack. The focus is on identifying the “real estate” between the so-called “aggressive” interior attack and “surround and drown.”

This event was originally broadcast on April 16, 2020 and is now available for on-demand viewing.

This event was originally broadcast on April 23, 2020 and is now available for on-demand viewing.

Learn how to overcome mistakes and problems that occur on the fireground. A distinction is made between a mistake and a problem. The need to have a Plan B, the most common mistakes and problems that occur on the fireground, and how to overcome them are discussed.

This event was recorded March 24, 2020 and is now available for on demand viewing. This webcast will present what emergency medical providers need to know about COVID-19. In this informative and timely presentation, Katherine West reviews what we know about Covid-19 so far; It’s Origin, signs and symptoms, risk groups, modes or transmission, PPE, disinfection practices, and promising treatments. Will then open the discussion to you, the ones on the front lines of this world crisis.

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For his extraordinary display of courage, valor, and extreme bravery at the fire in which he lost his life, Lieutenant Jason Menard is the recipient of the 2020 Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award.