Classroom Firefighter Training
Saturday, November 4, 2017 

R.C. Murphy Junior High School
351 Oxhead Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790

Day two of the 2018 Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Training Seminar will feature three different world-class fire service instructors who will discuss relevant topics that are sure to keep you sharp for your next call!

Day #2 kicks off with a Keynote address by Navy Seal Aaron Tucker
Aaron Tucker is an Executive Consultant for Afterburner, Inc. He is a decorated Navy SEAL with sixteen years in the Naval Special Warfare community. He specializes as human intelligence, communications and is a high-risk instructor with multiple combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring, and Iraqi Freedom. He has mentored and trained numerous foreign forces, as well as Navy, Army, and others in special operations tasks and roles. Aaron is also part of the fire service family; his father is a retired Virginia Beach firefighter.

Saturday will feature three classroom sessions including:
LEARN IT, OWN IT, TEACH IT
FDNY Captain Thomas Gardner
This course is an interactive opportunity to experience firefighting through a young firefighter’s eyes up through the ranks serving as a chief. Students will work their way through every position in engine and ladder company operations, understand the role of a lieutenant as a supervisor, the command responsibilities a captain, and the authority of the command chief. They will learn what is expected of each unit operating through the eyes of the chief on the scene. Active participation is encouraged and expected!

COMMAND AND CONTROL – THE 2ND AVENUE GAS EXPLOSION AND COLLAPSE
FDNY Deputy Chief Mike McPartland
A deadly gas explosion in Manhattan’s East Village on March 26,2015, led to one of FDNY’s most complex operations. Hundreds of FDNY firefighters responded to the gas explosion, subsequent fire, and collapses. Fighting this historic battle, and facing extreme conditions, the department tapped nearly every resource in its tool box and employed every tactic in its repertoire. The FDNY community will remember, discuss, and learn from this incident in year’s to come – and you will too! Students will discuss the following topics:
– Size up
– Initial Operations
– Apparatus positioning and Street Management Command and Control
– Collapse
– Maydays and Urgents
– Signal 10-66 (Missing, Lost, Trapped, or Seriously Injured Member Requiring Extrication)
– Emergency Roll Call

Leadership in Today’s Fire service – How to Avoid Fire Injuries and Deaths
Captain Michael M. Dugan
This class is designed for every firefighter and officer regardless of rank. Members will learn from the past in order prevent firefighter injuries and deaths.