The Charleston Fire Department Memorial Safety & Survival Seminar 2008

We take great pride in announcing the first Charleston Fire Department Memorial Safety & Survival Conference.

This inaugural event will host a group of nationally renowned fire service speakers and instructors. The conference will raise funds to be presented to the Charleston Memorial Fund, the proceeds will aid in the creation of a memorial tribute to the Charleston Nine.

The program is open to all members of the Fire, EMS & Rescue service.

The Safety & Survival Seminar will be held at The Gailliard Auditorium (77 Calhoun St.) in downtown Charleston, SC.

SCHEDULED SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS

Saturday

Opening Ceremony - 8:00am
Speaker Sessions - 8:30am

Fireground Responsibility

Battalion Chief John Salka – FDNY, Battalion 18

Getting Ambushed on the Fireground.

Deputy Chief Michael Smith (ret) – District of Columbia Fire & Rescue

Store (taxpayer & strip mall) Fires

Deputy Assistant Chief John Norman (ret) – FDNY, Chief of Special Operations

Training the Rapid Intervention Crew

Deputy Chief Robert Cobb – Jersey City Fire Department

Sunday

Fire Service Thermal Imagers – What you should know today and expect tomorrow

Firefighters Robert Knabbe & Robert Athanas - Rescue 3 FDNY

"What is the ISO Rating - Questions & Answers"

Senior Representative, ISO
Richard J. Laird, Jr., Director, Community Hazard Mitigation

Worcester - 8 Years Later

Captain Kevin Maloney & District Chief John Sullivan – Worcester Fire Department

Closing presentation:

Lessons Learned/Drifting into Failure

Harvey Eisner, Editor in Chief, Firehouse Magazine
Robert Halton, Editor in Chief, Fire Engineering Magazine

All proceeds will be donated to the Charleston Firefighters Memorial Fund.

Lodging Partners

Rates below are valid April 25 – 29, 2008
Please mention "Charleston City Safety & Survival Seminar" for the special rate.

Room Rates Legend:
$ = $99 - $200
$$ = $201 - $300
$$$ = $301 - $400

Best Western Sweetgrass Inn - 843-571-6100	$
Charleston Place Hotel - 843-722-4900	$$$
Comfort Suites North Charleston - 843-725-5400	$
Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Riverview - 843-722-7229 x 618	$
Elliott House Inn - 800-729-1855	$ - $$
Embassy Suites Airport/Convention Center - 843-747-1882	$$
Francis Marion Hotel - 877-756-2121	$$$
Fulton Lane Inn - 866-720-2940	$$
Hampton Inn Historic District - 843-723-4000	$$
Hawthorn Suites Charleston - 843-225-4411	$
Holiday Inn Historic District - 843-414-4270	$ - $$
Holiday Inn Riverview - 843-460-1440	$$
Kiawah Island Villas - 843-768-2121	$$
King Charles Inn - 843-722-3204	$ - $$
Kings Courtyard Inn - 866-720-2949	$$
Seaside Inn - 843-886-7000	$
Shem Creek Inn - 800-523-4951	$ - $$
Sleep Inn Charleston - 843-556-6959	$
Sleep Inn Mt Pleasant - 843-856-5000	$
Sleep Inn North Charleston - 843-572-8400	$
Victoria House Inn - 866-720-2946	$$
Wild Dunes - 888-778-1876	$$
Wingate Inn Charleston - 877-603-4007	$

Registration Information

Get your registration started here. Registration is $75 and the proceeds will aid in the creation of a memorial tribute to the Charleston Nine.

Registration Is Now Closed.
We look forward to seeing you April 26 and 27th.