Conference Program

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2002
0800–0830 Continental Breakfast and Check-in
0830–0845 Opening Remarks and Welcome
0845-0900 Opening Statement
0900-0915 Review of 1999 Event and Reprint of Proceedings
0915-0945 GIS Applications for Fire Service Deployment Analysis
Russ Johnson, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Redlands, CA (USA)
0945-1000 Questions and Answers
1000-1015 Morning Coffee Break
I. DEPLOYMENT IN PRACTICE
Moderator: William Peterson, MIFireE
1015-1100 Colorado Springs: Deployment Analysis under Public Scrutiny
Nina Rikoski and Brett Lacey
Colorado Springs Fire Department
Colorado Springs, CO (USA)
1100-1145 Fire Department Response Times and Fire Losses
John Waters
Upper Merion Township Fire
Upper Merion, PA (USA)
1145-1300 LUNCH

II. COMPARATIVE ANALYTIC METHODS

Moderator: J. Gordon Routley, MIFireE
1300-1345 Fire Station or Pizza Delivery Outlet? The Location Methodology is the Same
Bas Cuthbert, GIFireE
New Zealand Fire Service
New Zealand
1345-1430

Fire Service Resource Planning and Allocation – An Australian Perspective
John Neely
New South Wales Fire Service
Australia

1430-1445 AFTERNOON BREAK
III. PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
Moderator: Kirk Rosenhan, PE, MIFireE
1445-1530 Research in the Development of Deployment Standards: Why Can’t We Answer the “Big Questions” in the Fire Service?
Bruce Moeller, Ph.D., MIFireE
Sunrise Fire Rescue
Sunrise, FL (USA)
1530-1615 A Shift in Focus for Fire and Rescue Services
Stefan Svensson
Swedish Rescue Services
Sweden
1615 ADJOURN
1730-1830  COCKTAIL RECEPTION
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2002
0800–0825 Continental Breakfast
0825-0830 Reconvene
IV. REGULATORY APPROACHES: NORMATIVE VERSUS EMPIRICAL, US vs. UK
Moderator: Charles Jennings, Ph.D., MIFireE
0830–0900 NFPA 1710, A Review of Requirements
J. Gordon Routley, Eng., MIFireE
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
0900-1000 INVITED ADDRESS: UK Standards of Cover Revision Process
Dennis Davis, OBE, OstJ, QFSM, C Eng, CIMgt, FFireE, MInstE
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services
The Scottish Office
United Kingdom
1000–1015 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
V. DEPLOYMENT – THE STAFFING QUESTION
Moderator: Paul Forsberg, MIFireE
1015-1100 Deploying Resources in Practice, Alternatives to NFPA 1710
William Stewart, MIFireE
Station Office, Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
1100-1145 Predicting the Uncertainty of Annual Staffing Costs for Four Firefighters per Engine
Frederick Culbert
Consultant, Surrey Fire Department
Surrey, British Columbia
Canada
1145–1300 LUNCH
1300–1345 SPECIAL ADDRESS: Methodology for Evaluating Equivalency Under NFPA 1710
Charles Jennings, Ph.D., MIFireE
Department of Public Management
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
New York, NY (USA)
1345–1400 AFTERNOON BREAK
VI. OPEN FORUM ON DEPLOYMENT ISSUES
Moderator: J. Gordon Routley, ENG, MIFireE
1400–1600

Open Discussion with Questions from the Audience
Available Presenters, Plus
Cortex Lawrence, United States Fire Administration
Len Garis, Chief, Surrey (BC) Fire Department

1600–1615 CLOSING REMARKS/ADJOURNMENT
   
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