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Home My WebLink About1989-06-06; City Council; 10060; Authorization Fire Chief to Travel Out of StateCl'—'OF CARLSBAD -- AGENI"' BILL AB# /�. �Lo I LE• AUTHORIZATION FOR FIRE CHIEF HD.nip , fo'` /lo�,f� TO TRAVEL OUT OF STATEIbEPT. CI,TY ATTY � CITY MGPd�& - RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize Fire Chief Jim Thompson to travel to Tucson, Arizona to attend a four day Fire Chiefs educational conference. ITEM -EXPLANATION: This is an annual confertin a of the Western Fire Chiefs Association. This year's programs focus on several issues of interest to the Carlsbad Fire Department. FISCAL IMPACT: Estimated total cost is $675. Funds are available in the Fire Department's travel budget. EXHIBITS: 1. Conference Agenda z O a U Z M O v 1989 WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS A SvvCiA.i iviXv ANNUAL CONFERENCE EBUCATIONAL OFFERINGS Growing with the Western Fire Chiefs Association into the 90's The 1989 Annual Western Fire Chiefs Association Conference will offer a variety of programs focusing on the chief executives, fire officers, and the code enforcement officials. Conference attendees can arrange the schedules =i=.cording to their individual needs because many programs will be offered twice. r.. • %-14 Contemporary Ethical Issues - This program will provide information to help assist the participant in: • IDENTIFYING "GAPS" IN ETHICAL STANDARDS • CREATING METHODS TO ENCOURAGE AND REWARD ETHICAL, BEHAVIOR • Ct:'i`.M_MUNiCATING ETHICAL STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION Presentations will be held on July 31, '1989, and August 2, 1989. The first presentation is directed toward ethical issues for chief executives and their organizations. The second presentation is directed toward ethical issues for the code enforcement officials. This program will be presented by Ann Murphy Springer. Ann Murphy Springer is a Consultant in Management and Organizational Development. Her qualificatiofis include more than twenty years of experience in training and technical assistance --to a wide variety of clients. Springer is most widely recognized in the fire service through her involvement as an associate faculty member and curriculum developer for the 'National Fire Academy. �Y'�•i� 1'i1 ,lrl�y"tl Tilt rC�.�_n 7F1 Por �n�-rwn I" J L L %. C; n^ Assessment for the Fire service This program is intended for those interested in creating and evaluating a physical performance test for potential fire service employees. Presentations will be held on Monday, July 31, and Wednesday, August 1, 1989. This -program will be presented by Mr. Phil Carlin. Mr. Carlin is the Personnel Administrator for Emp,oyment and Examinations for the City of Tucson, Arizona. Fie holds a Masters Degree 1n, Educational Psychology. He has frequently presented testing processes for the International Personnel Management Association. Impact of Code Enforcement on Fire Behavior and lictical Decisions This program is designed for individuals interested in how code enforcement impacts fire behavior in fire -ground operations. Presentations will be held on Monday, July 31, and Wednesday, August 1, 1989. This program will be presented by Mr. Harry Diezel. Harry Diezel is the Fire Chief' of the Virginia Beach Fire Department, an innovative and progressive fire department of 400 paid and 200 volunteer employees. He is also a free-lance writer, Associate Editor for Fire Chief Magazine, and frequently lectures on a broad range of fire topics. His career with the fire service spans twenty-hvo years. Contemporary lopics in "a' Fire Education This program will provide the participant with knowledge and techniques to develop and implement successful fire safety education programs. SUBJECTS WILL INCLUDE: • CHILDREN AREN'T WATER. PROOF Tucson Fire Department Drowning Prevention Program. CREATIVE FUNDING How to go outside the budget to find programs for your department. • PERKS The update on the Western F;re Chief's Public Education'Resource Kits. • REALITY OF FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION Using real life experiences to reinforce fire safety concepts. + OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO PUBLIC FIRE EDUCATION An,overview of the publication and its effects. • HUMOR IN EDUCATION The�who, what, why and when in public education. • PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKING IT WORK An overview of successful programs in Arizona and how effective networking can be. This program will be offered on July 31, *1989, and on August 2, 1989. This program will be presented by: Randy Ogden, Tucson Fire Department's Paramedic Supervisor; Dan Newburn, 'Tucson's School Officer and Arizona .State s Public Education Instructor; Carol Gross, Phoenix Fire Departrnent's Fire Education Coordinator and NFPNs Regional Representative and Iechnical Advisor for Learn Not to 1#urn Curriculum; Jan Gratton, Fire and 13ur11 Educator; Jim Washburn, Public Information Officer for Tualatin Valley Fire and 12escue, Aloha, Oregon; Ed Wall, Deputy Fire Administrator for the U.S. Fire Administration; Larry Neilsen and Ray Whitman, Phoenix Fire Department's Specialists on fire education; and Polly Elson, Public Education Specialist with Bullhead City Fire Department, President of the Arizona Fire and Burn Educators and Adjunct Instructor for the National Fire Academy.