Celebrate Industrial Fire World’s silver anniversary and discover the latest information available for industrial emergency responders. Leading experts will deliver presentations and exercises to help emergency responders protect people and property. Live demonstrations provide visual and hands-on experience, and hospitality events offer networking opportunities to learn from other professionals in industrial emergency response.

Conference Dates
February 22 - 26, 2010

Conference Venue
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time,” U.S. President Barack Obama said. “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

The United States – and the world for that matter – is undergoing the impacts of a new administration in the White House. “In a progressive country, change is constant,” Benjamin Disraeli, a 1800s British statesman and literary figure, said. “Change is inevitable.”

With change come new expectations, new responsibilities and new lessons. In a world that is continually transforming, managers at industrial facilities need to be on their toes to address the latest issues and responsibilities regarding emergencies, safety, security, health and the environment.

Address these areas of concern at the 25th Industrial Fire World Emergency Responder Conference and Exposition when we focus on Managing Change. Leading experts, live demonstrations and networking opportunities will help attendees meet the changing needs in their workplace.

“If you don’t like something, change it,” artist and entrepreneur Mary Engelbreit said. “If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.”

Special Events Monday: Ferrara sponsors tour and dinner Tuesday: Hors d'oeuvre reception in the exhibit hall Wednesday: Demonstrations at LSU FETI and Southland Fire sponsors dinner General Session Color Guard Welcome & slideshow featuring the 25 years of IFW and change in industrial emergency response (David White) Honor IFW Long-Time Company Sponsors Connie Gross Award Joe Gross Award Presentation by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Managing Change in Today’s Tough Economic Climate Red Adair Award Announcements Tracks Industrial Medical Services Within the compressed area and population of an industrial complex, emergency medical personnel face a variety of illness and injury as vast as anything experienced by municipal EMS. This track concerns the types of challenges awaiting industrial EMS, the best ways to prepare for them and the most immediate solutions when they happen. Tuesday afternoon: INDUSTRIAL (EMS) - Challenges and Differences! Industrial Burns from Head to Toe Medical Emergencies Ongoing Training for Your Emergency Response Team Wednesday morning: What’s New in CPR, First Aid and Emergency Medical Response Stem severe bleeding Securing and Using Medical Services Around the World Wednesday afternoon: S.T.A.R.T. Triage – Black Tagging Friends and Co-Workers Immobilization Helicopter Landing LNG Symposium LNG has the potential to be dramatic but, if handled properly, not necessarily deadly in an emergency. The LNG Symposium concerns the history, science and the correct technique for fire fighting when it comes to this dynamic fuel source. Tuesday afternoon: LNG Events Sandia Lab The Magic of LNG (Peter Micciche) Wednesday: Panel: Ownership & Legal Aspects Panel: Fire Fighting Aspects Panel: Fire Fighting Tug Aspects Marine Fire Fighting Imagine fighting a fire inside a giant steel oven where the floor rolls and pitches beneath your feet. Worse, imagine having to fight that fire blind. With a host of unfamiliar operating systems and terminology involved, marine fire fighting is a strange environment for most land-based firefighters. As for experienced marine firefighters, a regulatory revolution regarding marine salvage and fire fighting takes place in 2010. Tuesday afternoon: Option A: Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Firefighters (MERE) Option B: Off-Shore Marine Fire Fighting (LSU) Wednesday: Marine Fire Fighting Practical [at LSU FETI] Thursday morning: OPA 90 Panel: Implementation and Impact of on Fire Fighting Thursday afternoon: Maritime rescue on USS Kidd Preparing the Next Generation Experience is a terrible thing to waste. Unfortunately, firefighters who have actual experience with the worst industrial emergencies possible are handing responsibility to a generation to whom events such as Pasadena, Baton Rouge and Romeoville are passages in a history book. This track seeks to bring that new generation up to speed on what to expect and how to prepare when a potential risk becomes an awesome reality. Tuesday afternoon: Maintaining fire protection in tough economic times Panel Discussion Wednesday morning: Impact of UK Fire & Rescue Services’ Changing Roles on Industry Complying to changing codes and standards Know the players: available resources and how they help Managing leadership change Wednesday afternoon: Panel: Implications of Buncefield Roundtable discussion: concerns and questions about the role as new/upcoming chief Safety & Security Do you have personnel with the skills, equipment and high angle/confined space knowledge necessary to extract the entrant and ensure the safety of the rescuers? Unfortunately, rescuers have often become victims as a result of not being aware of their limitations. This track addresses those issues, as well as the responsibility for security that increasingly falls on industrial responders. Monday: Fall Protection Rescue Course by Roco Rescue Monday and Thursday: Annual Confined Space Rescue Course by Roco Rescue Tuesday afternoon: Incidents that have impacted changes in safety and security How safety and security are changing How will stimulus funds impact your provision of service? CFATS Gasoline terminals under CFATS Wednesday morning: Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Buildings” NFPA Security Standards Wednesday afternoon: How national crime affects industry Security technology and emergency management Safety and security products update Cost effective, total protection concepts Spill Response & Emerging Fuels Once again, sweeping changes are afoot and the fire service is the last to be asked for an opinion. Remember Halon? Likewise, firefighters have been left out of the debate about emerging fuel sources such as ethanol. It presents some serious problems for emergency responders. Techniques and resources that have proved effective against hydrocarbon fuel fires such as gasoline will simply not work when applied to a polar solvent such as ethanol. Beyond ethanol there is LNG, hydrogen and a host of other fuels making their way onto the highways. Tuesday afternoon: Feature hazmat incidents Importance of available resources Cleanup: Environmental impact Annual hazmat training update Wednesday morning: Feature hazmat incident involving an emerging fuel Ethanol & Methanol Biodiesel Wednesday afternoon: CNG LPG LNG Hydrogen Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Fire Fighting Technologies for Emerging Fuels Schedule at a Glance Monday Time Events 6:00 - 8:00 Ferrara Tour & Dinner Wednesday Time Events 7:30 - 3:30 Exhibits Open 7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast 8:00 - 5:00 Workshops 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch (staggered) 5:30 – 8:00 Demonstrations and Southland Fire Dinner at LSU FETI Schedule subject to change Tuesday Time Events 7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast 8:00 - 11:30 General Session 11:00 - 6:00 Exhibits Open 11:30 - 1:00 Exhibits Open 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 4:00 Workshops 4:00 - 6:00 Reception in Exhibit Hall 2:30 - 5:00 Exhibits Open 5:00 - 8:00 Special Event Individual Rate: Before November 15 $300 After November 15 $400 Online Registration Coming Soon. Group Rate: 1-5 People $1,000 6-10 People $2,000 Unlimited $3,000 Secure rates by November 15 Contact Lynn White at lynn@fireworld.com Subscribe to Industrial Fire World Magazine: Receive a FREE pass to the conference with the $59.95 payment for 3 years of IFW magazine For More Information Contact INDUSTRIAL FIRE WORLD 540 Graham Road / P.O. Box 9161 College Station, Texas 77845 / 77842 PH#: 979.690.7559 FX#: 979.690.7562