New for the Jackson Fire Expo in 2013 is a Meet and Greet session at The Fox and Hound sports bar from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM on Saturday night! Come and meet the speakers, share some stories, and enjoy a few drinks with friends! The Fox and Hound sports bar is located at 4834 Everhard Road Northwest Canton, OH 44718.
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2013 Jackson Fire Expo Firefighter Continuing Education Seminar
The 2013 Jackson Fire Expo firefighter continuing education seminar will be held Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10, 2013. The Jackson Fire Expo will be held at:
Jackson High School
7600 Fulton Drive NW
Massillon, OH 44646
-Fire and EMS Exhibitors will be Present- -Sales Available-
Schedule
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Chief Rick Lasky
Battalion Chief John Salka
“Five Alarm Leadership: Real Leadership with Real People”
“Fireground Scenario Workshop”
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Captain Dave Fornell
“NIST Studies, Penciling, Pushing Fire and Air Flow – Sorting Through the Data”
“Commercial Building Fires: What’s So Differerent?”
Daily Schedule
Vendor Expo 0730-0900 hrs
Program 0900-1200 hrs
Catered Lunch (included) 1200-1300 hrs
Program 1300-1630 hrs
Course Fees
Seating is limited, registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Pricing for one day: $75.00, both days $140.00
Make checks payable to JTPFF Local 2280
PO Numbers accepted – Call ahead with number
If you would like to pay with a credit or debit card at the door, make a note on your registration form.
Early Bird Pricing before January 19, 2013
Single Day Registration $70 or Two Day Registration $125!
No refunds for cancellations after January 19, 2013
Register Online
To register more than one person, fill this form out once for each person before finishing the PayPal checkout process.
The Jackson Fire Expo features nationally known speakers and draws an audience from many states. The map below shows area lodging.
Coming to the Jackson Fire Expo from out of town? The Jackson Township area has many sports bars, gentlemen’s clubs, and shopping. Bring your spouse to enjoy the area attractions while you attend class!
Five Alarm Leadership At 2013 Jackson Fire Expo Firefighter Continuing Education Seminar
Five Alarm Leadership: Real Leadership With Real People

Chiefs Lasky and Salka will present Five Alarm Leadership at the 2013 Jackson Fire Expo firefighter continuing education seminar.
Five Alarm Leadership is a dynamic program that is designed to energize and motivate the people in your department to perform and excel in everything they do. This program outlines many of the common situations that fire departments and fire companies find themselves in and presents suggestions and solutions to those situations. Chiefs Salka and Lasky, both 30-plus year veterans of the fire service have experienced many of the challenges and hurdles that your fire department is facing. They have learned through their experience as a company grade officer, command-level officer, and executive officer, how to treat people, how to motivate them, to coach and counsel them, and in some cases discipline them, so that they want to come back and contribute even more to this great profession. Issues such as integrity, inspiration, interest, innovation, insight and initiative are all discussed and applied to life in the firehouse and on the fireground. Join Chiefs John Salka and Rick Lasky as they guide you through your most difficult but vital role as a leader in the fire service.
To register for the 2013 Jackson Fire Expo, visit http://www.jacksonfirefighters.com.
Captain Dave Fornell Bio-Jackson Fire Expo 2013 Continuing Education

Captain Dave Fornell will speak at the 2013 Jackson Fire Expo firefighter continuing education seminar.
Captain David P. Fornell is active as a line officer in the Casstown Community Fire Company, protecting 88 square miles of rural area in and around Casstown, Ohio. He formerly held the rank of Captain of the Beckerle & Company, Hose Company, Engine #9 of the Danbury, Connecticut fire department and was the career Chief of the Westchester, Illinois fire department, a suburb of Chicago.
Capt. Fornell is a Connecticut certified fire service instructor specializing in engine company operations, company officer development, water flow and fire ground safety courses. He has taught nationwide including the Notre Dame Michiana Fire School, University of Missouri, Connecticut Fire School, University of Akron, South Carolina Fire Academy, Illinois Fire Service Institute, International Society of Fire Service Instructors Conference, Monroe, Wis. Annual Fire School, FIREHOUSE Expo, International Association of Fire Chiefs annual conference and the California Fire Instructors‘ Annual Conference.
Captain Fornell serves as a consultant on operations, management and safety issues and counts the departments of New York City, Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Grand Rapids and Memphis as among his many clients. For his work on the bunker gear program in New York City, he holds the rank of Honorary Battalion Chief of the FDNY.
He is the author of “FIRE STREAM MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK” along with an accompanying training video published by Fire Engineering Books and Videos, and served seven years as the Executive Editor of FIRE APPARATUS magazine. Capt. Fornell has written articles for FIRE ENGINEERING and FIREHOUSE magazines in the U.S., FIRE AND RESCUE and MILITARY FIREFIGHTER in the United Kingdom. He has hosted the rural water supply, engine company operations and line officer training segments of “THE FIRST LINE SUPERVISOR” for the FETN television network. He currently authors the number 1 blog on www.firehouse.com, “Riding with Capt. Dave.”
17th Annual Jackson Fire Expo Education Seminar 2012-Note NEW LOCATION
17th Annual Jackson
Fire Expo
ALL New LocationSaturday and Sunday,
March 10th and 11th
Jackson High School
7600 Fulton Dr NW
Massillon OH 44646
All new location with much more room, but still the same high quality speakers.
On Staurday morning, Chief Jeff Simpson of the Salisbury Fire Department in MD will be discussing the concerns of the concerns associated with solar energy hardware during emergencies. In the afternoon, he will discuss issues regarding first in responders to emergencies involving railroad facilities and equipment.
Sunday we will have FDNY Deputy Chief Tom Dunne. Chief Dunne is giving two separate presentations; “Strip Mall Fires” and “Think Like An Incident Commander” .
You asked for it, and we listened. You wanted to be able to pay for multiple people to attend and checkout only once. To register online, select the days that a person is attending and add their name. If you need to add multiple people, add them one at a time before proceeding to the checkout. Please be sure to add your department affiliation.
To assist our guests from out of town, we have placed a map of area lodging below.
Please Contact Tony Hercules with any questions at 330-592-0914, or email at seminarcoordinator@jacksonfirefighters.com
HCN, the NEW Carbon Monoxide – Jason Krusen – Jackson Fire Expo 2011
Below is the link for the Powerpoint presentation in PDF format used by Jason Krusen during the Jackson Fire Expo 2011. The dangers of hydrogen cyanide in fire smoke are highlighted in this presentation.
Hydrogen Cyanide in Fire Smoke-Dr Walsh Course Supplements
The following links are to the files referenced by Dr. Walsh in his presentation on hydrogen cyanide in fire smoke. These materials are made available to all who attended the Jackson Fire Expo and to those who are looking for more information about hydrogen cyanide in fire smoke. The publications below offer a startling insight to the hidden dangers of cyanide in smoke.
Dr. Walsh’s Cyanide in Fire Smoke Powerpoint Presentation in PDF format.
Important Message for Those Attending Jackson Fire Expo 2011
If you have registered for the Jackson Fire Expo 2011, and you did this prior to Jan 3, we need you to contact our seminar coordinator at seminarcoordinator@jacksonfirefighters.com to ensure that we received your registration information.
If you are a vendor that has registered for our Jackson Fire Expo 2011 and you did so before Jan 3, we need you to contact Tim Berczik at seminarvendorcoordinator@jacksonfirefighters.com to ensure that we received your registration.
Jackson Fire Expo 2011 Speaker Donald W. Walsh, Ph.D., EMT-P
Due to a scheduling conflict, the speaker for the Saturday AM session of the Jackson Fire Expo will be Donald W. Walsh, Ph.D., EMT-P. The subject will be the same as scheduled.
Donald W. Walsh, Ph.D., EMT-P
Dr. Donald W. Walsh has a vast array of experience from his 30-year Chicago Fire Department career, and continues his involvement at all levels in public safety. Since 1976, Dr. Walsh worked for the Chicago Fire Department’s Bureau of Operations where he has served as a Chief Officer and an Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner until his retirement in 2007. His public safety background includes being an Adjunct Faculty Member of the National Fire Academy under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and elected Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Dr. Walsh’s extensive background in public safety and private industry has fostered new technologies and programs in the area of antiterrorism training, incident command, rescue equipment development, and disaster management response programs. His most recent research on fire smoke and cyanide treatments has been published in peer review and professional publications. In 2004, Dr. Walsh served as a subject matter expert for the United States Army and NASA on Fire Fighter safety issues in coordination with the US Fire Administration.
Dr. Walsh’s most recent publication, (The National Incident Management System Principles and Practices – Second Edition) was a collaboration of six national experts and authors in emergency management and public safety to produce the national resource education supplement instruction manual to meet the United States Department of Homeland Security NIMS mandated under Homeland Security Presidential Directive Five. Dr. Walsh is currently working on new fire safety technologies and research on the dangers of fire smoke, cyanide identification and treatments protocols, and antiterrorism preparedness programs related to cyanide weapons and disasters.
Jackson Fire Expo 2011 to Feature Rob Schnepp, Jason Krusen, and John J. Salka, Jr.
JACKSON PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS In association with STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY present the 16th ANNUAL
JACKSON FIRE EXPO 2011
Saturday, February 5th & Sunday, February 6th, 2011 Located in the newly remodeled auditorium at:
Stark State College of Technology 6200 Frank Road, N.W., North Canton, Ohio 44720
- Fire and EMS Exhibitors will be Present – - (Sales Available) -
Schedule
Vendor Expo 0730-0900 hrs.
Program 0900-1200 hrs.
Catered Lunch (included) 1200-1300 hrs.
Program 1300-1630 hrs.
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Rob Schnepp, Assistant Chief Alameda County (CA) Fire Dept. Fire Smoke: myths, perceptions and misunderstandings
Jason Krusen, Captain Columbia (SC) Fire Dept. Hydrogen Cyanide, the new Carbon Monoxide
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
John J. Salka, Jr. Battalion Chief, FDNY Fireground Responsibility, Five Alarm Leadership
COURSE FEES
Seating is limited, registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Pricing for one day: $75.00, both days: $140.00 Make checks payable to JTPFF Local 2280 P.O. Numbers accepted – Call ahead with number Please register before January 21, 2011 No Refunds for cancellations after January 21, 2011
Register Online
Online registration is the easiest and fastest way to register for the Jackson Fire Expo.
You asked for it, and we listened. You wanted to be able to pay for multiple people to attend and checkout only once. To register online, select the days that a person is attending and add their name. If you need to add multiple people, add them one at a time before proceeding to the checkout. Please be sure to add your department affiliation.
Area Lodging
The Jackson Fire Expo draws many people from out of town every year. For your convenience, we are posting a map showing local accommodations.


