The Vendor Expo will begin at 7:30 AM and the program will begin at 9:00 AM.

Without the support of the Vendors, this Expo would not be possible every year.  Please remember to visit the vendors and support them.  This year will be difficult for some vendors, as they lost a day of sales with the Expo being canceled for Saturday.  Please, if you are considering a purchase and you see the item for sale by a vendor at the Jackson Fire Expo, consider buying the item from the local vendor.  Without the vendors, there is no Jackson Fire Expo.

We are sorry for the late notice, and any inconvenience caused.  Our original agreement with the venue allowed for the Saturday session to continue in spite of the weather, but we were notified after midnight that we would not be allowed on the premises for our Expo.

Saturday, February 6th & Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Located in the auditorium at:

Stark State College of Technology
6200 Frank Road N.W.
North Canton, OH 44720

Speakers

Saturday February 6, 2010

Captain Jake Pelk, Central County California FD – Engineer Jeff Seaton, San Jose FD

• Thermal Imaging for Today’s Fire Service, Capt. Jake Pelk
• Big Box/Large Area Search Operations, Eng. Jeff Seaton

Sunday February 7, 2010

Dave McGrail, District Chief, Denver Fire Dept.

• High Rise/Standpipe Ops
• Case studies of Denver LODD’s

Daily Schedule

Vendor Expo 0730-0900 hrs.

Program 0900-1200 hrs.

Catered Lunch (included) 1200-1300 hrs.

Program 1300-1630 hrs.

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.

Days Attending

Saturday Only $75.00 Sunday Only $75.00 Both Days $140.00

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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.

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Promotional fees paid for by the Fire Gear Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair Specialists at Shamrock Gear and Repair LLC.

Chief Dave McGrail

Dave McGrail is a 28-year veteran of the fire service and a District Chief with the Denver Fire Department (DFD). As a Captain, Dave served as the company commander of DFD Engine Co. 3, and then Rescue Co. 1, two of the DFD’s busiest fire companies. He instructs internationally on a wide range of fire service topics, specializing in high-rise firefighting and standpipe operations. He was the lead instructor for the engine company (standpipe) hands-on training (HOT) at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, FDIC West, Sacramento and Los Angeles, and FDIC East Atlantic City. He was a keynote speaker on United States high-rise firefighting operations, at the Fire and Emergency Services Asia (FESA) Singapore, 2005. He was also the keynote speaker at the Fire Training Officer’s Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2008, and the FDIC, Indianapolis, 2009. He is a member of the FDIC and FDIC West Educational Advisory Boards and is editorial advisor and contributing editor for Fire Engineering Magazine. He is the author of the book Firefighting Operations in High-rise and Standpipe Equipped Buildings published by PennWell (Fire Engineering Books and Videos) in 2007. Dave holds two Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Fire Science Technology and two Bachelor of Science Degrees, one in Human Resource Management, and the other in Fire Service Administration.

For More information, including schedule and online registration, please visit our Jackson Fire Expo 2010 firefighter continuing education page.

Jeff Seaton

Jeff Seaton – has been a career firefighter and student of the fire service for over 15 years in the United States and Canada. Jeff works for the City of San Jose, which is the 10th largest city in the US and works on Truck 18. In 2005 he received the San Jose Fire Department “Firefighter of The Year” Award. Jeff, is a California State Certified Company Fire Officer, department and recruit academy adjunct instructor. Jeff has written, developed and implemented various training programs, SOP’S/SOG’S at the task, tactical and strategic level, for his department and many others throughout North America. Jeff is a published writer for various Fire Service publications. He is a hands-on-training instructor and featured speaker at various State, Local, National and International training symposiums including FDIC, FDIC East, FDIC On-Line Symposium, Firehouse Central, Firehouse World, Firehouse Expo, Houston Firefighter Safety and Survival Symposium and Fire Nuggets, Denver Colorado. Jeff has trained many departments throughout North America including the following: Little Rock, Ar., Maricopa AZ., City of Long Beach, CA. and the City of Edmonton, Alberta Canada. In 2008 he traveled to Vietnam with other US Fire Service professionals to review Ho Chi Minh City’s fireground operations, training, tools and equipment and to make recommendations towards improving their Fire Service. He co-founded the “Nobody Gets Left Behind” Training Group, he possesses a B.A. in Physical Education and is a former Western Regional Director for the International Society of Fire Service. Jeff the Fire Academy Coordinator for the South Bay Regional Fire Academy.

For more information, including online registration, please see our Jackson Fire Expo 2010 firefighter continuing education page.

Jake Pelk

Jake Pelk – has been in the fire service for over 15 years.  Jake started his career as a volunteer in Boulder Creek, CA in 1992 and was recently promoted to Training Captain at Central County Fire Department in San Mateo County.  The Central County Fire Department protects the City of Burlingame and the Town of Hillsborough.  Jake has been very active in the development and implementation of the San Mateo County RIC policy.  He is currently a co-chair for the RIC sub-committee for the California State Fire Training re-write.  Jake began teaching thermal imaging classes in 1998.  He co-founded the “Nobody Gets Left Behind” Training Group and is currently the Director.  Jake is also serving as a Search Team Manager (California Task Force 3),  Volunteer Fire Engineer, Husband, and most importantly father of two girls (EvaMarie and Mary Klaire).

For information on the Jackson Fire Expo 2010 including registration, please see our Jackson Fire Expo 2010 firefighter continuing education page