9th District Conference
This district conference will bring in IAFF leadership from Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Don’t miss the opportunity to network with a diverse group of affiliates and learn new skills and resources for facing your Local’s unique challenges.
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Agenda
Sunday, June 29
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Travel-in
Monday, June 30
- 7-9 a.m.
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Registration | Bel Air Foyer
- 8-9 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast | Pebble Beach 1/2
- 9-11:30 a.m.
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General Session | Bel Air
Michael Frainier, 9th District Vice President, International Association of Fire Fighters
Frank V. Líma, General Secretary-Treasurer, International Association of Fire Fighters
Edward A. Kelly, General President, International Association of Fire Fighters
Wayne Murphy, Chief of Staff, International Association of Fire Fighters
Sean DeCrane, Assistant to the General President, Health & Safety
Kevin O’Connor, Assistant to the General President, Government Affairs & Political Action
Tim Dupin, Director, Political Action
- 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Lunch | Pebble Beach 1/2
- 1-3:30 p.m.
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General Session, Continued | Bel Air
Mason Burrows, Program Coordinator, Communications
Maureen Green, Assistant to the General Secretary-Treasurer, Membership
Doug Stern, Director of Operations
Josh Smith, Assistant to the General President, Training, Education, and Grants Administration
Rob McClintock, Assistant to the General President, TAIR
Mark Linscott, IAFF Attorney
Allan Westcott, Chief Operating Officer, IAFF Financial Corporation
- 3:30-4 p.m.
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State Reports | Bel Air
Kevin Reichenbach, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters
Todd Ingalsbee, Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
Karl Koenig, Oregon State Fire Fighters Council
Jack Tidrow, Professional Fire Fighters of Utah
Kevin Reddy, Federated Fire Fighters of Wyoming
- 7-10 p.m.
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Welcome Reception | The Mob Museum – 300 Stewart Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Tuesday, July 1
- 8-9 a.m.
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Breakfast | Pebble Beach 1/2
- 9-11 a.m.
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Workshop Breakouts
Negotiations Track | St. Andrews
Leadership Track | Shoal Creek
Behavioral Health Track | Turnberry
- 11-11:15 a.m.
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Break
- 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
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Workshop Breakouts
Negotiations Track | St. Andrews
Leadership Track | Shoal Creek
Behavioral Health Track | Turnberry
- 1:15-2:15 p.m.
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Lunch | Pebble Beach 1/2
- 2:15-4:15 p.m.
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Workshop Breakouts
Negotiations Track | St. Andrews
Leadership Track | Shoal Creek
Behavioral Health Track | Turnberry (2:15-5 p.m.)
Workshops
leadership Track
IAFF Union Leadership: Self-Awareness
What Kind of Leader Am I and What Kind of Leader Do I Want to Be? This workshop will help IAFF affiliate leaders learn what kind of union leaders they are and will provide them with several tools to become more effective leaders. During this workshop, participants will identify their own leadership styles and will learn how those styles are perceived by and impact the members that they lead. This is the first workshop in the IAFF Union Leadership Series.
IAFF Union Leadership: Leading Organizational Change
How Can I Help Our Union Become More Effective? This workshop will provide tools to help affiliate leaders become more effective as IAFF Locals continue to evolve to meet the serious challenges facing our union and our members in the 21st century. During the workshop, participants will learn how to assess and prioritize union resources and how to engage in strategic planning to establish and achieve effective organizational goals.
IAFF Union Leadership: Culture, Communications & Coalition
During the workshop, you will identify and learn how to effectively model union values while communicating with the membership, building an effective culture of union solidarity, and creating and working with coalitions to achieve political and legislative goals.
NEGOTIATIONS Track
Negotiations Strategies and Tactics (6 hours)
Skilled negotiators are proficient in the key strategies and tactics that significantly improve their bargaining positions. In this workshop, you will analyze the power structure of negotiating committees, determine the real impact of your proposals, identify typical management tactics, interpret hidden meanings behind signals at the bargaining table, and make timely and appropriate counter-offers. This workshop will give you exercises to practice each of these new skills.
behavioral health track
Building a Lasting & Successful IAFF Peer Team
- We will be discussing methods to keep your trained Peer’s engaged with your program.
- Buy-in. We will discuss and share methods to bring your IAFF Leadership, Peer Team, and Admin together for building a team that lasts.
- Financial commitment – We will discuss the challenges of the costs of running your team.
- We will share effective delegation principles for team members that build buy-in and engagement.
Effective Clinician Vetting for your IAFF Peer Team
- Methods of choosing the right clinician for your team.
- Vetting processes for small and large departments.
- Lessons learned. We will discuss wins and losses with team clinicians within the 9th District.
- Recommendations for building a pool of culturally competent clinicians that meet the needs of your department.
- Watch-outs – Do’s and don’ts when considering contracting with an outside clinician group.
Post-Traumatic Growth
- A reframe on first responder trauma.
IAFF Peer Deployments – Looking forward
- We will be discussing an evolving IAFF philosophy on deployments.
- We will share effective and proven methods of IAFF Peer team deployment strategies.
- What tools are required to make them a success.
- Moving forward. Districts, States and Locals will be relied on for handling deployments.
Travel & Lodging
Hotel Information
129 East Fremont Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Group rate: $59/night + $30 resort fee
Call 1-800-331-5731 to make individual hotel reservations. When booking reservations over the phone, please mention the group code: GSIAF25.