Lecture Location

Hotel Accommodations
Conference Frederick Event Center:
5400 Holiday Drive Frederick, MD 21703

Hotel Info:
Hilton Garden Inn Frederick
7226 Corporate Court, Frederick MD 21703
Schedule of Events
LECTURES
Schedule of Events
HANDS ON TRAINING (HOT)

Saturday march 13th, 2027 (HAND-On-Training Day #1)
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0700-1745 {Arrival Time, Check-In, Waivers}

0800-1800 HOT Training

Locations: (Please be sure to check where your HOT class is being conducted in the class description. Not all classes are in the same location(s)

Frederick County Fire/Rescue Training Academy 5370 Public Safety Place Frederick, MD 21704

Hagerstown Fire Department Training Center 940 Bowman Avenue Hagerstown, MD 21740 

Frederick County Fire/Rescue Station 29- Northgate 37 Thomas Johnson Drive Frederick, MD 21702 


Social Info:

TBD

Sunday March 14th, 2027 (Hands-On-Training Day #2)
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0700-1745 {Arrival Time, Check-In, Waivers}

0800-1800 HOT Training

Locations: (Please be sure to check where your HOT class is being conducted in the class description. Not all classes are in the same location(s)

Frederick County Fire/Rescue Training Academy 5370 Public Safety Place Frederick, MD 21704

Hagerstown Fire Department Training Center 940 Bowman Avenue Hagerstown, MD 21740 

Frederick County Fire/Rescue Station 29- Northgate 37 Thomas Johnson Drive Frederick, MD 21702 


Social Info:

TBD


Monday March 15th 2027 (Keynote & Lecture Day #1)

0700-0800 - Breakfast/Coffee/Registration 

0800-0845 - Opening Remarks 

0845-1015 - Keynote Speaker (KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON)

1030-1200 - Lecture Series 1

"Beyond The Raise": Kolodziej"- (Francis Scott Key Room A)

"Firefighting Succes for Apartments, Condos & Townhouses": Nelms Brothers- (Francis Scott Key Room B)

"Basement Fires": Lysy- (Thomas Johnson Room)

"Unconventional Extrication": Sobieski- (R.B Taney Room)

1200-1300 - Lunch 

1300-1430 -  Lecture Series 2

("Aggressive Search": Ashley- Francis Scott Key Room A)

("Optimizing Your Engine Company Apparatus": Langer- Francis Scott Key Room B)

("Experience- This Class Will Hurt Your Feelings": McCaa- Thomas Johnson Room)

("To Call A Mayday or Not Call A Mayday, That is The Question": Martin/Gomez- R.B Taney Room)

1430-1445 - Break

1445-1615 - Lecture Series 3

("Top Floor Fires": Scotto- Francis Scott Key Room A)

("The Rescue Business": Benjamin - Francis Scott Key Room B)

("Inside & Out: A Mayday From Both Sides": Coker/ Beavers- Thomas Johnson Room)

("Are You Ready to Search": Plutto- R.B Taney Room)



**= Denotes FCFR Leadership Series

Tuesday  March 16th 2027 (Keynote & Lecture Day #2)

0700-0800 - Breakfast/Coffee/Registration 

0800-0845 - Opening Remarks 

0845-1015 - Keynote Speaker (KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON)

1030-1200 - Lecture Series 1

"Mayday Mindset- Clarity Over Chaos": Ramirez-(Francis Scott Key Room A)

"Think Like An Incident Commander": Dunne- (Francis Scott Key Room B)

"The Newly Promoted Company Officer-Now What Do I Do?: Rodzinka- (Thomas Johnson Room)

"RIT: Not Just A Checkbox: Lessons Learned From A LODD": Cory- (R.B Taney Room)

1200-1300 - Lunch 

1300-1430 -  Lecture Series 2

"Art of Reading Smoke": Backer- (Francis Scott Key Room A)

"Decision Making: Before & After" : Edwards- (Francis Scott Key Room B)

"The Un-even Transition: Leading the Modern Fire Service Without Loosing It's Identity": Hopkins- (Thomas Johnson Room)

"Views From The Bottom Rung": Goldstein- (R.B Taney Room)

1430-1445 - Break

1445-1615 - Lecture Series 3

"The Backup Firefighter: The Mindset, Not The Position": Stansbury- (Francis Scott Key Room A)

"Beyond The Clutter: Fireground Operations in Hoarded Homes": Pennington-(Francis Scott Key Room B)

"Fire Alarm & Sprinkler System Activations": Wolfschmidt- (Thomas Johnson Room)

"A Broad Street Breakdown- VES In The Modern Fire Service": Henion- (R.B Taney Room)



**= Denotes FCFR Leadership Series