2026 lecturE PRESENTERS
ALL LECTURE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE HELD 03/10, AND 03/11
A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY.
(RET.) FIRE CHIEF BO BUTLER
LECTURE DAY #1 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
BATTALION CHIEF CANDACE ASHBY
LECTURE DAY #2 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
INDIANAPOLIS, IN FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE CAPTAIN ROB CHRISTENSEN
“BRAVE UNDER PRESSURE: COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE FOR HIGH STAKES LEADERSHIP”
BOISE, ID FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIREFIGHTER MATTHEW PAGLIONE
“A TALE OF 2 CITIES: TRUCK COMPANY OPS”
FDNY
FIREFIGHTER DAN MACCAULEY
“A TALE OF 2 CITIES: TRUCK COMPANY OPS”
BOSTON, MA FIRE
FIREFIGHTER SEAN DUFFY
“SEARCHABLE VS SURVIVABLE”
ANN ARBOR, MI FIRE DEPARTMENT
ASSISTANT CHIEF ANDREW SAUDER
“9 MINUTES LIFE CHANGING, DEPARTMENT CHANGING”
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN
DERRY, NH FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIREFIGHTER PRESTON LYONS
NORTH METRO, CO FIRE RESCUE
FIREFIGHTER JESS RODZINKA
“THE SENIOR MAN - THE INFORMAL LEADER OF THE FIREHOUSE”
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA FIRE DEPARTMENT
BATTALION CHIEF STEVE DESRUISSEAUX
“LESS THAN 10 SECONDS: MY NEAR MISS STORY”
MANCHESTER, NH FIRE DEPARTMENT