0900 – Opening ceremonies
Orlando Fire Department’s Pipes and Drums and Honor Guard presentation of the Colors. Prayer, Pledge, and Moment of Silence Remembering Fallen Brothers
0915 – Welcome to Orlando Fire Conference from special guest: TBA
- Presentation of the Matthew Negedly Instructor of the Year Award
0930 – Keynote speech: David Rhodes
David is a 39-year fire service veteran retired from the Atlanta, Georgia Fire Department. He currently works for Clarion Events as the Vice President of Education for Clarion Fire Rescue Brands, editor in chief for FireEngineering magazine and the educational director for the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC). He is a Chief Elder for the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, a served on the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) Executive Advisory Board, was the Hands-on-Training Coordinator for the FDIC conference, and author for Fire Engineering Magazine, and Fire Apparatus and Equipment Magazine, authored the Hump Day SOS column for Fire Rescue, served as an adjunct instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy, and is an Advisory Board Member Emeritus for Underwriters Laboratory Firefighter Safety Research Institute and current Board Member of the Firefighter Air Coalition. He served as an Incident Commander for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency – Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team was a Task Force Leader for the Georgia Search and Rescue Team.
1015 – Clyde Gordon III – Houston Fire Department, Chief, District 8
With 40 years as a proven leader in the fire service and over three decades within the Houston Fire Department, Clyde Gordon offer a unique blend of leadership, vision, and knowledge. He has a reputation for a strong work ethic, exceptional fire ground operations and management, and building uncompromising integrity and responsibility in a crew. Clyde believes in continuous improvement of fire ground skills and operations through regular and consistent training. His many years as a fire officer and District Chief at some of the busiest stations in the City of Houston has offered numerous unique fire ground experiences. He is known for his teaching through honest and personal first-hand experience.
Htownfiretraining@gmail.com, 281.380.7600
1115 – Special Presentations:
- Recognition of Scholarship winners and selection of FDIC winner
Lunch – Provided in the Courtyard
1400 – 4 for 30 Presentations
1700 – Raffle drawings
2000 – Social Gathering outside Majestic Ballroom
- Outside the Convention Center
- Cash Bar