OTTAWA F·I·R·E· 2010 SYMPOSIUM
“MOVING FORWARD”
Carleton University Ottawa Ontario Canada May 17 – May 21st 2010
The OTTAWA F·I·R·E· 2010 symposium was conceived to address the needs of Ottawa Fire Services personnel in response to the recommendations of the Workers’ Report on Critical Injuries as a result of the Forward Avenue Fire on February 12, 2007.
The Ottawa Professional Firefighters Association in partnership with the Ottawa Fire Services, the National Research Council of Canada and Carleton University’s Industrial Chair in Fire Safety Engineering will host the Symposium in Ottawa at Carleton University. The partners in this endeavour seek to examine the issues facing the fire service through relationships, education, discovery and advocacy.
OTTAWA F·I·R·E· 2010 Symposium Goals
The goals of the symposium are to develop knowledge and relationships in an effort to create opportunities for long-term collaboration.
Scope
The scope of FIRE 2010 will be a comprehensive presentation of subjects related to:
1. Firefighting
2. Instruction
3. Research
4. Engineering
Program
The first two days of the symposium will be comprised of an invitation only meeting of the International Fire Instructors Workshop (IFIW). This annual meeting is directed at developing a broader understanding of fire dynamics, fire suppression techniques, tactics, command decision-making and realistic training methods for the fire service.
The IFIW meeting will feature round table discussions and presentations to a select group of attendees responsible for political governance, policy development, administration of the fire service and special interest groups. The forum will afford an opportunity for open dialog and development of understanding to advance the issues of the fire service using Firefighting, Instruction, Research and Engineering as the cornerstones of our discussions.
Following the IFIW, the open lecture series of the symposium will begin on Wednesday May 19 at Carleton University and conclude on Friday May 21, 2010. Speakers will present best practices in firefighting instructional design and highlight leading edge research and engineering directed at fire prevention, suppression, tactical safety, decision making, education and developing ideas for future shared research themes directed at advancing the fire services.
Included in the three day lecture series is a full day site visit to the National Research Council of Canada's National Fire Laboratory on Thursday May 20, 2010. The fire research facility is a world-renowned complex suitable to a wide range of research projects. The tour will feature a new facility jointly operated with Carleton University that has been established for the study of atrium and transportation-related issues such as tunnel fires.
The itinerary for this visit will include lectures on the following:
- The results of full-scale experiments to investigate smouldering sofa fire incident in the death of a Montreal Fire Service officer on January 21, 2007.
- Fire Performance of Houses
- Fire Safety Science: Past, Present and Future
As part of the visit participants will be given a tour of the full-scale laboratory complex and research stations. Explanations on data collection, research projects and implications for the fire service will be given. Current NRC/Carleton University research projects will be highlighted along with a possible demonstration of CAFS for shielded fire suppression and a collaborative workshop where participants will assist in the development of better instructional models and ideas for future shared research themes directed at advancing the fire service.
Transportation and lunch will be provided for this site visit.