Programme

The Institution of Fire Engineers (NZ Branch)
in association with
The Forest and Rural Fire Association of New Zealand (FRFANZ)
presents

Training for Fire Risk Management

Palmerston North, 6-8th of August, at the Convention Centre.

The FRFANZ and IFE Management Committee look forward to your attendance at the combined Conference 2008.

The programme features both New Zealand and International speakers covering a variety of topics...

Registration Hours:

Tuesday 5th August from 17:00, Wednesday 6th August from 07:30 (Convention Centre - First Floor)

17:00

Early registration and Pre-Conference Meet and Greet

First Floor

07:30-09:30	Registration	First Floor
08:30	FRFANZ Annual General Meeting	Second Floor
08:30	IFE Annual General Meeting	Council Chambers
09:30	Tea Break
10:00	Opening Session - Session Chair: Doug Ashford	Second Floor
	Welcome - Doug Ashford, Chair FRFANZ, B Davey, President IFE Official Opening- Jono Naylor, Palmerston North City Mayor New Zealand Fire Service Commission/Honourable Rick Barker Keynote Speaker Dr Gavriil Xanthopoulos (Greece) – The Disastrous Fire Season of 2007 in Greece - What Went Wrong and Lessons Learnt for the Future Dr Paula Beever - "Lets do the Time Warp!" - New Technologies for the Fire Service
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Afternoon Split Session - Chair: Phil Wishnowsky	Second Floor
	Murray Dudfield – NRFA Regional and National Overview Kerry Hilliard – Department of Conservation : New Zealand Overview Mike Grant (Southern RFD) – Improving Aircraft Management
13:15	Afternoon Split Session - Chair: Kristin Hoskin	Council Chambers
	Steve Lowe (Tasmanian Fire Service) - Training and Development to Meet a State Wide Fire Capability Gary Ward - IFE CPD/Cross Credit Mike Spearpoint - Canterbury University Fire Engineering Developments
15:00	Tea Break
15:20	Afternoon Session - Chair: Brian Davey
	Keynote Speaker Paul Richardson (UK) - How has the UK Developed its Fire Fighting Capability FRSITO Presentation
17:30	Close of Day One	Second Floor
18:30	Pre-Dinner Drinks	First Floor
19:30	Conference Dinner	First Floor

08:30	Session Chair: Gavin Wallace	Second Floor
	Stuart Anderson/Grant Pearce – Rural Fire Research NZ, Torlesse Burns, Fire Growth Calculator
09:00	Session Chair: Mitchell Brown	Second Floor
	Keynote Speaker Jim Steffens (USA) - Training for Fire Risk Management in the United States of America
10:00	Tea Break
10:30	Session Chair: Don Scott	Second Floor
	Keynote Speaker Tim Murphy (USA) - 2007 - A Turning Point in Wild Land Fire Management Kevin Tolhurst (Australia) – Risk Management and Fire Simulation
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Afternoon Split Session - Chair: Duane Harding-Browne	Second Floor
	Paul McGill - New Zealand's Operational Fire Capability David Guard - Training and Progression System for the Fire Service Sandra Lundardi - AFAC Training and Development
13:15	Afternoon Split Session - Chair: Elton Smith	Council Chambers
	Lindsay Golding (DOC Wanganui) – 2007/08 Fires on Fires Rob Goldring (NRFA) – Risk Management Matrix Tony Teeling (DOC) - Strategic/Tactical/Fire Management Plans
15:00	Tea Break
15:30	Closing Session - Chair: Mark Donaldson	Second Floor
	Keynote Speaker Dr Gavriil Xanthopoulos (Greece) – Safety in Wild Land Fire Suppression - Learning From Past Accidents NZ Fire Service (CEO Mike Hall) Training Direction
17:30	Conference Close	Second Floor

08:30-15:30

Departs from and returns to Convention Centre