2013 Incident Commander Symposium

Come and be a part of this dynamic and informative symposium designed for Incident Commanders, Deputy Incident Commanders, Incident Commander “Trainee’s” and those individuals assigned a leadership role in the development of their IMT.

Snowgrass Training Center

Registration Deadline: March 26^th, 2013. Seating is limited to the first 30 attendees. Register today!

Wiland Associates invites you to the 3^rd Annual Incident Commanders Symposium in Leavenworth, Washington. The Symposium will consist of two and a half days of engaging speakers, proven concepts, and useful tools which you can use to develop and make a serious impact on your teams overall development and performance. The valuable experience and networking throughout the symposium will provide you with the tools to make a stronger and more functional team.

PROGRAM WILL BE PRESENTED BY:

Dan Oltrogge, Director of Fire and Aviation for the Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service (retired)

National Area Commander
National Type 1 Incident Commander
National Type 1 Planning Section Chief

One of Dan’s most notable incidents was the deployment of his Southwest National Type 1 Team to New York City on September 11, 2001.
Dave Lafave, Chief
Cowlitz County Fire District #2
National Type 1 Incident Commander
Washington State All-Risk Type 1 Incident Commander
National Type 2 Operations Section Chief

Dave’s IMT assignments include dozens of Type 1 and 2 wildfires, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, Asian Pacific Economic Conference, floods, multi-day planned events and line of duty death memorial services.

Richard Andring, Yakima Fire Department (retired)
Washington State Incident Management Teams

National Type 2 Incident Commander

SPECIAL PRESENTATION “Thirty Mile Fire 2001 Lessons Learned” BY:

Gary Berndt, Washington State Department of Natural Recourses (retired)
National Type 1 Incident Commander
National Type 2 Operations Section Chief

Gary Berndt presented the “Thirty Mile Fire 2001 Lessons Learned” at both our 2012 Leadership and Incident Commander Symposiums both were well received by all attending. In addition Gary has been a long time presenter of ICS, IMT, and Leadership courses and programs throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.

PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

The care and feeding of home unit administrators, assisting agencies, and team members when they are not deployed.
Taking advantage of opportunities to exercise your team.
Team building.
Critical relationships “The Emergency Operations Center Director and the Incident Commander”
The AHIMT a “High Reliability Organization”
The recruitment “the soft recruit never ends”
Transition and Demobilization • Incident Commander “Leadership 101”
Leadership
Command Presence
Examine the concept of “Leaders Intent”.
Command and General Staff selection and evaluation.

Additional topic will be presented based upon your input and the needs of the attendees.

HEAR WHAT PARTICIPANTS OF RECENT SYMPOSIUM HAVE TO SAY:

“Sharing thoughts and process along with lessons learned has provided me with some valuable tools and re-energized my commit to my team”.
“What a great opportunity to meet with peers from around the country to see how similar struggles have been tackled in their areas”.
“Time well spent not only were many topics and issues discussed in depth but new ideas and thoughts that will be part of future change back home”.
“Learning from others experiences are invaluable, building and retaining relationships is key”
“The Incident Commander Symposium provided the opportunity for highly skilled incident commanders to share knowledge and experience in a relaxed setting. My attendance was well worth my time and training dollars.”
Excellent exploration of systems and processes necessary to create a high reliability Type 3 Incident Management Team.”

Registration fee: $450.00 per person

If mailing a check please send it to:
Kathy Andring
PO Box 117
Selah, WA 98942

About Leavenworth:

Leavenworth, Washington is a great destination location just a two- and- a- half hour drive from the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. The route from Seattle will take you on a breath-taking drive over Washington’s scenic Stevens Pass.

Another travel option is to fly Alaska Airlines from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport to Wenatchee, which is a forty minute drive from Leavenworth. For more information on Leavenworth and additional travel options check the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce web-site at www.leavenworth.org.

Special Rate lodging options include:

The Enzian Inn is offering a special rate of $85 plus tax per night for Single (1) Occupancy. There are 15 rooms available for the IC Retreat. The Enzian Inn is one of the premier lodging establishments in Leavenworth, Washington.

Tour the Enzian Inn at www.enzianinn.com and give them a call to book your stay at (800) 223-8511

To obtain information on additional lodging options contact Kathy Andring at 509-697-9773 or e-mail [email protected].