Speakers

Candace Ashby Battalion Chief, Indianapolis Fire (IN)

"Leadership from the Bottom Up!"

Saturday, March 1

Candace has 35 years in the fire service and is a highly sought-after leadership consultant. She takes a brutally honest approach to addressing organizational issues and leadership development. She is a Battalion Chief with the Indianapolis Fire Department. She is a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership and President of Key Fire Investigations and ELITE Public Safety Consulting.


Justin McWilliams Captain, Clakamus Co. Fire (OR)

"Search Culture"

Saturday, March 1

Justin serves at Clackamas Rescue #5 (OR) and is a founding member of Firefighter Rescue Survey and Grabs Podcast, Instructor for Brothers In Battle, and been all over the USA spreading the poison. Justin talks about and teaches everything related to civilian search and uses his experiences and data to increase your department’s and your personal ability to make the rescue. Captain McWilliams is a sought-after instructor nationwide.


Bassel Ibrahim Lieutenant, Orlando FD (FL)

"One Bad Day: The Proactive Mindset"

Sunday, March 2

Bassel is a 20-year student of the fire service, currently serving as the Company Officer of Tower 1 on the Orlando Fire Department, Bassel started his career in Volusia County, FL. He has spent most of his time in Special Operations and was a member of FL Task Force 9 for 7 years. He is a Florida and Georgia Smoke Diver, Georgia F.L.A.M.E.S graduate, and is the owner and lead instructor of PRO (Proactive Rescue Operations), a training company that focuses on RIT, Survival and Truck operations.

Bassel is the founding member of the Firefighter Mayday Survey, leads the Orlando FD new hire PT programs, the Orlando competition teams and teaches the USAR series at the state level. Bassel has also presented lectures and workshops to many fire conferences, local fire departments and FOOLS chapters, including FDIC. He also has taken part in many podcasts and interviews and has published a few articles on RIT Operations and Leadership for Fire Engineering, Fire Rescue 1 and Fire Chiefs Magazine. He also serves as a panelist for a Mayday series webinar hosted by Fire Rescue1 and has been a guest speaker on the Humpday Hangout.


Mickey Farrell Lieutenant, FDNY

"From the Fire Academy to the Fire Floor: Why the Disconnect"

Sunday, March 2

Mickey Farrell is a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department, a third-generation firefighter with 29 years of experience, the last 23 years being with the FDNY. Also a team instructor at the New York City Fire Academy, founder and author of Top Floor Tactics, and host of ‘A View From the Top Floor Podcast’.




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