October 15-17, 2026
Lethbridge Alberta
2026 CONFERENCE SESSIONS
One Bad Day - HOT
Duration - 8 hours
This program is designed to develop confident, efficient, and disciplined RIT operations through hands-on training and real-world problem solving. The curriculum emphasizes proactive rescue functions, decision-making under stress, and performance-driven tactics based on real fireground experiences. Students will leave with practical skills, improved situational awareness, and a deeper understanding of how to function effectively as firefighters operating in high-risk environments.
Hands-On Training Course Overview
This program follows a crawl, walk, run training methodology designed to progressively build skill, confidence, and performance. Students will first develop individual technical competencies during structured morning skill rotations. These skills are then integrated into realistic rescue scenarios during the afternoon practical evolutions. The goal is to bridge the gap between isolated skill development and true fireground application.
The Proactive Mindset - Lecture
Duration - 8 hours
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This course will cover the following:
- Stress Response Physiology
- Survival: Maydays, Self-rescue, Air Management
- RIT: Access, Search, Troubleshooting, Air management, Packaging, Extraction, Post extraction care
- Commanding a Mayday
- Developing and setting expectations for training
Hands-On Training Course Overview
- Hands On Leadership, where we will cover this progressive leadership style as well as the key factors
for success.
- RIT Operations, where we will examine the many facets of RIT, from the stress response physiology,
the command aspect, all the way down to the rescue itself. We will discuss the difference between a
proactive and reactive RIT. Once the basic concepts are established, we will address the actual RIT
activation process in the following order: The Mayday, Size up, Access, Search, Troubleshooting, Air
management, Victim Packaging, Extraction and Post Extraction Care.
- Training methodologies for operational success