The Department of Fire Service presents the first of the 2008 - 2009 Senior Fire Officer Forums

Subject: The Art of Reading Smoke Speaker: David Dodson, Battalion Chief, Eagle River Fire District, Colorado

MA SS D e p a r tme n t o f F i r e S e r v i c e s
2008 Senior Fire Officer Forum
Special Presentations for Massachusetts Senior Fire Officials
Register online at www.mass.gov/dfs or fax a DFS/MFA student application to (978) 567-3229.
If interested in the hot buffet luncheon, please contact MFA at (978) 567-3200 to pre-register no
later than October 1, 2008. Hot buffet luncheon is available for $16.00 each.
The Art of Reading Smoke
David Dodson, Battalion Chief
Eagle River Fire District, Colorado
Often smoke issuing from a building is the only clue available to predict fire
behavior and the likelihood of a flashover or rapid fire spread. First arriving
officers, incident commanders, and safety officers MUST know how to rapidly read
smoke – this class explains the reading-smoke process and gives participants
practice using actual fireground video.
Thursday, October 9, 2008 from 1000 to 1500 hours
Devens Common Center, Devens, MA
www.DevensCommonCenter.com
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Public
Safety and Security
Department of Fire Services
P.O. Box 1025, State Rd.
Stow, MA 01775
October 9, 2008 Senior Fire Officer Forum
Register Online
www.mass.gov/dfs