2019 High Rise Operations Conference

The Only HR Conference in the World, where you can HOOK UP & Go Up; to actually operate off an occupied Hilton Hotel. YES, you hook into the buildings Standpipe System and stretch down a hallway through a condo/suite and flow water off the 18th Floor balcony. We also do an inside and outside vertical stretch to create a standpipe for those times the system fails or the building does not have an operational standpipe system. This Conference is three days with the first two days being in the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton on Pensacola Beach. Day 3 is broke into tracks that include, Urban HR Operations lead by Chief McGrail, Suburban HR Operations lead by Captain Bill Gustin, the FDNY Track Lead by Ray McCormack, Mike Ciampo, Bob Morris, & other FDNY Firefighters. There is also a Firefighter Rescue & Survival Track lead by Jim McCormack of FDTN and his team that has the likes of Tim Klett, Mike Lombardo and other FDTN Instructors. The Command Track that will also cover HR Building Systems will be lead by Chief Jerry Tracy “FDNY”. Chief Tracey not only worked as a Chief in Manhattan, he was the Company Commander of Squad 18. 

All attendees will be in the Big Room on Days One & Two, and then breakout into tracks on day three. Attendees will have the ability to switch tracks if necessary once they arrive. All three days will start at 0800 and complete no earlier then 1700. All attendees should plan to attendance until 1830 on the third day to properly complete the conference for certificate. 

Monday December 9, 2019 

Shuttles from the Pensacola Airport will start at 0830 and operate until 2200. 

Shuttles will be standing by just outside Baggage Claim 3. Vans will have CF TACTICS on the windshield. 

Check in will start at 1400 Hours in the Oleander room on the 1st Floor of the Beach Hilton. 

Check in starts at 0700

Opening Ceremony 0800

Curt Isakson, HROC Director 

0830 Curt Isakson, CFT Speaker 

Fighting Fires From The Inside

0900 Bob Morris, FDNY Rescue 1 “40+years”

Rescue Company Operations at Tall Buildings

1030 Mike Ciampo FDNY Truck 45

Truck Company Operations at Tall Buildings

Lunch

1330 Jim McCormack FDTN

Firefighter Rescue & Survival in Tall Buildings 

1515 Break

1530 Bill Gustin Miami Dade 

Non-Standpipe Options for Exterior Hallway HR Buildings & Alternative Suppression Options at HR Buildings. 

1730 Closing

1800 HROC Social and Nightly Networking with Speakers & Instructors. 

0800 Day 2 Opening

Curt Isakson, HROC Director 

0830 Dave McGrail 

Standpipe Operations in HR Buildings 

1000 Break

1015 Mike Terpak Jersey City

Fires in Tall Buildings under construction. 

Lunch

1330 Ray McCormack

Engine Company Operations at Tall Buildings “Line Boss Veteran” 

1500 High Rise Operations Round Table

300 Years Plus of Experience 

Question & Answers in the Big Room

1730 Closing

1800 Nightly HROC Social & Networking 

All HOT Tracks will start at 0800 and not be completed before 1800 Hours. 

1800 Hours 

End of Conference Debrief & Social

0430 Airport Shuttles will start and operate until Friday afternoon.