Ed Hadfield

First Due: Mission Focused Tactics for First-Due Officers

Ed Hadfield has over 20 years of fire service experience, rising through the ranks from firefighter to battalion chief. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, sharing his experiences within the fire service and also with corporate and civic leaders throughout the United States.

Ed is well known for company officer development programs that have raised the bar of professionalism in today’s fire service ranks. He is also a recognized expert in: Truck company operations, firefighter safety and survivability, and mission-focused command tactics.

Ed was named the 2004 California Training Officer of the Year. He has written numerous articles about truck company operations, company officer leadership, and succession development. He has developed Webcast and podcast online training programs that reach firefighters around the world. Ed has developed state and regional truck company academies in California, Washington and Oregon. He has been a lead instructor at Firehouse World-San Diego, Firehouse Expo-Baltimore, Firehouse-Las Vegas and other regional firehouse training conferences. He has taught at FDIC West, the Seattle Vision Conference, and the California Training Officers Symposium for many years.

Kriss Garcia and Reinhard Kauffmann

Positive Pressure Attack

Kriss Garcia and Reinhard Kauffmann have trained over 10,000 firefighters from over 400 departments in the U.S., Great Britain and Canada, including a group of firefighters from Sapporo, Japan, who traveled to Salt Lake City. Kriss and Reinhard have conducted positive pressure training in a variety of venues, including FDIC, and in facilities provided by host fire departments. They have also co-authored a book, Positive Pressure Attack for Ventilation and Firefighting. Both currently work as battalion chiefs for the Salt Lake City Fire Department.