Iowa State Fire School

Saturday, January 27 from 7:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, January from 28th 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location -
Meadows Event Center at Prairie Meadows Casino and Hotel

Description -
Promote the DAM FOOLS and brotherhood at the Iowa State Fire School! We will be selling swag and holding a drawing for a free ticket to the 2024 DAM FOOLS Conference (lecture only ticket)!

The Resilient Firefighter, presented by Cody Nicely-Green

February 1 at 1900

Location -
Firetrucker Brewery, 716 SW 3rd St, Ankeny, IA

Description -
With RIT only being successful 6% of the time, it is on us as firefighters to get ourselves out. Let’s explore the realities of Project MAYDAY and Project Impact. #DoHardThings

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⚫️ Multiple door props with challenging obstacles to test your forcible entry skills.

⚫️ Through-the-Lock props available to fine tune your respectful entry skills.

⚫️ Rotary saw and window prop available to practice your cutting technique.

Join us for a morning of open gym-style training! Let’s learn from each other and enjoy some brotherhood while we work towards becoming better. We've organized the equipment, the facility, and exciting evolutions - all you need to bring is a helmet, gloves, eye protection and determination to improve!

📆 Event Date: March 20, 2024

🕒 Event Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

💰 Cost: $25

🏢 Location: DMACC Training Tower (Ankeny Campus, Lot D by Building 20)

WHAT PPE TO BRING: At a minimum bring your Helmet, Gloves and Eye Protection. It's suggested to wear structural firefighting pants. If you'd like to practice in full PPE & SCBA, that is allowed as well.

👥 EVERYONE is welcome! All skill levels, members, and non-members are welcome. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this event is for you.

Contingency Plan - If weather is an issue, we have an alternative plan for the training. This plan will be communicated via email to recipients if needed.

Wind Driven Fire – Case Review, presented by Lieutenant Sean McAndrew

April 4th at 1900

Location -
Firetrucker Brewery, 716 SW 3rd St, Ankeny, IA

Altoona Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire. Fire Attack crews once inside had encountered redevelopment issues due to wind driven fire conditions and introduction of new flow paths. We had data based on the fire investigation that will aid in recognition of flow paths, wind driven fires and the dangers associated with them.

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We are going to volunteer to sort food at the Food Bank of Iowa! Full description below.

Date: Wednesday, May 1st

Shift Time: 9 – 11:30am

Location: 2220 E. 17th Street, Des Moines, IA

Spots: 20

Due to the limited number of spots, please RSVP by filling out the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSe5dGGmGvNYSF.../viewform

This is a family friendly event. Spouses are encouraged to attend and children 10 years or older can also help! Full list of volunteer qualifications below.

In addition, at the April 4th meeting we will be collecting high need items that we will donate on May 1st. Below is a list of items, please consider bringing a few items next Thursday!

• Proteins like canned meat and fish

• Canned vegetables, fruit and soup

• Canned pasta sauce

• Jelly

• Breakfast items including cereal

• 100% fruit juice

• Paper and personal products like toothpaste, soap and toilet paper

Description of the event:

You’ll label, count and box donated food so we can distribute it. Here are some examples of what you’ll do:

• Pack BackPack sacks

• Sort food drive donations

• Check dates and food safety of food drive items

• Bag bulk produce

• Repackage bulk rice or pasta into family-sized bags

• Box up like items into equally weighted boxes

• Sort bread

• Pack family boxes

Qualifications:

• Minimum age: 10 years

• Volunteers ages 10 – 15 years must be accompanied by an adult/guardian who is also registered for the shift.

• Able to stand, move, bend and twist for the duration of your shift.

• Able to read printed dates on packages and weight on scales.

• Lift a minimum of 10 pounds. Some positions may require lifting up to 40 pounds

Making the Grab, presented by Joe Hoium and Jason Kling

June 6 at 1900

Location -
The Shop DSM
901 Cherry St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Description -
DAM FOOLS members, Joe and Jason will be sharing their stories of rescuing civilians from inside structure fires.

Iowa Cubs baseball game.

Date: TBD

Members, please vote for the date(s) that work for you on the Facebook Member’s page or reply via email.

Mission Driven Culture with Captain Josh Schut

August 1 at 1900

Location -
The Shop DSM
901 Cherry St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Location -
Council Bluffs Training Tower
3405 S 11th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

PPE Requirements -
Full structural firefighting gear & SCBA with a spare bottle

Schedule -

0830-0900: Registration 

0900: Welcoming

0915-1030: Stations 1-3 (Dirty Drags, Ladders, Forcible Entry)

1030-1200: Stations 4-6 (Webbing Drags, Victim down a Ladder, VES & Search review)

1200-1230: Lunch (details below) 

1230-1400: Evolutions

1400: Clean-up

Stations Overview -
The station topics isolate specific skills that firefighters may have to utilize during the evolutions. Each fast paced station will have at least two instructors and allow for 20-30 minutes of practice for participants. The goal is to help you refine your techniques for various challenges, while facilitating learning from each other. There will be two groups within each station for you to choose from. Group 1 is the 'Open Gym' group. This group will be presented with a problem or scenario, and asked to solve it using any technique they see fit. Group 2 is the 'instructional' group. The instructor leading this group will teach a specific technique. To provide a clear picture of how the stations will flow, let's look at the Dirty Drag station below.

- Group 1:

• Challenge #1: move an unconscious victim up a flight of stairs

• Challenge #2: move an unconscious victim down a flight of stairs

• Challenge #3: move an unconscious victim through the designated path that contains realistic obstacles

Lunch - 

Lunch is 30 minutes long. Please note that lunch is not provided, so bring your own sack lunch.

Evolutions - 

In his book On Combat, Dave Grossman discusses how heart rate impacts performance, with conditions yellow (115 bpm), red (145 bpm), and gray (175 bpm) being optimal for various levels of response. While we can't replicate the emotional stress of finding a victim in a live fire environment, we can create physical stress by elevating your heart rate. Evolutions will be divided into two parts:

• Part 1: Designed to raise your heart rate using a mix of firefighting and functional fitness movements.

• Part 2: Search & Rescue Evolution.
  

Safety Protocol - 

Due to the high-intensity nature of the evolutions, we will be implementing a Rehab Protocol to ensure participant safety.

2024 That DAM Fire Conference
Details located on under the “Conference” tab.

Meeting
FF/PM Colton Lippert

October 17 at 1900

Location -
TBD

Description -
TBD

This event is TBD. If you have ideas, send them to an E-Board!

Meeting
Phillip Gilman & Chad Parrot

December 5 at 1900

Location -
TBD

Description -TBD