2025 CONFERENCE OF THE ROCKIES AGENDA

DAY 1 - Tuesday, April 29

7:30 am - 8:30 am - Registration - Breakfast - Vendors - Silent Auction

8:30 am - 9:00 am - Opening Ceremony

Color Guard - TBD

Welcome Chuck Altvater, CRRN President - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

Welcome - Jason Walsh, Fire Marshal - Black Hawk Fire Department

9:00 am - 10:30 am - General Session, Keynote Speaker

Director Mike Morgan - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

10:45 am - 11:45 am - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1A - “Identification and Implementation of Effective Practices in Reducing Youth Firesetting”

Dr. Brad Jackson - Children’s Hospital Colorado

Dr. Lavita Nadkarni - University of Denver

Kathy Hook - Colorado Springs Fire Department

Breakout Session 1B - "CRR Success Requires Understanding Ourselves First, Then Our Community"

Brent Faulkner - Virtual CRR Inc.

11:45 am - 12:30 pm - Lunch - Vendors - Silent Auction

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 2A - “Fire Safety in the Digital Age:  AI Tools for Effective Public Education”

Selena Silva - South Metro Fire Rescue

Chuck Altvater - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

Breakout Session 2B - “Creating a Culture of CRR in Your Organization”

Nate Rice - Peoria Fire Department

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 3A - “Convenience Risk Reduction:  Leveraging Laziness to Create Real CRR”

Alexander Bregenzer - Spring Fire Department

Breakout Session 3B - "Mid-Life Crisis Career Change Takeaways: The First Year Journey"

Amber Jones - Arvada Fire Protection District

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Panel Discussion

“Data to Inform CRR”

Kathy Hook - Colorado Springs Fire Department

Karen Berard-Reed - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Meri-K Appy - Appy & Associates, LLC

Selena Silva - South Metro Fire Rescue

Moderator:  Chuck Altvater - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Gaming Demonstration

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DAY 2 - Wednesday, April 30

7:30 am - 8:30 am - Registration - Breakfast - Vendors - Silent Auction

8:30 am - 10:00 am - General Session

"Creating A No-Fear Zone:  Best Practices in Modernizing CRR and Fire & Life Safety Education"

Karla Klas - University of Michigan - Michigan Medicine Trauma Burn Center

10:15 am - 11:45 am - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 4A - "Home Fire Sprinklers & Community Risk Reduction"

Bob Sullivan - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Brittany Brown - Engineering Solutions Inc.

Breakout Session 4B - “Building Public Education/CRR/and Partnerships from Scratch"

Trace Richard - South Kitsap Fire & Rescue

11:45 am - 1:00 pm - Lunch & CRRN Awards

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 5A - “Deploying CRR Initiatives with Teamwork, Tools, Time & Training”

Karen Berard-Reed - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Breakout Session 5B - “Tailoring Wildfire ‘Call to Action’ Messaging”

Monica Owens Doyle - American Red Cross

Emily Viteri - American Red Cross

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm - General Session - Vision 20/20

"Moving from CRR Concept to Reality: Your Vision 20/20 Helpline"

Will Boake - Pioneer Engineering

Meri-K Appy - Appy & Associates, LLC

Katie Harrington - Worcester Fire Department

Nate Rice - Peoria Fire Department

Elizabeth Bednarcik - Brighton Fire Rescue District

Stan Barnes - Detroit Fire Department

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Happy Hour and Networking - Sponsored By KasMar Promotions

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Day 3 - Thursday, May 1

8:00 am - 9:00 am - Breakfast - Vendors - Silent Auction

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Panel Discussion

"Data to Evaluate CRR"

Kathy Hook - Colorado Springs Fire Department

Karen Berard-Reed - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Meri-K Appy - Appy & Associates, LLC

Selena Silva - South Metro Fire Rescue

Moderator:  Chuck Altvater - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

10:15 am - 11:45 am - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 6A - "CO Safety - An Urgent Call to Action"

Charon McNabb - National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association

Breakout Session 6B - "Case Study: Enhancing Child Passenger Safety through Improved Data Tracking"

Hayley Carson - Windsor Severance Fire Rescue

11:45 am - 1:00 pm - Closing Session & Lunch