Classes

Leading From Your Strengths

Location: Heritage Ballroom
Speakers: Noel Meador, Tim Sears

Leading from your strengths is a tool to help you discover how your personality can strengthen and improve your team’s morale. Understand how differences on the team can be assets. You will learn how to unlock the power of being in the right seat on the right apparatus for the workplace.

About the Speakers

Noel Meador

Noel Meador is President & CEO of Stronger Families headquartered in Seattle, Washington. His passion is to offer hope and healing to military and first responder relationships that experience high stress due to their chosen profession. Noel is the co-author of the OXYGEN Seminar. OXYGEN has been taught on 76 military installations, in 36...

Tim Sears

Tim is the Director of First Responders for Stronger Families. He joined Stronger Families with 44 years in the fire service, having served in 4 different fire departments. Tim was actively involved in water rescue, tillered ladder truck ops, safety committee, fire investigator, hazmat, PEER support, a board member on KFFBA Benevolent Fund, and...

Today's Classes

WSCFF Legislative Update
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Negotiations: From Preparation to Arbitration
1:30-3:00pm, 3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room ABC
This is a two part class that runs from 1:30 – 5:00 with a 30 minute break.
Membership Engagement in a Post Janus World
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room ABC
MERP/IAFF Health Trust Update
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room D
WSCFF Strategic Plan
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
The Retirement Equation
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room EF
Scene Safety: Unintended Impacts of HB 1310
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Understanding PTS Claims
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room G
WSCFF Building
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Secretary-Treasurer: Tools & Tips for Success in This Crucial Role
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room D
IAFF 7th District Report
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Understanding Grievances/ULP’s
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room ABC
Work, Union, and Life Balance
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room H
This course will be an open discussion about achieving a balance between the life of a union official who still works on the job and …
Estate Planning: The Importance of Wills & Life Insurance
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
How To Run a Meeting: Parliamentary Procedures
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room D
Wildland Committee Fire Roster: What is it and how do you access it?
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room H
Financial Independence at Retirement
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Communication in Critical Times and Positive Messaging
1:30-3:00pm, 3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room G
This is a two part class that runs from 1:30 – 5:00 with a 30 minute break.
Latest PERC & Arbitration Decisions
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Shift Change
6:30-7:30am
Location: Boardroom
WSCFF Shift Change meetings are for members coping with or in recovery from an alcohol or substance use problems. Peer-led meetings provide a supportive space …
Breakfast
7:00-8:45am
Location: Great Hall AC
Preparing for Line-of-Duty-Death
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room D
Importance of LEOFF 1 Disability Boards
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room EF
WSCFF Retirees Association Board Presentation
Impact Bargaining
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room G
Privacy & Disclosure: What Unions/Employers Must Produce & May Withold
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room H
Behavioral Health: What Local Leaders Need to Know
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room H
Why Labor Should Matter
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Understanding Washington State PFMLA, Federal FMLA & Your Sick Leave Benefits
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Lunch
12:00-1:30pm
WSCFF Retirees Association
9:00am-Noon
Location: Heritage Ballroom
Location: Heritage A Retiree Association Presentation
Thriving In Times of Change
9:00am-Noon
Location: Heritage Ballroom
Professional speaker and comedienne Meg Soper combines a sense of humor with her unique perspective on life to captivate her audience and provide a presentation …
Long-Term Care Update
9:00am-Noon
Location: Heritage Ballroom
Leadership/ IAFF-WSCFF COVID After Action Report
Location: Heritage Ballroom
IAFF and WSCFF officers will review the responsibilities of leadership associated with our efforts and actions regarding COVID-19. IAFF Hotwash After Incident Assessment
National Firefighter Registry
Location: Heritage Ballroom
The National Firefighter Registry, created through the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, will be a voluntary registry of firefighters that will be used to analyze …
Board Authority & Representation
Location: Heritage CD
IAFF 7th District Vice President and WSCFF Leadership will discuss their roles as leaders and some of the recent challenges they have faced. This will …
Endorsing Candidates: Our Process, Who We Support & Why
Location: Heritage EF
Endorsing Candidates Presentation
Paid Family Medical Leave Act
Location: Heritage B
This class will explore some frequently asked questions around Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, including the ability to use accrued leave …
Succession Planning – Planning and Investing in Our Future
Location: Heritage CD
This class will help local leaders begin to understand the importance of succession planning and provides some basic steps to be successful as we prepare …
Break
3:00-3:30pm
Litigating State L&I & Self-Insured Claims
Location: Heritage CD
Litigating State L&I Presentation
Power Through Participation: Train the Trainer – Part 1
Location: Heritage EF
This session will assist locals in delivering internal Union organization/participation by training local officers/members to deliver WSCFF educational content. Power Through Participation Power …
Using Social Media to our Advantage
Location: Heritage EF
Bargaining 101
Location: Heritage A
This is an introduction to negotiations. Negotiations can occur informally as a conversation, to formally bargaining a contract. This class will class will provide an …
Local & IAFF Audits/Financial Transparency
Location: Heritage B
Location: Heritage B This class will define the audit/financial review process. Your WSCFF trustees will share their experiences over the pat two decades from …
How to Not Get Sued
Location: Heritage B
This class will cover some of the common issues unions must navigate that can lead to problems down the road, including: grievance handling, complying with …
Impact Bargaining: What is it and what triggers the need?
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Heritage CD
Impact Bargaining 101 Presentation
Power Through Participation: Train the Trainer – Part 2
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Heritage EF
Ryan Reese / Matt Lowery
Rebound: The Tactical Athlete
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Heritage A
This course will discuss the positive and long lasting impact of providing a high level sports medicine model of injury recovery coupled with a true …