Classes

Preparing for Line-of-Duty-Death

3:30 - 5:00 pm
2023-Ed Seminar-Tuesday, April 18
Location: Room D
Speakers: Pat Ellis, Pat Pawlak

Preparing for Line-of-Duty-Death Presentation

About the Speakers

Pat Ellis

Pat Ellis is the Crisis Center Intervention Coordinator with the Kent Police Department, Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, Valley 911 Communications Center. He trains and coordinates peer support teams and holds multiple certifications in critical incident stress management, traumatic stress, traumatic grief and line of duty death of an emergency responder. He teaches critical...

Pat Pawlak

Division Chief, CIO Puget Sound RFA Pat Pawlak started his career with the Kent Fire Department in 1985.  During his fire service career, he has spent time in the Operations and Training Divisions. As a Division Chief, he has managed the Facilities and Property Management Division, Fleet, Logistics, Safety Officer and most recently the...

Today's Classes

Break
3:00 - 3:30pm
Understanding Washington State PFMLA, Federal FMLA & Your Sick Leave Benefits
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
This session will help you navigate the alphabet soup of state and federal laws around family and medical leave, sick leave, and other common wage
Why Labor Should Matter
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Behavioral Health: What Local Leaders Need to Know
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room H
Whether you have a behavioral health program or not, this class will guide you through a labor-management approach to building a successful program for your
Privacy & Disclosure: What Unions/Employers Must Produce & May Withold
1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Room H
Learn about developments in the areas of union privilege and the PRA, and FAQs in getting the information unions need from the employer and in
Impact Bargaining
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room G
When there is a change to how management and the union interact, outside the scope of an existing agreement, our Union, upon being made aware,
Importance of LEOFF 1 Disability Boards
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room EF
WSCFF Retirees Association Board Presentation
Shift Change
7:00 - 8:00 am
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
Understanding PTS Claims
1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Room G
Understanding PTS Claims Presentation