West Virginia State Firemen’s Association

Convention 2012

• This is a working list of CONFIRMED dates, times and events for the 2012 Convention. Remember, this is a work-in-progress. More information will be added as other times/events are CONFIRMED.

Hosted By: Boone & Lincoln County Mutual Aid Associations, in cooperation with Logan County Mutual Aid Assn.

Dates: Aug 16, 17, 18 (and Golf Outing/Pre-registration on Aug 15)

Location: Chief Logan Lodge and Convention Center

Lodging:

• Chief Logan Lodge, 1000 Conference Center Drive Logan, WV 25601 (1-304-855-6100), 10 Rooms Blocked Out for Wednesday Night, 75 Rooms Blocked Out for Thurs/Fri Nights
• Best Western Logan Inn, 2 Central Avenue, Chapmanville WV 25508, (304-831-2345)
• Holiday Inn Express, 101 George Costas Dr. Logan WV 25601, (304-752-6495) $77.00 per night (8 non, 3 smoking available as of 10.24.2011)

 

Golf Outing: Logan Country Club, $47.00 Per Golfer, 4 Man Scramble, Includes Cart, Greenfees, Lunch. Prizes to be offered for: Longest Drive, Longest Putt, Hole-in-One (Hole Sponsors Wanted!)

NOTE: There is a “shooting range” for hand-guns near the convention facilities.

Chief’s Luncheon: Location TBA, Keynote Speaker: E. Scott Dunlap, Former Madison VFD Member and…

Scotty holds a Doctorate of Education from the University of Memphis and an MS in Loss Prevention and Safety from Eastern Kentucky University. He is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and is a board certified safety professional (CSP).

Scotty began his career in safety as a Safety Specialist at a state psychiatric hospital in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. He then moved to Zanesville, Ohio where he served as the Safety Manager at an AutoZone distribution center. After three years with AutoZone, Scotty went on to spend six years in the grain industry working for Cargill in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur, Illinois. He served as corporate health and safety director for both organizations in their respective grain divisions. He then led Environment Safety and Health initiatives for Nike in Memphis where the majority of equipment, footwear and apparel are distributed in the U.S. and Nike’s dot-com business is operated. In his most recent role, Scotty is an Assistant Professor in EKU’s graduate Safety Security and Emergency Management program.

In addition to his work responsibilities, Scotty served in a number of leadership roles in two grain industry trade organizations, the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA). He was a featured speaker at numerous national and regional conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada. Scotty has also been a speaker at two American Society of Safety Engineer’s national Professional Development Conferences and three National Safety Congresses.

Scotty is a published writer on such topics as OSHA compliance, DOT compliance, behavior-based safety, and organizational safety culture. His work has appeared in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, Grain Journal, World Grain Magazine, and Professionla Safety. His most substantial work was publishing a textbook on motor carrier safety and a textbook on fire, safety, and security auditing. He is now working on a school safety textbook. His current research is in the area of industry leader development and involvement in workplace safety leadership.

Wednesday Night Pic-Nic: TBA (no ticket required, sponsored by: Finley Fire Equipment)

Thursday Night Pic-Nic: TBA

Friday Memorial: TBA

Friday Banquet: TBA

Vendor Information: Part 1 of 2 Vendor Info and Part 2 of 2 Vendor, Sponsor and Advertisement Form.

Confirmed Sponsors:

Lincoln County Commission

Premier Sponsor #1: Finley Fire Equipment Company

Premier Sponsor #2: YOUR COMPANY NAME GOES HERE!

Corporate Sponsor: Bill Bailey Insurance Company (VFIS)