March 29, 2025
EMS Training presented by UH
University Hospitals will be out assisting with training and providing Continuing Education during the MCFCA Annual Fire Symposium. We have a full day of trainings availble with details shown below!
First Responder Mental Health: Surviving Your 25
Saturday’s Keynote address features Brian Abbot and Matt Askea as they discuss First Responder mental health. They will go over what you need to know and what you can do to take care of yourself during your Fire and EMS careers.
Brian Abbott
Matt Askea
Brian Abbott has been serving the fire service since 2003. He currently resides in Fairlawn, Ohio and is a back step Fireman at the City of Elyria, Ohio.
Brian is a Brothers in Battle Instructor, FDIC H.O.T. Instructor, and a University of Akron Academy Instructor. He has had the opportunity to instruct at numerous conferences across the United States.
He holds a passion for Search and Forcible Entry skills and practical prop building. He is one of the original members of Rogue Fire LLC and Mission First LLC.
He is married to his high school sweetheart, Kellie, and has a beautiful blended family of 5 boys. When he finds the ability to take time away from investing in the craft, you can find him fly fishing in the Ohio and Pennsylvania tributaries
Captain Firefighter/Paramedic at Akron Fire Department. IAFF Peer Support Training Instructor.
12 Lead ECG
Donald Spaner, MD
Virtual Reality Patient Care
John Hill, MD
Pig Airway Lab
UH AirMed Team
Tactical Medicine
Joe Schuerger
Advanced Stroke Care
Amanda Palmer, RN BSN
Lethality of Strangulation
Jen Moreland MSN RN SANE-A
Breakout sessions are presented by UH
You can choose any two breakout sessions to attend.
Check out Sunday’s Fire Schedule!
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