Flashover Seminars offer an experience which is a cutting edge journey into
the "Extreme Teamwork" and "High Performance Leadership" necessary for success
in today's fast-paced and time critical business environment -- led by the
professionals who epitomize the term "performance under pressure", America's
firefighters.
Our impactful events take you deep into a world in which life and death
decisions are made every day and a deep connection to one's teammates is
essential for survival -- and allows you to experience first-hand the
teambuilding strategies and "Incident Command" skills you'll need to handle all
of your business fires with confidence
INCIDENT COMMAND KEYNOTE
Critical Deadlines. Circumstances beyond your control. Changes in market
conditions. Gotta - act - now opportunities. These are everyday occurrences in
the business world (and in life!), and whether we like it or not, all of us
spend at least a portion of our work week "fighting fires". In the incident
command keynote, our flashover team of experienced firefighters will teach you
how to effectively fight your every day fires using the same critical approach
we apply to fighting actual structure fires. "Extreme Teamwork" is also
emphasized as a critical factor for success.
Real world business examples, entertaining stories, and dramatic
firefighting footage serve to illustrate this easily applied and universal
incident command model, and attendees will leave armed with the tools they need
to become more effective managers, more confident leaders, and better
teambuilders in today's high performance, fast-paced business environment.
EXTREME TEAMWORK KEYNOTE
The Extreme Teams keynote was conceived from an article in Fast Company
Magazine in which Robyn Benincasa's Adventure Racing team was one of the high
level organizations profiled as a model for extreme team performance in highly
time critical and intense business environments. The parallels drawn and the
lessons therein are the basis for the extreme teams keynote in which Robyn
utilizes gripping adventure footage and humorous stories from her team's
successes in both adventure racing and firefighting to illustrate the 8
essential factors for success in high performance teams.
Attendees will experience an emotional gamut from fear to awe to laughter
during this 1 - 1 1/2 hour presentation and will leave with the inspiration and
wisdom to build their own successful extreme teams.
HALF DAY SEMINAR
The Flashover experience is a cutting edge journey into the "Extreme
Teamwork" and "High Performance Leadership" necessary for success in today's
fast-paced and time critical business environment -- led by the professionals
who epitomize the term "performance under pressure", America's firefighters.
The Flashover Seminar (2 - 4 Hours)
In our signature Flashover Seminars, real firefighters teach your employees
how to handle their every day "business fires"-- using the same model employed
for fighting actual structure fires. "Extreme Teamwork" is also emphasized as a
critical factor for success. Hands-on breakout sections follow which allow
attendees to apply their new firefighting knowledge and teamwork skills in an
engaging, fun, safe environment.
The Flashover Seminar includes:
An "Incident Command" keynote and up to 3 breakout sessions:
- Search and Rescue Mission
- Participants will don real firefighting "turnout" gear and practice their
teamwork skills as they search for trapped victims in a smoke-filled room. Will
your team rescue the baby?
- Structure Fire Simulator
- Participants will be divided into engine companies and will use their wits,
creativity and new incident command skills to plan an attack on a living,
breathing and ever-changing computer simulated structure fire.
- Outdoor Firefighter Challenge
- Participants will use team firefighting tactics and strategies to
accomplish a series of fun, engaging, mental and physical challenges designed
to create a sense of interdependence, bonding, and trust among the crew.
"In short, your presentation was amazing. You rock! You move the audience
emotionally. Your content is powerful, and your energy and ability to be
genuine on stage were fabulous. I hope they were all taking notes."
--Scott Harris, Trainer, Anthony Robbins Company
"We had so much fun with you! Several of our team members said you were the
best speaker they had ever heard (my opinion too by the way) and that more in
Nestle should hear you! You SO over-delivered both in your speech and in your
willingness to spend time with our team. I couldn't have asked for a more
perfect message to be delivered at just the right time."
--Lisbeth Armentano, Director of Communications & Promotions, Nestle
FIREFIGHTER BOOTCAMP:
The Firefighter Bootcamp is a fun, fast-paced outdoor teambuilding
experience/workout in which attendees form 3-5 person "engine companies" and
use team firefighting tactics and strategies to accomplish
a series of fun, engaging, mental and physical challenges designed to create
a sense of interdependence, bonding and trust among the "crew".
The Firefighter Bootcamp is the perfect way to add a 'real world'
twist to your event, and is often incorporated as a day-of or day-after
'fun morning workout' for Flashover Keynote or Flashover Seminar attendees.
The Firefighter Bootcamp can also be a standalone event for
companies that want to add an energizing, fun, and unique experience to
their lineup of optional events on attendees' 'free afternoon'. Bye bye golf
and spa--hello Firefighter Bootcamp! Which group do you think will have the
best stories to tell?
OUTDOOR FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE
The Outdoor Firefighter Challenge is a fun, fast-paced outdoor teambuilding
experience in which attendees form 4 - 8 person "engine companies" and use team
firefighting tactics and strategies to accomplish a series of fun, engaging,
mental and physical challenges designed to create a sense of interdependence,
bonding, and trust among the "crew". An Outdoor Firefighter Challenge can be
held just about anywhere from a hotel grounds to a local park and is a nice,
same/day or morning-after follow-up to a Flashover seminar or keynote
presentation.
