Search Culture:
For the Incident Commander to the Recruit
Instructed by Justin McWilliams
March 19, 2026 | 0900-1300 | Portland, Maine
Hosted by FireNuggets New England

This is a conversation for everyone on the job. Together, we’ll break down the fireground mindset that sets the tone for success, from command to the tip. Through open discussion and shared experience, we’ll explore search coordination that drives better outcomes for the Incident Commander, Search Company, and First Line, and walk through rescue decision-making from Plan A to Patient Care. Whether you’re leading the charge or making the grab, this class will help build a unified Search Culture focused on one thing- saving lives.

Search & Rescue: The Why & How We Go Inside
April 12th or April 16th, 2026
0830 - 1700hrs
Santa Clara & San Rafael, CA

Lecture
Search & Rescue: Why We Go Inside

This class is a deep dive into our mission and priorities.

Brothers In Battle instructor Justin McWilliams will cover our mission and why we must occupy the interior space FOR THEM
This course will provide actionable insights to the most important task on the fireground. Justin will highlight everything from the size-up to removal. They'll also cover the importance of training for search and rescue and what the data shows and fallacies to other critical data. Firefighter Rescue Survey will be talked about in depth and give perspectives on where and how to start our searches for THEM.

Limited H.O.T. Session
H.O.T. Masking Up/ Drags

In the afternoon students will be masking up with gloves on and working on dirty drag techniques to hone hands on skills for THEM.

Search & Rescue: The Why & How We Go Inside
April 12th or April 16th, 2026
0830 - 1700hrs
Santa Clara & San Rafael, CA

Lecture
Search & Rescue: Why We Go Inside

This class is a deep dive into our mission and priorities.

Brothers In Battle instructor Justin McWilliams will cover our mission and why we must occupy the interior space FOR THEM
This course will provide actionable insights to the most important task on the fireground. Justin will highlight everything from the size-up to removal. They'll also cover the importance of training for search and rescue and what the data shows and fallacies to other critical data. Firefighter Rescue Survey will be talked about in depth and give perspectives on where and how to start our searches for THEM.

Limited H.O.T. Session
H.O.T. Masking Up/ Drags

In the afternoon students will be masking up with gloves on and working on dirty drag techniques to hone hands on skills for THEM.

Search Culture:
Foundations of Coordination
"From Mindset to Movement - Creating Clarity on the Fireground"

Instructed by Justin McWilliams
April 17, 2026 | 3-Hour Session - AM or PM | Pasadena, CA

Search Culture: Foundations of Coordination is a three-hour discussion designed to challenge us.

This is not the full Mindset and Search program, nor is it a full-day tactical deep dive. It is the starting point.

The session brings firefighters, company officers, and chief officers into the same room to examine how culture and communication determine whether search operations are organized or chaotic. We focus on mindset, operational clarity, and the systems that shape performance long before crews enter the structure.

This discussion was intentionally built to introduce Search Culture; to open the door and provide a portion of the framework. The three-hour format is intentional. It provides a solid foundation of the framework and a clear understanding of what expanded training can offer, all in a focused session that respects your time.

The objective is alignment. When alignment exists across ranks, search becomes more controlled, lowers risk, increases accountability and improves outcomes.

This session establishes a shared language and operational framework. From there, departments can move into deeper operational training, department-wide mindset alignment, structured search and rescue development, 22-minute drills, and hands-on programs - all executed with clear purpose and direction.

Cultural change does not begin with tactics - it begins with how we think about the assignment.

This session starts that shift and exposes the gap between where search stands today and where it can be.

Location Information
PFD - Jefferson Training Center Auditorium
1500 E Villa St., Pasadena, CA, 91106 US

The First Due Symposium

Join us for the popular lecture "The Street Smart Truck Company" - What It Takes To Get To The Roof by Orion Rich (Chicago FD) and the new lecture "The Blue Collar Engine" by Keith Freeman (Harvey FD). You don’t want to miss this one!

Lunch is included.

Raffle items on site from The Yard Foundation, Fire Hooks Unlimited, and The Working Truck Company. We’ll be giving away a halligan bar, flat head axe, a fire maul, an autographed helmet by the cast of Chicago Fire, and bunch of TWTC/HIHFTY swag!

Search Culture:
For the Incident Commander to the Recruit
Instructed by Justin McWilliams
May 5, 2026 | Estero, FL

This is a conversation for everyone on the job. Together, we’ll break down the fireground mindset that sets the tone for success, from command to the tip. Through open discussion and shared experience, we’ll explore search coordination that drives better outcomes for the Incident Commander, Search Company, and First Line, and walk through rescue decision-making from Plan A to Patient Care. Whether you’re leading the charge or making the grab, this class will help build a unified Search Culture focused on one thing- saving lives.

Search Culture:
For the Incident Commander to the Recruit
Instructed by Justin McWilliams
May 8, 2026 | 0830-1630 | St. Augustine, FL

This is a conversation for everyone on the job. Together, we’ll break down the fireground mindset that sets the tone for success, from command to the tip. Through open discussion and shared experience, we’ll explore search coordination that drives better outcomes for the Incident Commander, Search Company, and First Line, and walk through rescue decision-making from Plan A to Patient Care. Whether you’re leading the charge or making the grab, this class will help build a unified Search Culture focused on one thing- saving lives.

From the Survey to the Streets
Firefighter Rescue Survey
Instructed by Jeffrey Bryant
June 20, 2026 | 0900-1800 | West Chicago, IL

AM lecture followed by PM hands-on-training.
Lunch is included.

Hosted by the West Chicago Fire Department

For generations, the fire service has relied on traditional training and unknown information to guide search and rescue, often without knowing which methods truly improve civilian survivability. The Firefighter Rescue Survey (FRS) changes that by collecting and analyzing thousands of real-world rescues submitted by firefighters nationwide to show what actually works on the fireground. This one-day course connects the data to the discipline.

In the morning, students examine how rescue outcomes, victim locations, building types, and operational decisions impact survivability, using FRS findings to guide smarter training and tactics.

In the afternoon, students apply those lessons through hands-on, high-repetition skill stations focused on proven rescue techniques, including: search position, orientation, victim assessment, drags, window transitions, communication, split search, oriented search, engine-based search, VES, and masking up with gloves on.

The 9L’s & Reflexive Readiness
1-Day Workshop
October 1, 2026
Woodland, CA

The 9L's - AM: The mission of the class is to give people the tools they need to build a high-performance culture within their organization. I am extremely passionate about this, and I believe that understanding these principles can challenge anyone, anywhere to improve the culture of their Department. The presentation is broken down into nine principles of leadership all of which start with the letter "L". Learn, Listen, Love, Look, Laugh, Level, Live, Labor, Last. The ultimate point of the class is to provide them with the single greatest tool that I can give to someone in a leadership role, and that is a lens by which you can judge every decision around the firehouse... before you make it. (I say firehouse on purpose... not fireground)

Reflexive Readiness - PM": In the fire service we never know what call will be the call of our lifetime. There is no guarantee that the next fire we run on will be a run-of-the-mill one. Reflexive Readiness is all about learning the core concepts that will allow a person to build a culture of Unconscious competence. So that when things are hard and changing and chaos is trying to rear its head, we can be ready, adaptable, confident and competent.

No short class can turn someone into the ultimate fireground expert, but Reflexive Readiness provides the tools and a framework for beginning that journey. Starting on the premise that making decisions is simple when you understand your priorities, and then building from there. Just remember that simple does not mean easy! The remainder of the class is then spent defining fireground tactical decision making, and how to best maximize each and every attendees fireground experience, training, situational awareness and their comfort level when making decisions.

I believe there is a massive need in the fire service to prepare those in decision making roles to be more decisive and deliberate on the modern fireground. To understand that decision making is based on understanding your priorities. When there is a clear understanding of this throughout an organization then you can operate at a very high level, and with intentionality. Experience, combined with training to maximize your situational awareness and enhance your comfort level. The keys to achieving this are outlined in this class. When things are hard and changing, nothing can replace a well prepared and decisive fireground commander.

Instructor: Corley Moore
Ret. Batallion Chief, Moore Fire Department (OK)

Corley Moore is a nationally recognized speaker and instructor specializing in the topics of leadership and culture. He is the author of Challenge Your Leadership and The 9L’s: Keys to Building a High-Performance Culture, co-author of You, Me, and Our Broken Tools, and developer of the #1 best-selling books - The Book of Search and Work of Search.

He is the founder of Firehouse Vigilance and its mission: the “Never Ending Fight Against Complacency”, and the host of The Weekly Scrap, a firefighter podcast where fire service leaders come together to discuss improving the culture of the modern fire service. He also hosts Scrap Solo, launched January 1, 2026, featuring in-depth conversations focused on a single topic with a single guest. Corley is the creator of the V50, the Vigilant Creed, and the VIGILANTES, a growing community with members in all 50 states and seven countries.

Corley served with the Moore Fire Department since 1997 and recently retired as a Battalion Chief, where he led Green Shift, a collection of badass firefighters who made him look good every day.