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The benefits of ESO Logistics Management

Combine three of ESO’s powerful management applications to ensure your agency stays response ready:

• Massively cut spending by creating more efficient inventory and equipment management workflows.
• Increase visibility across your entire agency through user-friendly checklists accessible from any device at any time.
• Automate manual time-consuming processes to let your crew focus on what matters most.

Ready to learn more? Request a demo today.

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Do you want to learn more about how your organization can benefit from ESO Asset Management? Watch this short overview video and request a demo today.

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Think your organization can benefit from ESO Checklists? Watch the video and request a demo.

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This recurring “Ask Me Anything” style call will tackle the challenges facing the fire service and offer support on how we can improve. Bring your most pressing questions, as each call will feature live Q&A, lessons learned from experience, and some good ol’ fashion conversation.

Each session will center around a specific topic, from identifying future leaders of fire service to finding out how to get the most out of your service members. Fill out the form to register for this webinar series, starting September 9, 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. CT. Got a question you want to be answered? Add it within the form or email Chief Bill Gardner, b.gardner@eso.com.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Chief Bill Gardner (Ret.), Senior Director, Fire Products, ESO

Chief Gardner has more than 35 years of Fire and EMS experience. Most recently, he was the Chief of the Leander Fire Department, retiring in February 2019 after holding that role since 2010. He was instrumental in helping the fire department grow and scale in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Chief Gardner has worked in various sized agencies from all-volunteer to metro-size departments and has numerous recognitions for his service at the local, state and national levels.

He holds Master Fire Firefighter Certification, Investigators Certification, Instructor Certifications, CFO and CFE and served as the President of the Texas State Firefighters and Fire Marshals’ Association. Gardner currently serves as a Senior Advisor for Leander Fire Department, an instructor and Advisory Board Member to TEEX Annual School Programs and an instructor in Chief Development Program, presenting at numerous state and national conferences. He also holds several degrees and certifications in fire administration, fire technology, EMS and emergency management from a variety of organizations, including Texas Tech University, the Center for Public Safety Excellence and the National Fire Academy.

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Presented by Ret. Chief Bill Gardner (ESO), some of the key takeaways you’ll gain from this webinar include:

• Being able to tell your department’s story beyond just the number of calls.
• Graph a story that is yours, and that also demonstrates highlights and gaps.
• Tell your story with articulation and clarity in under two minutes.

MEET THE SPEAKER

Chief Bill Gardner (Ret.), Senior Director, Fire Products, ESO 

Chief Gardner has more than 35 years of Fire and EMS experience. Most recently, he was the Chief of the Leander Fire Department, retiring in February 2019 and holding that role since 2010. He was instrumental in helping the fire department grow and scale in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Chief Gardner has worked in various sized agencies from all volunteer to metro-size departments and has numerous recognitions for his service at the local, state and national levels.

He holds Master Fire Firefighter Certification, Investigators Certification, Instructor Certifications, CFO and CFE and served as the President of the Texas State Firefighters and Fire Marshals’ Association. Gardner currently serves as a Senior Advisor for Leander Fire Department, an instructor and Advisory Board Member to TEEX Annual School Programs and an instructor in Chief Development Program, presenting at numerous state and national conferences. He also holds several degrees and certifications in fire administration, fire technology, EMS and emergency management from a variety of organizations, including Texas Tech University, the Center for Public Safety Excellence and the National Fire Academy.

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How can data drive these efforts? Watch as Dr. Remle Crowe and Dr. Antonio Fernandez discuss the latest research related to burnout and turnover in EMS, along with how agencies can leverage the power of data to monitor factors related to burnout, take action and reduce turnover.

You’ll learn about data-driven strategies including:

• Monitoring assault on providers
• Tracking critical incidents detrimental to mental health
• Recording exposures to dangerous substances or diseases like COVID-19
• Providing follow-up on patient outcomes after transfer of care at the emergency department

OUR SPEAKERS

REMLE CROWE, PhD, NREMT

Dr. Crowe is an expert in using data to power quality improvement and research initiatives in EMS. From truck clutches to clinical care, she has shown how improvement science and sound research methodology work to solve problems across fields. As an EMT with a passion for advancing EMS, she earned her PhD in epidemiology and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Now, as a research scientist at ESO, Dr. Crowe routinely uses data to improve community health and safety.

ANTONIO R. FERNANDEZ, PhD, NRP, FAHA

Dr. Fernandez is a research scientist at ESO. He has been a nationally certified paramedic for over 15 years. In 2010, Dr. Fernandez completed the NREMT EMS Research Fellowship and earned his doctorate in Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. Before he came to ESO, Dr. Fernandez worked on state repository EMS research as Research Director for the EMS Performance Improvement Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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• • Why reporting and collecting this information matters to your organization and your firefighters.
  • How to use this data to help reduce impacts from the most significant issues facing firefighters today.
  • What actions you can take and why.

Register to watch the webinar on demand.

Meet the Speakers

Chief Bill Gardner (Ret.), Senior Director, Fire Products, ESO 

Chief Gardner has more than 35 years of Fire and EMS experience. Most recently, he was the Chief of the Leander Fire Department, retiring in February 2019 and holding that role since 2010. He was instrumental in helping the fire department grow and scale in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Chief Gardner has worked in various sized agencies from all volunteer to metro-size departments and has numerous recognitions for his service at the local, state and national levels.

He holds Master Fire Firefighter Certification, Investigators Certification, Instructor Certifications, CFO and CFE and served as the President of the Texas State Firefighters and Fire Marshals’ Association. Gardner currently serves as a Senior Advisor for Leander Fire Department, an instructor and Advisory Board Member to TEEX Annual School Programs and an instructor in Chief Development Program, presenting at numerous state and national conferences. He also holds several degrees and certifications in fire administration, fire technology, EMS and emergency management from a variety of organizations, including Texas Tech University, the Center for Public Safety Excellence and the National Fire Academy.

Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, President and CEO, International Public Safety Data Institute 

Dr. Moore-Merrell is the President and CEO of the IPSDI, assisting local public safety agencies in their efforts to use their data to show response capability, reliability and operational performance. Moore-Merrell began this role in 2019 after serving 26 years as a senior executive in the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). An expert in executive leadership, emergency response system evaluation, public safety resource deployment, community risk assessment, data collection and analysis, strategic planning, costs and benefits analysis, advocacy, consensus building, policy development and implementation and generational differences in the workplace, Moore-Merrell advises elected officials, as well as chief executives at the national level and in local metropolitan jurisdictions.

She was recently awarded Honorary Membership in the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association for her expertise in areas of Fire Prevention, Fire Suppression, or other related disciplines. Lori is only the 4th individual to be presented this honor in the 54-year history of the organization and has received numerous awards of distinction.

Previously as principal investigator and senior project manager on federal projects, Moore-Merrell has led production of landmark reports and other tools to improve Residential and High-Rise Fireground Operations, Community Risk Assessment, Fire and EMS Resource Deployment and Big Data Analytics.

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Product highlights:

• Maintain compliance and decrease liability through easy-to-manage reporting
• Increase the lifetime value of your assets by ensuring they stay up to date with maintenance reporting
• Ensure your team has the equipment they need in a moment’s notice with user-friendly checklists and dashboards

Ready to learn more? View the Asset Management product spotlight or request a demo today.

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Benefits of ESO Checklists:

• Standardize processes with easy-to-complete station, equipment, and vehicle checks.
• Know what’s happening in your station in real time by accessing checklists from anywhere at any time on any device.
• Create more efficient workflows with automated follow-up tasks.

Ready to learn more? View the Checklists product spotlight or request a demo.

Plus, you can keep track of your day-to-day operations, maintenance, and equipment checks in one secure, digital location, by bundling checklists with inventory and asset management with the ESO Logistics Management Solution.

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