2011 PROGRAM
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| FRIDAY - April 15, 2011 |
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TRACK ONE |
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• 5:00 pm
Conference Rules and Objectives
KEN ROYE - Conference Host
• 5:30 pm
Basics of Electricity and Electrical Effects in Wildland Fires
MARK A. RHODES P.E. Ph.D.
Rhodes Engineering,
Pleasanton, CA
• 6:30 pm
Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
PAUL T. WAY P. E. CFEI, PI
CASE Forensics
Seattle, WA
• 7:30 pm
Power Line Forensics, Clearances and Evidence Collection
JEFFREY L. SELLON P.E.
Principal Engineer
Western Engineering
Research Corp.
Denver, CO |
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SATURDAY - April 16, 2011 |
TRACK TWO
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TRACK ONE |
TRACK THREE |
• 8:00 am
Insurance Industry Perspective on Governmental Fire Fighting Cost Recovery Actions
ROBERT G. CARR, CPCU, AIC, ARM
Senior Claim Analyst
Liberty Northwest Insurance Co.
Liberty Lake, WA
• 9:00 am
Auditing Issues in Fire Fighting Cost Recovery Actions
CHRIS PARKER (CDF Ret.)
BOB McALPINE (CDF Ret.)
McAlpine & Parker
Garden Valley, CA
• 10:00 am
Managing Tree-Caused Electric Service Interruptions
SIG GUGGENMOOS
Ecological Solutions
Alberta, Canada
• 11:00 am
Inverse Condemnation Theory and Railroad Defendants
THOMAS A. CREGGER ESQ.
Randolph, Cregger & Chalfant
Sacramento, CA
ALAN JANG
Jang & Associates, LLP
Walnut Creek, CA
• • • LUNCH BREAK
• 1:00 pm
Lightning Strikes or Power Line Arcing — Grizzly Gulch Fire
DR. DON LATHAM
Six Mile Systems LLP
Huson, MT
• 2:00 pm
Issues and Lessons From the Grizzly Gulch Power Line Fire Litigation
KEN BARKER, ESQ.
Barker Wilson Law Firm
Belle Fourche, SD
• 3:00 pm
Organizing Insurance Subrogation Damages – Before, During and After Wildfires
ALAN JANG
Jang & Associates, LLP
Walnut Creek, CA
JOSEPH ASTLEFORD
Jang & Associates, LLP
Walnut Creek, CA
• 4:00 pm
Recent Developments in Wildfire Damages
RANDY GIMPLE, ESQ.
Carlson, Calladine & Peterson
San Francisco, CA
DAVID BONA, ESQ.
Carlson, Calladine & Peterson
San Francisco, CA
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• 8:00 am
Wildland Railroad Fire Investigations
FRANK STEELE
Retired CDF Fire Investigator
Merlin, OR
• 9:15 am
Investigating Fires Aboard Passenger and Freight Trains
JOSEPH B. ZICHERMAN, Ph.D., SFPE
Fire Cause Analysis
Berkeley, CA
DENNIS FIELD, CFI
Fire Cause Analysis
Berkeley, CA
• 10:45 am
Evaluating Origin and Cause Reports
GARY L. WHITE
Fire Investigator
GL White and Associates
Bend, OR
• • • LUNCH BREAK • • •
• 1:00 pm
Wildfire Litigation - A View From Australia
DR. MICHAEL EBURN
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
• 2:00 pm
Effective Expert Witness Testimony From the Trial Judge's Perspective
HONORABLE SCOTT SNOWDEN Retired Judge of the Napa Superior Court
Mediator
• 3:00 pm
Tour the Exhibits - Gain Some Insight
JOHN HARRIS
Landscape Economics, LLC
Plantation, FL
• 4:00 pm
Goaded into Action: California's Regulatory Response to the Power Line Fire Threat
DR. JOSEPH W. MITCHELL, Ph.D.
M-bar Technologies & Consulting
Ramona, CA
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• 8:00 am
A Case Study of the Fire-Flood Sequence in Southern California
PHILIP J. SHALLER, Ph.D., PG, CEG
Senior Management Scientist
Exponent, Inc.
Irvine, CA
• 9:00 am
Fuel Treatment Science - Knowledge and Needs
PHILIP N. OMI, Ph. D.
Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University
Sebastopol, CA
• 10:00 am
Ignitability of Structures
JACK COHEN
Fire Lab
Missoula, MT
• 11:00 am
Geospatial Technologies and Geospatial Analysis
JOHN KOLTUN
Geographic Resource Solutions
Arcata, CA
• • • LUNCH BREAK
• 1:00 pm
Panel Discussion No. 1 — Conditions Under Which Wildfires are Beneficial
DR. SANDRA
RIDEOUT-HANZAK, Ph.D.
Moderator
Texas A&M University
Kingsville, TX
Panelists:
JAY LININGER
CHRISTOPHER A. DICUS, Ph.D.
• 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion No. 2 — Conditions Under Which Wildfires are Harmful
DR. SANDRA RIDEOUT-HANZAK, Ph.D.
Moderator
Texas A&M University
Kingsville, TX
Panelists:
DR. BOB ZYBACH, Ph.D.
MATT RAHN
• 4:00 pm
Fueling the Fire: The Economics of Liability Law and the Weak Incentives for Active Management of Natural Fuels
JONATHAN YODER
School of Economic Sciences
Washington State University
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SUNDAY - April 17, 2011 |
TRACK TWO
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TRACK ONE
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TRACK THREE |
• 9:00 am
People v. Oyler (Esperanza Fire) Liability Phase Trial
MIKE MAYMAN, ESQ.
Deputy District Attorney
Riverside County
Riverside, CA
DOUG ALLEN
Fire Investigator
Banning, CA
• 10:00 am
People v. Oyler Death Penalty Phase Trial
MIKE MAYMAN, ESQ.
MICHAEL HESTRIN, ESQ.
Deputy District Attorney
Riverside County
Riverside, CA
• 11:00 am
Prosecuting Corporations, Officers and Directors for Safety Violations
MICHAEL CABRAL
Assistant Chief Deputy DA
Yolo County
Woodland, CA
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• 9:00 am
Contemporary Issues in Subrogation Litigation
SHAWN CAINE,ESQ.
Del Mar, CA
MARK GROTEFELD
Grotefeld & Hoffman, LLP
Chicago, IL
• 10:30 am
Defending Catastrophic Fire Loss Cases
JOHN V. McCOY
McCoy and Hofbauer
Waukesha, WI & Chicago, IL
• 12:00 Noon
Closing Remarks
KEN ROYE
Conference Host
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• 9:00 am
Which Valuation Method is Best for Vegetation (Trees and Landscapes) and Land Improvement Damages? Hear Some Answers
JOHN HARRIS
Landscape Economics, LLC
Plantation, FL
• 10:00 am
Assessing Private and Public Damages for Lost Ecosystem Services
ROBERT E. UNSWORTH,
President
Industrial Economics, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
• 11:00 am
Plants, DNA and Forensic Science
DR. VALERIE HIPKINS
Director National Forest Genetics Laboratory,
Placerville, CA
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