The schedule for Fire Service Improvement Conference 2025 is here

September 13, 2024

When firefighters from around the state come together to train, share experiences, network, and fellowship, amazing things happen. Nearly everyone has heard “you can’t train enough for a job that can kill you” and it’s true. The time and effort you put into training for the different scenarios you face can save a life. It is our hope that the hands-on-training offered at Fire Service Improvement Conference, January 23-26, 2025, prepared you for those situations. While practice may not make perfect, it makes progress, and you owe it to yourself and your community to work to get better every day.

The Training & Education Committee is excited to bring back a few favorites to the course lineup plus a few dynamic additions to the schedule.

RETURNING COURSES

• Hand in Hand Engine School (3-day) instructed by Jonah Smith and cadre
• Truck School (3-day) instructed by Blake Cartee and cadre
• The Effective Command Process: Practical Incident Command (3-day) instructed by Nick Ray and cadre
• Make The Grab: Creating Aggressive Search Culture (2-day) instructed by Micah Rains and cadre
• Basic Shoring for the Initial Engine Company (2-day) instructed by Chad Beam and South Carolina Task Force 1
• Winning on the Fireground: Limited Staffing (2-day) instructed by Michael Dozier and cadre

NEW COURSES

• Thermal Imaging: A General Overview with Practical Applications with Live Fire (1-day) instructed by Manfred Kihn and Jeff Queen
• Beyond the Basics Driver Operator School (3-day) instructed by Jeff Allen, Philip Yarchuk, and Andy Soccodato
• Active Shooter/Hostile Event Training (2-day) instructed by Valkyrie Tactical Solutions
• Agricultural Response (2-day) instructed by Brian Roberson
• Heavy Lifting and Large Vehicle Stabilization (2-day) instructed by Robert Joyner and Randy Wells

CLASSROOM OFFERINGS

• The Real Risk: Bridging Leadership and Risk Management Perspectives instructed by Chief Marquis Solomon
• Building Your Team to Succeed: A Practical Guide to Hiring and Promotional Assessments instructed by Chief Kevin Henson, Chief Charles Lamoreaux, Chief Tristan Johnson, Chief Chris Kip

Registration for FSIC opens for members on October 1 and is $50 for the weekend. Membership will be confirmed before rosters are finalized. Open enrollment to include non-members opens November 1. Non-member fees are to be announced.

See you in Columbia, January 23-26, 2025!