International Association of Fire Chiefs
Conferences & Events

Upcoming Events

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    IAFC Legislative Update
    March 5, 2026
    As you get ready to travel to DC for the CFSI Dinner, here’s an update on legislative issues that you can discuss with your Senators and Representatives.
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    Helping Members Find Their Spark Through Mentoring - Angola, IN
    March 7, 2026
    101 S. Union Avenue Ashley, IN
    Learn how to create and maintain effective mentoring programs that engage members, support their growth, and improve retention. This full-day course includes hands-on activities, discussions, and practical tools to implement mentoring within your department.
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    Building Collaborative Teams - Angola, IN
    March 8, 2026
    101 S. Union Avenue Ashley, IN
    An interactive workshop designed to strengthen communication, improve teamwork, and enhance department culture through hands-on activities and practical tools.
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    Coffee with SHS - CRM: The Force Multiplier Behind Safer Fireground Decisions
    March 19, 2026
    CRM is often described as a force multiplier: a way to use all available resources to reduce error, improve safety, and strengthen team performance.
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    Wildland-Urban Interface Conference 2026
    March 24 - 26, 2026
    Reno, NV
    Three essential tracks - Fire Adapted Communities, operations & suppression, and policy & tools - ensure you and your team get everything you need to minimize and manage threats in the WUI.
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    Recruitment and Retention Coordinator Certification - Montgomery County, MD
    April 15, 2026
    8751 Snouffer School Rd, Montgomery Village, MD
    A certification course covering recruitment planning, member onboarding, retention strategies, and community outreach to help departments build sustainable membership pipelines.
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    Recruitment and Retention Coordinator Certification - Goose Creek, SC
    April 24, 2026
    201 Button Hall Ave, Goose Creek, SC
    A certification course covering recruitment planning, member onboarding, retention strategies, and community outreach to help departments build sustainable membership pipelines.
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    Recruitment and Retention Coordinator Certification - Loudoun County, VA
    May 9, 2026
    801 Sycolin Rd, Leesburg, VA
    A certification course covering recruitment planning, member onboarding, retention strategies, and community outreach to help departments build sustainable membership pipelines.
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    Helping Members Find Their Spark Through Mentoring - Glendale, KY
    May 16, 2026
    630 College Street Rd Elizabethtown, KY
    Learn how to create and maintain effective mentoring programs that engage members, support their growth, and improve retention. This full-day course includes hands-on activities, discussions, and practical tools to implement mentoring within your department.
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    Community Risk Reduction Leadership Conference 2026
    May 19 - 21, 2026
    Glendale, AZ
    The CRR Leadership Conference is all new. Sponsored by the IAFC's Fire and Life Safety Section, the CRR Leadership Conference tackles CRR from the leadership perspective, highlighting best practices from concept to implementation to outcomes. Presentations will highlight the latest and greatest in CRR research.
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    Fire-Rescue Med 2026
    May 19 - 21, 2026
    Glendale, AZ
    Education for fire-based EMS leaders, including new and aspiring chiefs, on hiring and retaining, public/private integration, technology, billing for services, illness prevention & more.
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    Helping Members Find Their Spark Through Mentoring - Hayfork, CA
    May 23, 2026
    195 Hyampom Rd, Hayfork, CA
    Learn how to create and maintain effective mentoring programs that engage members, support their growth, and improve retention. This full-day course includes hands-on activities, discussions, and practical tools to implement mentoring within your department.
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    International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference 2026
    June 17 - 21, 2026
    Baltimore, MD
    The training offered at the Hazmat Conference provides immediate, practical and valuable information designed to ensure you successfully meet the demands of hazmat response in today's challenging environment.
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    Fire-Rescue International 2026
    August 12 - 14, 2026
    Kansas City, MO
    FRI, the IAFC's annual conference and expo, provides senior-level leadership training for chiefs and officer development education for chief and company officers, new ways to connect with vendors and colleagues, and the latest solutions to today's toughest challenges.
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    Building Collaborative Teams - Charlottesville, VA
    September 1, 2026
    212 7th St NE, Charlottesville, VA
    An interactive workshop designed to strengthen communication, improve teamwork, and enhance department culture through hands-on activities and practical tools.
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    Symposium in the Sun 2026
    November 12 - 15, 2026
    Clearwater, FL
    The Symposium in the Sun addresses the unique needs of volunteer and combination departments including transitioning from a volunteer to a combination department, recruitment and retention, leadership and management, staffing and more.
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    Technology Summit International 2026
    December 8 - 11, 2026
    Denver, CO
    Technology Summit International aims to bring the tech of the future to today’s fire and emergency service professionals
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