All Courses and Training

Jan 15

Coffee with SHS - Cancer in the Fire Service: No Filter, No Lectures
January 15, 2026

There’s dark humor, hard truth, lived experience, and practical ways to lower your risk, without the lectures. If you work in this job, this is a conversation you need to be part of. Pull up a chair.
Jan 20

Retention and Recruitment Award
January 20, 2026

Online

Fire Chief Blaine Leis will discuss the program contents used by his department that transformed the Gladwyne Volunteer Fire Company with a new culture and success in retaining existing members and recruiting new members who stay active in the department.
Mar 24

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.
May 19

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.
May 19

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.
Jun 18

International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference 2026
June 18 - 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.
Aug 12

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.
Nov 12

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.
Dec 8

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