Share Your Expertise. Strengthen the Fire & Emergency Service
Bring your knowledge, experience and ideas to the IAFC community. The International Association of Fire Chiefs is seeking dynamic presenters and experienced instructors to help educate, inspire and prepare fire and emergency service leaders at every stage of their careers. Explore the opportunities below and submit by the applicable deadline.
Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Conference
Submission Deadline: November 19
Help advance wildfire preparedness, mitigation and response. WUI brings together fire service leaders, practitioners and partners to share strategies, tools and innovative approaches for addressing the growing challenges facing wildland-urban interface communities.
Hazmat Conference
Submission Deadline: October 30
Share your expertise with hazmat professionals from across the fire and emergency service. The IAFC Hazmat Conference delivers specialized education, emerging practices and real-world lessons designed to strengthen hazardous materials preparedness, response and leadership.
Community Risk Reduction & Fire Rescue Med (CRR-FRM)
Submission Deadline: November 13
Help connect prevention with response. CRR-FRM brings together professionals focused on community risk reduction, fire prevention, EMS and operational response to exchange practical strategies for building safer, healthier and more resilient communities.
Fire-Rescue International (FRI)
Submission Deadline: December 1
Take the stage at the IAFC’s premier leadership conference. FRI brings together fire and EMS leaders from around the world for forward-looking education focused on leadership, operations, innovation and the issues shaping the future of the fire and emergency service.
Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment & Retention Training Program
Instructor Application Deadline: December 5
The IAFC Workforce Solutions team, in collaboration with the IAFC Training and Education Development Committee, is seeking experienced fire service professionals to serve as instructors for the Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment & Retention Training Program, supported through a FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Recruitment and Retention Grant. Instructors will help volunteer and combination departments strengthen their leadership, recruitment, retention and team-building efforts through engaging, interactive training.
