Symposium in the Sun

Symposium in the Sun 2025

November 13 - 16, 2025
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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We cover a wide range of topics across the fire and emergency service. From sections, committees, divisions, workgroups and KnowledgeNet participants, we produce an array of resources and tools to help fire/EMS leaders with the many issues they deal with on a daily basis.

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Helping you with local regulations to federal policy and funding.

As the need for regional, state and federal emergency management coordination grows, the IAFC works on the national level to ensure federal policies and funding support local needs and contribute to networked emergency management.

Your participation is critical! Learn more about how you can take action and tools the IAFC provides to support your efforts.

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IAFC positions help you educate and advocate for local regulations based on best practices across the fire and emergency service.