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Wildland Urban Interface Conference

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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    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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    Preserving our History while Flavoring our Future
    March 31, 2026
    Online
    This eye-opening program will emphasize our strong history in the fire service, which we must not only learn from but also preserve, as those lessons are priceless.
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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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    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 - Logansport, IN
    June 5, 2026
    630 High St, Logansport, 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 - Logansport, IN
    June 6, 2026
    630 High St, Logansport, 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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    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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    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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