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November 13-16

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2025 VCOS Gold Ribbon Report: Utilizing Data in Emergency Response: NERIS

Gold Ribbon Resource

Guidance on Developing a Successful Fire Chaplain Service in Your Fire Department

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Yellow Ribbon Report Update on behavioral wellness now available!

Report provides resources, action items toward a proactive approach to mental wellness in our industry.

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July 28, 2025
Learn how to utilize GIS toolkits to effectively map recruitment strategies aimed at attracting and retaining firefighters

Help Strengthen Hazmat Rail Response, Your Experience Matters!

June 27, 2025
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Fire Camp Scholarships are back!

June 24, 2025
Submit your department’s application now!

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Fire-Rescue International 2025

August 13 - 16, 2025 | Orlando, FL
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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Digital Incident Command: Insights from the Denver Fire Department's Changes

August 28, 2025 Online
This webinar will provide valuable insights into how adopting digital resources can increase efficiency when managing incidents from various locations
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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To develop and enhance effective, professional leaders of the volunteer and combination fire service by providing tools, resources and representation to lead their organizations effectively. Learn more

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