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  • Webinar – The Continuing Evolution of Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System Design and Safety

    As the deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the U.S. accelerates, it’s critical for project developers, owners, and operators to engage with local firefighters to provide detailed information about advances in BESS technology, codes and standards, safety systems, and facility design to support effective emergency planning, hazard mitigation, and incident response. This

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  • In-Person – Teaching Hazmat Basics

    Coolville Volunteer Fire Department 2770 Sixth Street, Coolville, OH, United States

    This course covers the foundations of teaching hazmat response and safety. Attendees will learn how to connect their hazmat training to the risks faced by the student audience. They will walk away able to take a limited hazmat resource list and develop at least three practical skills trainings of direct benefit to their students. Finally,

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  • In-Person – EV/AFV Incident Management: Safety and Response Techniques

    McLaren Bay Region Lincoln Center 820 S Lincoln St, Bay City, MI, United States

    As the number of electric vehicles on the roadways increases, it is important for first responders to understand how a response involving these types of vehicles is different than those with an internal combustion engine. This awareness and fundamentals course sponsored by General Motors will introduce first responders to hybrid and electric vehicles, share data

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  • Webinar – Inform, Educate, Alert, Recruit, and Raise Funds with Nextdoor

    Unlock the full potential of community engagement with our invaluable webinar on leveraging Nextdoor for your emergency services department. Imagine having a platform where your entire neighborhood is already tuned in and ready to hear from you. With a free Nextdoor page, you get an auto-subscribed audience of verified community members, ensuring that every message

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  • In-Person – Essentials of Volunteer Retention and Recruitment

    Woodstock Fire Department 121 W Court Street, Woodstock, VA, United States

    Many fire and EMS departments across the nation are struggling to find new volunteer members and retain their current members. This session discusses the challenges of recruiting volunteers, presents valuable research collected as part of the NVFC’s Make Me A Firefighter campaign, and offers ideas to help overcome recruiting challenges. Potential retention solutions and the

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  • In-Person – Creating a Psychologically Healthy Fire Department

    Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel 2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

    This course from the National Volunteer Fire Council and the American Psychological Association's Center for Organizational Excellence is designed to empower fire department leadership to promote and support healthy, high-performing fire/EMS departments. Based on the framework from the Psychologically Healthy Fire Departments initiative, this course focuses on six key practices – member involvement, health and

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  • Roundtable Talk – Diving Deeper: Fires and Non-Fire Emergencies in Big Box Facilities

    Following up on the December 2024 Roundtable Talk on big-box fires, this session will further explore how volunteer fire departments can prepare for emergency responses to big-box facilities. In small towns, where land is less expensive and highway/interstate access is convenient, big box facilities such as distribution centers, warehouses, and industrial spaces continue to absorb

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  • In-Person – EV/AFV Incident Management: Safety and Response Techniques

    Mont Belvieu Fire Station 11607 Eagle Drive, Mont Belvieu, TX, United States

    As the number of electric vehicles on the roadways increases, it is important for first responders to understand how a response involving these types of vehicles is different than those with an internal combustion engine. This awareness and fundamentals course sponsored by General Motors will introduce first responders to hybrid and electric vehicles, share data

    Free