• Roundtable Talk – Get Ready for Safety Stand Down 2025

    This year’s Safety Stand Down takes place June 15-21 with the theme “Break the Stigma: Behavioral Health RESET.” Fire and emergency service departments are asked to focus their training and

    Free
  • In-Person – Planning and Implementing a Training Program

    Maki Theater 724 Louisiana Ave, Libby, MT, United States

    This course reviews best practices for creating a robust training program in a volunteer fire department. You will learn how to ensure your training program produces positive outcomes, accomplishes training

  • NVFC Training Summit

    Salt Lake City Marriott City Center 220 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

    The NVFC's signature conference is an opportunity to participate in valuable classroom training and share ideas and best practices with emergency responders from across the U.S. Attendees can choose from

  • 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

    Free
  • 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

    Free
  • 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

    Free
  • 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

    Free