ILLINOIS FIRE INSPECTORS
ASSOCIATION

Thank you to our Gold Level sponsors!

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Camp I Am Me
FireSafety CADS

Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board​​​

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Thank you to our New Silver Level sponsors!

Valley Fire Protection Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our annual conference is right around the corner. While the room is getting very full, with over 130 attendees and 24 exhibitors, there is still time to register. Our website has a full program where you can see a description of all of the programs the bios of our speakers.

The OSFM has in person Fireworks training opportunities available. The next is March 18th in Palatine. If you go to the OSFM website, https://sfm.illinois.gov/iam/business/fireworks.html, and scroll to Upcoming Pyrotechnic Training & Meetings, there will be additional classes, detailed information on how to register.

On April 17, there will be a free all-day class on Understanding, Applying, and Enforcing NFPA 25. This will be held at Medinah Banquets in Addison. The instructor will be Ron Ritchey from the NFSA. The course describes the responsibilities for compliance and record keeping; the specific scope of the standard and identifies the various ways in which information related to changes in the system are handled; and many other topics. For more details and how to register, see the attachment.

The IFIA will be offering a Fire and Life Safety Educator classes in Romeoville in July. This class will be Monday through Friday. If that schedule works for you, sign up now on our website.

If you need a scholarship to cover the registration fees for our certification class, that application is available on our website. 

 

We welcome our new Gold level IFIA sponsor FireSafety CADS. If you are a business that would like to join our sponsors and support the education of fire inspectors and fire and life safety educators, there is a way to do that. The IFIA Board has developed gold, silver, and bronze level sponsorships. These are good for a calendar year. Specific details are available on our website.

On the IFIA website, on the right side of the training tab, is a PDF for 2024 CEUs. It shows what we have a record of for people attending our seminar/classes last year. We have done our best on its accuracy, but the ultimate record is the certificate(s) you would have received. To make a copy of your hours, just scroll to you name and print a screen capture of your record. We will be posting 2025 CEUs there as well.

Make plans to attend the IFIA day at the State Fair. The date is August 17th . Tent hours are from 10 – 4, but if you are able to just part of that, it makes a big difference. Bring the family, and spend the remaining time visiting the Fair with them. The IFIA is able to provide gate and parking passes for those who participate.​​​​

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• March 26 – 28 – Annual Fire and Life Safety Conference

• April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29  Inspector 2  Addison

• April 17 – All Day – Understanding, Applying, and Enforcing NFPA 25 Addison

• Jul 28 – Aug 1 – FLSE  Romeoville

• Aug 17 – IFIA State Fair day

• Sept 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2 – Inspector 2  Romeoville

• Nov 10 – 12, 17 & 18 – FLSE Countryside

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To see the latest in the State for CRR, visit their website at www.illinoiscrr.com.