ILLINOIS FIRE INSPECTORS
ASSOCIATION

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Thank you to our New Silver Level sponsors!

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Make sure you sign up for our next mini seminar on May 23rd. It will be on Navigating the Fire Alarm Plan Review and Documentation Process. It will be held at the Palatine Village Hall, 200 E. Wood St, Palatine, meeting room B.

 

Some of the items that will be covered will be: What documents are required by NFPA 72; how those documents are applied to the review process; what calculations are required and why they are required; how to best show the appliances/devices on the drawings; and a review of common mistakes that are found during the plan review process.

 

The IFIA will be offering a Fire and Life Safety Educator classes in Romeoville in July. Unlike prior FLSE classes, 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 OSFM certification class, that application is available on our website.

 

Due to the popularity of one of our conference speakers, Brene’ Duggins, the IFIA will be holding a TWO-DAY class with Brene’. It will be Elevate Your Programs: A Hands-On Workshop for Interactive Learning

 

This two-day, hands-on workshop will provide you with the tools and techniques to create engaging, interactive learning experiences that captivate participants and maximize knowledge retention.

 

Bring your device and get ready to:

• Experience a variety of digital and technology-free interactive activities from the participant's perspective.

• Learn how to design and implement these activities within your current programs.

• Build your own interactive lesson, combining digital and technology-free approaches.

• Walk away with a practical toolkit of ready-to-use activities and the confidence to create more.

 

The class will be on July 22nd and 23rd, from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, at the Plainfield Fire Dist. 23748 W 135th St, Plainfield, IL

 

Due to the need to fly the speaker in and to provide meals for attendees, the cost for this will be $150 for IFIA members, and $200 for non IFIA members.

 

Registration information will be available on our website.

 

Also, on the IFIA website - on the right side of the training tab, are PDFs for any CEUs you have obtained for 2024 and 2025. 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 your name and print a screen capture of your name.

 

We can really use your help at the State Fair on 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 some time visiting the Fair with them. The IFIA is able to provide gate and parking passes for those who participate. Just email the office and indicate how many will be attending.

 

Even though we are at the end of the school year, the OSFM is offering multiple public school inspection classes, The locations and registration information can be found at Upcoming Public School Inspection Classes.

 

The OSFM is also offering several Aboveground Storage Tank classes. Details on those classes can be found on the OSFM event page at https://sfm.illinois.gov/events.html

 

Upcoming events:

• May 23 – Navigating the Fire Alarm Plan Review and Documentation Process   Palatine

• July 22nd and 23rd – A Hands-On Workshop for Interactive Learning   Plainfield

• July 28 – Aug 1 – FLSE   Romeoville

• August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Inspector 1   Elk Grove Village

• August 17 – IFIA State Fair day

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

• September 26 – OSFM Regulations Related to Aboveground Storage Tanks

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

• November 21 – VRTUAL Did You Know?

• December 4 – Holiday Party

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