KSFFA Events
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Mail Reimbursement Form To:
KSFFA - PO Box 3866, Topeka, KS 66604
or email the form to: treasurer@ksffa.com
Brown County Fire School
October 5-6, 2024
Fire School will be hosted at Fischer Center in Hiawatha, KS - 201 E. Iowa Street Hiawatha, KS 66434
Saturday, October 5th:
- Fire hose and Burn trailer in the AM 4 Hour
- Fire hose and Burn trailer in the PM 4 Hour
- Building Construction - 4 Hour
- Forcible Entry - 4 Hour (2hr class/ 2 hr HOT)
Sunday, October 6th:
- Pump Operations - 4 Hour
- Ventilation - 4 Hour
- Reading Smoke - 4 Hour
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
Wichita HOT
October 12-13, 2024
Visit www.wichitahot.com for class descriptions and registration.
2025 St. Paul Fire School
January 4-5, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 FRA Seminar
January 18, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Lincoln Fire School
February 1-2, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Pratt Fire School
April 5-6, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 KSFFA Annual Conference
April 24-27, 2025
Location: Hilton Garden Inn - Hays, KS
More Information Coming Soon!
2025 Augusta Fire School
May 3-4, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Scott City Fire School
June 7-8, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Yates Center Fire School
July 12-13, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Fairmount Fire School
August 2-3, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Garfield Fire School
September 6-7, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Paola Fire School
October 4-5, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Plainville Fire School
November 1-2, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
2025 Nemaha Co Fire District 4 Fire School
December 6-7, 2025
Classes will begin at 8:00 am daily
View the COURSE CATALOG for course descriptions
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
Oakley Fire School
September 7-8, 2024
611 Center Ave, Oakley, KS
Saturday, September 7th:
- FRA Training
- KFRTI Rural Officer
- Rural Engine Company Ops
- Vehicle extraction
- Hazmat Awareness
- Propane safety/Elevator
Sunday, September 8th:
- Ethanol
- Tank Batteries
- FF Rehab
- Ventilation
- Burn Trailer - PM
Travel expenses are reimbursable through the KSFFA SAFER Grant.
Travel includes: hotel, mileage and per diem. *funding is not available for 100% career fire departments*
Leadership Development Seminar
Leadership Development Seminar
Agenda Sneak Peak
Human Resource Challenges
Budgeting & Money Management
Efficient Workforce Planning Strategies
Communication: Bridging the Gap
DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Grow your leadership Skills
How does your community perceive you
Retention Strategy
Promote your department
Times: Friday 6-9pm & Saturday 8am-5:30pm
Location: Logan County EMS Building
710 West 2nd Street
Oakley, KS 67748
Hotel Info: Sleep Inn
3698 US 40
Oakley, KS 67748
(785) 671-1111
*Reserve rooms under KSFFA Firefighters by 9/1/2024
Crawford County Fire School
August 3-4, 2024
Crawford County Fire School
Girard Fire Station
116 N Ozark Street, Girard, KS 66743
Saturday, August 3rd
KFRTI Rural Fire Officer - 8 Hrs. (Fire Station)
Vehicle Extrication - 8 Hrs. (Training Grounds)
Reading Smoke - 4 Hrs (AM) (Civic Center)
Building Construction - 4 Hrs. (PM) (Civic Center)
Sunday, August 4th
Fire Hose & Handling - 4 Hrs. (Fire Station)
Forcible Entry - 4 Hrs. (Apparatus Bay)
Sunday PM Training
Live Fire Trailer (Training Grounds)
Ellis County Fire School
July 13-14, 2024
Classes will be held at the North Central Kansas Technical College - 2205 Wheatland Ave, Hays, KS
Saturday, July 13
8hr - KFRTI Mobile Water Supply Course (2 day) IFSAC Certification
8hr - Vehicle Extrication
8hr - Wildland Fire
4hr - AM Fire Cause and Determination
4hr - PM Art of reading buildings/Building Construction
Sunday, July 14
8hr KFRTI Mobile Water Supply Course (2 day) IFSAC Certification
4hr AM Forcible Entry
4hr AM From Engine to Fire
4hr PM Live Fire Burn Trailer
Norwich Fire School
June 8-9, 2024
Norwich Public Schools - 209 Parkway St, Norwich, KS 67118
Saturday, June 8th
Engine Company operations for small rural companies (8Hrs.)
Vehicle Extrication (8Hrs.)
Rural and Suburban Water Supply (8Hrs.)
Fire Officer (8Hrs.)
Sunday, June 9th
Engine to Fire (4hrs) with live burn
Propane Safety (4Hrs.)
Skills forcible entry and scba confidence (4Hrs.)
Yates Center Fire School
Yates Center Fire School
May 11-12, 2024
110 South Main Street, Yates Center, KS 66783
Saturday, May 11th:
Vehicle Extrication - 8 Hrs.
Skills Trailer - 8 Hrs.
Wildfires - 8 Hrs.
Search & Rescue - 8 Hrs.
Sunday, May 12th:
Reading smoke - 4 Hrs.
Streams and hoses - 4 Hrs.
Fire behavior - 4 Hrs.
Ventilation - 4 Hrs.
Sunday PM Training:
Live Burn Trailer
Russell County Fire School
December 2-3, 2023
Hosted By: Russell County Fire Dept.
Location: KS
Grant County Fire School
November 4-5, 2023
Hosted By: Grant County Fire Dept.
Location: KS
36th Annual Memorial in Girard, KS
The Officers and Firefighters of The Girard Fire Department, in conjunction with Crawford County Fire District # 4 and The Southeast Kansas Firefighter Honor Guard, would like to cordially invite you as well as any members from your department and their families to attend our annual memorial. This year will mark our 36th Annual Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial and will be held Sunday, October 15th at 2:00 P.M. at the Girard Fire Department – 116 N Ozark, Girard Ks 66743.
This year’s memorial will be recognizing the 144 firefighter’s that were added to the National Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. A complete breakdown of those that we are honoring at this year’s memorial can be found at the link below:
https://weekend.firehero.org/2023-roll-of-honor/
Additionally we will be Honoring 21 firefighter’s that have died in the Line of Duty in the Southeast Kansas Area dating back to 1911. This year’s memorial will include the unfortunate unveiling of Fire Chief Stanly L. Giles with Linn Valley Lakes Fire Department who passed away on February 10, 2010 and Firefighter Joshua C. Haynes with Linn County Rural Fire District # 1 who passed away June 22, 2022.
We encourage any honor guard members that wish to assist in recognizing our fallen brothers and sisters to participate. I would ask that if you are wishing to participate in the memorial to please contact me so we can plan accordingly.
Herington Fire School & Grant Writing
October 7-8, 2023
Hosted By: Herington Fire Dept.
Location: Herington, KS
Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Sunday, October 1st, 2023, 1:30 pm
Hosted by: Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Grainfield Fire School
September 9-10, 2023
Hosted By: Grainfield Fire Dept.
Location: Grainfield, KS
Alta Vista Fire School
August 5-6, 2023
Hosted By: Alta Vista Fire Dept.
Location: Alta Vista, KS
Marysville Fire School
May 6-7, 2023
Hosted By: Marysville Fire Dept.
Location: Marysville, KS
Annual KSFFA Conference
2023 KSFFA Annual Conference
April 14-16, 2023
Location: Mulvane, KS
Labette Fire School
March 31- April 2
Hosted By: Labette Fire Dept.
Location: Labette, KS
Plainville Fire School
February 11-12, 2023
Hosted By: Plainville Fire Dept.
Location: Plainville, KS
FRA Seminar
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Tony’s Pizza Events Center
Salina, Kansas
IMPORTANT BENEFIT INFORMATION FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Garnett Fire School
January 7-8, 2023
Hosted By: Anderson County
Location: Anderson County High School, 1100 K31-Hwy Garnett KS
Questions - Contact: Mick Brinkmeyer, 785-448-4002
or KSFFA Dan Romine, 785-231-7771