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STATEMENT OF
POSITION
Instructor
Recertification
The Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors (WSFSI) was formed in 1962 to serve the needs of fire instructors in our State.
Now renamed Wisconsin Society of Emergency Services Instructors (WSESI), the Society assists local instructors through the exchange of ideas, dissemination of information, and the presentation of seminars and conferences. All of this is geared toward helping fire and emergency services instructors in their personal development and assisting them in bringing quality education and programs to their own agencies.
Please tour our site and learn more about how WSESI can serve all of your instructional needs. Your questions and comments are always welcome.
Updates to our webpages will be ongoing and posted as soon as practicable.
Thanks for your patience!
W S E S I NEWS BRIEFS – May 27, 2025
ACTION UPDATE (updated)! – Last month, Wisconsin Fire Service Education Office (FSEO) Director Ward Lyon solicited feedback from the fire service community regarding the Fire & Emergency Services Instructor (FESI) recertification requirement. WSESI members have begun to respond – but we still need more input! The Board and leadership of the Society encourages you, the members, to become active participants in this process. Contact WSESI President (and our Training & Programs Chair) Dave Yakowenko with your ideas and suggestions.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025 – The NEW contact information for the Society will be:
WSESI, Inc.
225111 Camellia St
Wausau WI 54401
Phone: 715-203-7324
mhill@wsesi.org -or- info@wsesi.org
Our web address remains: www.wsesi.org
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2026 ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE – Plans are underway with both the Training & Programs Committee and the Conference Site committee – mark your calendar for February 20-22, 2026 – and join us in Rhinelander!
Meanwhile, submit your ideas for presentations and topics – especially if you have encountered new subject matter at last month’s FDIC International in Indianapolis – on our Conference webpage:
www.wsesi.org/annual-conference
Thanks!
LIVE LINKS to our events, and any sent in through our associates, will be posted on the WSESI Events webpage:
Recently received from FirefighterCloseCalls.com – Home of The Secret List
A little after 2300 hours last night, a Montgomery (Texas) tanker was returning from a fire. The truck was traveling west on SH 105 just east of Walden Road. At the same time, a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy was following a Volkswagen CC that was traveling east on 105 and unable to maintain a single marked lane. Just as the deputy was about to activate his emergency equipment, the vehicle veered to the left and jumped over the center median, which TXDOT installed to prevent head-on crashes. The 25-year-old female then slammed into the front of the fire truck. She was trapped in the vehicle in critical condition. A male passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected onto the floorboard.
A Montgomery County Constable was at the intersection at the time of the crash and immediately started CPR. However, the passenger was pronounced deceased on the scene. One Firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was also transported to the hospital.
WHILE AT THE SCENE: another motorist who at first was thought to be intoxicated drove into the scene, almost hitting a sheriff patrol unit head-on. After passing a field sobriety test, he was sent on his way.
It's dangerous out there. Eyes wide open, block and protect.
Free Training For ROADWAY SURVIVAL:
https://learning.respondersafety.com/Training_Programs/
This website will be added to the WSESI Links page.
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2025 MEMBER RENEWAL – ‘Renew-O-Meter’ – As of May 24, 2025:
28 – new and returning members (paid and complimentary)
81 – members of 14 Partner Agencies
8 – Life members
126 – paid individual renewals
2 – contacted and pending payment
44 -- ?????
FINAL NOTICES were sent by US Mail in early May. Please call or email if you joined in the middle of last year; you are likely eligible for a renewal discount.
For Instant Renewal, visit our Webstore:
WSESI Instant Renewal | www.wsesi.org
To join – or renew with updated information – go to our Membership page:
Don’t delay – do it TODAY!
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WISCONSIN FIRE & EMS COALITION (WFEC), hosted by Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin (PFFW), met May 19, 2025. Please contact your regional Director or Officers if you have issues or concerns that can be brought to the attention of the Coalition. Thanks!
VISIT OUR LINKS PAGE to check out the many online resources available from our colleagues around the state and across the country. This includes the Responder Safety Learning Network – provided by the Emergency Responder Safety Institute of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association as part of its mission to improve the safety of the nation's emergency responders.
If you know of a Fire / EMS website you would like to see added to our Links page, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks!
STATEWIDE FIRE SERVICE EVENTS – WSESI will continue to share information that we receive regarding events and programs of Wisconsin’s Fire / Emergency Services organizations throughout the year ahead. Please be encouraged to advise us of any of your agency’s / organization’s plans for events in the coming months, or of any changes that you are aware of. Thanks!
Having trouble downloading documents? Call 920-235-5494 to request a paper copy of any Society forms or documents – or email your request to kgerarden@wsesi.org .
NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 – via teleconference (unless otherwise announced).
Quarterly Board meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of January, April, July and October (until further notice).
Contact your Board members with any agenda items to be included. Thanks!