W S E S I   NEWS BRIEFS – February 25, 2025

 

64th ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE – see our Conference webpage for a summary of 2025 activities.

 

PLANS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY for the 65th Annual Conference, scheduled for February 20-22, 2026 at Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Make your plans early – stay tuned to ours by checking in at the Conference webpage:

www.wsesi.org/annual-conference

 

CONGRATULATIONS to newly-elected WSESI Northwest Regional Director Chad Peterson, of Altoona Fire & Rescue and adjunct instructor for Chippewa Valey Technical College. See a brief introduction in the sidebar.

 

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY (NFA) Course Call – WSESI has been invited to submit their request for two-day off-campus course deliveries, such as we have been able to include in our Annual Conference program and other offerings. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to let us know what courses you want to see offered.

 

NOW OPEN – Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2025 for the William E. Clark Memorial Scholarship. Information will be sent to renewing members, and can also be found on the Scholarship webpage:

            www.wsesi.org/william-clark-scholarship

 

TWO UPCOMING ITEMS from the "Training Grapevine" --

 

March 1, 2025 – The Allenton Fire Department will be hosting a special program to inform us about the products made by Life Safe Technology [https://www.lifesafetechnologies.com]- Thermal Runaway Fluid [Lithium Ion Batteries], Thermal Management Fluid and Wildland Fire Pro.

Discussion and demonstrations will be provided to talk about LifeSafe fluid used to extinguish a Lithium Battery fire, cooking oil grease fire and the new product developed [environmentally friendly] Class A-type foam for wildland fires.

We do ask that you contact us with the number of people who will be attending so we can plan for enough seating.

  

March 28 & 29, 2025 – Dodge County Firefighters Association and Washington County Fire Training Officers Association are hosting an Agriculture Technician Training at Farmers Grain and Feed in Allenton.

            For more information on each of these events, stay tuned to our Events page, or check in at Dodge County Firefighter Association | Facebook

 

LIVE LINKS to our events, and any sent in through our associates, will be posted on the WSESI Events webpage:

            www.wsesi.org/events

 

From Korie Gospodarski at Jones & Bartlett Public Safety Group (PSG):

            I wanted to make you aware of the fire publishing schedule for 2025. 

 Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills for Support Personnel – has published

Fire and Life Safety Educator, 2nd Edition Revised - has published

Occupational Safety and Health, 5th Edition Revised - will publish February 2025

Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services, 7th Edition – will publish February 2025

First Responder Inspector - will publish in March 2025

Incident Safety Officer, 4th Edition – will publish March 2025

Fire Officer, 5th Edition – will publish April 2025

Confined Space Rescue, 2nd Editon - will publish May 2025

Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, 7th edition – will publish in September

Chief Officer, 4th Edition – will publish October 2025

Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 4th Edition – will publish October 2025

Emergency Medical Responder, 8th Edition – will publish in December 2025 

Please don’t forget the new editions of Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills (with or without HazMat), 5th edition and Fire Apparatus Diver/Operator, 4th.    Please contact me for any of your educational needs.

 

2025 MEMBER RENEWAL – ‘Renew-O-Meter’ –

 

17 – new and returning members (paid and complimentary)

76 – members of 13 Partner Agencies

8 – Life members

84 – paid individual renewals

4 – pending payment

85 -- ?????

PAST DUE NOTICES will be emailed the week of March 3 – unless, of course, you beat us to the punch!

 For Instant Renewal, visit our Webstore:

WSESI Instant Renewal | www.wsesi.org

To join – or renew with updated information – go to our Membership page:

Join / Renew now!

Don’t delay – do it TODAY!

 

WISCONSIN FIRE & EMS COALITION (WFEC), hosted by Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin (PFFW), met on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 in preparation for the coming State legislative session. 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 Jones & Bartlett Public Safety Group -- The world’s most innovative and trusted source for Emergency Medical Services, Fire & Rescue learning solutions. www.wsesi.org/links

            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!