Indiana Fire Instructors Assoc., Inc

02/10/2023

Congratulations to Chief John Shafer on being appointed to the Fire

Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) proudly announces John Shafer as the new director of the Indiana Fire and Public Safety Training Academy system.

With nearly 30 years of fire service experience, Shafer brings extensive knowledge and expertise in fire training and public safety at the local, state, national and international levels.

Shafer most recently served with the Washington Township Avon Fire Department. His first day with IDHS will be February 20.

02/10/2023

Congratulations to Chief John Shafer on being appointed to the Indiana Director for Fire and Public Safety Training Academy.

Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) proudly announces John Shafer as the new director of the Indiana Fire and Public Safety Training Academy system.

With nearly 30 years of fire service experience, Shafer brings extensive knowledge and expertise in fire training and public safety at the local, state, national and international levels.

Shafer most recently served with the Washington Township Avon Fire Department. His first day with IDHS will be February 20.

01/25/2023

Now accepting lateral hire paramedic applications! You must be a member of Indiana PERF in order to apply. Applications are being accepted until February 15th. Stop by central fire station at 6110 Calumet to apply or give us a call at 219-853-6416 and speak to one of our recruitment specialists to answer any of your questions!

11/22/2022

In Today's Tip, Gordon Graham emphasizes the importance of learning from historic fires and the impact on the fire service and communities.

09/24/2022

Below is information on the upcoming Fire Officer III Class.
Contact Ashley at 1-765- 894-5751 or [email protected] to get registered.

09/20/2022

Hello everyone,
We are getting ready to post the fall FIre Officer III course starting the middle of October. Please stay tuned.

Also we are working on finalizing a Fire Officer II class. Hopefully we can post those details soon as well.

05/16/2022

Only 3 days left before the deadline! Please contact us to register 🙂.

Please join us for our Fire Officer I Online class for Spring 2022! Registration deadline is May 18th! Please email or call to register.

05/03/2022

Please join us for our Fire Officer I Online class for Spring 2022! Registration deadline is May 18th! Please email or call to register.

03/29/2022

Agricultural Rescue Academy
Hosted by Riley Fire Department
Terre Haute, Indiana
August 13 and 14, 2022

For those in agricultural areas the possibility of always exists for a large piece of farm machinery to be involved in a mishap.

These often-mammoth pieces of machinery are quite impressive and complex in nature. They differ greatly from over the road vehicles.

Mishaps often occur in remote areas on uneven, soft, or hilly terrain. Extrications can be challenging on these very-unique machines.

In this program will provide you with a comprehensive overview of many types of agricultural machinery as well as best practices for disentanglement, you disassemble a and other extrication practices.

This Task Force 1, Inc. program will transition from the classroom to the field to review many types of vehicles as well as provide hands-on experience agricultural machinery rescues.

The final component of the program will involve various scenario-based exercises that will utilize call skills provided in the program.

This course will start in a classroom environment but transition to the field for various skill stations, small group exercises and simulated rescue event involving agricultural vehicles and machinery. This is a two day offering.

The goal of this program is to understand the hazards, challenges, strategies, risks, and techniques related vehicle rescue involving agricultural vehicles and machinery.

In this program student will:
• Respect the challenges presented by agricultural vehicles and machinery.
• Understand size up, stabilization, hazard control, disassembly, extrication, and patient removal.
• Know that line of duty deaths has occurred in during agricultural vehicles and machinery rescue events.
• Participate as part of a coordinated rescue effort involving an agricultural vehicles and machinery.
• Rely on a strong command structure to accomplish the rescue activity.

Lead Instructor: Captain Bill Srna, Salina (KS) Fire Department. (ret.)

Enroll now! https://taskforce1inc.regfox.com/ag-rescue-academy-terre-haute-in--08131422

03/29/2022

Emergency Response to Railroad Incidents

03/10/2022

Upcoming Instructor 2 course
On Acadis INS2-220031