Illinois Fire Service Institute at Urbana-Champaign
and the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Present

Maj. Jason Brezler (FDNY)
"MAKING YOURSELF HARD TO KILL"
A special presentation on 7:00 pm Friday, June 7, 2013
Hilton Garden Inn,
Champaign, Illinois

Jason Brezler is a firefighter with the FDNY currently assigned to Squad Co. 252 in Brooklyn and holds the rank of Major, USMC. Jason led Marines in both Iraq and Afghanistan where he participated in conventional combat operations, counterinsurgency operations and served as an advisor to indigenous forces.

Jason has developed a "culture of survival and discipline" paradigm for the fire service based on personal experiences, military study and academic research. Jason is the founder and Commanding Officer of Leadership Under Fire, Inc.
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Start to choose your classes now.

Fifteen class choices await you for the 89th Annual Fire College. The brochure and registration form are in the mail. Take a look and plan in which class(es) you plan to enroll. Remember, online enrollment offers the fastest and best way to register.

Registration is open!

Attention Fire College Wildland Students. Don't let the tuition fee prevent you from enrolling in the 24-hour Wildland Class at Fire College. Thanks to a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources - there is NO TUITION FEE for NWCG: G-130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighter. The class is offered at NO CHARGE to students.

2013 Fire College Brochure
Fire College Information/Registration Page
Fire College Promo Video

Featured Fire College Class

Basic and Advanced Auto Extrication

Want to work with powerful tools, cut up cars and extract victims? Choose the Basic Auto Extrication class if you have limited experience in vehicle rescue and need to develop the basic skills. The Basic Class gives you the chance to develop skills in various methods of disassembly and extrication. Go for the Advance Auto Extrication class for more complex rescue scenarios. In the advanced class, you will work with a variety of rescue scenarios - our instructors are very clever in creating environments that are challenging and useful to learn the skills you need. Emphasis is placed on proper and safe use of equipment, including hand tools, hydraulic and air-powered tools.

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Explorer-Cadet Field Training

April 13 - Galesburg
May 11 - Quincy

This one-day "Down and Dirty" Fire Service Youth training activity introduces youth to hands-on firefighting skills. Delivered with IFSI instructor supervision, the class focuses on the same basic firefighting skills that are provided in the IFSI Cornerstone Training program, including hose and appliances, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), search and rescue, ladders, forcible entry and using hand tools. The Explorers and Fire Cadets will be exposed to the value of team work, leadership and followership. There is no tuition fee for this training.

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Autism Awareness Online

This web-based, awareness-level class is the newest of IFSI's online offerings. During this self-paced presentation, students will learn about low-stress, high-stress and public encounters, such as a fire station tours and school activities, where firefighters and persons with autism may interact. The basic information presented will help first responders keep both the person with autism and the responder as safe as possible in a dynamic, uncontrolled emergency situation. After viewing the presentation, firefighters will take a brief end-of-course test and print a certificate to provide to their training officer or chief.

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The 11th Annual Explorer-Cadet "Hands on Training" Fire School is all new:

• Lower registration fee
• You choose your class track
  • Entry Level Recruit/Core Competencies
  • Coordinated Fire Attack
  • Cadet Officer
• Hands on live-fire in every class

Note: Champaign-Urbana is hosting a Corvette festival during Explorer Fire School, so make your hotel reservations early - or even better - choose the dormitory lodging option.

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