Fire College
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Where will Fire College take place?
Fire College will take place in various buildings and on-site locations throughout the Champaign-Urbana area.
You will check-in at the Hilton Garden Inn at 1501 S. Neil Street in Champaign and will be given further information
about the location of EACH class and the transportation arrangements that have been made to fulfill the needs of that class.
Where do I go when I get to Champaign?
Students are required to park at the Assembly Hall for shuttling to on-site
registration in the lower level of the Hilton Garden Inn at 1501 S. Neil Street
in Champaign. Parking is free at the Assembly Hall. Shuttle bus service will be
provided continuously from the Assembly Hall parking lot to the Hilton Garden Inn
for registration and classes. Parking is not available at the IFSI training grounds
or at other class locations. Shuttle bus service will also be provided from Assembly
Hall parking to training grounds and other class locations. Please refer to the
brochure for class locations.
The Assembly Hall is located at:
U of I Assembly Hall
1800 S. First St.
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Assembly Hall Map
Parking is available in the Northwest and Southwest parking lots.
Is parking available?
There will be parking available in the Northwest and Southwest parking lots at the Assembly Hall. There will be NO PARKING at the
IFSI site.
How do we get to our classes?
There will be buses and other transportation arranged to take you from the Assembly Hall to your courses.
Why do I need to enter my driver’s license number?
We have begun collecting drivers license numbers to serve as a number which
uniquely identifies you. We can no longer use the social security number
due to identity theft problems. The collection of the DL numbers is
the beginning of what will eventually be a national accreditation system.
Please make sure this number is accurate.
Why must I prioritize my choices 1-12?
Our registration system is setup to help you get
your most desirable courses by implementing an
automated waiting list system. By organizing our courses
into your top 12 priorities we will be able to
put you into your top courses automatically.
My department doesn’t have a PIN number, or we have lost
our PIN information what can we do?
Each department in Illinois has been issued a PIN number for use. Your
Chief and/or training officer is responsible for activating the PIN number
by sending back the letter of acceptance for online registration and PIN
usage. If he/she has not, then please encourage them to do so, as online
registration is the preferred priority. If your department has lost the
PIN information, then please contact IFSI immediately to re-establish the
information.
What is the fastest way to register?
The absolute quickest way to complete your registration is through online registration. It will help you to do it accurately
and to gather the information quickly. We recommend this option heavily.
Why can’t I prioritize more than 12?
We found that in the past we really haven’t had to use more than
3-4 priorities total, however we wanted to provide 3-4 per group of classes.
Since there are two groups and the possibility for 24-hour classes we
decided that prioritizing 4 for each set would be more than acceptable.
If we find in the future that this number of priorities is too few then
we will add more, but for now we have seen 12 to be very sufficient.
Will I find out about what classes I am in before I come to Fire College
in May?
This year we have instituted an e-mail system for confirmation of courses.
All registered students with VALID e-mail addresses will receive
a notification which says what courses they are in, and whether they are
still on waiting lists or whether your top priorities have been filled.
Please make sure to include your
e-mail address so you can receive this information, it WILL NOT be mailed.
After the e-mails go out are my courses final?
Not necessarily. If you have not gotten your top priorities yet then you
are still on the waiting list, and could possibly get top priorities.
You will NOT move DOWN in priorities after you receive the final confirmation notice.
Cancellation of a class due to enrollment or support needs will also affect your class standing.
You will not have absolute final confirmation until you arrive at fire college.
How does the waiting list work?
The waiting list will allow you to receive entry into courses in the order
which you prioritized them. If your top priority is filled, and you
get your 2 and 3, then priority 1 gets an available seat and you are
first on the list then you will be taken from your priority 3 and placed
into your priority 1. This will allow us to place you in the course
you want the most, and hopefully help us to keep courses full even after
cancellations.
The website said there were (x) seats available in the course, does this
means I got the course?
No. The information displayed by the website for available seating in a
course is information that was transferred the night before. The web based
data is always an estimate of what is currently available. We are trying to
keep you informed as much as we can, but there is no guarantee based on
that information.
I made a mistake in my registration, what can I do?
Email, fax or mail Terri Hopper. All changes MUST be in writing.
Fax: (217) 244-6790
Email: Click Here
11 Gerty Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
If you cancel after this years no-penalty deadline you will still be liable for the fees.
I can only attend classes during one block of days, how should I prioritize to
make sure this happens?
Do not prioritize anything that takes place during the other days. For
example if you can only come Thursday/Friday, then don’t prioritize anything
that is 24-hour or Saturday/Sunday.
I registered via the paper form and sent it in the mail, will someone who
submits online today get their registration priorities in before mine?
Yes. Online registration is the preferred priority. We are encouraging
people to register this way because it will help get them in courses ahead
of people who fax and mail on the same day as they register online. Your
registration will be processed in the order it was received. We receive
online registrations first since they come all the time, then faxes, and
finally the standard US mail.
There was a strange error during submission of online registration, what
should I do?
Contact the IFSI webmaster(s) at webmaster@fsi.illinois.edu with your problem,
what step of the registration you were on, your personal information, your
web browser type, internet service provider, and contact information. Someone
will get back to you ASAP about your problem.
How do I cancel my registration?
Email, fax or mail Terri Hopper. All changes MUST be in writing.
Fax: (217) 244-6790
Email: Click Here
11 Gerty Dr
Champaign, IL 61820
If you cancel after this year's no-penalty deadline you will still be liable
for the fees.
Common Cost Scenarios:
$75: You are taking 1 classroom course and registered early.
$175: You are taking 1 classroom only course and registered late.
$150: You are taking classroom only classes all 4 days and registered early.
$150: You are taking 1 hands-on class either Thursday/Friday or Saturday/Sunday and registered early.
$250: You are taking classroom only classes all 4 days, and registered late.
$250: You are taking 1 hands-on class either Thursday/Friday or Saturday/Sunday and registered late.
$225: You are taking 1 hands-on class, and 1 classroom only class and registered early.
$325: You are taking 1 hands-on class, and 1 classroom only class and registered late.
$300: You are taking hands-on classes all 4 days and registered early.
$400: You are taking hands-on classes all 4 days and registered late.
Why is there a late fee?
The late fee is actually a registration processing fee that we waive if
you register early. Registering early gives us more time to make sure
all classes are filled to capacity and to make final decisions on instructors
and materials needed. We want to encourage registering as early as possible
and feel that the $100 savings is a good incentive.
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