Join the VDFP for a week of Heavy Technical Rescue (HTR) courses, October 29-November 2, 2018.
Registration opens at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 27 in FSTRS. No registration fees. Lunch will not be provided.
Location: Virginia Public Safety Training Center in Hanover
Contact: Jamey Brads, Division Chief, Heavy Technical Rescue
August 20, 2018
In Montgomery County, a long-awaited emergency training facility officially broke ground earlier today. View the video from WDBJ CBS 7 in Roanoke.
The International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services is now accepting presentation proposals for the 2019 I-Women Leadership Conference in April. Submissions are due August 31, 2018.
The I-Women Leadership Conference includes hands-on training and workshops, education, networking, and mentoring.
The Virginia Department of Fire Programs hosts a series of Stakeholder Input Meetings to provide an opportunity for input and feedback from Virginia’s Fire Service. Many of the Division Chiefs are present to answer questions from both a division and program management aspect.
We cordially invite you to attend these meetings to give feedback and input that will assist the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to better service Virginia’s Fire Service.
2018 Dates and Locations:
August 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. (cancelled)
VDFP Division IV Office
1169 East Lee Highway, Chilhowie, VA 24319
October 24, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
VDFP Division III Office
124 N. South Street, Farmville, VA 23901
December 5, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. (cancelled)
Richmond Area (TBD)
Contact for questions:
Chief John Caussin
Chief of Training and Operations
John.Caussin@vdfp.virginia.gov
(804) 371-1990
2018 Women in Public Service Conference
Register for the 10th annual Women in Public Service Conference on September 20 & 21, 2018 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Leadership Symposium – Central Shenandoah Valley Emergency Services
Learn about usable “street smart” tactics and strategies from technical studies and fire-ground footage. Also witness interactive presentations about how attention to detail, combating complacency, and understanding how the difference in tradition versus comfortable practices play a role in reducing preventable line of duty deaths.
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The cost is free. Registration is online only.
July 24, 2018
It’s more than 3,000 miles separating Hanover County from the small country of Belize, but half a dozen firefighters from the small Central American country are narrowing that gap. Read more from The Mechanicsville Local.
Apply Today! Deadline: Friday, August 17th
The VDFP is accepting applications for the scholarships to attend the VATF-20 20th Annual DHS FEMA Equivalent Structural Collapse Specialist Course. Click here for more details.
Click here for the Scholarship Application.
Your entire degree can be completed online! VDFP certificates can be used for credit towards your degreee and are accepted anytime. Click here for details.
The House unanimously approved H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The bipartisan legislation creates a specialized national registry to provide researchers and epidemiologists with the tools and resources needed to improve research collection activities related to the monitoring of cancer incidence among firefighters.
The House had previously passed the bill by voice vote on September 12, 2017. However, on May 10th, the Senate amended the bill before approving it by unanimous consent.