Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute

More than 50 members of the Leadership Maryland Class of 2024 made their way to MFRI’s College Park headquarters on Friday for a hands-on tour of our educational and training facilities. Participants donned turnout gear and practiced hose line handling, working to extinguish fires on our flammable liquid pad. Leadership Maryland brings together local leaders from all sectors to engage and build solutions for the vital issues affecting our state.

Senate and congress members and other invited guests came to MFRI to spend a day in the life of a firefighter. Participants rose 100 feet up in the air riding in the bucket of an aerial tower and donned full turnout gear experiencing the heat of a fire in the burn building. They also extinguished flammable liquid fires, crawled through a confined space maze, and used tools for auto-extrication. MFRI hosts this program annually, with the support of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI), to demonstrate the dangers associated with firefighting and the necessity of tools and technology in protecting lives, the environment, and property.

Plan to attend the upcoming MFRI seminar, “2024 High-Rise Fire Operations" on November 13, 2024, from 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. at MFRI Headquarters in College Park, MD. Guest presenter Dan Shaw, Retired Assistant Fire Chief, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department, will present tactics and strategies incident commanders, fire and EMS personnel can employ during high-rise fires. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ed6np-_b For more information contact Mickey McBride at mickey@umd.edu

This half-day seminar focuses on residential fire tactics that can help mitigate firefighter risk. Training will be led by nationally recognized fire service speaker Dan Shaw, Retired Assistant Fire Chief, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute 4500 Campus Drive College Park, Maryland 20742 Register online at: https://lnkd.in/eH5DQ8Xz | SEM-146-S002-2025 Priority for registration is given to Maryland Fire and Rescue affiliated members. A $50 registration fee will be charged to non-Maryland affiliated fire & rescue personnel. For more information contact: Mickey McBride, mickey@umd.edu, 301-226-9953

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Spread the word! Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat will air on PBS stations nationally. The film takes audiences behind the lines of America’s volunteer fire service community. Click here for air dates: https://lnkd.in/deRhNsdd

Join the Maryland Fire Chiefs Association as they host Leadership Training Weekend 2024 in Ocean City, MD on December 14th and 15th. For more information and to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/ewPQuiB6

Training Opportunity - Open to All Maryland Fire Service Members For more info. and registration, click the link: https://lnkd.in/gvaA2Rwv

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