Events

Minnesota State Fire Department Association Regional Meetings (link to MSFDA site)

132 Annual Minnesota State Fire Department Association Conference
June 6-9, 2007; Brainerd Firefighters hosting.
Registration will be processed and rooms assigned in the order they are received.
Link to conference details and registration -City of Brainerd website
2007 MSFDA Conference registration materials on the MSFDA website

2nd Annual Women's Fire Service Expo
Saturday, May 19, 2007
North Star Women's Firefighter Associaition

General Information

2007 Minnesota Joint Fire Legislative Committee Updates link to MSFCA website.

Department of Homeland Security's office of Grants & Training will begin accepting applications for 2007 Assistance to Fire fighters Grants (AFG)
beginning March 29, 2007 at 8 am(EDT)
Deadline for receipt of application no later than May 4, 2007 at 5 pm (EDT).
Interested applicants can access the FY2007 AFG application through:
AFG website.
pdf. of analysis of the AFG Program & Application Guidance 59 pages
Grants.gov website
Fire departments with questions can contact:
the Help Desk: 1-866-274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov
The Help Desk will be open during the application period from 8am - 8pm Monday-Friday Saturdays from 8 am - 4:30 pm EDT.

Link to information on Assistances to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP) grant writers.

National Incident Management System (NIMS) includes:General compliance, sample local resolutions, FAQS, links to websites (links to fire center NIMS page)

North Star Women's Firefighter Association Quarterly Newsletter. January, 2007
http://www.nswfa.org/

Training

Fire / Arson Investigation Training more information on the State Fire Marshal web site or the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Web site

• Advanced (combination Intermediate/On-scene)Fire/Arson Investigation class.
  3 days, March 13-15, 2007
• Basic Fire/Arson Investigation Class
  3 days, April 24-26
  Andover Fire Department
• The entire three part series will be offered at northern MN some time in late summer/early fall.

Small Tools & Forcible Entry Training:
04/07/2007; Minnetonka Fire Station #4
online registration form

Pension Training Update:
April 12, 2007; 6-9 pm. St.Cloud Public Utilities, Waste Water Treatment Plant, has been filled.
Additional class added: April 19, 2007, 6-9pm. St.Cloud
To Register or questions call Gail Richie at 651-282-6110 or
Gail.Richie@state.mn.us

2007 Minnesota State Fire-EMS-Rescue Schools
Confirmed dates, March - April 2007

more Fire training/workshop information (link to Fire Training page)

Job Postings

• Application due April 13, 2007 for Kentucky Community & Technical College System System Office: Bowling Green, Kentucky. Industrial Specialist, Area 4 Fire/Rescue Training
• Maple Grove, MN - Firefighter - ongoing recruitment
• Maplewood, MN - Firefighter - ongoing recruitment
• Roseville, MN - Firefighter - ongoing recruitment
• Shakopee, MN - Firefighter - ongoing recruitment
• Link to Job announcements at The Daily Dispatch, daily news from Great Lakes IAFC

If you have an event that you feel should be included on this page, please  mail to: Linda.Vieira@so.mnscu.edu for consideration.