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The Wisconsin Society of Fire Service Instructors (WSFSI) was formed in 1962 to serve the needs of fire instructors in our State.
Now renamed Wisconsin Society of Emergency Services Instructors (WSESI), the Society assists local instructors through the exchange of ideas, dissemination of information, and the presentation of seminars and conferences. All of this is geared toward helping fire and emergency services instructors in their personal development and assisting them in bringing quality education and programs to their own agencies.
Please tour our site and learn more about how WSESI can serve all of your instructional needs. Your questions and comments are always welcome.
Updates to our webpages will be ongoing and posted as soon as practicable.
Thanks for your patience!
W S E S I NEWS BRIEFS – January 25, 2025
CONFERENCE UPDATE: 64th ANNUAL INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE – coming to Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville February 14-15, 2025!
The Pre-Conference training – Live Fire Instructor – is now full – but there is a standby list kept through January 31 to cover any late cancellations.
Due to low registration numbers in some of the program tracks, our Instructor Development program will focus on the Fire Hands-On Training (HOT) all-day workshop. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged to secure your place in this program! Join us in Janesville!
Click here to meet one of our Conference presenters.
LODGING -- If you are looking for lodging at the Conference hotel, AmericInn Janesville – but missed out on the WSESI room block, there are a few rooms still available and can be accessed by emailing kgerarden@wsesi.org
For all the latest official information, visit the Conference webpage:
www.wsesi.org/annual-conference
NOW OPEN – Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2025 for the William E. Clark Memorial Scholarship. Information will be sent to renewing members, and can also be found on the Scholarship webpage:
www.wsesi.org/william-clark-scholarship
TWO UPCOMING ITEMS from the "Training Grapevine" --
February 12, 2025 – Chief Lipski Live at the West Bend Mutual Insurance Prairie Center 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Discussion about how the Milwaukee Fire Department planned and operated during the Republican National Convention in July of 2024. Admission is FREE.
March 28 & 29, 2025 – Dodge County Firefighters Association and Washington County Fire Training Officers Association are hosting an Agriculture Technician Training at Farmers Grain and Feed in Allenton.
For more information on each of these events, stay tuned to our Events page, or check in at Dodge County Firefighter Association | Facebook
LIVE LINKS to our events, and any sent in through our associates, will be posted on the WSESI Events webpage:
From Korie Gospodarski at Jones & Bartlett Public Safety Group (PSG):
The Top Fire Articles of 2024 are compiled in a single online webpage:
Essential Fire Reads: Top Articles of 2024 You Can't Miss!
These links will be posted in the sidebar of our home page.
2025 MEMBER RENEWAL – Return of the ‘Renew-O-Meter’ –
11 – new and returning members (paid and complimentary)
68 – members of 11 Partner Agencies
8 – Life members
66 – paid individual renewals
20 – pending payment
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ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS before the official Due Date of 2025 Member Dues – and your last chance to opt in on your renewal gift, including contributions to the Memorial Fund. For Instant Renewal, visit our Webstore:
WSESI Instant Renewal | www.wsesi.org
To join – or renew with updated information – go to our Membership page:
Don’t delay – do it TODAY!
WISCONSIN FIRE & EMS COALITION (WFEC), hosted by Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin (PFFW), will meet on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 in preparation for the coming State legislative session. Agenda for this meeting and minutes of the previous meeting will be posted on our links page. Please contact your regional Director or Officers if you have issues or concerns that can be brought to the attention of the Coalition. Thanks!
VISIT OUR LINKS PAGE to check out the many online resources available from our colleagues around the state and across the country. This includes the UL's Fire Safety Research Institute -- striving to be the renowned and trusted source of fire safety research and knowledge worldwide, enabling everyone to live in a fire safe world.
www.wsesi.org/links
If you know of a Fire / EMS website you would like to see added to our Links page, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks!
STATEWIDE FIRE SERVICE EVENTS – WSESI will continue to share information that we receive regarding events and programs of Wisconsin’s Fire / Emergency Services organizations throughout the year ahead. Please be encouraged to advise us of any of your agency’s / organization’s plans for events in the coming months, or of any changes that you are aware of. Thanks!
Having trouble downloading documents? Call 920-235-5494 to request a paper copy of any Society forms or documents – or email your request to kgerarden@wsesi.org .
NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – via teleconference (unless otherwise announced).
Quarterly Board meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of January, April, July and October (until further notice).
Contact your Board members with any agenda items to be included. Thanks!