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STATEMENT OF
POSITION
Instructor
Recertification
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 – February 25, 2025
ACTION URGENTLY NEEDED – Please visit the sidebar of our home page to view WSESI’s Letter of Position, addressed to Wisconsin Fire Service Education Office (FSEO) Director Ward Lyon, who has solicited feedback from the fire service community regarding Fire & Emergency Services Instructor (FESI) recertification requirement:
https://forms.office.com/r/cKVDVRj5uQ
Please read our letter and use the link to submit your views to Ward ASAP. Thanks!
NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY (NFA) Course Call – As we go to press for this issue, WSESI has prepared to submit their request for two-day off-campus course deliveries, such as we have been able to include in our Annual Conference program and other offerings.
Wisconsin Fire Service Training, in partnership with WSESI and other organizations, are planning to bring the Wisconsin NFA Weekend back to Volk Field this fall! Course offerings will be chosen to best coordinate with the event partners’ plans for the coming year. Stay tuned for further details as planning progresses.
JUST A FEW MORE DAYS – Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2025 for the William E. Clark Memorial Scholarship. Information can be found on the Scholarship webpage:
www.wsesi.org/william-clark-scholarship
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):
Have you seen this interview with Chief Kevin Quinn? In “The Next Era of Firefighting: How Volunteer Firefighting Is Changing,” he discusses the changes in volunteer firefighting recruitment and the need to adapt instruction for today’s learners.
He also describes how his work with the National Volunteer Fire Council and the National Fire Protection Association led to the creation of an exciting new chapter in NFPA 1010.
I hope you’ll use this article and video in your training! Please let me know if Chief Quinn’s tips are helpful, and be sure to reach out with any questions about training today’s fire students to align to NFPA 1010.
2025 MEMBER RENEWAL – ‘Renew-O-Meter’ –
25 – new and returning members (paid and complimentary)
76 – members of 13 Partner Agencies
8 – Life members
110 – paid individual renewals
9 – pending payment
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PAST DUE NOTICES have been emailed earlier this month. Please call or email if you joined in the middle of last year; you are likely eligible for a renewal discount.
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), met on Monday, March 10, 2025 in Madison. Minutes of that meeting will be posted on our Links page when they become available.
The next meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2025. 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 Wisconsin State Firefighters Association -- providing firefighters throughout Wisconsin with expert assistance, peer networking, legislative support and educational opportunities in order to create a greater partnership among fire departments in Wisconsin.
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!