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Illinois Home Day

June 5 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

This year’s Home Day event will be held at Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA), 2300 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL 60026.

The Invited speakers are:

  • James Rivera, Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM)
  • Chad Hoefle, President, Illinois Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA)
  • Glenn Ericksen, CEO, Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)
  • Jim Keiken, Director, Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI)
  • TBD, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Our goal is to heighten awareness of legislative issues that affect the fire service and showcase and demonstrate emergency response equipment that has been purchased through federal funding.

We know that your time is valuable, so we are asking for your Congressional representatives to be available until 1:00 PM. The schedule is as follows: 

  •  10:00 – 11:00 AM                  Registration & Exhibits 
  • 11:00 – 12:00 PM                  Lunch & Speakers
  • 12:00 –   1:00 PM                  Equipment Demonstrations and Displays

This event is sponsored by the Metropolitan Fire Chief’s Association of Illinois, which has partnered with the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association (FAMA) and the Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association (FEMSA).  We have also formed alliances with the City of Chicago Fire Department, Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), and the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).

Details

Date:
June 5
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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