Thursday, February 13th

Indian River Delegation Attends 35th Annual Congressional Fire Service Institute

During the period of Wednesday February 12^th thru Friday, February 14th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company permitted five (5) officers or members to attend a premier training opportunity in Washington, DC for fire service practitioners whose responsibilities include enhancing the volunteer fire service in and for the State of Delaware as well as obtaining some professional development courses.

The five (5) member delegation obtained and/or enhanced their knowledge, skills and abilities to train and assist our organization in further operational needs.

The primary objective of CFSI was taken from their website and illustrated below:

http://www.cfsi.org/mission.cfm

"....to educate Members of Congress about fire and life safety issues." Whether you are a firefighter, emergency services responder, manufacturer or fire service leader, the United States Congress is more aware of your concerns because of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).

Established in 1989 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute, CFSI is designed to educate members of Congress about the needs and challenges of our nation's fire and emergency services so that the federal government provides the types of training and funding needed by our first responders.

Members of Congress often turn to CFSI for its knowledge that penetrates the inner workings of Capitol Hill and the various facets of the fire and emergency services - from culture of the fire service and various associations that represents different disciplines to the technology and training being developed by industry. Because of our nonpartisan nature, CFSI is a proven source for accurate and objective information on fire service issues. That is why CFSI has achieved unparalleled success in consensus building...not only on Capitol Hill, but among fire service organizations as well.

For CFSI, success is built around education.

Each year, we provide a series of educational activities, mostly through hands-on training programs, to sensitize Congress about the challenges facing the fire service.