Events
- Closed (Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Day): January 19
- Personnel Standards & Education Commission Quarterly Work Session: January 20
- Personnel Standards & Education Commission Quarterly Meeting: January 21
- Alabama EMS Challenge (Springville): January 21
- AFFC’s Group Critical Incident Stress Management (Tuscaloosa): February 6-7
- ISO Public Protection Classifications: February 9 (Hoover)
- Alabama Fire Service Professional Development Conference: February 10-12 (Hoover)
- Fire Explorer Weekend (Tuscaloosa): February 20 – February 22
- Fire Marshals Association of Alabama’s Spring Conference: February 25-27 (Lake Guntersville State Park)
- AFFC’s Introduction to Fire Chaplaincy (McCalla): February 28
- 🔗View more at www.alabamafirecollege.org/events
Alabama Fire Service Briefing
Join us for a collaborative meeting designed for the entire Alabama fire service community, where we’ll share timely updates, discuss challenges and solutions, and exchange information that supports safer, more effective operations statewide. This is an opportunity to connect across agencies and organizations, crowdsource ideas, and strengthen cooperation for the benefit of all who serve. Next meeting: March 10
NFPA 1010 Standards Consolidation: Implications for Recruit Firefighter Training in Alabama
After June 1, 2026, certifications for NFPA 1001 will no longer be issued, and the new required textbook will be IFSTA’s Essentials of Firefighting, 8th Edition. NFPA has added a new entry-level Fire Support Person designation (70 hours, 29 JPR task book, HM/WMD Awareness, with online prerequisites), along with updates to HM/WMD, NIMS, TIMS, Peer Support, and Invisible Disabilities training. The Certified Volunteer Firefighter program (50 hours) will require a physical statement, skills-based training, task book completion, and live fire testing conducted by AFC-designated test teams. 🔗(Read more)
Community Risk Reduction Week: January 19-25
The 2026 CRR Week theme, Emergency Response, shines a spotlight on how fire departments’ response efforts are a vital part of Community Risk Reduction. This year’s toolkit emphasizes emergency response strategies that reduce risk, save lives, and strengthen community safety. This new section offers essential resources to help you enhance your department’s CRR efforts- complementing other powerful sections like Economic Incentives, Effective Enforcement, Engineering, Education, and Firefighter Safety. Explore these tools to strengthen your emergency response strategies, improve community outcomes, and keep your firefighters safer on every call. 🔗CRR Week Toolkit
Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month – January 2026
Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month is focusing on “Doing It Right.” This includes best practices to reduce cancer in the fire service. Since 2005, FCSN has been a lifeline for thousands of cancer-stricken firefighters, offering one-on-one mentoring, critical support, and hope when it is needed most. 🔗(Read more)