Since its inception, Arizona Fire and Burn Educators Association has remained at the leading edge of innovative and transitional training making the Public Educator a true professional. Through its various seminars, AFBEA has become a force on the national front, gaining recognition for our state and the distinctive challenges, which face the fire service today.
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Conferences


Conferences

  • Desert Southwest Fire and Life Safety Conference

    Our Desert Southwest Fire and Life Safety Educators Conference offers the latest trends and programs for the Public Educator. The conference is designed to assist many levels of the Fire and Life Safety Educators and Public Information Officers...beginning, intermediate, or advanced...by giving useable tools to start a program or fine tune one already in place...

  • Characterization Camp

    The Characterization Camp is held the first week in February each year and has been held annually in Bullhead City, Arizona, since 1987. At the camp workshops are held to teach educators how to develop and design puppet and clown programs to enhance their local educational efforts. It has become so popular, it is now a 'train-the-trainer" program, allowing the attendees to take their knowledge back to their communities and teach others who may be unable to attend...

Quarterly Meetings

AFBEA meets quarterly at different host departments around the state. Consideration is given to a location which would allow each department a venue within a reasonable distance from home. During the meetings, the membership gets updates on committee activities. Current issues of importance to the fire service, and public educator in particular, are discussed. Time is also provided for departments to share information on educational programs they are presenting, what they are doing in their communities and any new materials they may have discovered. Training is also offered at each meeting on programs and topics of interest to the group.

  • March 1, 2012

    9 am, Sun City West Fire District; More information will be posted as it becomes available.

  • June 1, 2012

    9 am, Prescott Fire Department; More information will be posted as it becomes available.

  • September 5, 2012

    1:30 pm, State Fire School; More information will be posted as it becomes available.

  • December 6, 2012

    9 am, Casa Grande Fire Department; More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Training

  • Fire and Life Safety Educator I

    This is a 24-hour course designed to meet the requirements of NFPA 1035, Fire and Life Safety Level I, 2010 edition. The content follows the information in the IFSTA manual, Public Fire & Life Safety Educator, 2nd edition. (This publication must be provided by the student.)

  • Fire and Life Safety Educator II

    This is a 24-hour course designed to meet the requirements of NFPA 1035, Fire and Life Safety Educator II, 2010 edition. It is a continuation of Fire and Life Safety Educator I. The content follows the information in the IFSTA manual, Public Fire & Life Safety Educator, 3rd edition. (This publication must be provided by the student.)

  • Fire and Life Safety Educator III

    This is a 24-hour course designed to meet the requirements of NFPA 1035, Fire and Life Safety Educator III, 2010 edition. It is a continuation of Fire and Life Safety Educator II. The content follows the information in the IFSTA manual, Public Fire & Life Safety Educator, 3rd edition. (This publication must be provided by the student.)

  • Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention II

    The purpose of this 6-day course is to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to identify children and adolescents involved in firesetting and how to establish programs to meet the needs of these youths and their families. The course addresses the skills essential to meet the Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Professional Standard which is part of NFPA 1035, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety Educator.