AFBEA

Prevention Through Education

Arizona Fire and Burn Educators Association

Prevention Through Education

Quarterly Meeting – Dec. 3, 2020 – Drexel Heights Fire District

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Drexel Heights is hosting us a their new Fire Administration HQ for our December meeting.  Join us for the last meeting of the year where we highlight our accomplishments and gear up for 2021.

As always, we’ll have a training session after we close our business meeting.  The hope is that we provide information that will help you enhance your programs and/or grow professionally.  Official CEUs are usually not available, but a certificate of attendance can be provided to show continuous learning for your personnel file.

If you can’t join us in person, join us on ZOOM!  Login information will be provided as we get closer to the meeting.

Quarterly Meeting – July 16, 2020 – Zoom meeting

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Join us for our summer Quarterly Meeting!  We’ll be super quick because we know that staying engaged online for meetings can be challenging.

Jeff Thomas will present a 30-minute training on the 911 system.  Official CEUs are not available but a certificate of attendance can be provided.

This will be our first all online meeting and you know how we struggle with technology, so we beg forgiveness if we stumble slightly.

 

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Nominations accepted for 2019 Educator of the Year

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For more than 30 years, AFBEA has remained at the leading edge of innovative and transitional training, making the Community Risk Reduction Educator a true professional.

Annually, an educator is selected from his or her state peers as the Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year.  The award deserves prestigious recognition not only because the efforts of individuals in this field work to increase public awareness of safety issues, but also reduce the risks that firefighters face each time they go on a call.

Submit your nomination for a top safety educator today!

Quarterly Meeting – March 5, 2020 – Goodyear

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Join us for our first Quarterly Meeting of the year. We will be hosted at Goodyear City Hall. Catch up on all the news and notes of AFBEA and its members.

Please park in the far west parking lot past covered parking area.  

As always, we’ll have a training that will add value to your programs and personal development.  Our featured training will be by Dan Shufelt from Arizona Helping Hands. Many children arrive at homes with only the clothes on their backs.  The agency assists families with many of the important essentials they need — like clothes, beds, etc. Dan will discuss how we can provide better education to foster children and families to ensure they group up with fire and life safety skills.

Official CEUs are not available but a certificate of attendance can be provided.

Check out today’s agenda: regular quarterly mtg agenda 030520

If you can’t join us in person, join us on ZOOM.

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Community Risk Reduction 1-Day Symposium – FALL!

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Register now for our fall Community Risk Reduction Symposium.  We have lined up some amazing speakers on topics that will help you enhance your programs and provide personal growth.

Yanick Hicks, The John Maxwell Team, will provide some Leadership Coaching that will fire up your passion to make a difference.  Get ready to get motivated!

Dr. Sue Wolf and Tiffany Wilkinson, Empowerment Research, are expected to be back to complete our training in Traumatic Brain Injuries.  Be prepared to dig into how the brain works and how the injuries can affect how we administer our programs.

Natalie Summit, LPC, is a retired Police Crisis Intervention Specialist from a Maricopa County Law Enforcement agency. It was not until her retirement ceremony in January 2019 that she elected to share her history with addiction, anxiety, family dysfunction, and both physical and emotional trauma both on and off the job. Nine years ago, Natalie made the decision to stop self-medicating the pain with alcohol and manage her life differently. Natalie will share her story and what she has learned Public Safety agencies can do to be more helpful for their valued employees.

Jeff Thomas, Psy.D., Ottawa University, will address issues related to human gender. Social norms are changing. This session will explore the application of gender in different cultures and worldviews.  By expanding our definition gender, we can better serve our community and all audiences.

The location is secured for Ottawa University!

Lunch will be provided.

Take advantage of this awesome learning experience! Register today!

Fire and Life Safety Educator I – State Fire School, Mesa, AZ

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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, 3rd edition. (This publication must be provided by the student.)

This course will give a basic overview of the duties and responsibilities of the position of Educator Level 1 and describe how the work of the position is completed in a typical fire department. The student shall demonstrate the ability to coordinate and deliver community fire and injury prevention programs. The student will be trained how to select educational materials, will present a prepared program and utilize multiple presentation methods given prepared programs for various audiences. They will also demonstrate how to distribute educational information and how to work in cooperation with local media personnel. The course will review and document various fire and life safety educational programs, describe various formats, prepare written reports and discuss time management and organizational skills. Information will be presented on how to develop and maintain a work schedule and how to arrange meetings, presentations and events to reduce conflicts. The course culminates in a 10- to 15- minute life safety presentation that each student will have to complete. A written test will be given.

Upon successful completion of the class, participants will be able to get a certificate from the Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence if registered with the Arizona Event Registration & Management Application (ERMA) program. Participants need to provide their ERMA ID number on the registration form.

Dates:  September 5-8, 2019 (Signup via Arizona State Fire School)

Times:  varies

Location:   
Arizona State Fire School, Mesa

Fire and Life Safety Educator I – Tucson, AZ

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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, 3rd edition. (This publication must be provided by the student.)

This course will give a basic overview of the duties and responsibilities of the position of Educator Level 1 and describe how the work of the position is completed in a typical fire department. The student shall demonstrate the ability to coordinate and deliver community fire and injury prevention programs. The student will be trained how to select educational materials, will present a prepared program and utilize multiple presentation methods given prepared programs for various audiences. They will also demonstrate how to distribute educational information and how to work in cooperation with local media personnel. The course will review and document various fire and life safety educational programs, describe various formats, prepare written reports and discuss time management and organizational skills. Information will be presented on how to develop and maintain a work schedule and how to arrange meetings, presentations and events to reduce conflicts. The course culminates in a 10- to 15- minute life safety presentation that each student will have to complete. A written test will be given.

Upon successful completion of the class, participants will be able to get a certificate from the Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence if registered with the Arizona Event Registration & Management Application (ERMA) program. Participants need to provide their ERMA ID number on the registration form.

Dates:  February 19-21, 2019

Times:  8 am-5 pm

Location:   
Tucson Fire Central
300 S. Fire Central Pl,
Tucson, AZ 85701
Room 266, EOC on 2nd Floor

 

Submit your nominations for Educator of the Year! Due Aug. 15!

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Each year the AFBEA selects a Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year. Each individual awarded this honor has made significant contributions to Fire and Life Safety Education, demonstrated outstanding work as an educator, has been successful in increasing public awareness about safety issues, serves as a positive role model in their community and exhibits a commitment to excellence in their educational efforts.

AFBEA is looking for Arizona nominees based on their significant accomplishments and contributions that they have provided to their community to increase fire/EMS safety and awareness over the past year.

The award is given at the opening ceremonies of Arizona State Fire School in Mesa on Sept. 6.

Submit your nomination today!