Registration is open!
Essential Trustee Training
June 28th - 29th at IFSI in Champaign.
IMPORTANT: This is a new date for the June ETT Session.
Essential Trustee Training
June 28th - 29th at IFSI in Champaign.
IMPORTANT: This is a new date for the June ETT Session.
REgister for the June 28 - 29, 2024 session
In addition to providing trustees with the information needed to meet the challenges of administering a fire district, the ETT Program is approved legal training that allows additional compensation for paid trustees who complete the program under Public Act 95-0799. Each part of the training is 4 hours in length. Trustees who have completed all three parts will be mailed a completion certificate signed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Part 1 - Fire Protection District Organization & Administration
Part 2 - Finances, Procurement, Legal Liability
Part 3 - Personnel & Human Resources
No part of the ETT Program can be used to fulfill Continuing Education (CE) hours.
Registration confirmation and updates for this training will be sent to the attendee email used for the registration. Please use the ATTENDEE's email and check it for accuracy when completing the registration.
The deadline to register is June 21st. Registrations will not be accepted after June 21st.
Part 1 - Fire Protection District Organization & Administration
Part 2 - Finances, Procurement, Legal Liability
Part 3 - Personnel & Human Resources
No part of the ETT Program can be used to fulfill Continuing Education (CE) hours.
Registration confirmation and updates for this training will be sent to the attendee email used for the registration. Please use the ATTENDEE's email and check it for accuracy when completing the registration.
The deadline to register is June 21st. Registrations will not be accepted after June 21st.
AGenda
Here is a look at the agenda for Essential Trustee Training
Friday, June 28 – ETT Part 1: Organization & Administration - presented by Jim Sinclair
1:30 pm Check-in
2:00 pm Welcome, Pledge & Acknowledgements
2:05 pm Legal Training
3:15 pm Break:
3:25 pm Resume Legal Training
4:45 pm Break
4:55 pm Resume Legal Training
6:00 pm Program Concludes
Saturday, June 29 – ETT Part 2: Finances, Procurement, Legal Liability - presented by Jim Sinclair
7:30 am Check-in:
8:00 am Welcome, Pledge & Acknowledgements
8:05 am Legal Training
9:15 am Break
9:25 am Resume Training
12:00 pm Program Concludes
12:00 pm Lunch
Saturday, June 29 – ETT Part 3: Personnel & Human Resources - presented by Shawn Flaherty
12:30 pm Welcome & Acknowledgements
12:35 pm Legal Training
2:00 pm Break
2:10 pm Resume Training
3:30 pm Break
3:40 pm Resume Training
4:45 pm Program Concludes
A few reminders:
1. We strongly recommend the following books for the ETT Program:
Handbook for Trustees
Text of Laws (2022 Edition)
If you did not purchase these books when you registered please call the IAFPD office to place your order. (217)-525-6620
2. Minimum attendance for each session is required. The cancellation date is June 21, 2024
3. TIMES: Part 1 - Friday, June 28, 2 pm - 6 pm
Part 2 Saturday, June 29, 8 am -1 2 pm
Part 3 Saturday, June 29, 12:30 pm - 5 pm
4. NO PART OF THE ETT PROGRAM CAN BE USED FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION (CE) HOURS
5. Please feel free to email questions for the presenters to info@iafpd.org to have them answered at the training session.
6. There will be a lunch break between Part 2 and Part 3.
Friday, June 28 – ETT Part 1: Organization & Administration - presented by Jim Sinclair
1:30 pm Check-in
2:00 pm Welcome, Pledge & Acknowledgements
2:05 pm Legal Training
3:15 pm Break:
3:25 pm Resume Legal Training
4:45 pm Break
4:55 pm Resume Legal Training
6:00 pm Program Concludes
Saturday, June 29 – ETT Part 2: Finances, Procurement, Legal Liability - presented by Jim Sinclair
7:30 am Check-in:
8:00 am Welcome, Pledge & Acknowledgements
8:05 am Legal Training
9:15 am Break
9:25 am Resume Training
12:00 pm Program Concludes
12:00 pm Lunch
Saturday, June 29 – ETT Part 3: Personnel & Human Resources - presented by Shawn Flaherty
12:30 pm Welcome & Acknowledgements
12:35 pm Legal Training
2:00 pm Break
2:10 pm Resume Training
3:30 pm Break
3:40 pm Resume Training
4:45 pm Program Concludes
A few reminders:
1. We strongly recommend the following books for the ETT Program:
Handbook for Trustees
Text of Laws (2022 Edition)
If you did not purchase these books when you registered please call the IAFPD office to place your order. (217)-525-6620
2. Minimum attendance for each session is required. The cancellation date is June 21, 2024
3. TIMES: Part 1 - Friday, June 28, 2 pm - 6 pm
Part 2 Saturday, June 29, 8 am -1 2 pm
Part 3 Saturday, June 29, 12:30 pm - 5 pm
4. NO PART OF THE ETT PROGRAM CAN BE USED FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION (CE) HOURS
5. Please feel free to email questions for the presenters to info@iafpd.org to have them answered at the training session.
6. There will be a lunch break between Part 2 and Part 3.
Thank you to West Chicago Fire Protection District, our presenters Jim Sinclair and Shawn Flaherty, and to all of the fire protection district officials who took part in this training!
Congratulations to the70 fire protection district leaders from 47 Illinois districts who earned their Essential Trustee Training by completing the sessions at the Illinois Fire Services Conference or West Chicago Fire Protection District.
Akron-Princeville FPD
Bartlett FPD Beecher FPD Bensenville FPD # 2 Big Rock FPD Bloomingdale No. 1 FPD Boone County FPD #2 Bristol-Kendall FPD Carol Stream FPD Cary FPD Channahon FPD Cissna Park FPD Colona Community FPD Countryside FPD Crescent Iroquois FPD Darien-Woodridge FPD |
First FPD Of Antioch Township
Fulton FPD Godfrey FPD Greenup Area FPD Harvard FPD Lake Egypt FPD Lake Zurich Rural FPD Lemont FPD Lincolnshire Riverwoods FPD Lisle-Woodridge FPD Long Grove FPD Maple Park & Countryside FPD Nauvoo FPD New Lenox FPD North Aurora FPD North Boone FPD #3 |
Norwood Park FPD
Prophetstown FPD Riverton Area FPD Rochester FPD Rockland FPD Rockton FPD Sherman FPD Sugar Grove FPD Thomasboro FPD Warrenville FPD Wauconda FPD West Chicago FPD Wonder Lake FPD Woodland FPD Woodstock Fire/Rescue District |
Essential Trustee Training is presented based on the needs of our members. If your district has trustees who need the training, please let us know.
The next scheduled presentation of the ETT Program is in conjunction with the Illinois Fire Service Conference, September 15 - 17 in Peoria.