Being responsible for training your fellow firefighters, EMS personnel and rescuers is an honorable—and hefty—duty. But it's our hope that our educational programs, resources and classes can help take some of the weight off of your shoulders by providing you with information and tools to help you educate your team on best practices, improve safety efforts in your operations and equip your members with increased skillsets.
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Assign your team members training on VFIS University
VFIS University is a continuing education and training solution designed for emergency services personnel that gives members 24/7 access to:
- Quality online education and training courses—many of which are recognized as meeting industry continuing education requirements.
- Knowledge and best practices on a variety of topics, like fixed object strike prevention, equipment best practices, health and safety recommendations and more.
- Certificates upon completion of courses to help you recognize your members' achievements.
- The ability to assign specific courses to your crew members, and to be notified of their progress and completion.
Looking for personalized training?
Our Education, Training and Consulting team is happy to be available to discuss your needs and evaluate what custom seminars and webinars we have to best support you. Here are just a few that we recommend considering:
- Common Pitfalls in Patient Care Documentation
- Near Miss & Incident Investigation
- Risk Management for Emergency Services
- Next Generation Leadership in Fire and EMS
- Role of the Chief Officer
Justin Eberly
Education Specialist
Member of the fire/EMS community since 2010
Jake Hoover
Education Specialist
Member of the fire/EMS community since 1986
Russell Kough
Education Specialist
45 Years in the fire/EMS industry
Woodrow Sullivan
Education Specialist
Member of the fire/EMS/law enforcement community since 1983
Frequently asked questions
We offer a variety of in-person, instructor-level ("train the trainer") opportunities, including:
- Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (EVDT)
- Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Operations (EMSVO)
- Emergency Services Trailer Operations and Safety Program
- Emergency Services UTV/ATV Safety Program
- Traffic Incident Management (TIM)
- Emergency Responder Safety
- Patient Care Documentation
- Patient Handling: Preventing Patient Drops
Our instructor-level programs are designed to share best practices and hands-on techniques to teach competency-level courses—including providing instructor kits to assist your efforts. However, these programs are based upon the assumption that you already have some authority within your organization to train others and are not state certifications.
VFIS does not have any mandatory prerequisites—however, your department may have prerequisites that they abide by.
They will need to be issued by the instructor using the template in the instructor's kit.
We offer most of our materials at no cost for the first copy (and a reduced cost thereafter) to our VFIS insurance clients. Non-clients can also purchase materials for specific classes.
You can order materials by either:
- Placing orders from the online store.
- Calling 800.233.1957 and asking for ext. 7228, Maria Lichty.
- Faxing orders to 717.747.7028
Check out our training calendar to see a complete list of scheduled trainings at this time, including our instructor-level options.
View CalendarPlease view the details of each specific course on our training calendar to see the price of that specific event and call us at 800.233.1957 with any questions. If you're a VFIS client—be sure to login to access special pricing.
Train the trainer programs are typically hosted by VFIS insureds—and are subject to an approval process. Please give our ETC team a call at 800.233.1957 so that we can talk about how to best meet your needs.
This is determined by your department and the authority having jurisdiction.
- Each instructor course is limited to a maximum of three participants from the same organization.
- Meals are on your own for all classes.
- Course dates, times and training sites are subject to change.
- The driver competency course is conducted weather permitting.
- Seminars may offer additional materials for purchase, including participant manuals and accessories to conduct student-level classes.
- Detailed site information will be provided upon registration.
- Spaces are only reserved with pre-payment in full.
- Cancellation/rescheduling fee is 10% of registration fee per person.
Host a video-based training at your station using VFIS' video-based programs, including our:
- Emergency Medical Services Collection which covers important patient handling topics, including proper use of equipment, balance and strength, provider haste, maintenance of equipment and bariatric patients, as well as patient care documentation.
- Emergency Vehicle Operations collection which focuses on preventing common driver errors, emergency vehicle rollover prevention, privately-owned vehicles (POV) considerations, safe backing, preventative maintenance and general best practices.
- Respectful Workplace + Let's talk: Preventing Child Abuse in Your Organization which focus on creating a safe environment for all.
Most of our training resources are available at no cost for the first copy and a reduced cost for additional copies to VFIS clients. Non-clients are also welcomed to purchase resources. Browse our selection in the VFIS store.
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