Federation of Fire Chaplains upcoming events

Membership Renewal (01 Jan 2026)

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Membership Renewal

Cost - $125.00

Follow instructions to make Online Payment by Credit Card

You may also mail payment to:

Federation of Fire Chaplains

PO Box 567748

Dallas, TX 75356

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy Course-Columbia, SC (19 May 2026)

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT

Federation of Fire Chaplains

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy Course

Criminal Justice Academy

5400 Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC 29212

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 8:30am – 4:00pm

20 Student Limit

Cost $165 For SC Residents

Out of State Residents contact Dave DeDonato for pricing

(covers EFC course fee, student notebooks & USB, 5 cafeteria meals)

No onsite lodging available; students are responsible for making their own off-site lodging arrangements!

Registration & Payment

Checks: payable to “SCPSCA”

Mail Checks to: 220 Lothrop Hill Rd, Lexington, SC 29072

Venmo or Cash App (Bottom of SCPSCA webpage): https://scpsca.org/

Register & pay by May 5, 2026!

POC: Dave DeDonato (dmd777d@gmail.com)

Click Here to Register:

https://tinyurl.com/SCFFCMay2026

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy-Valparaiso, IN (04 Jun 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Federation of Fire Chaplains

and

Responder Strong Indiana

present

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy

June 4-5, 2026

Location

Multi-Agency Academic Cooperative (MAAC)

4203 Montdale Park Dr.

Valparaiso, IN 46383

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy

A 16-hour course designed as a “Survey of Fire Chaplaincy”. It is appropriate for new chaplains, experienced chaplains, and those who just want to learn what fire chaplaincy is all about. The course includes classes in Foundations of Chaplaincy, the Personhood of the Chaplain, Ministry to Firefighters, Ministry to People in Crisis, Beginning a Fire Chaplain Program, the Chaplain's Conduct, Managing Stress, Fire Department Funerals, Fire Chaplain Operations, and more.

Cost

The cost for this two day class is $250.00. This includes a student Manual, and a USB Drive with additional resources.

Additional Information

The student is responsible for travel, lodging, and Meals.

More Information to follow

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy-Camp LeJeune (Jacksonville), NC (12 Jun 2026)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Federation of fire Chaplains

presents

Essentials of fire Chaplaincy

June 12-13, 2026

Location

River of Life Church

2460 Gum Branch Rd.

Jacksonville, NC 28540

The Federation of Fire Chaplains, Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy class,

is a two-day course designed as a “Survey of Fire Chaplaincy”. It is appropriate for new chaplains, experienced chaplains, and those who just want to learn what fire chaplaincy is all about. The course includes classes in Ministry to Firefighters, Ministry to People in Crisis, Helping Firefighters Manage Stress, Fire Department Funerals, Fire Chaplain Operations, and others. This course serves as the foundation for credit with the Federation of Fire Chaplains.

This course is HIGHLY recommended by and for fire/rescue chaplains throughout the world. For members of the FFC, this course is the one that provides the foundation for our FFC Advanced Training Certificates.

COST

The cost for the class is $250.00

This includes student manual, USB containing an FFC Chaplain Manual and additional resources, and a certificate from th Federation of Fire Chaplains.

For More Information

Contact

Instructor: Richard Waddell

Local Point of Contact: Darren White

Please note:

Meals and lodging are the responsibility of the student.

Location of class may change, if it does an email will be sent advising of the change.

Basic & Advanced Fire Chaplain Training-Lexington, KY (12 Jun 2026)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

KENTUCKY STATE FIRE SCHOOL

Central Bank Center, Lexington, Ky

BASIC & ADVANCED FIRE CHAPLAIN CLASSES

Basic Chaplain Class

(Class #504)

June 12-13, 2026

The Basic Fire Chaplain Training includes 2-days of course material designed to introduce the fire chaplain to ministry in the fire service. Topics included are roles of fire chaplains, how to minister to firefighters, how to minister to fire victims, critical incident stress, fire department funerals, basic fire chaplain operations, etc. Successful completion of this class will partially fulfill the training requirements necessary to become a certified chaplain by the Kentucky Fire Commission. This course also serves as a great annual refresher for all fire chaplains.

ADVANCED-LEVEL CHAPLAIN CLASS: FUNERAL PREPARATION AND ORGANIZATION: PASTORAL CARE TO THE GRIEVING

(Class #513)

JUNE 14, 2026

Advanced chaplain classes are classes expanding the knowledge base of the basic course. This course is designed to equip chaplains with the tools to assist with death notifications, plan a funeral for non-LODD and LODD, how to interact with a grieving family, and how to prepare, craft, and deliver a funeral message. This class does NOT fulfill any requirements for state fire chaplain certification.

LOCATION: Central Bank Center, Lexington, Ky

REGISTRATION LINK

REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUNE 2, 2026

Flyer

For more information

Contact: Dr. Rebecca Brown

email

Phone: 270-361-9882

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy-Greensburg, PA (13 Jun 2026)

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:30:00 GMT

ESSENTAILS OF FIRE CHAPLAINCY

THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO SERVETHOSE WHO SERVE OTHERS

June 13-14, 2026

Hempfield Twp. Volunteer Fire Co.

1146 Woodward Dr.

Greensburg, PA 15601

Oregon Volunteer FF Association Annual Training Conference (17 Jun 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

2026 OVFA Annual Conference

June 17-20, 2026

Brooks Regional Training Center

4910 Brooklake Rd NE

Brooks, OR 97305

At this year's Oregon Volunteer FF Association Annual Training Conference they are offering

Federation of Fire Chaplains:

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy

(June 17-18, 2026

and

International Critical Incident Foundation :

Pastoral Crisis Intervention 1 & 2

(June 19-20, 2026).

To register click on the picture below

Please note: If you want to take both classes, click the 4-Day option then select the appropriate classes on the next webpage.

For additional assistance or information concerning the Chaplain Classes contact:

Joel Peterson

Chris Wade

Local Lodging Options

OVFA has NOT reserved any room blocks this year. Instead, we are providing a list of recommended lodging options, along with the per diem rates for each. Please ensure you have your Fire Department ID or proof of eligibility available upon arrival for your reservation.

Lodging is the responsibility of the student

Holiday Inn Keizer - 6150 Keizer Station Blvd
Per diem rate $110 plus taxes, fees, and assessments. Please note weekend rates may vary.
Approx. 4 miles away from conference facility
Reservations: 971-718-5335

Holiday Inn Salem - 3301 Market St. NE
Per diem rate $110 plus taxes, fees, and assessments. Please note weekend rates may vary.
Approx. 8 miles away from conference facility
Reservations: 503-370-7888

Best Western Woodburn- 2980 Tom Tennant Dr.
Per diem rate $110 plus taxes, fees, and assessments. Please note weekend rates may vary.
Approx. 9 miles away from conference facility
Reservations: 503-982-6515

La Quinta Woodburn- 120 N Arney Rd.
Per diem rate $110 plus taxes, fees, and assessments. Please note weekend rates may vary.
Approx. 9 miles away from conference facility
Reservations: 503-982-1727

Scholarship Application

Limited Scholarships are available to cover the cost of conference registration. Click here to download a scholarship application form.

Award Nominations

The OVFA Volunteer of the Year Award and Lifetime Achievement Award are presented during the banquet at conference. Nomination forms below are both linked:

Volunteer of the Year Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Click Here to Register Online

See you in Brooks, Oregon, at the
Brooks Training Center, June 17-20!!

OVFA | 503-378-0896 | 1284 Court St NE, Salem OR 97301 | ovfa.org

Essentials - San Antonio, Texas (17 Jul 2026)

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

FEDERATION OF FIRE CHAPLAINS

ESSENTIALS OF FIRE CHAPLAINCY

When: 17-18 July 2026

Where: Kirby Fire Department

5560 Duffek Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78219

Cost $250.00

Registration through the FFC Website

https://firechaplains.org/event-6664745

Local Contact Information:

Chaplain David R. Kirk

kirkministries@hotmail.com

210-508-0932 (leave a voicemail or text)

Lodging in the area (there are others):

Comfort Inn Holiday Inn Express La Quinta

6075 I.H. 10 E. 1414 Palmyra Dr. 6111 I.H. 10 E.

3 miles / 8 minutes 2 miles / 6 minutes 3 miles / 8 minutes

FEDERATION OF FIRE CHAPLAINS

ESSENTIALS OF FIRE CHAPLAINCY

When: 17-18 July 2026

Where: Kirby Fire Department

5560 Duffek Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78219

Cost $250.00

Registration through the FFC Website

https://firechaplains.org/event-6664745

Local Contact Information:

Chaplain David R. Kirk

kirkministries@hotmail.com

210-508-0932 (leave a voicemail or text)

Lodging in the area (there are others):

Comfort Inn Holiday Inn Express La Quinta

6075 I.H. 10 E. 1414 Palmyra Dr. 6111 I.H. 10 E.

3 miles / 8 minutes 2 miles / 6 minutes 3 miles / 8 minutes

Assisting Individuals in Crisis - Alabama (14 Aug 2026)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

ALABAMA FELLOWSHIP OF FIRE CHAPLAINS

TRAINING EVENT

ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS

WHEN

August 14-15, 2026

9 am - 5 pm (daily)

WHERE

Regional Training Center

3020 Central Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

COURSE LEADER

Perry Harris

AFFC Southern VP

pharrisjr044@gmail.com

(251) 386-2996

CONTACT INFO

Wanda Manning

admin@alfirechaplains.org

(205) 447-2787

AFFC REGISTRY

www.alfirechaplains.org/August-Individual

COST

Active Members: $225

Non-Members: $250

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

July 31st

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This 2-day (16-hour) course is highly recommended for chaplains and provides techniques for one-on-one crisis intervention for those in disaster response, emergency services, security, military, health/spiritual care, etc.

This course will cover the following:

Psychological Crisis & Intervention
Resistance, Resiliency, Recovery Continuum
Critical Incident Stress Management
Basic Crisis Communication Techniques
Psychological & Behavioral Crisis Reactions
Putative & Empirically Derived Mechanism
SAFER-Revised Model
Risk Of Iatrogenic "Harm"
Suicide Intervention and more

TARGET AUDIENCE

Chaplains

Counselors

Firefighters

Ministers

2026 FFC Annual Conference & Pre-Conference Training-Franklin, TN (23 Oct 2026)

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT

FFC Annual Conference 2026
October 23-29, 2026

Pre-Conference

October 23-25, 2026

The 2026 Annual Conference of the Federation of Fire Chaplains will be held near Nashville, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Franklin Cool Springs

We encourage you to choose our host hotel

The Room Rate is $189.00 per night.

Please note this does not include taxes

This room rate is only available October 19-29, 2026

1 (866) 994-9922

Online Hotel Registration

Staying at the host hotel not only makes EVERYTHING much easier for you, it also helps FFC and our host team who depend on room bookings to defray our overall costs

Pre-Conference Training

October 23-25, 2026

Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy

October 24-25, 2026

Advanced Chaplaincy Classes

Ministry of Presence

October 24-25, 2026

Instructor: Jim Lewis

Faith and Spiritual Development

October 24, 2026 ONLY

Instructor Rebecca Brown

Chaplaincy in the 21st Century

October 24-25, 2026

Instructor: TBA

Family in Crisis and Attaining Wellness

This 16 Hour class has two parts

Public Safety Family Advocacy

A Holistic Approach to Public Safety Wellness Programs

October 24-25, 2026

Instructor: TBA

FFC Instructor Workshop

Friday, October 23, 2026

Instructors: Keith Smith

Members of the Board

Only Open to FFC Members who hold an Advanced Studies Certificate.

This one-day workshop is designed for those interested in becoming FFC Instructors and is also required every five years for current instructors.

Requirements:

Current Member in Good Standing
Minimum of 5 consecutive years of FFC membership
Received the FFC Advanced Studies Certificate

Approval Required:Contact either of the following to participate:

Keith Smith: kwsmith46@sbcglobal.netJimmie Duncan: ffc.chaplain@gmail.com

The General Conference will begin on Sunday evening,

October 25, 2026, with the "Tired Travelers" reception.

Following the Opening ceremonies, Monday, October 26, the attendee will have the opportunity for 16 hours of additional training on topics selected by the host chaplains.

Registration will open April 1, 2026

Prices increase after August 31, 2026

Be Sure to Register Early

The Spouse Program is an additional $175.00.

If your spouse would like to participate, make sure you click the box on the Registration form and add their name.

PLEASE NOTE: Conference Pricing reflects a discount for Members.

To get the FFC Member discount You must become a Member Before August 1, 2026

(If interested, please contact the office for additional information or follow the membership links on the Home page)

Special Instructions for Canadians

Please register and indicate that you are from Canada in the Notes area of the Registration form.

Do not pay when you register.

We will send you payment information to pay with Canadian dollars.

CANCELLATIONS

To cancel your registration,

you must contact the office:

email (ffc.chaplain@gmail.com)

phone (469-955-1522)

If registration is cancelled after September 15, 2024,

you may be subject to a charge.

Transportation

The closest airport is Nashville Airport

Information Concerning transportation from Nashville Airport to the Conference Hotel will be posted when the details are finalized.

Our Local Host:

Chaplain Gwen Noe

email

FFC Office

Jimmie Duncan, Executive Director

Office: (469) 503-1566

Mobile: (469) 955-1522

email

Keith Smith, Director of Training

Mobile: (817) 480-5618

email