CPFF Members: Fire Leadership Challenge (FLC) is where you need to be October 20-24, 2025.

Do you have plans of moving up into the Company Officer role? The LEAD Series - Company Officer track is designed for you. Now in its second year, the LEAD Series delivers real-world leadership tools, peer connections, and career momentum.

Leadership education is essential. Don’t miss this opportunity to invest in yourself and your future. Register now, early registration savings end July 31st.

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION DESIGNED FOR YOU

As a future Company Officer, the LEAD - COMPANY OFFICER track is packed with high-impact workshops focused on leadership, operations, and personal development to prepare you to take on this role. Sessions include:

• Managing Training as a Company Officer
• Fire Scene Investigations
• Effective Communication Under Pressure
• CRR in Action: Aligning Prevention and Response for Safer Communities
• Developing Teams by Leaving the Ego at the Door and Baggage Behind
• The Process of a Good After-Action Report (AAR)
• Normalization of Deviance
• Breaking the Silence: The Untold Story of Mental Health in the Fire Service
• Command Presence in the Age of AI: Leading Through Chaos, Clarity and Change

General Sessions Designed to Elevate How You Lead

Stronger Every Shift: Athlete-Inspired Mental Wellness for the Fire Service

Attendees will explore the vital connection between all dimensions of wellness—mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and occupational—and how these elements work together to sustain peak performance and long-term health. Through candid discussion on the unique stressors faced by firefighters and officers, we’ll tackle the realities of mental resilience, operational fatigue, and leadership pressure.

Dr. Brandy Runyan, East Texas A&M University and Hussien Jabai, Jabai Performance/East Texas A&M University

Using Emotional Intelligence and Authentic Leadership to Create Followers and Leaders in Your Fire Department

No leaders accomplish anything on their own. As a department leader, you need to be able connect with city leadership, community and your peers by understanding their concerns, communicating effectively and motivating them to action. What would your leadership bumper sticker say?

Paul Darley, Chairman, CEO & President, W.S. Darley & Co.

Building Your Leadership Brand

Dustin Kaehr is a leadership coach who focuses on the customer experience, team development, and personal development. At FLC he will help attendees understand themselves better so they can grow as leaders. His life’s work is to help people think differently, lead courageously, and live passionately.

Dustin Kaehr, The Think. Lead. Live. Group

Register by July 31st

Hurry! Time is running out to save on your FLC registration. Register by July 31st for early bird savings.

Stay Steps Away from the Action 

Make the most of your Fire Leadership Challenge experience by staying at the Keystone Lodge & Spa or in one of Keystone’s comfortable condos, available in sizes from standard hotel rooms up to 4-bedroom units.

Attendees receive special discounted room rates starting at just $149/night (plus taxes). But don’t wait, rooms fill up fast.

Your stay includes:

• Complimentary parking right next to the Keystone Conference Center
• Easy walking access to all conference sessions and networking events
• Beautiful mountain views and resort amenities