The IFIA is hosting a social/fundraising event on July 31st at the Joliet Slammers baseball game. There will be fireworks following the game. A small portion of the ticket price is returned to the Fire Inspectors. This would be a good time to bring your family and friends to a night baseball game with fireworks See the flyer for information and scan the QR code to get tickets click ....


The IFIA is hosting a social/fundraising event on July 31^st at the Joliet Slammers baseball game. There will be fireworks following the game. A small portion of the ticket price is returned to the Fire Inspectors. This would be a good time to bring your family and friends to a night baseball game and see some fireworks. See the flyer for information, and to scan the QR code for tickets.




To assist the IFIA in its mission, bronze, silver and gold sponsorships are available. Sponsorships are good for a calendar year. click here...

Thank you to our sponsors - Gold level 

Camp I Am Me

Fire Safety CADS, LLC
HUSSO Restoration

Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board


Seminars: 
June 26th Mini Seminar - Life Safety Plan Review of NFPA 101
August 6th Mini Seminar - Free Steps to Safety Training Seminar See Attached Flyer

August 17th Seminar - Critical Concepts of the 2021 IEBC Seminar

September 25th Mini Seminar - Core Chapters of NFPA 101
November 20th Mini Seminar - Free "Did You Know" Seminar; Topics to be Announced Soon.

Classes: 
A new Fire Inspector 1 class will be given in late June for the central part of the State. The class will be held at the Washington Fire Department. To accommodate the work schedules of non-full time fire departments, the schedule will be a bit different. Class dates are June 19 from 6 – 10 pm, June 20 and 21 from 8 am – 4 pm, AND June 26 from 6 – 10, June 27 and 28 from 8 am – 4 pm. Registration can be done on our website.



Fire Life Safety Educator - July 27 - 31 Romeoville IL See Attached Flyer

Fire Inspector I - June 19, 20, 21 26, 27, 28 Washington IL See Attached Flyer

Fire Inspector I - August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Oak Lawn IL See Attached Flyer

Fire Inspector II - September 3 - Oct 1 Romeoville IL See Attached Flyer




Volunteers are needed to staff the Safety Tent at the State Fair. Our day has changed this year to August 16th. The tent is open from 10 – 4, gate and parking passes are provided, and lunch is provided. If you, your friends and family would like to help out, contact the office with your name and number of people.

If you would like a two-hour on-line class on crowd managers go to CrowdManagers.com. The cost is only $25. It is written in accordance with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 1 Fire Code, and International Fire Code (IFC); allows 30 days of 24×7 access to fit in your schedule; has real-world scenarios that help you apply what you learn with practice questions throughout; and is compatible with mobile devices.


The National Association of State Fire Marshals is offering a free all-day class in Plainfield on July 7th, on Best Practices for Addressing Homelessness and Migrant Issues.

For more information and to register, go to https://www.firemarshals.org/event-6654076

National Cancer Survivors Day – June 7

National Mascot Day – June 17

National Hydration Day – June 23

National PTSD Awareness Day – June 27

National CPR and AED Awareness Week – (June 1-7)

National Safety Month

National Fireworks Safety Month

The North American Modern Building Alliance is offering a limited number of scholarships for building officials to attend their 2026 Building Fire Safety Symposium, September 9–10 in Rosemont.



The program is organized around the five common principles of fire safety:

• Prevention
• Detection and Communication
• Occupant Protection
• Containment / Compartmentation
• Extinguishment

Additional information can be found at https://www.modernbuildingalliance.us/namba-building-fire-safety-symposium/


The IFIA has added additional documents to a “Resources” link that you might find useful. In it are several documents that may help you in your job that were supplied by locals fire departments Click here...

Scholarship:

Scholarships are available for upcoming Fire Inspector and Fire and Life Safety Educator classes click for more...

Job Opportunities:

Links to local employment opportunities at Fire Prevention Bureaus. Click here...

Updates

NFPA May Update

ICC June 5th Update

ICC Plan Review Data Center

ICC Building Safety Proclamation

IFMA Winter Quarterly

IFIA Membership:

Our organization strives to maintain high quality training programs to insure continued professionalism of our members. Click here...