NORTH AMERICAN FIRE TRAINING DIRECTORSSERVING STATE, PROVINCIAL & TERRITORIAL FIRE TRAINING & EDUCATION SYSTEMS |
Join NAFTD members for three days of networking, education, and hands-on training focused on state and provincial fire training systems. Explore the exhibit hall, connect with vendors, and see the latest innovations shaping the future of fire training academies.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 14–16, 2025 Hosted by Chief Tracey Normand and the Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy
For more information, presenter and sponsorship opportunities contact info@naftd.org
Hotel
The host hotel is the Marriott Baton Rouge. Room block details will be available soon.
Call For Speakers
The North American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the NAFTD’s annual conference,. NAFTD is seeking seminar proposals that explore forward-looking challenges and opportunities facing the fire and emergency service trainging systems. In particular, we encourage submissions that emphasize research, data, artificial intellegence and evidence-based approaches to inform policy, practice, and innovation. In addition, NAFTD welcomes open-call proposals on other national-level topics that align with the overall theme.
Presentations should be approximately 50 minutes. Please send a summary and bio to info@naftd.org for consideration.
NAFTD Annual Conferences
Date: Location
2028: Delaware
2027: Lawrence, Kansas
Sept 14 - 16, 2026: Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Fire & Emergency Training Academy
Sept 22 - 25, 2025: Edmonton, AB Lakeland College
Sept 23 - 25, 2024; Champaign, IL Illinois Fire Service Institute
Sept 18 - 21, 2023 Annapolis, Md Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Sept 26 - 28, 2022 Midway, UT Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
Sepr 23 - 25, 2021 Portland, OR Department of Public Safety Standards
and Training
Sept 15-16, 2020 Held virtually due to COVID
Sept 23 - 25, 2019 Concord, NC, NC Department of Insurance – Office of the State Fire Marshal
Sept. 24 – 26, 2018 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division
Sept. 25 – 27, 2017 Mystic, CT Connecticut Fire Academy
Sept. 26 – 28, 2016 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin Technical College
Sept. 28 – 30, 2015 Telluride, CO Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
Sept. 22 – 24, 2014 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama Fire College & Personnel Standards Commission
Sept. 30 – Oct 2, 2013, Halifax, Nova Scotia Firefighters School
Sept. 25 – 27, 2012 College Station, TX TEEX – Texas A&M University
Sept. 20 - 22, 2011 College Park, MD Maryland Fire, and Rescue Institute
Sept. 14 - 16, 2010 Champaign, IL University of Illinois Fire Service Institute
Sept. 22 - 24, 2009 Baton Rouge, LA LSU Fire & Emergency Training Institute
Sept. 9 - 11, 2008 Portland, OR Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards & Training
Sept. 25 - 27, 2007 Portsmouth, NH New Hampshire Division of Fire Standards & Training and Emergency Medical Services
Oct. 3 - 5, 2006 Albany, NY New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services Office of Fire Prevention & Control
Sept. 13 - 16, 2005 Murfreesboro, TN Tennessee Fire & Codes Academy
Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 2004, New Westminster, BC Justice Institute of British Columbia, Fire & Safety Division.
Oct. 8 - 11, 2003 Salt Lake City, UT Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
Oct. 3 - 5, 2002 State College, PA Pennsylvania Fire Academy
Oct. 18 - 20, 2001 Forsyth, GA Georgia Fire Academy
Oct. 19 - 21, 2000 College Station, TX TEEX - Texas A&M University
Oct. 22 - 23, 1999 St. Louis, MO MU Fire, and Rescue Training Institute
Oct. 15 - 17, 1998 Windsor Locks, CT Connecticut Fire Academy
Oct. 3 - 6, 1996 Vancouver, BC Justice Institute of British Columbia, Fire & Safety Division
Oct. 14, 1995, College Park, MD Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Oct. 21 - 23, 1994 Snowbird, UT Utah Fire and Rescue Academy
Oct. 14 - 16, 1993 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma Fire Service Training
Oct. 21 - 25, 1992 Boston, MA Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Oct. 8 - 10, 1991 Champaign, IL Illinois Fire Service Institute
Nov 7 - 9, 1990 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy
Oct. 11 - 12, 1989 Raleigh, NC North Carolina State Fire Commission
Oct. 4 - 5, 1988 College Station, TX TEEX - Texas A&M University
Oct. 13 - 14, 1987 Bellevue, WA Washington State Fire Training
Oct. 14 - 15, 1986 Baton Rouge, LA LSU Firemen Training Program
Oct. 1 - 2, 1985 Wallingford, CT Connecticut Fire Academy
Oct. 2 - 3, 1984 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma Fire Service Training
Oct. 4 - 5, 1983 Champaign, IL Illinois Fire Service Institute
Oct 5 - 6, 1982 Ames, IA Iowa Fire Service Extension