VCOC Resources

Opportunities to Receive Low Cost or Free Training throughout the State of Illinois

Illinois Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA)

Illinois Fire Chiefs Educational & Research Foundation

Phone: 847-966-0732

www.illinoisfirechiefs.org

Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts (IAFPD)

Web: www.iafpd.org Phone: 800.524.6620

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Web: www.dhr.illinois.gov Phone: 217-782-6302

contact IFSI for Wildland Firefighting Training

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

Web: www.idph.state.il.us Phone: 217.782.4977

Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)

Web: http://ema.illinois.gov Phone: 217.785.0229

Illinois Fire Fighters Association (IFA)

Web: www.illinoisfirefighers.org

Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA)

Web: www.ifsa.org Phone: 847.390.0911

Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI)

Web: www.fsi.illinois.edu Phone: 800.437.5819

Cornerstone and other programs online – others delivered free or at low cost

Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)

Web: www.ill-instructors.org Phone: 847.841.7693

Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)

Web: www.mabas-il.org Phone: 847.403.0500

Northern Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts

Web: www.niafpd.org Phone: 847-945-4120

Office of the State Fire Marshal

Web: www.fsm.illinois.gov Phone: 217.785.0969

Other Resources

National

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Web: www.fema.gov Phone: 202.646.2500

Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

Web: www.homefiresprinkler.org 877.550.4372

Fire Sprinkler Initiative

International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

Web: www.iafc.org Phone: 703.273.0911

International Association of Fire Firefighters

Web: www.iaff.org Phone: 202.737.8484

National Fire Academy (NFA)

Web: www.usfa.fema.gov Phone: 301.447.1000

National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)

Web: www.nvfc.org Phone: 202.887.5700

National Weather Service

Web: www.weather.gov

U.S. Fire Administration

Web: www.usfa.fema.gov Phone: 301.447.1000

U.S. Forest Service

Web: www.fs.fed.us Phone: 800.832.1355

Volunteer FD organization

Web: www.volunteer.fd.org Phone: 866.402.4371

Local

Local Community Colleges (Fire Science/EMS)
Insurance Companies (those who insure the fire service)
Local Business & Industry
Illinois Utility Companies
Ameren
Cellular Providers
Commonwealth Edison
Electric Cooperatives
Natural Gas Companies
Pipeline & Product Companies

Miscellaneous

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