South Dakota Fire Instructors Conference - 2026

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LOOK FOR REGISTRATION LATE 2025!

BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN AND READ ENTIRE PAGE - THIS YEARS CLASS DESCRIPTION, INSTRUCTORS BIO AND SAMPLE VIDEOS BELOW

Membership dues in the Society are per calendar year (Jan 1st-Dec 31st).  As a reminder in order to be eligible for the insurance coverage the Society provides to its members, dues must be paid by January 15th.

REMINDER:  Dues must be paid by January 15th to be eligible for the insurance coverage.

PLEASE PAY DUES PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE - If you did not get a dues notice send your name/contact information to Rick Gustad @ SCDir@sdfirefighters.org and we will get that straightened out.

If you wish to attend the Conference on January 9th-11th, those that are current PAID members of the Instructors Society will be able to register for the Conference at NO-COST.  Non-Members will also be able to register for the conference, as its open to anyone in the fire service.  This allows us to easily separate membership billing and conference registration.  It is vital that you pre-register for the conference as that information is also what's used to send Certificates and it also allows us to better calculate quantity of refreshments needed for the Venue.

If you are NOT attending the conference there is no need to register for the conference - THIS IS A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.  You just need to pay the invoice that was sent for your South Dakota Society of Fire Service Instructors Membership Dues

Pre-Registration will also help prevent the large backlog of people at the registration desk the morning of the conference.  If you have PRE-REGISTERED and PRE-PAID you do NOT need to stop at the registration desk.

Thank you for supporting your South Dakota Society of Fire Service Instructors.

Stay Healthy. Stay safe.

Justin Adams

South Dakota Society of Fire Service Instructors - Secretary

Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We are looking forward to continued success because of your membership.  Also, don't forget to checkout our Facebook Page.

Conference Speakers Topics:

The Functional Fire Company

• "Chief Thompson combines his decades of experience and years of observation with today's leadership skills and provides a path for the successful fire department to follow. The Functional Fire Company will take you step by step from being an ordinary fire department to one that defines excellence." - Risk Lasky, Fire Chief (ret.) Texas

Training Basics & Essentials

• This program focuses on company level training basics and essentials. We will focus on zero cost drills that have proven effective at the company level. In addition, we will discuss the training season concept, making training personal, mentoring, and the training process for skill acquisition. Finally, the presentation will talk about the need for performance standards and a proven method for developing performance standards.