​​By Dan Buchholz
Code Development and Training Specialist​

The Fire Marshals Association of Minnesota (FMAM) and the State Fire Marshal (SFM) Division are working together to plan our annual Fire Marshals Conference that will take place Sept. 19-20 at the Eagan Community Center. Registration is now OPEN. This two-day conference will feature speakers from SFM, ​UrbanLogiq, Underwriter Laboratories, National Fire Sprinkler Association and more!

Full registration information and a list of classes can be found by visiting the FMAM Conference Page. Registration for the conference will close on Sept. 12th.

The SFM has a Fire Investigation Part II class scheduled for this fall in Fergus Falls on Sept.11-15. This class is limited to 24 students. Participants must have taken and successfully passed Part I within the last five years to be eligible to take Part II.​

As a reminder, the National Fire Academy (NFA) will be offering several classes in Minnesota in 2023 and 2024. Here's the list of upcoming courses, locations and dates:

• Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction (F0635)
• Bemidji
• Sept. 9-10
  
  
• Creating Environments for Professional Growth (F0646)
• Willmar
• Oct. 28-29
  
  
• Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (F0455)
• Luverne
• Dec. 9-10
  
  
• Preparation for Initial Company Operation (F0458)
• Mankato
• Jan. 6-7, 2024
  
  
• Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (F0457)
• Rosemount
• Jan. 13-14, 2024
  
  
• Shaping the Future (F0602)
• Owatonna
• Jan. 27-28, 2024
  
  
• Fire Investigations for First Responders (F0770)
• Willmar
• Feb. 24-25, 2024
  
  
• Fire Inspection Principles II: Inspection of Structures and Systems 6-DAY COURSE (N0391) 
• Chaska
• Feb. 25-March 1, 2024
  
  
• Exercising Leadership to Facilitate Adaptive Change (F0521)
  
• Duluth
• March 2-3, 2024
  
  
• Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting for the Structural Company (F0610)
• Owatonna
• April 6-7, 2024
  

Find information for all training opportunities on our website by following this link: Training - Fire Marshal Course Registration System (mn.gov)    

A reminder to please reach out to me if there are any fire code training topics you would like to see covered by the State Fire Marshal Division by email at daniel.buchholz@state.mn.us. Call my office at 651-201-7219, or my cell phone at 612-505-3323, with any other questions. 

As always, if you have any questions for our code team, send those to fire.code@state.mn.us or fm.fire.sprinklers@state.mn.us.​​

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