IL. VCOC

Volunteer and Combination Officer Committee of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association. Educating and Representing IL. Vol. & Combination Department Leaders

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VCOC Webinar - Link for registration is:

https://t.co/q61q06qlN1

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The Illinois Fire Chiefs Association is honored to endorse; Chief Al Yancey of The Minooka FPD to retain his position as Volunteer Combination Officers Section Director for The International Association of Fire Chiefs.
Jim Grady III
IFCA Executive Director

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COVID-19 has emphasized the importance of social media. If your department is looking for valuable information on how they can leverage social media for retaining, recruiting, fundraising and more, then you should attend this webinar.

Register at: https://t.co/FFZ1ml5eQ6

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES!

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) represents you – the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue boots on the ground. We want you to be at your best – for you, your crew, and your community.

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The IFCA along with the Foundation Board has agreed to cancel all educational classes until May 20th. We are working to identify alternative delivery methods and to reschedule classes should we not be able to resume in May.

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With the IL General Assembly cancelling sessions for next week, the Illinois Fire Chief's Association, Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts and Northern Illinois Alliance of Fire Protection Districts has cancelled our legislative day as well. (To be rescheduled)

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Illinois Fire Chiefs - Volunteer & Combination Officer Conference will be September 13-15, 2019. Details and registration information can be found at: https://t.co/3e4gOP0bdD

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SAVE THE DATE: 2-day Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and Retention Workshop, June 9 & 10 in Litchfield, Illinois. Go to https://t.co/TpFnH7Ca9l to register. Course is free due to a grant by the IFCA Foundation.

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Do not miss a great educational opportunity. Check out FROG, a program to help leaders successfully deal with organization change and culture. Apr. 13 - 15 in Harlem Roscoe. https://t.co/TTuRldEfQJ

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Our thoughts and prayers go out for all the families whose lives have been forever changed. https://t.co/g5lHQTH2vi

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Devastating Week for U.S. Fire Service as Multiple Tragedies Claim Lives of 9 Firefighters: Our deepest condolences to the loved ones of these firefighters. Read the full statement here https://t.co/VdiP0RBq0f #FireHero #FireHeroFamilies

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Congratulations to Chief Dave Weiss who has been appointed as the chairman for the VCOC. Chief Weiss replaces Chief Yancey who was appointed to the IFCA Executive Board as the first VCOC Director to the IFCA.

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Our apologies for not sending out any tweets lately. Save the date for the 2018 VCOC Conference, September 8 & 9 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott; room reservations can be made now, conference registration will open soon.

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@IFCAVCOC members Chad Hoefle and Al Yancey sworn in as Directors of Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, at the annual banquet.

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.#Firefighters face increased risk of developing #cancer via @Fox5KRBK https://t.co/e3qT4aixCU #IAFFWFI

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Congratulations from the IAFC Great Lakes Division to new Illinois Fire Chiefs Association 2017-2018 President Chief John Christian!

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Thanks to our speakers, vendors and sponsors for a great Illinois VCOC Conference 2017 @IFCAVCOC @IAFC_VCOS

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Chief Haigh presentation on Succession Planning. @IFCAVCOC

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Chief Craig Haigh presenting Succession Planning at 8th Annual @IFCAVCOC Conference

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Chief Norvin Collins presenting on the culture in the fire service @IFCAVCOC 8th Annual Conference @IAFC_VCOS

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Thanks to Deputy chief DeJong for his Mayday Lessons learned presentation @IFCAVCOC 8th Conference