MSFA Fall Fire School 2025
Lapeer, MI
October 18-19, 2025
Join us on October 18-19, 2025, for Fall School in Lapeer, MI. This 2-day school will utilize multiple training locations to host the four classes offered. Lunch on Saturday will be included with your registration.
Class 1: Firefighter Survival Techniques/Rapid Intervention Techniques
Class Location: Elba Twp. FD Station 1, 1789 Hadley Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446
(24 Student Maximum) FIREFIGHTER CE’S AVAILABLE
(Turnouts are required with functioning SCBA and spare bottle)
(THIS IS A PHYSICALLY DEMANDING CLASS.)
Instructors:
Brent Connell (President MSFA, Elba Twp. Fire & Rescue & Rescue/Grand Blanc Twp FD)
Jeff Tody (Elba Twp Fire & Rescue)
Alex Newton (Grand Blanc Twp FD/Metamora Twp FD)
Randy Conklin (Mayville FD)
In this 2-day course, students will learn the hands-on techniques needed to survive when something goes wrong. Firefighters will learn to recognize situations where they can become trapped and disoriented and will learn the proper techniques for self-rescue. Firefighters will also learn life-saving techniques that can be used in the event that a rapid intervention team is needed. Students will learn how to search for, locate, and remove firefighters from life-threatening incidents.
Class 2: EV/AFV Incident Management: Safety & Response Techniques – Day 1
Courage to be Safe – Day 2
Class Location: LCEMS, 3565 W. Genesee Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446
Day 1: EV/AFV Incident Management: Safety and Response Techniques FIREFIGHTER CE’S AVAILABLE
As the number of electric vehicles on the roadways increases, it is important for first responders to understand how a response involving these types of vehicles is different than those with an internal combustion engine. This awareness and fundamentals course, sponsored by General Motors, will introduce first responders to hybrid and electric vehicles, share data and resources, and equip first responders with the knowledge and tools to respond more safely when a hybrid or electric vehicle is involved in an incident.
Day 2: Courage to be Safe
Instructor: William Shagena (2nd VP MSFA, Kimball FD)
FIREFIGHTER CE’S AVAILABLE
This course is a proactive and moving presentation by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, through the Everyone Goes Home Program, that is designed to change the culture of accepting the loss of firefighters as a normal occurrence. Building on the untold story of line of duty death survivors, it reveals how family members must live with the consequences of a firefighter’s death. This presentation provides a focus on the need for firefighters and officers to change fundamental attitudes and behaviors to prevent line-of-duty deaths.
The central theme promotes the courage to do the right thing to protect yourself and other firefighters and ensure that “Everyone Goes Home” at the end of the day. Firefighters must have the courage to face a multitude of risks to save lives and protect their communities. Their courage allows them to willingly risk their own lives so that others can be saved. A different type of courage is required to stay safe in potentially dangerous situations, avoiding needless risks and tragic consequences.
Class 3: Off-Road Vehicle (ORV)
Instructor: Jason Newfer (3rd VP MSFA, Captain Newaygo Fire)
Class Location: Hadley Twp Fire Department – 3750 Hadley Rd, Hadley, MI 48440
FIREFIGHTER CE’S AVAILABLE
Come join us for a day and a half of ATV training. Our first day will be all of the lecture and vehicle/equipment familiarization. On Day 2, we will spend executing the confidence course and off-road practical evolutions. We will be utilizing and seeing a few different units from the area.
Class 4: Ladders (Day 1)
Instructor: Alan Styles (Fire Chief Dalton Township Fire Department)
Class Location: Lapeer County Fire Association Training Center – 830 Davis Lake Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446
FIREFIGHTER CE’S AVAILABLE
This course can be both lecture and hands-on (or stand-alone topics), and will talk about basic situation awareness on the fireground as well as look at why “things went bad” and what we can do to improve the overall safety of our crews. This is an interactive course and does require participation from the attendees, along with an open mind about when “we were accidentally successful.”
The hands-on portion of the course is geared specifically to the understanding of ladders, and the importance of them on EVERY fireground, no matter what your staffing levels are.
HIPP (Day 2)
Instructor: Alan Styles (Fire Chief Dalton Township Fire Department)
Class Location: Lapeer County Fire Association Training Center – 830 Davis Lake Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446 FIREFIGHTER CE’S AVAILABLE
Honor, Integrity, Pride, and Passion are what the Fire Service has been built on for over 300 years. What does it really mean? Do you have it? Does your organization have it? How do you make it within your organization? This dynamic yet interactive presentation will reenergize and reset your Honor, Integrity, Pride, and Passion within yourself. It will give you the motivation to return home to reinvigorate HIPP within your organization.
This lecture is typically presented in a 4-hour format, it will require some engagement from the participant along, but this presenter also can be quite entertaining and brings it “down to earth” with his “call it like it is” demeanor…You won’t be disappointed.