Training Calendar
Departments with FEMA Regions 4 & 5:
Free, grant-funded Fire Service Suicide Prevention training available in FEMA Regions 4 & 5! If you are in FEMA regions 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN MS) or 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, WI, OH), we can provide a no-cost 8-hour "Fire Service Suicide Prevention Training of Trainers" at your agencies before August 31, 2015. First-come, first-served. For more information, please contact Laura Heisler at 727-341-4437 or Heisler.laura@spcollege.edu.
Department outside of FEMA Regions 4 & 5:
Low-cost Fire Service Suicide Prevention training available outside of FEMA Regions 4 & 5. The 8-hour “Fire Service Suicide Prevention Training of Trainers” can be delivered at your agency. We have options to help offset the cost:
- Host can charge the attendees from other agencies
- Host can pay for instructor lodging
- Host can print manuals
- Host can take the attendee registration
- Schedule the awareness training as opposed to the training of trainers which will allow more attendees.
For more information on the training or other options to reduce the cost, please contact Laura Heisler at 727-341-4437 or Heisler.laura@spcollege.edu.
Need a guest speaker for an upcoming conference? We can provide a presenter at no cost for your upcoming fire service conference. Contact Laura Heisler at 727-341-4437 or Heisler.laura@spcollege.edu.
Upcoming Training
Interested in sponsoring a training? Please contact Mary VanHaute.
Past Training
Florida
Fire Service Suicide Prevention Training of Trainers
Temple Terrace Fire Department, Temple Terrace, FL
Fire Service Suicide Prevention Training of Trainers
Martin County Fire Rescue, 800 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, FL
The Fire that Burns Within: Fire Service Suicide - the Reality
Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Rd., Dunedin, FL
Arizona
The Fire that Burns Within: Fire Service Suicide - the Reality
Fry Fire District, 657 Guilo Caesar, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650
Wisconsin
The Fire that Burns Within: Fire Service Suicide - the Reality
Town of Beloit Fire Station #1, 2445 Afton Road, Beloit, WI
Ohio
Fire Service Suicide Prevention Training of Trainers
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Health and Public Safety Division
The Fire that Burns Within: Fire Service Suicide - the Reality
State of Ohio Division of Fire Marshal, Reynoldsburg OH
Milwaukee
The Fire that Burns Within - Fire Service Suicide The Reality
Chicago
NFPA’s Conference and Expo
Presentation Overview - Wednesday, June 12 - 12:30 pm
The Fire that Burns within: Suicide among Fire Services Personnel – the Reality
Hear the facts, statistics, truths and myths covered in the suicide prevention training provided by St. Petersburg College’s Center for Public Safety Innovation. This training is designed to provide suicide prevention and intervention strategies for use among fire services personnel.
Green Bay
The Fire that Burns Within - Fire Service Suicide The Reality
Friday, July 19, 2013
Neville Public Museum
Green Bay, WI
Pinellas County
The Fire that Burns Within - Fire Service Suicide The Reality
September 9, 2013
St. Petersburg College -
Seminole Campus
9200 113 Street North (UP-303)
Seminole, FL
Interested in sponsoring a training? Please contact Mary VanHaute.
The class was very informative and the instructors were excellent. Being that it was a sensitive subject matter, the instructors were able to disseminate the information in a professional manner which created a very good environment for class participation. I hope that other Fire Departments have the opportunity to attend this class and receive this very important information to help with their own.
Battalion Chief Jay Steiner
Seminole County Fire Rescue
About the instructor
Thank you for your passion, perseverance, and patience in educating the members of the police and fire service in suicide awareness. You have been a champion of the mental wellness of those who risk their lives to serve others for many years.
Assistant Chief Gerard Washington
City of Milwaukee Fire Department
About the program
Your course has gotten nothing but rave reviews. We are currently working on setting up our suicide awareness and prevention program for the department.
Assistant Chief Gerard Washington
City of Milwaukee Fire Department
