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05/29/2026
Fire Chiefs' Resource Symposium 2026
Application Period Extended!
This intensive two-day program offers new and aspiring chiefs the essential tools, professional networks, and administrative insights needed to lead a successful department. Spaces are limited, apply with a completed application and your resume by JUNE 12 to secure your spot.
05/29/2026
MARCS Update
Idle MARCS Radios to be Deactivated July 15, 2026
Click to read this important update from the Department of Administrative Services.
05/04/2026
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
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Mental Health Awareness Month, observed every May, serves as a critical period for the fire service to confront the high-stress, traumatic realities of the profession and shift the departmental culture from one of "silent resilience" to proactive wellness.
04/21/2026
OFCA Joins Ohioans to Protect Public Services
Coalition Formed to Educate Ohioans
A broad-based statewide coalition, Ohioans to Protect Public Services, has united to explain the serious consequences of eliminating all property taxes on homes and businesses, with no plan to replace the revenue, which multiple experts say would trigger big increases in income and sales taxes, massive cuts in essential local public services, or a combination of both.
04/20/2026
Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters
The annual Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters campaign, led by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), invites communities in all 50 states to remember their bravest by glowing red lights on their landmarks, businesses, firehouses, and homes. Light the Night leads into the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where the names of 204 firefighters who died in the line of duty will be formally added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial on May 3.
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Thu
4
2026
June 4, 2026
1:30PM - 2:30PM EST
Safety, Health & Wellness Committee Meeting
Zoom
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8
2026
June 8 - 12, 2026
OFE Class 24, Week 5 and Graduation
OFCA Training Facility
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