Illinois Corps Of Fire Chaplains, Inc (ICFC)

Welcome To ICFC

We are a not-for- profit 501(c)(3)  volunteer organization established
in 2008. The purpose of the Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains, Inc is

- to serve Fire Service Chaplains,
- to support the ministry of fire and emergency response Chaplains,
- to assist fire service agencies in developing Chaplaincy programs in their agencies,
- to develop standards of practice in cooperation with emergency agencies,
- to develop a network designed to assist victims of fires, disasters and terrorism.
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In partnership with MABAS we are reaching across the state of Illinois to provide an effective network of mutual aid, training and a standard of care in our departments and communities.  www.mabas.org

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May God bless you as you serve!

Chaplain Jennie Swanson
Hanover Park Fire Department
ICFC President
jennieswanson@sbcglobal.net
630.479.1970
ICFC Board Of Directors
Chaplain Jennie Swanson (Hanover Park) President
Chaplain Darrell Coons  (Belleville, East Side, Northwest, Swansea,
Mid America Airport, Saint Louis Downtown Airport) Vice President   
Chaplain Bob Moll (Barrington/Palatine Rural) Treasurer

MABAS Program Leadership Team Members

Chaplain Lee Gatzke  (Sauk Village/Steger)

Chaplain Roberta Preston (Colfax)
Chaplain Ed Hatcher (Chesterfield, MO)

Fire Chief Craig Haigh (Hanover Park)

Fire Chief Curt Kramer (Hampshire)

     

Administrative Headquarters
507 N. 43rd Street
Belleville, IL 62226-5317

Training Headquarters
Carol Stream FPD Station #3
1045 West Lies Road
Carol Stream, IL 60188

Division 12 Live Burn Training- Register NOW

Hands on Fire Training and Live Burn
Thursday March 11, 2010

 0900-1200 with lunch following class for $8

Bring your own bunker gear and SCBA w/ air tank if you have it.

Choose from:
Level 1: Basic fire behavior, ladder truck operations
Level 2: SCBA maze in light smoke conditions
Level 3: Live burn in tower

Carol Stream Station #1
365 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream
Taught by shift personnel

Register NOW with Chaplain Ray Gurunian-
 630-918-1710

guru4x@aol.com

POLICE AND FIRE MOTORCYCLE BLESSING

4^th ANNUAL GEORGE MCDONOUGH
POLICE AND FIRE
MOTORCYCLE BLESSING

Sunday May 2nd, 2010

Tinley Park Police Department

7850 W. 183^rd St.

Staging @ 1130 a.m.

Blessing @ 1145 a.m.

Depart at Noon for a ride

Ending at Wampum Lake Forest Preserve

Thornton, IL

Bike Blessing to start
Law Enforcement Month and Our Riding Season

We will be honoring our fallen brothers and sisters
who have paid the ultimate price

Click below to see flyer:

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New Training Opportunity and Firefighter Suicide Reporting Link

Counseling Services for Firefighters, LLC presents:
An Internal Size Up

This CSFF workshop will give you a greater sense of awareness on how to properly listen, support and identify behavioral health issues that firefighters and their families face.

 

·         Behavioral health definitions

·         Signs and symptoms

·         Addictions, PTSD

·         Professional health recommendations

·         Role play exercises

·         Q & A session

·         Includes complete workbook and certificate

Thursday, April 29, 2010

8:30am—12:30pm

Hanover Park Fire Department

6850 Barrington Rd.

Hanover Park, IL 60133

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FIREFIGHTER SUICIDE REPORTING
In order for CSFF to be able to serve the needs of the fire service family, the more information we can gather on the firefighter suicide mechanism for pro-active training, the better.  By gathering as much information as we can, we can provide a profile that helps identify at-risk firefighters before this tragedy strikes.  This information has proven to be an invaluable tool for the police service.
Further details are available on the CSFF website.

 

Click the link below to go to the reporting form and information page.

https://www.csff.info/FF_Suicide_Report.php

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Survivor's Conference

The 5th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Survivor's Conference will be held in Schaumburg, IL May 10-14, 2010. For more information on this very important event, click here:

http://www.firehero.org/resources/families/conference/

NFFF Taking Care of Our Own Training 3.29.10

March 29, 2010 - Monday   0900-1600

Hosted by Glenside FPD

1608 Bloomingdale Road

Glendale Heights, IL 60139  

(630)668-5323

Lunch and snacks provided

Pre-registration is required. Size is limited to 5O attendees. No Charge

Fire Departments don't know when they will have a line-of-duty death or serious injury.  

Do you have a plan in place? Do you know how to notify survivors in a timely and proper way? Are your personnel records current? Do you know how to access Federal, State and local benefits?

Targeted for senior fire officers, chaplains and Honor Guard commanders, this course covers pre-incident planning, survivor notification, family and coworker support, and benefits and resources available for survivors.

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FFC Chaplain and CISM Training

 Federation of Fire Chaplains
Great Lakes Regional
Fire Chaplains and CISM
Annual Training Institute

April 19-20, 2010

Wayne Township Fire Headquarters
700 North High School Road
Indianapolis, IN

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Upcoming Trainings for February and March 2010

ICFC/MABAS

Division 12 Chaplain Trainings

February and March 2010

We have several valuable training opportunities for you these next couple of months.  These are excellent trainings for rookies and experienced chaplains alike. Company officers and Chiefs welcome and encouraged to attend.  We hope you will be able to participate!  Even more opportunities are posted on the www.ilfirechaplains.org website.

Regular Monthly Trainings:

1. Fire Ground Basics and Chaplain Safety

Thursday February 11, 2010    0900-1130

Chaplain Training Headquarters
1045 West Lies Road, Carol Stream

Taught by Fire Chief Craig Haigh, Hanover Park

2. Hands on Fire Training and Live Burn
   Thursday March 11, 2010   0900-1200 with lunch following class $8
   Bring your own bunker gear and SCBA if you have it. Choose from:
   Level 1: Basic fire behavior, ladder truck operations
   Level 2: SCBA maze in light smoke conditions
   Level 3: Live burn in tower

Carol Stream Station #1
365 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream
Taught by shift personnel (registration requested by March 1, 2010- guru4x@aol.com)

3.   Federation of Fire Chaplains BASIC course
This class is a part of the basic recommended requirements for the ICFC and a foundational experience for our chaplains. We will also hold our ICFC annual meeting on the evening of the first day.

Friday-Saturday   February 19th and 20^th, 2010


American Red Cross Headquarters
1 Westport Ct   Bloomington, IL 61704 

The FFC Basic chaplain course is a two day, 16 hour class that covers the following topics:  Ministry to Firefighters, Ministry to Fire Victims, Critical Incident Stress, Fire Department Funerals, Fire Chaplain Operations, and many others.

Certification as an FFC Fire Chaplain is offered on completion of the course.

Costs and Registration forms here http://www.ilfirechaplains.org/2009/12/ffc-basic-chaplain-central-il-training-announcement.html

PLEASE SUPPORT THE ICFC BY RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2010. 

http://www.ilfirechaplains.org/2009/12/icfc-annual-membership-renewal.html

FFC Southeastern Region Training

The Federation of Fire Chaplains (FFC) is organized by Regions.  The Southeast Region just posted its 2010 Training Schedule. 

For more information on any of the courses below please contact

Chaplain Paul Trumpore
FFC Southeast Region Director
PNTrumpore@aol.com

Classes for the Southeast Region in 2010 include:

04-06 Jan
Individual and Group Crisis Intervention in Jackson

19-20 Feb - awaiting final confirmation
Essentials of Emergency Service Chaplaincy (Basic Chaplain Academy) at Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa

06-07 Mar
Essentials of Emergency Service Chaplaincy (Basic Chaplain Academy) at Smoky Mountain Weekend (a statewide fire service training event in East TN)

06-07 Mar
Advanced Communications - Preparing For Disaster (Amateur Radio Technician) class at Smoky Mountain Weekend (a statewide fire service training event in East TN)

18-20 Mar
Individual and Group Crisis
Intervention class at TN Fire Academy

08-09 Apr
CISM for Families in Nashville, TN

July - possible class - not confirmed
Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy class in Lincolnton, NC

09-10 Aug
Advanced CISM at TN Fire Academy

11-12 Aug
Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Post-vention at TN Fire Academy

11-12 Aug
Essentials of Emergency Service Chaplaincy (Basic Chaplain Academy) at TN Fire Academy

13-14 Aug
Line-of-Duty Death Incident Response Course for Chaplains at TN Fire Academy

15-21 Oct
Bus Trip to Federation of Fire Chaplains Annual Training Conference near Cincinnati. OH

04-05 Nov (date not yet confirmed)
Course TBA for Region-2 EMS Directors Conference in Gatlinburg

Possible one-day mini-conference in Walthoursville, GA for Spring/Summer 2010.

ICISF Changing Face of Crisis Course (MO)

Changing Face of Crisis & Disaster Mental Health Intervention: Competency-Based Update– NEW

Saturday, February 6th
0800-1900

WINTER FIRE SCHOOL
Columbia, MO

Instructor: Ed Hatcher

Chaplain Ed Hatcher is a retired Air Force chaplain with more than 30 years of pastoral experience. He specializes in crisis and trauma ministry, being an Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists Certified Trauma Responder and an American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress certified expert in both Acute and Traumatic Stress. He is an approved instructor for more than 15 different International Critical Incident Stress Foundation courses and holds all ICISF Certificates of Specialized Training. A lifetime member of the National Organization for Victim Assistance, he also teaches courses in Psychological First Aid and Clergy Sexual Assault Response. Chaplain Ed Hatcher is vice-president of the Missouri Fire Chaplain Corps and an instructor for the Federation of Fire Chaplains. Chaplain Hatcher is also active in addressing the concerns of returning veterans and their families and is a student in a clinical counseling program at Capella University.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with an integrated synopsis of program innovations, consensus reviews, and research findings relevant to crisis and disaster mental health intervention. As the ICISF curriculum has undergone significant changes in the last 12 months, this workshop is offered as a “one stop shopping” opportunity to gain the latest information on issues and changes that are essential to the domains of critical incident stress management, crisis and disaster response. This is a competency-based workshop that will serve to satisfy ICISF requirements for ICISF Trained Trainers and those seeking Certificates of Advanced Training. This workshop is intended for anyone who has an interest in crisis and disaster mental health intervention.

To register- go to:

http://www.mufrti.org/winterfs10/register.shtml

 

Counseling Services for Fire Fighters, LLC Training

Hi all: 

Battaion Chief Jeff Dill (Palatine Rural FPD) is hosting two trainings that you might be interested in.  The first is intended for fire officers (or those chaplains with FD experience) and a second will be held in February for counselors/chaplains interested in working with fire fighters who are new to the fire service. Call or email Jeff for info on the February training date and location.  

 

The ICFC is interested in working with B/C Dill to enhance our training in the work we do. Working with Jeff will give us access to professional consultation as we develop our materials, new courses and the printed resources that we offer to fire departments and chaplains alike. Together we are also working with the Everyone Goes Home program to effectively address Initiative #13 and toward the development of teaching resources that can be used with that program.

Jennie

 

 

After Hurricane Katrina I decided to go back to school for my Master's Degree in Counseling.  I saw a need to develop a relationship between clinicians and the fire service.  In doing so I developed workshops that address several needs with one being a workshop directed towards fire officers.  This is a four-hour, hands-on, interactive role play class, in which fire officers will gain insight as to behavioral issues of firefighters, how to recognize signs and symptoms, how to help struggling firefighters and direct them to the appropriate care.

 

I have revised my costs for these workshops due to the economy so I am offering this course titled, An Internal Size-Up  for $30 per person. 

 

Please see the attachment for further details.  I am also leading a PTSD group for firefighters at my intern site at McHenry Family Services in McHenry, IL.  Additional information can be found on our web site at www.csff.info.

 

Download Seniorofficerworkshopandregistrationform

Regards,

Jeff Dill
Founder
Counseling Services for Fire Fighters, LLC
P.O. Box 1141
Woodstock, IL 60098
Office: 815-308-5082
Mobile: 847-209-8208
jeff@csff.info