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.

 

                                     May God bless you as you serve!

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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            Brochure:  Download Icfcbrochure8.11            

            Training:  Download Questions and Answers about MABAS Fire Chaplains         

                                   Download 2012chaplaintraining[1]            
            Membership: Download Icfc_application-1 

  ICFC Board Of Directors
Chaplain Jennie Swanson, President                                
Chaplain Darrell Coons, Vice President    
Chaplain Bob Moll, Treasurer

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

Chaplain Jennie Swanson 
Addison Fire Department/ICFC President  
jennieswanson@sbglobal.net
630-479-1970

 

 

2012 Annual MABAS Conference CHAPLAIN TRAINING

is scheduled for February 21-22, 2012 at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Peoria, Illinois. Online conference and hotel registration will soon be available through the MABAS website – all will be announced once the process is posted and operational on the MABAS website.  http://www.mabas.org

This year’s conference announcement was slightly knocked off schedule due to the sudden sale and closure of the Hotel Pere Marquette. We apologize for the unavoidable delay. However, the new site, Four Points by Sheraton, provides a promising opportunity to once again produce a successful event.

MABAS Conference – Chaplain Training
TOPICS to Include:

• Line-of-Duty-Death Impact and Significance
• Principals of Death Notification
• Honor Guard and Fire Department Funeral Protocols

February 21-22, 2012
All day Tuesday Feb 21 beginning at 9am
½ day on Wednesday February 22 beginning at 9am

Location:

Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Peoria, IL
500 Hamilton Boulevard    Peoria, IL 61602
(309) 674-2500

There is no charge for this training.  Housing and meals are on your own.  Please mention the MABAS Conference when registering for the hotel.

Please RSVP to Jennie Swanson at  jennieswanson@sbcglobal.net  if you will be attending. More information will be provided soon.

CSFF will be offering "An Internal Size-up" class

 

Download Fire Officer workshop Rolling Meadows 1.18.12 CSFF will be offering "An Internal Size-up" class for fire officers and those aspiring to be officers.  Please view the attached brochure for additional information.  If you have any questions then please contact me.  I will be in Philadelphia from 12/12-12/16 so I will contact you when I get a break if you have any questions.  Thank you. Jeff Dill Founder Counseling Services for Fire Fighters, LLC 1760 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock, IL 60098 Office: 815-308-5082 Mobile: 847-209-8208 www.csff.info

News You Can Use

The Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains has formed a steering group to identify needs for 2012 regarding

• A new ICFC organizational and training roster
• Coordinating chaplain training calendars in several MABAS Divisions
• Development of a Chaplain Handbook and streamlining of the membership process
• Periodic newsletter for the ICFC/MABAS Chaplain Program

These plans will enable the organization to do a better job at providing basic level training for all Illinois fire chaplains.  Steering Committee members include chaplains from Calumet City, Carol Stream, Wenona, Magnolia, South Chicago Heights, Romeoville, and others.  Two hospital chaplains currently seeking fire chaplain positions are also on the committee.  I am very grateful for all the leadership being shown around the state and for everyone who works to make this organization succeed and grow.

The Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains is now working with Fire Educator (www.fireeducator.com) to develop a series of online trainings for new and existing for fire chaplains.  These courses are designed to help meet the training requirements for MABAS Fire Chaplains. Initial offerings, which should be available in early 2012, include:

• Intro to Fire Chaplaincy
• Fire Apparatus and the Incident Command System
• PPE and Fireground Safety for Chaplains
• Psychological First Aid

AND ....The Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains is now offering a line of official clothing and merchandise through US Safety Products.  To order, go to www.ussafertyproducts.com and go to Member Store and then chaplains.  

 

2012 Division 12 Chaplain Training

Its HERE! Please see the attached (revised) schedule for 2012 chaplain training.  Thank you for your patience as we get everything in place.  Hope to see you there.

Download 2012chaplaintraining[1]

Tuesday PM meeting  7-9pm        Thursday AM Meeting  9-11:30am   

 Jan 10 Case Reviews/Updates    Jan 12 Case Reviews/Updates      
Group Discussion  CSFD #3

 **February 21-22       LODD/Funeral Protocols Training       PEORIA, IL

March 6 Chiefs/Chaplains-Making it Work    March 8 Chiefs/Chaplains                               
Panel  Presentation       CSFD #3

**April 12 (tentative)    Fireground Basics\ Live Burn  
Carol Stream (CSFD) Burn Tower (9 am-12 noon)

 Apr 10  May 8  Ethics in FD Chaplaincy    May 10 Ethics in FD Chaplaincy   
Chap. Schalk    CSFD #3

**Jun 21-23      Chaplains Conference at IAFPD Conference in PEORIA, IL
Includes annual meeting and Vendor Booth

 **July 12-13      CISM “Grief Following Trauma”    
Major David Dalberg (Salvation Army)                                                      
CSFD #1      2 day Seminar from 8am–4pm  

Aug 7  Heat Stress/Health Concerns    Aug 9 Heat Stress/Health Concerns  
Chief Haigh CSFD #3

Sep 11  Chaplain Tool Kit                Sep 13 Chaplain Tool Kit      
PANEL    CSFD #3

 **Oct 5-6   (Corrected Date) IFSA/IFA Down and Dirty Conference
Fireground Operations Class and Drill
Champaign/Urbana  Chief Nardoni and Chaplain Hernandez

Nov 6  Spirituality of Trauma              Nov 8 Spirituality of Trauma       
Chaplain Swanson    CSFD #3

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Regular Division 12 Trainings will be on Tuesday evening (7-9:30 pm)
and Thursday morning (9-11:30 am) unless otherwise noted.

MABAS Division 12 Chaplain Training Headquarters is located at
Carol Stream Fire Protection District (CSFD)  Station #3, 1045 W. Lies Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188

CISM courses and live burn are held at
Carol Stream Fire Protection District Station (CSFD) #1, 365 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream, IL 60133

All trainings are open to all chaplains and fire personnel.  Please RSVP to Ray Gurunian at Guru4x@aol.com to help us to plan for meetings.  RSVP’s are required for the March 8 Live Burn and July 13-14 CISM training. Separate registration will be available online for all conferences.  Go to www.ilfirechaplains.org.

 

 

Taking orders for ICFC Apparrel and Merchandise

US Safety Products is very proud to be the official apparel vendor for Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains.  Please peruse the items that are available with the official Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains logo on it.  If you don't see what you are looking for please let us know.  We can then evaluate the product/item to see where it would fit in with the program.

Whether you want to customize apparel for your specific organization, or you have a cool idea, we are always looking for new ideas to enhance this program.  All you have to do is to tell us your needs.  

**We are asking you, our customer, to take the next 2 weeks (Please order by December 2) as a pre-order period.  So please place your order and your items will ship around December 22^st  **

Thanks again for the opportunity to earn your business.
Ryan Crabtree, US Safety Products

http://www.ussafetyproducts.com/products.php?cat=105

 

Chaplains Chat Periodic Newsletter

Thank you to Chaplain Suzanne Anderson-Hurdle for putting this together for us - this first issue is coming out late due to an error on my part but there will certainly be more to come! Please forward to others.

Download Chaplains Chat - MABAS newlsetter - September, 2011

ICFC OFFICIAL STORE NOW OPEN

The ICFC is working with US SAFETY PRODUCTS to provide a storefront selling shirts, jackets, stickers and several other items for the Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains.  The store will be listing NEW ITEMS this week.  Check out  US SAFETY PRODUCTS and save the site to your bookmarks.

 

Bells Across America! October 16th

October 7, 2011

Ring the Bells! Ring the Bells! Ring the Bells!

Wouldn’t it be amazing if the churches in our country were united in a moment of honor, tradition and remembrance over something good, true and of significance for our nation’s fire service? I received information about just such a moment, a free, accessible way of standing up together for something good, and would like to share this opportunity with you.

For the first time in the 30-year history of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend the bells of the Memorial Chapel will ring on Sunday, October 16 to honor the fallen. As part of this tribute, fire departments and places of worship & other community organizations will join the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters, the first nation-wide remembrance for firefighters who died in the line of duty. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation created www.BellsAcrossAmerica.com which explains the program.

The idea for Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters was created by Colonel Bob Ditch, USAF, Retired, EdD (c), EFO/CFO, a fifth generation firefighter who has served in eight fire service agencies in five states over the last 36 years.

"When a firefighter dies in the line of duty, the sadness resonates through an entire community. Through Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters, everyone across the country has the opportunity to pay tribute to the lives of these brave men and women who willingly take risks to protect and serve their communities," said Chief Ronald J. Siarnicki, executive director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

I hope that you will pass this word quickly, as the time is short.  October 16^th is just around the corner. Ring your church bells – or any bell for that matter! Be a part of this great tribute on October 16th!  Our nation’s heroes in the fire service will never be forgotten as long as we keep ringing the bell!

Sincerely,

Jennie Swanson
Chaplain

MABAS 54 Training

MABAS 54 FIRE CHAPLAINS
Serving local Fire Departments/Districts in Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Richland, and Shelby Counties.

Invite you to Fire Fighter Culture and Care
Friday, September 16, 2011
10 am – 3 pm

At the Effingham Fire Department Central Fire Station
505 West Fayette Avenue, Effingham, Illinois

Instructors:
Chaplain Jennie Swanson, President, Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains
Chief Chris Overbeck, Montrose, IL
Chief Merle Adermann, Vandalia, IL

This Fire Chaplain Training will be held on Friday, September 16, 2011, from 10 am to 3 pm.

It fulfills 1/2 of the the Fire Culture and Operations MABAS Chaplain Requirement.  Chaplains should also attend the MABAS 54 Basic Chaplain Orientation or a comperable class.

Cost is $20
Lunch on your own at a local restaurant.

The fire chaplain’s job is to support and work with local fire departments/districts to provide support and counsel to fire fighters and their families. We are looking for volunteers in the area, but you don’t have to commit to being a chaplain to benefit from this training. It may prove helpful to ministry in your church. For more information, contact Chaplain Jim Wright at 618-483-6395 or  jimwright1961@gmail.com

Detach and mail attached registration to:
MABAS 54, c/o Effingham Fire Department,
Attn: Joan Buzzard,
505 West Fayette Ave., Effingham, IL 62401.
Make $20 checks payable to : MABAS 54

Download TrainingFlyer9.16.11[2]

  

 

Resources for Fire Chaplains

As I complete one of two days in the Individual and Peer Support CISM class (now titled Assisting Individuals in Crisis), it became obvious that I need to make better available some of the newer and older resources we have collected for your use. There is a lot of information on this website, but here are a few highlights you may find helpful.  I will post more as time goes on.  Hope you find these helpful.  Let me know what else you would like to see reposted or created.
Jennie

ICFC/MABAS Fire Chaplain Training Standards:
Download Icfc_mabas_program_policy_manual
Download MABAS Chaplains Q&A[1]

Chaplain Program Development:
Download Thefirechiefsguide
Download LS Assignment - Petrakis

Membership:
Download Icfc_application
Download Bylaws of the Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains[1]