2025 Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association Professional Development Conference
Save the Date! March 26-28, 2025
We look forward to welcoming you to our 2025 conference at Sunday River. Check back for more information.
Past Conferences
2024 Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association Professional Development Conference
March 27 – 29, 2024
The Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association hosted its annual 2024 Professional Development Conference at Sunday River Grand Summit Resort Hotel & Conference Center, in Newry, Maine on March 27-29, 2024. The Maine Fire Service Institute and Maine Fire Protection Services Commission co-sponsored the Professional Development Conference. The conference included the Annual Membership Meeting, the Maine Fire Chief of the Year award (MFCA), Best Practices award (MFPSC) and Instructor of the year award (MFSI) followed by the Appreciation Hour with the Vendors in the exhibit area.
This conference has a long history of bringing together the region’s fire and rescue personnel, emergency managers, law enforcement officers as well as municipal officials and providing a great venue for learning and the sharing of ideas as well as best practices. Along with the keynote presentation by Deputy Chief Frank Viscuso, Leadership & Team Building Specialist, the 2024 conference included educational programs on “Fleet Maintenance: A Guide to Proactive Mental Health in Fire Service” and a “Legislative Update” on Wednesday, and sessions on Friday include a “Maine Cancer Data Review” and an “EV/Lithium Battery Presentation”.
The 2024 conference also featured an expanded vendor area to view and discuss with the vendors new products services that are available to Fire/EMS responders and the signature event on Thursday evening, the “New England Barbeque,” at Sunday Rivers’ Jordan Hotel. Networking opportunities makes the MFCA’s Professional Development Conference at Sunday River the premier Fire/EMS Conference in the region.
Sincerely,
Chief Thomas Higgins, President of Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association
2024 Conference Sponsors
Major Sponsor
Fire Tech & Safety
Platinum Sponsors
Allegiance Fire & Rescue
Comstar LLC
Greenwood Emergency Vehicles LLC
Gold Sponsors
Autotronics LLC
SERVPRO of Maine
ZOLL Medical Corporation
Camp Event/Networking Room Sponsor
Appreciation Social Hour Sponsor
Fire Tech & Safety
New England BBQ Social Hour Sponsor
Fire Tech & Safety
New England BBQ Bus Sponsors
Northeast Emergency Apparatus
Penobscot Fire Chiefs’ Association
Program Booklet Sponsors
Androscoggin Bank
Dingee Machine Company
