SUFD is pleased to release our registration for the 2010 fire academy.  With over 25 courses delivered throughout the year, we look forward to another great year of firefighter training.  Individual course information will be available on the Fire Training Academy page (click link on left) very soon.

5 brand new officer development workshops have been added and an Acting Officer Boot Camp have been added to our popular Officer Development series.  All of our certification programs are back again, better than ever with new equipment, resources and training sites to complement our great instructor staff.

SUFD joins the entire Volpe family and the members of the Addison and Hometown Fire Departments at the passing of Anthony (Tony) Volpe who lost a brave fight against cancer on July 31, 2010.  Tony was a regular fixture on the training grounds of SUFD offering his passion and example to the hundreds of students he touched as an instructor in many of our programs including FF2, FF3 and many of our Rescue programs.  Details on services for Tony are as follows:

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 
2PM-9PM visitation with FD walk through at 7PM.
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home
4727 W. 103rd St.
Oak Lawn, IL

Thursday August 5, 2010 funeral service tentative time of 10:30 at Our Lady of Loretto Church at 8925 Kostner in Hometown.

We will all miss Tony's enthusiasm and dedication to firefighter training and remember his love of the brotherhood of firefighters always.  Rest in Peace Tony.

CPAT Orientations for sessions 5 and 6 were incorrectly posted on the CPAT change and are in the process of being corrected.  The CORRECT dates for Orientation for these sessions are August 19th for Session #5 and October 6 for Session #6.

We are very sorry for this error.

SUFD is very proud to place into service our latest addition to our dedicated fleet of academy apparatus.  We are thankful to the Rosemont Fire Department for their donation of this 1994 E-One 1500gpm engine which was placed into service with us in early March.

Engine 1 stands fully equipped for all fire suppression courses and is outfitted with complete NFPA 1901 equipment.  A 85' Snorkel also donated from the Rosemont FD will soon join the fleet in early May.  This gives SUFD an Engine, Truck and Heavy Rescue fleet for support of all of our training courses.

Currently, there are no weather related cancellations or delays.  Drive safely and defensively!! 

ALL NEW COURSES FOR 2010!!  The company officer is the one of the most important pieces of the puzzle relating to firefighter safety and survival and good service delivery. Many certifications may exist for officers in training but few programs exist that provide true "continuing education" for fire officers.

The SUFD Officer Development Program was developed based on this concept. You can select any or all of our 8 hour stand-alone workshops or select our 40 hour Bootcamp to increase your ability to do your job as a fire officer.

8 hour workshop titles are:

• Building Construction and Fire Attack
• Size-up Skills Workshop
• Tactical Decision Making
• Leadership at the Company Level
• Suburban High Rise Ops - Standpipe Operations

Students will enjoy interactive training sessions conducted by experienced fire officers who will provide valuable insight into the challenges of todays fire service. Breakfast and lunch will be included in the registration along with all course materials.

By selecting at least 16 hours in this program or by attending the entire Bootcamp, an officer can meet the Insurance Service Office (ISO) requirements for annual officer training. Challenge yourself by attending this program and learn how to better do your job as an officer.

Check out our BOOTCAMPS!!

-40-hour Company Officer Bootcamp

-24-hour Incident Commander Bootcamp

-NEW this year will be the Acting Officer Bootcamp designed to acquaint those who are preparing for promotion who serve as an "acting officer" for their department.

SUFD's CPAT Division offers candidates who are interested in obtaining a CPAT Validation card instructions on how to go through the CPAT process. SUFD is one of two licensed CPAT adminstration centers in IL and schedules both open testing for those who wish to obtain cards on their own and contract programs for fire departments who desire to test all it's candidates at one time.