• DATES: December 12th or 13th, 2025 (PLEASE NOTE: This is a one-day training that we're offering twice. On the Registration Form, you'll need to select which date you're registering for.)
• TIME: 8:30am-4:30pm (Lunch Included)
• LOCATION: Collinsville VFW, 1234 Vandalia Street, Collinsville, IL
• REGISTRATION FEE: $30, payable at the time that registration is completed
• TO REGISTER: Click here, then select "Pay A Fire Training"

The functional fire company series of programs is based on the book The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small Groups for Success and Survival published by Fire Engineering Books and Videos. The book is the product of thirty-five years of exposure to the fire service and nine years of subject specific research and analysis. From the First Whip to the Chief of Department, each and every member of the organization contributes to the success of the organization. The focus of The Functional Fire Company is on creating an environment that allows firefighters to be firefighters and positioning the fire company mentally and physically for success and survival in the firehouse and on the fireground. 

THIS 8-HOUR PROGRAM WILL COVER:

• The Six Cs of Functional Success
• 16 Commitments of the functional fire company
• Improvement and continual learning
• Modifying and managing the culture
• Functional Leadership
• Training basics and essentials
• Coaching and mentoring
• Safety v. managing risks

ABOUT CHIEF SCOTT THOMPSON: Chief Thompson joined the volunteer fire service in 1981. He began his paid career in Plano, Texas in 1986. Over the course of his career, he has worked with several progressive fire service organizations. Chief Thompson is passionate about suburban fire operations and positioning firefighters and fire companies for success and survival. He has a Bachelors of Science in Emergency Administration and Disaster Planning and is a certified public manager (CPM). Thompson has been a hands-on, workshop, and classroom presenter at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) since 2002. In additional to writing The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small Groups for Success and Survival, he has written numerous published articles. Thompson is currently the fire chief in The Colony, Texas Fire Department and he owns and operates Functional Fire Company LLC and fireserviceleadership.com. Thompson has two sons in the fire service.