We offer levels of sponsorship opportunities to accommodate different budgets and marketing objectives. Our sponsorship levels include, Regular luncheon meetings and Symposiums. As a sponsor, you will have the opportunity to showcase your products and services to a diverse group of fire service professionals from across the Chicago Metropolitan Area. For more information about sponsorship rates, or to reserve a sponsorship for any of our events in 2025, please download the letter for details.
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2026 Meeting & Event Dates
General Meetings
- Sept. 3rd – Symposium
- Oct. 1st – Regular Meeting – (IFCA Conference)
- Nov. 5th – Regular Meeting
- Dec. 3rd – Installation/Holiday Event
Attention | May 14th - Regular Meeting (IFCA Symposium) Cancelled
The May 14th meeting was canceled because of a scheduling conflict with the banquet hall. We will find a way to either return paid registrations or apply them to another meeting. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
*General Meetings are held on Thursdays at Empress Banquet Hall in Addison unless otherwise stated.
Executive Board Meetings
Executive Board meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Aurelios’s Pizza in Addison unless otherwise stated.
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Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 8:00am-12:15pm
Fall Symposium
8:00-8:30 | Sign-in & Breakfast Buffet
8:30-8:45 | Brief Meeting
8:45-12:15 | Program
Location:
The Empress 200 E. Lake St. Addison, IL
Cost:
$35 for attendees from agencies with a Metro Chiefs Member
$45 for other attendees
Presentations:
“Fire Service Research & Innovation,” Dr. Sara Jahnke, PHD, Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research in Leawood, KS is back. She will present updates on her research findings and information on turning these findings into practical, real-world solutions for firefighters, positively impacting firefighter safety.
“The Radiological Assistance Program (RAP)” RAP is a premier first-response resource for advising emergency responder decision-makers on steps to take to evaluate and minimize the hazards of radiological or nuclear incidents. Representing RAP, Lieutenant-Colonel Chad Wester, Regional Operations Manager for RAP region 5 at Argonne National Lab and the Commander of the 44th Chemical Battalion, will educate us on the RAP and the resources available to us during emergencies.
“The attorneys are back!” Management attorney Steve DiNolfo and labor attorney Jerry Marzulloa will present their views – and provide point-counterpoint – on current fire service issues and concerns related to collective bargaining and labor-management relations.
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If you would like more information about event registration or have questions about registration, please click here to email Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association of Illinois Sergeant-at-Arms, Retired Chief Randy Deicke. We will get back to you in a day or two.
Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association of Illinois Sergeant-at-Arms
Randy Deicke – deickerandy@gmail.com
