Arizona Fire and Burn Educators Association

ASU-SIRC is conducting virtual focus groups throughout Arizona to identify themes surrounding Opioid Use Disorder and Stigma Reduction. The focus groups will take from 60 - 90 minutes and participants get a $25.00 gift card.

  Fireworks-Related Injuries by the Numbers By Emergency Care Blog Team, June 29, 2021 According to the  American Pyrotechnics Association , 49 states plus the District of Columbia allow legal consumer fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July. That being said, the type of permitted fireworks varies from state to state, ranging from wood stick sparklers to much larger multiple-tube devices. Read more »

  We have all been acutely impacted by the pandemic. Indeed, for much of last year through this spring our educational foundation stood down the majority of our live, practical instruction. However, over the same period many community members asked us if there were any other creative ways we could provide education and as a result, we produced our Immediate Responder Campaign (please reference the following link): https://icsave.org/courses/ immediate-responder-campaign/ This free, credentialed video-based instruction is available to anyone who wishes to view it. Our organization was founded on the core belief that every citizen, when provided with appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities, can protect his or her communities from preventable injury and death. We hope you find this vitally important education beneficial and if so, ask that you provide this training resource to everyone you know who believes in proactive preparedness.   Bruce Whitney Integrated Community Solutions to

  Writing • AP Stylebook • Editing There’s no better way to catch-up on what’s new in AP style than joining this June 29, 2021 webinar, led by the editor herself? Gather your team, whether in person or virtually, and join this can’t-miss webinar featuring Paula Froke, editor of the AP Stylebook, as she explains both the what and the why of style changes from this last intensely newsy year. Register Today You’ll learn about: AP’s evolving and expanding guidance on COVID-19. Terms to help you write about the pandemic economy. Changes to guidance on race-related coverage. Updated and expanded guidance on writing about disabilities. And much more! AP style is not set it and forget it. You don’t learn it once, like arithmetic in elementary school. It evolves as language changes and gains new words and phrases as they appear in news. Register  for this June 29, 2021 webinar, to make sure you are up to speed on all the latest AP Stylebook guidelines. Questions? Contact Shallon Blackburn at  S

  The Arizona Senior Center Association will host a virtual conference on July 20-22. It is free for members. Membership is only $25 per person.   Sessions will include Trends in Senior Centers and the opportunity to be trained as a Dementia Friend. Schedule coming soon.

    48th Annual ARIZONA STATE FIRE SCHOOL September 8 – 12, 2021   Arizona Fire Service personnel, it’s that time of year!   The Arizona State Fire School is back and  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!   This year marks the  48th Annual Arizona State Fire School , which provides over 35 educational sessions from Basic Skills Training, Fire Prevention & Investigation, to Fire Leadership and is one of the best training experiences available at any venue in Arizona.   FYI –   IMPORTANT DATA UPDATE   The Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence (AzCFSE) currently uses a database referred to as AzSTARS, which is used to track student records and course attendance. You will need an AzSTARS EIN number to register for Fire School courses. For those students with a number from our previous database (ERMA), you will continue to use that number to register for the State Fire School. If you do not know your EIN number from either the previous ERMA system or the current AzSTARS system, you will need

  The Central Arizona Area Health Education Center is sponsoring Motivational Interviewing Learning Exchange to provide FREE Motivational Interviewing Fundamentals Webinar (series) training. Because of the late notice there will not be any CEUs for this training, however participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance (no credit). Please register here.  Summary - Motivational Interviewing (MI) Fundamentals Webinar Series (cvent.com) .   Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a particular way of having a conversation so it is the client rather than the counselor/clinician who talks about change.  It’s an evidence-based approach that provides a framework of principles, processes and skills for effective conversations about change.       July 12, 15, 19 and 22, 2021  Each Session is from  9:00-11:00 AZ Time Zone  ATTENDANCE FOR ALL DATES REQUIRED This MI Fundamentals webinar training is designed for professionals/professionals- in-training in the behavioral counseling occupations with at

  ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog Subscription Instant notifications right to your inbox! Hi Lori, Take a look at our new post! Who Is Most Susceptible to Heat-Related Illness? By Emergency Care Blog Team, June 15, 2021 As we move into some of the warmest months of the year, heat-related illness should be on everyone’s radar. Read more » SHARE THIS WITH PEERS         HSI  1450 Westec Drive    Eugene  OR  97402  United States  You received this email because you are subscribed to ASHI and MEDIC First Aid Blog Subscription from HSI. Update your  email preferences  to choose the types of emails you receive.