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ON OUR WATCHANNUAL REPORTJULY 1, 2019– JUNE 30, 2020FSI.ILLINOIS.EDUILLINOIS FIRE SERVICE INSTITUTEUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT EINSTITUTE@IFSIILLINOISFIRESERVICEINSTITUTE
1IFSI ANNUAL REPORTILLINOIS FIRE SERVICE INSTITUTEUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGNA MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR MORTENSONIt is my honor to present the 2020 Annual Report of the Illinois FireService Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.After eight years of preparing these letters, I still nd myselfre ective on the many changes IFSI encounters each year.Undoubtably, FY20 was no exception. Despite unprecedented andchallenging times due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the IllinoisFire Service Institute remained steadfast to the ful llment of ourMission.The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) is the statutory State FireAcademy for Illinois. It serves as the oldest continuous retraining institution in the United States. Since 1925, rstresponders from across the state, the nation, and the world haverelied on IFSI to deliver hands-on, innovative, and top-qualitytraining, education, and research.FY 2020 NUMBERS AT A GLANCE:In the rst three quarters of FY20, the Illinois Fire Service Institute(IFSI) delivered training and education to 53,195 individuals. IFSI wasforced to postpone or cancel virtually all training deliveries in thefourth quarter (April, May, June). Despite this reality, internal forecastmodels indicated that we were on track to train or educateapproximately 67,000 students. Even with these signi cantschedule adjustments, the Cornerstone Program saw a 14% increasein the number of students receiving training through the programand a 13% increase in the number of re departments reached. TheSpecial Operations Training Program supported 298 more classes.We increased student attendance by 42% in our National FireAcademy course deliveries, and the IFSI Resiliency Project broughtawareness level training to 462 more students in the scal year.These gures are a testament to our commitment to provide a fullspectrum of relevant training opportunities for the Illinois reservice.52,936Our presence on the national and international stage also grew inFY20. IFSI was regularly featured in regional, state and nationalmedia outlets, to include multiple radio, television, podcast, andnational print media channels. Segment topics included IFSIResearch efforts, special events, IFSI mission, agriculture rescueawareness, veterans support programs, new training programs andresources, and IFSI technical rescue training programs. Additionally,we successfully created, secured, and managed multiple bids todeliver training at national re service trade show conventions andconferences. The conferences included Fire Department InstructorsConference (FDIC), Intershutz USA, Firehouse, Industrial Fire World,and Fire-Rescue International (FRI). We look forward to continuingthese developing relationships in the next year.OTHER RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS TRAINEDWithout question, our many successes are a direct result of thestrong team of professionals that represent the Institute. Ourdedicated instructors, staff, and even the students we serve facedthe many challenges in FY20 with tenacity, passion, and patience. Icould not be prouder to represent this group of talentedprofessionals. I am grateful for their commitment and service.Our programs are unparalleled. Our team and partnerships remainstrong. I look forward to the opportunities and challenges that wewill embrace in the next year. Thank you for your support of theIllinois Fire Service Institute. As I have stated each year, it is myprivilege to support our Mission of Helping Fire ghters Do Their WorkThrough Training, Education, Information, and Research.STUDENTS REACHED1,690COURSES OFFERED14,340CLASS HOURS916FIRE DEPARTMENTS SERVED208516,850STUDENT HOURS102/102ILLINOIS COUNTIES SERVED237UNIQUE DELIVERY LOCATIONS IN ILLINOIS1,542STUDENTS IN OFFICER TRAININGSOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENTFacebook – Increased the number of Facebook followers to over21,000 in FY20. Despite the uncontrollable postponement of trainingactivities and special events due to COVID-19, the Facebook pageincreased page likes by 13% and page followers by 19% in FY20.Twitter – Received 133,843 impressions with 4,710 pro le visits.Averaged 367 impressions per day across the scal year. This was an11% increase from the previous scal year.Instagram – Averaged 3 postings per week highlighting course andprogram activities delivered across the state. Grew account followersby 30% compared to the previous scal year.Royal P. MortensonDirector, Illinois Fire Service InstituteLinkedIn – Maintained active presence on the IFSI LinkedIn accountwith nearly 500 followers. Closed out FY20 with a 30% averagemonthly growth rate on page followers.YouTube – This medium saw a 36% increase in video views in FY20.
2ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAMON OUR WATCHFIRE69.21%SPECIAL OPERATIONSTRAINING 50%ICS/NIMS1.31%LDDM0.96%EMSSTUDENT REGISTRATIONS BY LOCATIONservice64% 34,163 students completed courses at locations other than the IFSI main campus18% 9,532 students completed courses at main IFSI campus in Champaign18% 9,500 students completed courses through IEMA, IDOCENROLLMENT BY CAREER TYPEinstitute52.5%Volunteer18.04%Paid14.14%Paid On-Call15.32%Combinedfacebook forumF RUMFREE LIVE TRAININGIn response to COVID-19, IFSI launched the Facebook Forum in March2020. The forum was created to offer live, virtual training opportunitiesthrough the IFSI Facebook account, allowing for real-time engagementfrom viewers. Training topics ranged from trending COVID-19 issues tosimulated live re and hands-on essential re ghting skills. Forumtraining deliveries were shared on all IFSI social media channelsfollowing the live broadcasts.Forum participants were from 29 states and 26 countries.FY2020 FACEBOOK FORUM IMPACT: March – June 2020Ÿ26 videos posted in the Forum reaching 289,700 video viewsŸ8,356 video views of posted forum training on the IFSI YoutubechannelŸVideo views on the page increased 295% compared to the previousthree monthsŸParticipants included residents from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan,Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, Arizona, Montana,New York, Alabama, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia, Ohio, California, Utah,North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arizona, Minnesota,Georgia, Nebraska, Oregon, ConnecticutŸInternational Audience Engagement/Followers: Mexico, South Africa,Netherlands, Canada, Cambodia, Chile, Madagascar, Argentina,Turkey, Ukraine, Guatemala, UK, Colombia, Namibia, Peru, Germany,Australia, Puerto Rico, Myanmar, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Cuba, SriLanka, Trinidad, France
3IFSI ANNUAL REPORTIFSI FUNDING SOURCESTotal Annual Operating Budget – 14,527,000Fire Prevention Fund (General) – 24% 3.513 MFire Prevention Fund (Cornerstone) – 5% 703,000Cost Recovery (Student Fees) – 17% 2.4 MGrants (Training) – 33% 4.76 MGrants (Research) – 11% 1.557 MGifts – 6% 802,000Endowments – 2% 301,000Indirect Cost Recovery – 3% 491,000AFFILIATE SUPPORTOur many strategic affiliations allow us to share knowledgeand resources with leading educators, researchers,corporations, professional associations, and otherorganizations. In addition to those listed, we are grateful forthe support received through re service vendors and supplierswho contribute to ful lling our mission.IFSI e of the Illinois State Fire MarshalMutual Aid Box Alarm SystemIllinois Fire Chiefs AssociationIllinois Fire ghters AssociationIllinois Association of Fire Protection DistrictsAssociated Fire Fighters of IllinoisIllinois Professional Fire ghters AssociationIllinois Society of Fire Service InstructorsIllinois Fire Safety AllianceIllinois Fire Inspectors AssociationNorthern Illinois Alliance of Fire Protection DistrictsIllinois Chapter International Association of ArsonInvestigatorsState of Illinois Fire CaucusUnderwriters LaboratoryNational Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthIllinois Department of Natural ResourcesIllinois Propane Education and Research CouncilPROBOARD CURRICULUMThe Illinois Fire Service Institute continues to offer the highest quality in trainingand education. Evaluation methods were audited and reviewed once again thisyear through a third-party process. IFSI has maintained accreditation with theNational Board on Fire Service Professional Quali cations (Pro Board) andInternational Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC). IFSI continued toexpand national certi cation opportunities for our students.In FY2020, IFSI was reaccredited by The National Board of Fire ServiceProfessional Quali cations. IFSI issued 2,535 Pro Board certi cations and 793IFSAC certi cations. IFSI has 32 Pro Board approved levels and 8 IFSAC approvedlevels. The IFSI Curriculum and Testing staff scored 4,650 total IFSI exams andadministered 41 OSFM state exams. The team has supported the update of 12IFSI courses and the development of 1 new course. 91 IFSI courses award EMSContinuing Education Units (CEUs). Test validity and relevancy is critical to ourprograms. As a result, the testing office validated 14 test banks last year,ensuring we are testing the knowledge that the job requires.
4ON OUR WATCHFIREFIGHTING PROGRAMSSPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMThe IFSI Fire ghting Program offers hands-on training opportunities forrst responders. Courses provide students with a realistic learningexperience.The Illinois Fire Service Institute Special Operations Training Program(SOTP) delivers technical rescue awareness and hazardous materialstraining to rst responders. Courses offer immersive training experiencesthat challenge even the most experienced students. IFSI SOTP is at thenational forefront of technical rescue awareness and hazardous materialtraining programs.FIREFIGHTING PROGRAMS SUMMARYAGRICULTURE# Students785# Hours48DRIVER/OPERATOR67416FIRE PREVENTION1,6966,768FIREFIGHTING (see course details below)2,24993,298INVESTIGATION51815,472Hazardous Materials (IDOC)16,64393,438OFFICER1,54242,088Hazardous Materials (includes IEMA)9,50042,800OIL & GAS1,0463,865Rope Rescue47113,084VEHICULAR2609,616Structural Collapse1062,943WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING1281,867Technical Rescue5443,937TOTALS8,291173,438Trench Rescue1074,064TOTALS27,598167,696SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS SUMMARY# Students227CourseCon ned Space# Hours7,430FIREFIGHTING COURSESCourse# StudentsAdvanced Apparatus Breathing Specialist (Smoke Divers) 56# Hours1,344Advanced Technician Fire ghter / NFPA FF II22880NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMThe National Incident Management (NIMS) Program offers training inincident management to response organizations throughout the State ofIllinois. In FY20, the NIMS/ICS Program delivered 40 classes to987 students in 17 training locations.ARFF Apparatus Driver/Operator22528Basic Fire ghter / NFPA FF I Academy6417,920Basic Fire ghter / NFPA FF I Online603,819Basic Operations Fire ghter / NFPA FF I Blended17147,880Basic Pumper Operations60240LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & DECISION MAKINGEmergency Vehicle Operations Online181440Engine Company Operations581,384The Leadership Development and Decision Making (LDDM) Program is apremier development/decision-making training and education course thathas consistent themes, priorities, and lines of education in order toinstitutionalize the highest-quality leadership in the re service. InFY2020, the LDDM program impacted 522 students with 2,627 classhours and 25 different course offerings.Fire Apparatus Engineer752,880Fire Attack and Suppression Techniques (FAST)311,550Fire Service Vehicle Operator2161,104Mobile Water Supply Apparatus Operator20320Responder Intervention Team Rescue Technician1204,800Search Techniques for the Fire Ground27648Special Events7895,998Truck Company Operations591,408Traffic Incident Management Awareness218155RESILIENCY TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERSResiliency training provides rst responders with the necessary tools toremain resilient to the stressors that come with the job as well as stressfrom off the job. The First Responder Resiliency and Mental HealthAwareness Project is infused in the curriculum of 34 IFSI courses. Thistraining seeks to remove the stigma surrounding the discussion of mentalhealth, trauma, and suicide. Resiliency training reached 563 studentsthrough 26 courses for a total of 2,416 student hours in FY2020.INDUSTRY24 COURSES1,723 STUDENTSORNERSTONET R A I N I N GThe Cornerstone Program supports thedelivery of essential skills training to local redepartments, MABAS Divisions and Mutual AidAssociations throughout the state.Training is coordinated through eight IFSIRegional Representatives. Courses are fundedthrough the Office of the Illinois State FireMarshal and available at no cost to students orre departments. Of the 916 Illinois redepartments served in 2020, 824 of thosedepartments received grant fundedCornerstone training.6,705 HOURSPROGRAM STATS408CLASSES DELIVERED824DEPARTMENTS SERVED11,201STUDENTS REACHEDDELIVERY BY REGIONRegionClassesStudentsClass HoursNortheast581,2025,676Cook County143071,713North ,0174,722East 91,0316,908TOTAL40811,20149,491*Includes Champaign Light and Fight courses
5IFSI ANNUAL REPORTRESEARCHIn May 2020, IFSI launched the Preliminary Exposure Reduction Projectin collaboration with Office of the State Fire Marshal and MABAS-IL,based on research from IFSI, NIOSH, UL FSRI and Skidmore College:Ÿ 1648 decon buckets delivered to Illinois departmentsŸ 2901 re ghters completed online trainingIFSI Research efforts published in multiple high impact academicjournals to include:Ÿ Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH),Ÿ Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications (JTSEA),Ÿ Ergonomics, Applied Ergonomics, PLoS OneŸ National Institute of Standards and TechnologyIFSI Research welcomed Dr. Farzaneh Masoud asDirector of Research Programs on Nov 1, 2019.In FY2020, new collaborations were initiated and proposalsgenerated with partners to include:ŸList of publications can be found iversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Completed data collection in the following studies:ŸŸŸŸIFSI PPE Interface Mannequin testingUnderwriters Laboratory (UL) HVAC Gas Burner ProjectNorth Carolina State University project focusing on heat strainprediction projectNC State University project focusing on metabolic cost of re ghtingOngoing Data Collection:ŸIFSI Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Interface project incollaboration with NIOSH, UL Fire ghter Safety Research Institute,and Skidmore CollegeŸUL FSRI study of Fire Service Residential Home Size-Up and Searchand Rescue Operations, laser-based measurements of hydrogencyanide in real-timeŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸChez Center for Wounded VeteransDepartment of KinesiologyDepartment of Nuclear EngineeringNational Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)Colorado State UniversityNational Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthNational Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NIOSH NPPTL)University of CincinnatiOregon State UniversityNational Development Research institute (NDRI)Los Angeles Fire DepartmentRice UniversityNASA, Minerva Work SolutionsNational Fire Protection Research Foundation (NFPR)Patient-Center Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Rush Hospital, Chicago, ILSan Diego Veterans HospitalVA Illiana Healthcare System, Danville, ILUniversity of Central FloridaNorthwestern University
6ON OUR WATCHLIBRARYThe IFSI Library is the only library in the state dedicated to re andemergency services. It is also the third largest re and emergencyservices library in the United States. The library holdings included74,594 titles as of June 2020.FY2020 REFERENCE REQUESTS:The IFSI Library Team answered 3,321 reference requests in total,including 106 in-depth, long-term reference requestsŸ 1,242 reference requests answered for IFSI staff and studentsŸ 141 reference requests related to the IFSI Curriculum DepartmentŸ 133 reference requests dedicated to international partners'researchŸ 744 reference requests from re ghters/ re departmentsŸ 303 reference requests answered for UIUC staff and studentsFY2020 HIGHLIGHTS:ŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸThe Library added 340 items to the collectionReceived 585 general donationsAdded 41 borrowersLoaned 1,345 itemsReceived 27,806 views of online subject guides (LibGuides)Provided 253 items of IFSI Library materials to the Peoria FireAcademyImplemented 412 user training workshops; 382 re departmentsreached with training materials via emailProvided 382 Illinois re departments with IFSI Library 2020Powerpoint presentationProvided 6,383 archive reference interactionsThe IFSI Library maintains the Illinois Fire ghter Medal of Honor andMedal of Valor Database and the Illinois Fire ghter Line of Duty DeathDatabase (IFLODD). The staff also supports continued exhibitions inthe IFSI Fire ghter Memorial Hall. In FY2020, 5 former instructorswere added to the memorial exhibit.ŸŸŸŸ119,742 IFLODD database hits (since 5/2007)903 IFLODD re ghter records809 re ghters with incident summaries1524 images and 14 total oral history interviewsCreated the COVID-19 Archives Collection to preserve importantdocuments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including collectionsfor IFSI and the Illinois re service and comprehensive IFLODD recordsfor 3 Illinois re ghter line of duty deaths related to COVID-19.Worked with the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learningand Scholarship (IDEALS) to make key IFSI documents widely availableto re ghters and the general public, with over 183,278 downloadssince 2006.OUR MISSION:HELPING FIREFIGHTERS DO THEIR WORKTHROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION,INFORMATION, AND RESEARCH.INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTSŸIFSI hosted the Library Scholarly Exchange Program for the 16th consecutive year. As of FY2020, the Librarian Scholarly Exchange Program hadreceived 421 librarians from 145 organizations. The Visiting Scholar Program hosted 140 scholars from 76 institutions.ŸThe International Programs team coordinated and hosted 15 virtual scholarly activities during the COVID-19 response period.ŸChinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program (July 2019): 41 librarians participated in the 2019 program.ŸIFSI Hazardous Materials Technician Training Program (October 2019): 2 re officers from the Hong Kong Fire Services Department joined thetraining program. Since 2008, a total of 60 Hong Kong re officers have been trained at IFSI.ŸInternational Visit (October 2019): Head Librarian Dr. Lian Ruan visited Jiangsu University Library in Zhenjiang and attended the InternationalSymposium on Library Strategic Planning and Discipline Development with other librarians from the United States.ŸInternational Visit and Presentation (November 2019): IFSI attended the China Public Safety Conference in Beijing. Richard Kesler, IFSI DeputyDirector of Research, delivered a presentation on “Science and Research in Supporting Fire ghter Safety and Life Health.”In FY20, the International Program and the Library team submitted publications to the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), ShanghaiInternational Library Forum, and DH 2020 (Shanghai) -- Benevolence and Excellence: Digital Humanities and Chinese Culture Conference. Thesepublications were posted and shared through multiple national and international media channels.
The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) is the statutory State Fire Academy for Illinois. It serves as the oldestcontinuous re training institution in the United States. Since 1925, rst responders from across the state andworld have relied on IFSI to deliver hands-on, innovative, and top-quality training, education, and research.Our Mission:Helping Fire ghters Do Their Work Through Training, Education,Information, and Research.ILLINOIS FIRE SERVICE INSTITUTE SENIOR LEADERSHIPILLINOIS FIRE SERVICE INSTITUTEILLINOISFIRESERVICEINSTITUTE11 GERTY DRIVE CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61820217.333.3800FSI.ILLINOIS.EDU@ EINSTITUTEFSI.ILLINOIS.EDUIFSI MARKETING: FSI-MARKETING@ILLINOIS.EDU2020, University of Illinois Board of Trustees 1.5M 12/20
Illinois Fire Service Institute. As I have stated each year, it is my privilege to support our Mission of Helping Fireghters Do Their Work Through Training, Education, Information, and Research. IFSI ANNUAL REPORT 1 The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) is the statutory State Fire Academy for Illinois. It serves as the oldest continuous re
