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MFRI HOSTS INSTRUCTOR SKILLS WEEKEND MFRI recently hosted the 2022 Fall Skills Weekend where more than 30 students participated in skills development in the Fire, EMS, and Hazardous Materials disciplines. The biannual enhancement weekend was held on September 24th and 25th and actual skills evaluations were conducted on October 8th and 9th by veteran instructors from across the state. The weekend reviews skills necessary to teach within each respective emergency discipline. Upon completion instructor candidates begin the practice-teaching step of the process leading to MICRB Certification. Sponsoring agencies included each regional MFRI office, Prince George’s County Fire, Baltimore County Fire, BWI Airport, Cecil County Department of Emergency Services, Community College of Baltimore County, Frederick County Fire, Howard County Fire, Montgomery County Fire, among others. Many thanks go out to the following team players for making this event a success – MFRI Logistical Services; MFRI Skills Instructors; and MFRI Leadership. The 2023 Spring Skills Enhancement will be held on April 1st and 2nd and the Skills Weekend will run April 15th and 16th at MFRI headquarters. If you are a sponsoring agency and have candidates to submit, please look for informational emails soon or contact Todd Dyche at tdyche@mfri.org or by phone at 301-729-0431. photos: top left: Taking turns as fire instructors during training, students lead each other through gear inspections before donning turnout gear and conducting blind search and rescue drills in the maze. bottom left: Future EMS instructors in life-saving compression and airway training. bottom right: Seasoned MFRI instructors review fire safety protocol with incoming instructor candidates.