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    <title>Colorado Fire Training Officers Association upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FF and DO Proctor Course (11/08/2026)</title>
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  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Evergreen Fire Rescue is hosting Firefighter and Driver/Operator Proctor class on&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday, November 8, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;. Registration is now available. Please share this opportunity with your personnel.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Class Schedule&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firefighter Proctor:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;0900–1200&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Driver/Operator Proctor:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;0900–1600&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

      &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;The DO proctor includes the 0900-1200 classroom FF portion and a 1300-1600 hands on setting up the course. &amp;nbsp;You must do the whole 0900-1600 even if you have a valid FF Proctor Certification. If your FF Proctor has lapsed, taking the 0900-1600 DO Proctor will earn you the FF and DO Proctor Certification.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firefighter Proctor:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Firefighter I certification or higher&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Driver/Operator Proctor:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Driver/Operator certification or higher&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Breakfast and lunch will be provided.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registrati&lt;span class="gmail_default"&gt;on:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://sipa.tfaforms.net/321483" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sipa.tfaforms.net/321483&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1792601162572000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0fQ_T0awZY4Kj5paKAp3_I" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"&gt;Complete the DFPC registration here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Qualified proctors help departments provide certification opportunities for their members and neighboring agencies. This is also an opportunity to give back to the certification process that helped you earn your own qualifications.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Once certified as a proctor, participants must take part in at least one practical each year, either with their own department or another agency.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Please contact me with any questions about eligibility or the class&lt;span class="gmail_default"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and share this with any agencies who may have an interest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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              &lt;p style="margin: 0in 45pt 0in 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 21.666668px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-size: 13pt;"&gt;Derek Hinshaw&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

              &lt;p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 16.666666px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Training and Safety Captain, TRN1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

              &lt;p style="margin: 0in 29pt 0in 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 16.666666px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Evergreen Fire Rescue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

              &lt;p style="margin: 0in 29pt 0in 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

              &lt;p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 16.666666px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(138, 138, 138); font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1802 Bergen Pkwy | Evergreen, CO 80439&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

              &lt;p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 16.666666px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(138, 138, 138); font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Work:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="tel:(720)%20576-5605" value="+17205765605" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"&gt;720.576.5605&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| Personal:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="tel:(720)%20840-7548" value="+17208407548" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"&gt;720.840.7548&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

              &lt;p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 16.666666px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dhinshaw@evergreenfirerescue.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"&gt;dhinshaw@evergreenfirerescue.&lt;wbr&gt;com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://cftoa.wildapricot.org/event-6885664</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CFTOA Meeting - December 10, 2026 (12/10/2026)</title>
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      Meeting Location
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      Adams County; 1675 W 69th Ave, Denver, CO 80221
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      CFTOA General Membership Meeting
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      Colorado Fire Training Officers Association
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  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- MEETING DESCRIPTION --&gt;

  &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Colorado Fire Training Officers Association (CFTOA) General Membership Meeting&lt;/strong&gt; brings together fire service training officers, instructors, agency representatives, and other members from across Colorado to discuss issues affecting fire service education, training, professional development, and certification throughout the state.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;"&gt;General Membership Meetings provide a forum for members to discuss current and proposed &lt;strong&gt;policies, procedures, standards, and requirements related to Colorado fire service certifications and training&lt;/strong&gt;. Members have the opportunity to identify concerns, share experiences from their departments and regions, and provide input on issues that may affect firefighters, instructors, training officers, and fire service organizations statewide.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;"&gt;CFTOA also works through its committees and membership to evaluate proposed changes and develop recommendations regarding &lt;strong&gt;education, training programs, certification requirements, testing, instructor development, and professional qualification standards&lt;/strong&gt;. Recommendations supported by the membership may be advanced to the appropriate state-level committees, boards, agencies, or partner organizations for further consideration.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;"&gt;These meetings are an important part of ensuring that &lt;strong&gt;Colorado's fire service has a voice&lt;/strong&gt; in the development and continued improvement of the training and certification programs that affect departments and personnel throughout the state.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 24px 0;"&gt;In addition to statewide training and certification matters, General Membership Meetings include &lt;strong&gt;Association business, officer and committee reports, upcoming training opportunities and events, committee activities, regional updates, and other matters brought before the membership.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!-- ELECTRONIC MEETING SYSTEM --&gt;

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      Meeting Participation &amp;amp; Electronic Voting
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    &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0;"&gt;CFTOA utilizes an &lt;strong&gt;Electronic Meeting System&lt;/strong&gt; to assist with motions, seconds, and voting during General Membership Meetings. Members may access the system using a smartphone or laptop.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0;"&gt;Voting eligibility is based on eligible &lt;strong&gt;Active Member organizations&lt;/strong&gt; in accordance with the CFTOA Bylaws.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;Members are encouraged to ensure that their CFTOA profile, organization information, and PIN are current prior to the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style=" margin: 0; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;"&gt;All CFTOA members are encouraged to attend, participate in discussions, serve on committees, and help provide a statewide voice for the continued advancement of &lt;strong&gt;fire service education, training, and certification in Colorado.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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