2026 Fire Officer Development Program | Beachfront Florida Fire Conference

Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm UTC-06:00

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2026 Fire Officer Development Program | Beachfront Florida Fire Conference
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๐ŸŽ๏ธ ๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—  | ๐—” ๐—•๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—” ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ | Unlock elite fire officer leadership and tactical training at CFT's Fire Officer Development Program (ODP) a Florida Fire Conference in Pensacola Beachfront setting.
๐— ๐—”๐—ซ๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿโ€”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌโ—
๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‰ https://short.fo/2026-fire-officer-development-program-florida-fire-conference
๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‰ https://short.fo/register-cft
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—œ๐—š๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ. ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ค๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—š๐—ฌ. ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—— | The 2026 Fire Officer Development Program (ODP)โ€”part of CFT's renowned Beachfront Florida Fire Conference Seriesโ€”is your gateway to elite fire officer development training and tactical fireground mastery. Held in the scenic and picturesque setting of Pensacola Beach, Florida, this immersive, five-day program is designed to serve firefighters, lieutenants, captains, and chief fire officers ready to lead with precision and drive results.
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš’ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ & ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—™๐—ง'๐˜€ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—  (๐—ข๐——๐—ฃ)โ“ This high-impact training event is ideal for all ranksโ€”from aspiring officers to seasoned chiefsโ€”looking to boost operational excellence and ignite fireground leadership.
โœ… ๐˜›๐˜ˆ๐˜๐˜“๐˜–๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜‹ ๐˜Š๐˜œ๐˜™๐˜™๐˜๐˜Š๐˜œ๐˜“๐˜œ๐˜” ๐˜๐˜–๐˜™ ๐˜๐˜๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜๐˜๐˜Ž๐˜๐˜›๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜š, ๐˜๐˜๐˜™๐˜Œ ๐˜–๐˜๐˜๐˜๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜š, ๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜‹ ๐˜Š๐˜๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜ ๐˜–๐˜๐˜๐˜๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜š
โœ… 40 ๐˜๐˜–๐˜œ๐˜™๐˜š ๐˜–๐˜ ๐˜›๐˜ˆ๐˜Š๐˜›๐˜๐˜Š๐˜ˆ๐˜“ & ๐˜š๐˜›๐˜™๐˜ˆ๐˜›๐˜Œ๐˜Ž๐˜๐˜Š ๐˜๐˜๐˜™๐˜Œ ๐˜š๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜๐˜๐˜Š๐˜Œ ๐˜“๐˜Œ๐˜ˆ๐˜‹๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜š๐˜๐˜๐˜— ๐˜‹๐˜Œ๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜“๐˜–๐˜—๐˜”๐˜Œ๐˜•๐˜›
โœ… ๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜ˆ๐˜“-๐˜ž๐˜–๐˜™๐˜“๐˜‹ ๐˜š๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜•๐˜ˆ๐˜™๐˜๐˜– ๐˜—๐˜“๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜•๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž, ๐˜๐˜•๐˜›๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜ˆ๐˜Š๐˜›๐˜๐˜๐˜Œ ๐˜Š๐˜ˆ๐˜š๐˜Œ ๐˜š๐˜›๐˜œ๐˜‹๐˜๐˜Œ๐˜š, & ๐˜Š๐˜–๐˜“๐˜“๐˜ˆ๐˜‰๐˜–๐˜™๐˜ˆ๐˜›๐˜๐˜–๐˜•
โœ… 100% ๐˜ˆ๐˜›๐˜›๐˜Œ๐˜•๐˜‹๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜Š๐˜Œ ๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜˜๐˜œ๐˜๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜‹ ๐˜›๐˜– ๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜๐˜๐˜Œ ๐˜ˆ๐˜• ๐˜–๐˜๐˜๐˜๐˜Š๐˜๐˜ˆ๐˜“ ๐˜Š๐˜๐˜› ๐˜–๐˜‹๐˜— ๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜›๐˜๐˜๐˜๐˜Š๐˜ˆ๐˜›๐˜Œ (๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜‹ 40 ๐˜Š๐˜Œ๐˜œ๐˜š ๐˜๐˜™๐˜–๐˜” ๐˜›๐˜๐˜Œ ๐˜๐˜š๐˜๐˜Š ๐˜๐˜–๐˜™ ๐˜๐˜“๐˜–๐˜™๐˜๐˜‹๐˜ˆ ๐˜๐˜๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜๐˜๐˜Ž๐˜๐˜›๐˜Œ๐˜™๐˜š)
๐ŸŒŠ ๐—” ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—•๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—›: ๐— ๐—”๐—ซ๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ | At ODP, and our series of beachfront Florida Fire Conference events, we blend high-level instruction with a scenic, inspiring environment that fosters focus and connection. Youโ€™ll train steps away from the emerald green waters and white quartz sands of the Gulf of America.
๐Ÿจ ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—”๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—•๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—› ๐—š๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—™ ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐——๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ
โœ… Discounted beachfront hotel rates from $99/night
โœ… Free PNS airport shuttle service (Sunday/Saturday only)
โœ… Nearby shops, restaurants, and attractions
๐Ÿงญ ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จโ€™๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก: ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | This isnโ€™t a basic firefighter seminarโ€”itโ€™s a mission-ready curriculum built to accelerate your career path in the fire service.
๐Ÿ“š๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐——๐—˜:
โ€ข Advanced fireground strategy and tactical decision-making
โ€ข Firehouse leadership for officers and chiefs
โ€ข Adaptive command strategies for dynamic incidents
โ€ข Situational awareness and critical thinking under stress
โ€ข Team development and firefighter mentorship
๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—™๐—ง'๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐——๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—” ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ & ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ | CFT's ODP is the only Florida firefighter & fire officer development training program where you can study fire officer leadership and network on the beach in the same day.
๐ŸŒ Instructors from across the United States & Canada
๐Ÿ’ก Nationally recognized fire service leaders
๐Ÿ“š Focused curriculum for Fire Officer continuing education
๐ŸŒด Evening socials and daytime networking events
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš’ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—  ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | Get face-to-face access to fire service legends with decades of boots-on-the-ground and command-level experience. These industry experts will deliver transformative leadership insights, provide tactical feedback, and inspire your next big leap in the fire service.
โ€ข ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ข โ€“ Deputy Fire Chief (Ret.), North Hudson, NJ
โ€ข ๐—–๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก โ€“ Battalion Chief, Escambia Co., FL
โ€ข "๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ก"
โ€ข "๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ก"
โ€ข "๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ก"
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐——๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—˜
โ€ข Daily Sessions: 8:00 AM โ€“ 5:00 PM
โ€ข Specific agenda topics will be released soon.
โ€ข Expect fire officer leadership workshops, interactive tactical sessions, and peer-driven case debriefs.
๐Ÿค ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ง๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž. ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ | The Fire Officer Development Program offers elite-level networking opportunities across every rank.
โœ… Face-to-face with instructors and mentors
โœ… Roundtable discussions with peer fire officers
โœ… Career-building social events
โœ… A long-term support network of dedicated professionals
๐ŸŒด ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ & ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—›๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—”โ€™๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง | CountyFireTactics.com & ChiefIke.com donโ€™t just deliver one eventโ€”we offer firefighter & fire officer development training throughout the year in the Gulf of Americaโ€™s most beautiful coastal cityโ€”Pensacola Beach Florida.
๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—” ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‡
๐Ÿ”ฅ 2025 May | Command Officer Boot Camp (COBC)
๐Ÿ”ฅ 2025 May | Battalion Chief Boot Camp (BCBC)
๐Ÿ”ฅ 2025 May | Special Operations Conference (SOC)
๐Ÿ”ฅ 2025 Nov. | Water On The Fire Conference (WOFC)
๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‰ https://short.fo/register-cft
๐Ÿจ ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—™๐—ข: ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง & ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—š | Our partner hotels offer you discounted room rates for ODP. Group codes will accompany your confirmed registration from RegFox. All locations offer beachfront access, pools, dining, and other amenities.
โ€ข Hilton Pensacola Beach
โ€ข Holiday Inn Resort
โ€ข Hampton Inn
โ€ข Fairfield Inn
๐Ÿš ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—จ๐—ง๐—ง๐—Ÿ๐—˜ | ๐Ÿ›ฌ Arrive stress-free with a complimentary PNS airport shuttle:
โ€ข Pick-up: Sunday before the event
โ€ข Drop-off: Saturday after conclusion
โ€ข Shuttle registration required, opening one week before ODP
๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—–๐—™๐—ง ๐—•๐—ข๐—ซ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—  ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ โ€“ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช | Sign up for CFT Box Alarm Updates to receive first-look info on:
โ€ข New firefighter & fire officer training programs
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โ€ข Exclusive content from instructors
โ€ข Upcoming Tactical & Leadership podcasts
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โ€ข ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‰ https://short.fo/cftfireops-chiefike-box-alarm-notifications
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—™๐—”๐—ค๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—–๐—™๐—ง'๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— 
๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ? | An elite 5-day leadership and tactical training program for firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs, held as part of the Beachfront Florida Fire Conference in Pensacola Beach.
๐—ช๐—›๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐——โ“| Firefighters ready to move up the ranks, fire officers looking to sharpen decision-making, and fire chiefs seeking peer networking and leadership refinement.
๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—งโ€™๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—— ๐—œ๐—ก ๐— ๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กโ“| CEU credits, all training materials, access to sessions and socials, ODP Certificate, and discounts on most food, beverage, and lodging.
๐—ช๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—œ ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก ๐—–๐—˜๐—จ'๐—ฆโ“| Yes. 40 CEUs certified by the Florida State Fire College can be awarded to Florida Firefighters with a valid FCDICE #
๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—งโ€™๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐——๐—˜โ“| Monday: Department Uniform or Button-Up Shirt & Pants. Tuesโ€“Fri: Business Casual (collared shirt required)
๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—œ ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌโ“| This time of year it's a little bit cooler on our Florida beaches, and we won't have any formalized spouse events. However they are always welcome. It's tough to go to the beach anywhere and not bring the family along with you.
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