SAVE THE DATE!
26th Annual MPFC Meeting & 12th Annual Burning Issues Workshop
February 10 & 11, 2026
In-Person: Fort Custer Training Center, 2514 26th St, Augusta, MI 49012
Online: Access live via Teams links which will be emailed to registrants. Recordings will be shared with registrants a few weeks after the event.
More Details To Come
Tickets
Tickets are now available for purchase here: Burning Issues 2026. If you are a student or low-income attendee, please email Joel at info@firecouncil.org for the discount code.
Dinner tickets are also available through the link. Please note that due to catering constraints, those tickets will need to be purchased no later than January 30th.
LODGING
For those who are in need of lodging, the please contact the Fort Custer Education Center to make you reservation.
Single Twin rooms with shared bathrooms are available for $26 a night at the Fort Custer Education Center (FCEC). Please call to reserve a room in advance.
FCEC Phone: (269)-282-7508*
Rooms are divided by gender and limited to male/female, so please indicate on the phone where you will be most comfortable.
AGENDA
Coming Soon!
sponsors
Sponsorship Levels
Fire Cache Level (In-kind): donate an item for our silent auction to help our annual fund (does not have to be fire related), your logo/name on item bid form. Contact Ashley Cole-Wick at colewick@msu.edu for donating silent auction items.
Drip Torch Level ($100): sponsor a student participant, your logo/name on sponsor slideshow
Backfire Level ($200): sponsor a speaker, custom slide on sponsor slideshow at event, 1 free registration (in-person or online)
Headfire Level ($500): sponsor a session, your logo/name on program material at event, name tagged on at least 1 social media post leading up to event, recognition during a session, 1 free registration (in-person or online)
Burn Boss Level ($1000): event sponsor, your logo/name on program material at event, spoken recognition during event open/close, name tagged on all social media posts related to the event, 2 free registrations (in-person or online)
*All sponsorships $200 or more may choose to table at the event, please specify in your communications if you plan to table.
Contact info@firecouncil.org to receive instructions for mailing a check, confirm your sponsorship level, provide your logo, and receive the free registration promo code if applicable.