June 1-8, 2025
Your journey to excellence begins Summer 2025 at EDI.
Cost: $1000*
*Early Bird Pricing
Registration includes 3 Meals a Day, Lodging and all Workshops and Speaker Opportunities
Dillard University
Historic HBCU Dillard University in
New Orleans, LA
Registration Information
Check-in Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 2025 (Must attend mandatory orientation @ 3 p.m.); Check-out is Saturday, June 7, 2025 (Participants are required to stay through 5 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025 in order to receive their certificates of completion, no exceptions).
Your EDI Summer Institute Registration Includes…
- All EDI classes and special evening sessions
- Three all-you-can-eat buffet meals per day
- Dorm housing with linens at Dillard University June 1-6, 2025
- Orientation and Welcome Cookout Reception on Sunday, June 1, 2025
- EDI Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 6, 2025
- EDI Polo shirt and gift
Early Bird Registration – $1000
Until February 28, 2025 (Registration opens soon.)
Standard Registration – $1,150
March 1 – May 15, 2025
Late Registration – $1,300
After May 16, 2025
Your journey to excellence begins Summer 2025 at EDI.
We have many exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth this summer with our highly experienced and committed instructors and facilitators. This group of supremely talented and trained individuals are uniquely placed to give you real-world best practices and invaluable insights into today’s fire service and EMS industries that address key themes, trends and current practices for communities across the nation.
The wonderful thing about EDI is the valuable perspective from those who rose through the ranks, thanks to their participation and support of EDI.
In June 2024, you’ll hear about “Lessons Learned, Unfinished Business and Priorities for Reform.” Who are better placed than our EDI brothers and sisters to speak about the lessons learned?
We are very honored that we’ve found a stellar selection of representatives of fire service leaders from across the country who are prepared to pour their wisdom and professional experiences into you.
They will also share their lessons learned over the years and also look ahead in the group discussions that will help propel your professional development.
Numerous EDI graduates have advanced professionally and have assumed high-ranking administrative and fire chief positions throughout the country.
2025 Course Offerings
Our course offerings are carefully planned by the EDI Curriculum Review Committee to ensure the highest quality training experience for all participants this year. These hard-hitting, informative and thorough training modules are specifically
designed to help you stay abreast of the latest fire-service issues, while providing proven tools for success to equip you to meet today’s challenge head on.
Be prepared to be impressed and inspired by all that you learn through your EDI experience summerexperience.
Recent course offerings are included here by EDI Module number. Courses are subject to change.
Module 1
- History of African Americans in the Fire Service
- Effectively Supervising and Managing Resources
- Buddy to Boss / Courageous Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Assessment Centers
- Application of N.I.M.S. for the Fire Service
- How Well Do You Know Your Fire Department?
- Career Planning & Overview Concept
- The Fire Service in High-Risk Neighborhoods
Module 2
- New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues
- Executive Level: Unified Command
- Bullying, Harassment and Violence Prevention
- Team Building Skills
- Policy Writing for the Fire Service
- Computers as a Tool of Management
- 5 Levels of Leadership
- Mastering Fire Oral Assessment Boards
- EMS Mass Casualty Management
Module 3
- Response to the Active Shooter
- Company Officer’s Toolbox
- G.L.U.E. (Growing Leaders Using Empowerment)
- Handling Personnel Issues in the Fire Service
- How to Manage a Fire Department Like a Business:
- 90-Day Business Plan
- Human Resource Management
- Fire Safety & Risk Management
- Designing Public Education Programs
- Change The Culture Change The Game
- Developing a High-Rise Fire Safety Management Program
Module 4
- Fire Department Retention Strategies:
- (Recruitment to Retirement)
- What is a Valid Exam?
- Ethics in the Fire Service
- Step Up Your Status
- Effective Project Management I
- Effective Project Management II
- Effective Time Management for Executive Fire Officers
- Authentic Leadership for Fire Service Professionals
- Emotional Intelligence
- The Budget Process
Module 5
- Politics & The White Helmet (1-Day NFA)
- Understanding and Managing Conflict
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombing
- Strategies & Tactics for Success
- Leading Safety in the Fire Service
- Executive Coaching for Fire Service Leaders
- So, You Want to be a Chief Officer?
Module 6 – EDI Graduates Only
- Advance strategies for effective decision-making in high-pressure situations
- Developing and implementing strategic plans for long-term success for EDI
- Crisis management and leadership resilience
- In-depth training on researching and writing white papers
- Focus on addressing contemporary fire service challenges
- Practical application to develop actionable solutions for local departments
- Effective communication with stakeholders, government officials and the public