Coeur FOOLS

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

The Backstep Symposium is back.

Three days. Six instructors. One mission: sharpening the craft and investing in the firefighters who do the job every day.

📍 Frank J. Harwood Training Campus
📅 August 11–13, 2026
📍 Post Falls, Idaho

This year's lineup includes:

▪️ David Rhodes – Nuts and Bolts / Size Up for Search
▪️ Jay Bonnefield – Anatomy of an Engine Company
▪️ Glen Shady – Mayday on the Highway
▪️ Jon Quon – Search Lecture
▪️ Chris Sleigher – Leadership / Tactics on Tap: Mid Rise Firefighting

PRE-SYMPOSIUM HOT CLASS
Nick Waites & Jamie Wees
Live Fire: Water Can Tactics for the Modern Fire Service
(August 11 • Limited to the first 25 students)

⛳ Taylor'd Charity Golf Tournament
August 14
100% of proceeds benefit the Jeff Welch Memorial Foundation.

Symposium Registration: $275
Water Can Tactics Add-On: $50

FOOLS members receive $50 OFF registration.
Contact your chapter president for the discount code. (509, Coeur, and Hells Canyon chapters all have codes available.)

Register:
2ndduetraining.regfox.com/2026-backstep-symposium

Golf Registration:
birdease.com/TaylordSystems

Questions:
[email protected]

Presented by 2nd Due Training • Coeur F.O.O.L.S. • Taylor'd

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