Fire & Foliage Symposium

The experience starts before Saturday.

The Friday Night Roundtable isn’t a lecture.
It’s a conversation.

Smaller room. Honest discussion. Real connection.

Limited to early registrants.

🔥 Take your seat at the table.

🔥 Speaker Announcement — Mark Klose

The conversations that matter most are often the ones we avoid.

We’re honored to welcome Chief Mark Klose to Fire & Foliage.

A 35-year veteran of the New Hampshire fire service and retired Fire Chief from Rochester, NH, Chief Klose brings hard-earned leadership experience to one of the most important topics our profession faces: preparing our organizations and our people for a Line of Duty Death.

This session isn’t about theory.
It’s about readiness.

From understanding PSOB requirements and beneficiary designation to navigating local, state, and federal benefits, Chief Klose will walk attendees through the critical steps departments must take before tragedy occurs. Because leadership means having the difficult conversations and ensuring no family or department is left unprepared.

Fire & Foliage is built for real conversations, real leadership, and real growth.
The kind that makes the fire service stronger long after you leave the room.

🎟️ Spots are limited: www.firstdueproject.org
📍 Fire & Foliage | October 16-17, 2026 | Nashua, NH

We're just getting started. Be in the room.

Motivation fades.

Standards don’t.

The firefighters who continue to grow aren’t waiting for the right mood, the right class, or the right moment. They decide what level of effort, leadership, and professionalism they’re willing to accept from themselves and they hold that line.

Fire & Foliage isn’t built around motivation.

It’s built around people who refuse to stay the same.

If that sounds familiar, you already understand what this room is about.

🔥 Fire & Foliage Symposium
October 16-17, 2026 | Nashua, NH

www.firstdueproject.org

Solid work by all who were involved.

Not every conference is built the same.

These speakers weren’t chosen because of follower counts, algorithms, or popularity contests.

They were chosen because they bring real experience, real passion, and real conversations that can move the fire service forward.

Fire & Foliage was built for the people who still believe growth, leadership, and culture matter.

This October, we’re bringing the right people into the room.

Welcome to Fire & Foliage 2026.

Because those who serve deserve to grow.