Throughout the weekend, fire families, peer leaders, and wellness professionals will lead conversations around mental health, communication challenges, stress, resilience, relationships, family dynamics, parenting, trauma, and building stronger support systems at home and within the fire community.
The Fire Family Strong – Wellness & Resiliency Conference gives families space to reconnect and learn from others who understand the pressures that come with fire service life.
Practical tips, tools, and strategies for building connection, managing stress, strengthening emotional resilience, and supporting long-term wellness throughout fire service life.
Tools for healthier communication at home, navigating conflict, and maintaining strong relationships through the demands of fire service.
Guidance on supporting children through unpredictable schedules, communicating effectively as a family and building a stable family environment.
Informal opportunities to connect with other fire families who understand the day-to-day realities and challenges of the job.
Access to wellness programs, peer support options and organizations that work directly with the fire service community.
Honest conversations around trauma, recovery, emotional wellness, and the challenges that come with returning home after critical incidents.
Being around people who understand how you feel often leads to lasting friendships and ongoing support.
Whether you’re balancing parenting during long shifts, navigating communication after difficult calls, supporting your spouse through mental health challenges or simply trying to keep your family connected, you’ll find others like you who know what you’re going through.
The event is open to fire families with children ages 6–17 who want stronger communication, better support systems and healthier ways to handle stress.
Who can attend:
Join firefighters, spouses, partners and fire families from across the community to learn, connect and find support. Limited spots available.
The Fire Family Strong – Wellness & Resiliency Conference is a weekend event that supports firefighters, spouses, partners and fire families through education, community connection and practical resilience tools.
The event is open to fire families with children ages 6–17 looking for support and wellness resources.
Sessions will cover topics like communication at home, parenting during shift work, stress, trauma, emotional wellness, and the day-to-day challenges many fire families face.
Yes. The Fire Family Strong – Wellness & Resiliency Conference includes conversations about trauma, emotional wellness, and support for fire families.
During the Fire Family Strong – Wellness & Resiliency Conference, attendees can join workshops, hear from guest speakers, and spend time talking with other fire families.
Some families attend the Fire Family Strong – Wellness & Resiliency Conference because they’re going through a difficult time, while others come simply to reconnect and spend time with people who understand fire service life.
A lot of attendees come in not knowing anyone. Conversations tend to happen naturally throughout the weekend.
At the Fire Family Strong – Wellness & Resiliency Conference, families can learn about wellness programs, peer support options, and organizations that work directly with the fire service community.
Fire service life affects the entire family. Attending together allows firefighters and their loved ones to understand each other better, strengthen communication, and gain practical tools for navigating challenges as a family.
Absolutely. Community is a major part of the experience, so you get different perspectives and find ways to handle difficult situations.
You’re encouraged to attend as many sessions as you’d like, but there will also be time for breaks, conversations, and informal gatherings throughout the weekend.
You can request more information or reserve your spot through the Fire Family Foundation.
No. This is an educational and community-focused event. While sessions are led by licensed professionals, the conference is not a substitute for individual clinical care.
