2025 Fire Museum Seminar
hosted by the
Hall of Flame Museum, Phoenix, AZ
November 10 - 14, 2025
The Host Hotel is the Home2 Suites by Hilton, with overflow hosted by the Holiday Inn Express and Suites (right next door) This pdf document (guide) contains the booking links to both hotels.
NOTE! The Holiday Inn Express is now the Host Hotel
The Monday evening Mixer will be at the Holiday Inn Express
CAREFUL! If booking at the Holiday Inn, the number of rooms you are booking AUTOMATICALLY defaults to 20 ! Change that number to however many you need!
Except as noted. all meetings will take place at the Hall of Flame.
Hotel Booking Guide
Please note: Phoenix Fire Department will be providing the shuttle vans for transportation during the Seminar; the vans are not ADA compliant.
(Many attendees will be arriving in Phoenix in their own vehicles; if you have special transportation needs, they may be able to assist you)
All riders will be required to sign a waiver
as per policy of the PFD.
GRANTS
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Grant
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Grants are available for current Fire Museum Network (FMN) members to attend the Educational Seminar and Annual Meeting. The number of Grants to be awarded is dependent upon the previous year's FMN membership income.
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Welcome to Phoenix
Monday
15:00 – 17:00 – Registration at Host hotel (Holiday Inn Express & Suites Phoenix - Airport North)
17:00 – 19:00 – We invite you to reconnect with your fellow members at the mixer held at the host hotel. Mixer will include a presentation.
Presentation topic: History of the Arizona Fire Service with Mark Moorhead Hall of Flame Curator of Education. Beverages are on your own. Cash Bar.
Tuesday 11/11/2025
Veteran’s Day Parade Ride along for Veterans/First Responders
06:00 – 8:15 – Free breakfast at your hotel
07:00-08:30 – Registration at host hotel
08:30 – Shuttle vans from Phoenix Fire will pick up riders from the hotel
09:30 – Report time at parade staging area
11:00 – Start of Parade
13:00 – Lunch at Taco Guild 546 E Osborn Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012. Cash bar available for drinks.
15:00 – Tour of Fire Department Facility TBD
17:00 – Shuttle van returns guests to museum or hotel
Dinner on your own
For those who do not want to ride on a firetruck in the parade:
*You may opt to sit along parade route (map included)
*You will have museum access from 10:00 until 18:00
*Explore Phoenix attractions until 13:00 then meet at Taco Guild 546 E Osborn Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012
***Lunch gift cards will be provided for you at Taco Guild. If you don’t show up there***
***then you’re responsible for your own lunch***
Wednesday 11/12/2025
06:00 – 8:15 – Free breakfast at your hotel
07:00-08:30 – Registration at host hotel (after 10:00 at museum)
08:30 – Shuttle vans from Phoenix Fire will pick up riders from the hotel and transport to museum
09:00 10:00 – FMN Member introductions with Business meeting/Board Elections to follow
10:00 – 11:30 – Brag About Your Museum!
11:30 – 13:00 – Lunch provided by JoyBus
13:00 – 14:00 – Welcome Speaker: Bourke Floyd – First Responder Actor
14:00 – 14:15 – Break
14:15 – 15:15 – Presentation: How AI benefit can benefit your museum Speaker: Mike Bendit from Audio Docent.
15:15 – 15:30 – Break
15:30 – 17:00 – Presentation: Granite Mountain Hot Shots with: Joe Woyjeck (Retired LA County FD)
17:30 – 19:30 – Private screening of The Lost Bus – refreshments provided courtesy of American Red Cross
19:30 – 20:30 – Presentation: Wildland Firefighting Q&A Panel
20:30 – Shuttle van leaves museum and returns to hotel.
Dinner on your own
Thursday 11/13/2025
06:00 – 8:15 – Free breakfast at your hotel
08:30 – Shuttle vans from Phoenix Fire will pick up riders from the hotel and transport them to Historic Station 8
09:00 – Station 8 Tour with Tim Kovacs
Lunch provided by Firehouse Subs in Special Ops Auditorium
13:30 – Phoenix FD Shuttle Vans to Fire Academy/Regional Dispatch Center
16:00 – Phoenix FD Shuttle Vans pick-up to Museum
16:30 – 17:30 – Tour Hall of Flame Museum
17:30 – Posting of Colors presented by Tempe Union High School District Army JROTC Color Guard
Invocation by Rev. Timothy Newbill
Opening Remarks by William Frank “Bill” Simon
18:00 – Dinner provided by AZ Barbeque Catering and BYOB Mixer at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting
20:00 – Shuttle van leaves museum and returns to hotel
Thank you for attending the 34th Annual Fire Museum Seminar!