DAYTON (OH) and WILMINGTON (DE) — Honeywell First Resonder Products and DuPont Safety & Construction announced today that nominations are now being accepted to award 20 expenses-paid scholarships to provide first responders with advanced training at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International in Indianapolis April 8-13, 2019. Nominations can be completed at http://www.fdicscholarship.com.
The firefighting industry’s premier training event, FDIC teaches firefighters the latest tools, techniques and technology used on the fireground, with a special emphasis on personal and team safety practices. Firefighters can choose from more than 200 classes and workshops plus attend evening social events and network with peers.
Now in its fifth year, Honeywell founded the scholarship to encourage accelerated leadership development and advanced training for best-of-breed firefighters, emergency medical and HAZmat personnel in North America; DuPont has co-sponsored the scholarship since 2016. More than 100 first responders have graduated from the program and many of these have gone on to lead departmental and regional training programs, become community advocates or industry spokespeople.
“Honeywell and DuPont are pleased to offer this unique training opportunity to firefighters who’ve excelled on the fireground and demonstrate a special aptitude for training,” said Christie Newsome, Director of Global Marketing, Honeywell First Responder Products. “These men and women will go back to their firehouses and share the knowledge they acquire by training their colleagues and developing their leadership skills. Five of the instructors at last year’s conference were graduates of our scholarship program.”
Learn more at www.fdicscholarship.com or visit www.honeywellfirstresponder.com.
About Honeywell
Our company invents and manufactures technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanization. We are uniquely positioned to blend physical products with software to support connected systems that improve homes, buildings, factories, utilities, vehicles and aircraft, and that enable a safer, more comfortable and more productive world.
Our solutions enhance the quality of life of people around the globe and create new markets and even new industries.
About DuPont
We deploy our world-class science and engineering to seize market opportunities and solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
DuPont is a science company dedicated to solving challenging global problems, while creating measurable and meaningful value for its customers, employees and shareholders. Our dynamic portfolio of products, materials and services meets the ever-changing market needs of diverse industries in more than 90 countries. We unite around a set of core values—safety and health, environmental stewardship, highest ethical behavior and respect for people.