In-Person Lunch & Learn: Training Beyond Hooks and Hoses: Are You Training on Policy?
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July 30, 2026
Free to Members and non-members - Lunch & Beverages included
Join CVMIC & Lexipol for a free, in-person day of learning designed to help your agency strengthen compliance, enhance performance, and better manage risk through effective policy-based training.
This session challenges fire service leaders to examine the gap between written policies and the training personnel receive on them. Attendees will explore key policy areas, including emergency vehicle operations, accountability, documentation, and conduct standards, while gaining practical tools to assess training effectiveness and strengthen compliance.
You'll Learn To:
- Identify gaps between policy and training.
- Improve policy awareness and accountability.
- Reduce organizational risk and liability.
- Build a culture where personnel understand both what to do and how to do it within policy.
Agenda
- Meet & Greet
- Training Beyond Hooks and Hoses: Are You Training on Policy? Presented by Bruce Bjorge
- Lunch & Discussion (Provided by Lexipol)
About the Speaker
Battalion Chief (Ret.) Bruce Bjorge brings over four decades of fire service experience spanning career, combination, volunteer, and military organizations. As director of Strategic Alliances for Lexipol, Bruce drives partnership development across the nation, connecting fire and EMS agencies with the policy, training, and wellness resources they need to operate at the highest level. An instructor at the local, state, and national levels, Bruce is also founder of the “OG Society,” where he champions the principle “Leave It Better Than You Found It” (LIBTYFI). This guiding principle shapes every presentation he delivers, providing actionable steps that address the challenges public safety leaders face today.
REGISTRATION
Use this link to register through Lexipol:
Location
CVMIC - Training room A
9898 W. Bluemound Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Free parking on the north side of the building