Announcements

MICRB ADMINISTRATION

The office of the Chairman is located on the College Park Campus of the University of Maryland, at MFRI Headquarters, 4500 Campus Drive. Administrative services are staffed remotely. Please contact your sponsoring agency or call 301-226-9962 with any questions about the State Emergency Services Instructor certification process.

Send all correspondence via email to: micrb@mfri.org

NEXT MEETING OF THE MICRB

The next meeting of the MICRB is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at MFRI Headquarters in College Park. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS COB FRIDAY, May 8, 2026.

MICRB May 2026 Recerts

MFRI 2026 SPRING SKILLS

MFRI Spring 2026 Instructor Skills Weekends are now open for registration. The target audience is potential/current instructors for your agency, and qualified candidates must have successfully completed Instructor II (or MICRB-approved equivalent) and their discipline-specific coursework (i.e., EMT level for EMS; HazMat Technician level for HazMat; Firefighter II level for Fire; Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue level for Rescue).

Spring 2026 Instructor Instructor Skills will be held on the following dates at MFRI Headquarters in College Park, Maryland:

• Skills Enhancement Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19
• Skills Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3

Individual students cannot register and must register through their MICRB sponsor. Please submit the following candidate information from your region/academy by Friday, April 3, 2026 to Debbie at dsklodowski@mfri.org

• Candidate Name
• Last five of Social Security number
• Phone Number
• Mailing Address
• Email Address
• Discipline [EMS, Fire (requires medical clearance), Hazardous Materials (requires medical clearance), or Rescue]

Management Skills will still be evaluated via a portfolio method of experience and training credentials using a required matrix sheet. Please coordinate any candidates for Management Skills with Todd Dyche at tdyche@mfri.org

NEW INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION FORM

As you are aware, the MICRB has been working over the last several months to improve the instructor evaluation form.  The new form provides a more objective evaluation system, as well as an electronic format to facilitate a more efficient and timely process.  The forms and "cheat sheets" are below for your convenience.

Completing the New Eval Form TEXT ONLY

Completing the New Eval Form SCREEN SHOTS

Steps to Get the Adobe and Adobe Sign Software TEXT ONLY

Steps to Get the Adobe and Adobe Sign Software SCREEN SHOTS

Instructor Evaluation Form Final 090825

New Instructor Evaluation Form MOBILE/TABLET VERSION

QUICK LINKS

Application for Instructor Certification/Recertification
Application for Instructor Evaluator
IT Candidate Worksheet
ITC Challenge Process
PDI Approval Form
Request for Permission to Begin the Reentry Process
INSTRUCTIONS Downloading Adobe and Using the Instructor Evaluation Form
Instructor Evaluation Form NEW 2025