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• SMAFC Holiday Luncheon

  • When
    12/11/2025
  •  
    11:30 AM
  • Location
    Hamtramck, MI

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  SMAFC Holiday Luncheon
  

  Thursday, December 11, 2025

  11:30AM - Check In and Mingle

  Fowling Warehouse - Hamtramck
  3901 Christopher St.
  Hamtramck, MI 48211

  Only $25 Per Person!
  
  Sponsor the Luncheon for Only $150!
  Company name will be mentioned during the meeting.
  Promo materials handed out to attendees, or placed on lunch tables.
  Sponsorship does not include lunch.

  Door Prizes Galore!

  This will be a casual event that is a great opportunity to bring staff, family, and friends to show off our organization or just to celebrate the holidays!

  You can register your guests when you log in and register yourself!

  Vendors - As always, we truly appreciate your donation of door prizes.  Be sure to label your gift with your company’s contact information so you receive acknowledgement!

  What is Fowling?

  

  Fowling is a hybrid game that combines the equipment of American football and bowling into one sport with a similar layout as horseshoes and cornhole. Most commonly played as a pastime in a tailgate or campground setting across the United States, Fowling was founded in 2001 by Chris Hutt and a bunch of friends from Detroit, MI tailgating at the Indy 500. The object of Fowling is for teams to be the first to knock down all opponent's pins by throwing a full-size regulation football at 10 bowling pins positioned in a traditional bowling layout.

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• SMAFC Membership Meeting

  • When
    01/29/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Troy, MI

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  SMAFC Membership Meeting
  
  Thursday, January 29, 2026

  8:00 AM - Registration and Networking
  8:30 AM - Morning Educational Sessions
  12:00 PM - Lunch & SMAFC Meeting
  12:30 PM - Update from State Fire Marshal

  Join us for the whole day or for lunch and the State Fire Marshal!

  Only $25 Per Person!

  L O C A T I O N
  Troy Community Center
  3179 Livernois Rd
  Troy, MI 48083

  P R E S E N T A T I O N S
  Commanding the Next Chapter:
  Retirement & Succession Planning for Fire Chiefs
  
  Update from State Fire Marshal Tom Hughes

  Our training day, Commanding the Next Chapter: Retirement & Succession Planning for Fire Chiefs, offers a focused look at the financial, organizational, and personal aspects of preparing for retirement and leadership transitions. Through expert presentations, real-world case studies, and insights from retired fire chiefs, attendees will gain practical guidance for planning ahead—both for themselves and their departments. The day concludes with an update from State Fire Marshal Tom Hughes.

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  A G E N D A

  8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
  Registration and networking

  8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  Financial Planning
  Matthew Teetor - Co-founder of the Sequoia Financial Guns & Hoses team
  Pension vs paycheck comparison, how to turn your 401(k) into a pension-like income stream, social security strategies, retirement considerations and how to avoid pitfalls, investing and the market, and estate Planning.

  9:30 AM – 9:40 AM
  Break

  9:40 AM – 10:25 AM
  Department Succession Planning
  Fire department case study on planned fire chief retirement. Preparing your boss, department, and building a smooth transition.

  10:25 AM – 10:35 AM
  Break

  10:35 AM – 11:20 AM
  The Life Change of Retirement
  Pastor Tim Holzerland, Chaplain - West Bloomfield Fire Department
  Retirement!  We dream about it.  When it comes, it is all that we hoped for in life. This is a fantasy. Here is the reality.  Retirement is another transition of life, like marriage, homeownership, or children.  Plan ahead and say to yourself, “When this happens, I plan to…”

  11:20 AM – 12:00 PM
  Panel Discussion – “After Action Report – Retirement Journey”
  Discussion from retired fire chiefs on their experience leading to the decision to retire, life after retirement when the emails and calls stop, things they did well, things they would change.

  12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
  Lunch & Southeast Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs meeting

  12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
  Update from State Fire Marshal Tom Hughes

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