MFSIA Instructor of the Year
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Brian Blomstrom was honored as the 2025 MFSIA Instructor of the Year at the 76th Annual MFSIA Conference.
Michigan Fire Service Instructors Association
Each year we ask for nominations from our membership for the MFSIA Instructor of the Year. The nominees come from all five regions of Michigan and from this select group, the MFSIA Instructor of the Year is selected. Winners are also selected as Regional Instructor of the Year.
Individuals receiving this award need not be a member of the MFSIA.
This years Regional winners will also be awarded a years membership to MFSIA
Do we have your nomination yet?
Final Day to submit your IOY nominations is October 1st of this year.
MFSIA Instructor of the Year Forms
Innovative Instructor Nomination form
Conference Training Award Form
Region Map
Past Year’s Winners
2022 IOY
Charles Leven – Saginaw County
2022 Regional Winners
Eastern – Jeremy Gallagher
2021 IOY
Mark Fankhauser
2021 Regional Winners:
Up – None
2020:
Covid
2019:
Tom Kiurski, Brighton Area Fire Authority, Brighton, MI
2019 Regional Winners:
Charles Pichan – East Region
T J Richardson – West Region
Tom Kiurski – South Region
None- UP Region
2018:
Michael Cederholm, Arcadia Township Fire Department – North Region
2018 Regional Winners:
John Brophy – East Region
Steven VanHolstyn – West Region
Michael Kennedy – South Region
James Lundberg – UP Region
2017:
Bob Grabinski, Muskegon Township Fire Department
2017 Regional Winners:
Greg Mowbray – South Region
Danny Evans – Eastern Region
2016:
James Tuller, Traverse City Fire Department
2016 Regional Winners:
Timothy Russell – U.P Region
James Tuller – Northern Region
Jeff Armstrong – South Region
David Glotzbach – Western Region
Roger Klomp – Eastern Region
2015:
Andy Bezenah, West Bloomfield Fire Department
2015 Regional Winners:
Nick Vaught – U.P Region
John Patchin – Northern Region
Thea Dornbush – Western Region
Larry Boitel – Eastern Region
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