VFIS Services

1) Insurance – We offer a specially designed insurance program for non-profit emergency service organizations, including fire departments, emergency service districts, EMS organizations, rescue squads and other related organizations. The broad coverages offered by our carriers combined with our high level of personal service bring to you a complete worry-free insurance solution. Our goal is to protect your members and assets while providing you with the service you deserve.

For a complete list of coverages available, click here.

2) Education and Training – Every year nearly 100 deaths and 100,000 injuries happen to emergency service workers during training or on actual emergency calls. Our goal is to educate and train these personnel to better protect them and to reduce their risk of injury or death. We offer high quality training classes and educational materials in an effort to meet this goal. For more information, visit www.vfis.com/education_training.htm

VFIS is committed to reducing the number of deaths and injuries among emergency service organizations. Part of that commitment is promoting the safe operation of emergency vehicles. With this in mind, VFIS of Texas and TEEX have partnered to provide our nationally recognized Emergency Vehicle Driver Training program through the TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI). ESTI is the NFA-recognized State Fire Training agency for the state of Texas. To request a course or to review the ESTI Extension course schedule, click here.

Training Classes – Our professional instructors are available to teach your members on a variety of important topics. A list of available subjects include:

Emergency Vehicle Driver Training
Emergency Vehicles Response Safety
Dynamics of Emergency Vehicle Response
Firefighter Safety and Health
Personal Protection Equipment Safety Program
Developing and Implementing SOPs/SOGs
Building Blocks
Highway Safety
Privately-Owned Vehicle Operations
Emergency Vehicle Rollover Prevention
Intersections: Operation Safe Arrival
Bloodborne Pathogens and Infectious Diseases
Patient Handling – Preventing Patient Drops
EMS Safety
Patient Care Documentation
Patient Assessment
Designated Officer

To schedule a class or for more information, contact Carole Johnson at 800-252-9435.

Educational Materials – A wide range of educational materials are available from VFIS, including books, CD-ROMs, posters, PowerPoint Presentations and videos. These safety, loss-control, and skill enhancement programs are designed to help reduce the risk of injury or loss and to keep your organization current with changes in equipment and techniques. For more information, visit www.vfis.com/onlinestore.htm

3) Risk Control – As your agent, we help you to identify hazards and exposures that add risk to your operations and assets. Not only will we do this when your account is first written, but annually we will review your account for changes or new exposures.

Our carriers also offer on-site Risk Control Services to provide you with the direction and support needed to address a wide array of issues and problems. For more information, visit www.vfis.com/risk_control.htm