The ST&LP Department hosted the 2025 Quad States Instructors Summer Conference June 17-19, 2025. Tuesday and Thursday were held at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center while Wednesday included various activities at COLT Field, including the vendor showcase. Doug Miller opened up the conference and speakers included Matt Edmonds of SET Solutions, Mike Starner of NECA, Derek Sang of Bulwark, Bud Branham retired from NRECA, Ken Macken of NRECA, Corey Parr of Federated, and Kym Bancroft of New View Safety. The Tuesday session included a game of Safety Jeopardy: Are You Smarter than an Apprentice? And Thursday included Safety Jeopardy CUSP Version. Wednesday at COLT Field was a special day which included highlighted stations being run by the COLT instructors and the Altec training simulator was on display as well. There were about 77 safety instructors from all over the US that attended the conference, including a strong Ohio contingent. Platinum vendors included American FR & Safety, Tallman Equipment Co., Altec, Milwaukee, and Bulwark.
