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Join Chief Scott Thompson and The Functional Fire Company this weekend in Mitchell, South Dakota!

Mitchell Sports and Events Authority
Mitchell Sports and Events Authority

Destination · South Dakota

January 5, 2026 · 2 min read

About Chief Scott Thompson

Chief Thompson joined the volunteer fire service in 1981. He began his paid career in Plano, TX in 1986. Over the course of his career, he has worked with several progressive fire service organizations. Chief Thompson is passionate about suburban fire operations and positioning firefighters and fire companies for success and survival. He has a Bachelors of Science in Emergency Administration and Disaster Planning and is a certified public manager (CPM). Thompson has been a hands-on, workshop, and classroom presenter at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) since 2002. In additional to writing The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small Groups for Success and Survival, he has written numerous published articles. Thompson is currently the fire chief in The Colony, Texas Fire Department and he owns and operates Functional Fire Company LLC and fireserviceleadership.com. Thompson has two sons in the fire service.

South Dakota Fire Instructors Conference

Conference Speakers Topics:

The Functional Fire Company

“Chief Thompson combines his decades of experience and years of observation with today’s leadership skills and provides a path for the successful fire department to follow. The Functional Fire Company will take you step by step from being an ordinary fire department to one that defines excellence.” – Risk Lasky, Fire Chief (ret.) Texas

Training Basics & Essentials

This program focuses on company level training basics and essentials. We will focus on zero cost drills that have proven effective at the company level. In addition, we will discuss the training season concept, making training personal, mentoring, and the training process for skill acquisition. Finally, the presentation will talk about the need for performance standards and a proven method for developing performance standards.

Thank you for supporting your South Dakota Society of Fire Service Instructors.

Stay Healthy. Stay safe.

Justin Adams

South Dakota Society of Fire Service Instructors – Secretary


Mitchell Sports and Events Authority

Mitchell Sports and Events Authority

The Sports & Events Authority promotes and sells the Mitchell community, its facilities and accommodations to the sports and events marketplace for the purpose of bringing a variety of events to Mitchell, in order to improve the quality of life in the Mitchell region and to further the Mitchell economy. The Sports & Events Authority Advisory Committee reviews funding applications from organizations that are interested in bringing new events, or expanding existing events in the Mitchell community; focusing on those events that will increase overnight hotel stays in the Mitchell community. Meetings are typically held on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm in City Hall - Council Chambers.

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