Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (EVDT)

Since 2016, MFSI has had an agreement and partnership with Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services (VFIS) to deliver their Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (EVDT) for emergency vehicle operator courses statewide. The program is owned and copyrighted by VFIS, and EVDT Instructors must be trained by VFIS by taking their EVDT Instructor Trainer course.

Both the VFIS EVDT Instructor Trainer course, and VFIS requirements for instructors to deliver the EVDT program have been significantly updated in 2024. All Instructors who were qualified to teach the VFIS EVDT course prior to the 2024 update must take the 2024 Update training in order to continue teaching the VFIS EVDT course.

All MFSI instructors have been updated to the 2024 VFIS EVDT Standard.

MFSI EVDT Course Policy Changes

This EVDT course is a commercial program, which is owned and copyrighted by VFIS. This means that MFSI or any other organization using the curriculum must abide by VFIS’s policies to teach it. In addition, MFSI or any other organization and its instructors must sign an agreement saying that they will do so.

EFFECTIVE 1 FEBRUARY 2026: To best adapt to the program updates and provide the greatest amount of flexibility to fire departments and municipal instructors, MFSI has made the following policy changes.

  • MFSI will no longer issue certificates of completion for EVDT courses, whether delivered by MFSI or municipal instructors.
  • VFIS EVDT instructors who are not MFSI instructors cannot teach the course through MFSI.
  • MFSI will only pay for and facilitate VFIS curriculum/instructor update training for MFSI instructors
  • MFSI will continue to facilitate initial VFIS Train-the-Trainer courses for those wishing to be instructors for VFIS EVDT programs. MFSI works with VFIS to deliver the program.
  • MFSI will continue to make available EVDT trailers and equipment to municipal VFIS instructors wishing to teach the course or conduct EVDT refresher or proficiency training.
  • MFSI will continue to deliver EVDT courses to departments who would like to request one.
  • MFSI will continue to support municipal instructors as needed by being available to answer questions, give guidance and assist in learning the LMS.

See the Bugle’s Echo, February 2026 Edition, pg. 6 [link].

Municipal VFIS EVDT instructors who would like to take the update training should contact VFIS:

For questions, or more information, please contact TPM Azevedo here.