On November 13, 2026, the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE), in partnership with Sullivan County Division of Public Safety, will host a one-day Health & Wellness Seminar at the Monticello Fire Department. 

The event will run from 8:00am-3:30pm and will consist of four sessions on topics including functional fitness, a look into firefighting research, and “healthy-ish” eating. The sessions will be hosted by Lt. Aaron Zamzow,  retired Captain John Galotta, and dietician Megan Lautz.

 Jill Holland, Public Safety Health & Wellness Coordinator for the Sullivan County Division of Public Safety, says that the seminar will address important topics of mental health, physical health, nutrition, cancer prevention, and more. Holland says that the event will provide an opportunity for first responders, who focus so much on caring for others through their work, to learn how to care for themselves and each other. 

The seminar will also provide strategies for firefighters to reduce occupational exposures, improve physical fitness and better protect themselves.

The event is open to all first responders, including career and volunteer firefighters, EMS, 911, and police officers in the Sullivan County area.

Holland says that she hopes the event will attract around 75 participants from the career and volunteer first responder community in Sullivan County. Registration for the free seminar can be found on the First Responder Center for Excellence’s website: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/firstrespondercenterforexcellence/event/hwsmonticello/