The Illinois association of fire protection districts hosted their 75th firefighters conference at the Civic Center. Fire departments from all across Illinois came together to show off the latest tools that they use in the field and help each other learn newer and more efficient ways to save lives and fight fires. As the conference wraps up over the weekend, firefighters say it was very educational. Steve Gustafson said, "It's a constant learning you know because everything changes, laws change and you just learn a lot from just talking to other people besides the instructors themselves."