{"id":8644,"date":"2026-04-17T12:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=8644"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:39:07","slug":"ignite-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/event\/ignite-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IGNITE 2026: Hearth Training and Product Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join us for education, fun, networking and west coast fireplace camaraderie for a three day event at West End Brick N Fire\u2019s new home in Chino, CA! <\/strong>Sales, Marketing, Safety, Technical, and more! All classes will offer CEU\u2019s for continuing education for NFI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hpba-hearth-training-2026.pdf\"><strong>Download the Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong><em><br \/>\nEarly Bird Member: $109<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>Early Bird Non-Member: $139<br \/>\n<\/em><strong><em>After June 30:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Member: $129<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Non-Members: $169<br \/>\n<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><strong>Sponsor Tables:<\/strong> $500- includes one 6 foot table, 2 chairs, 2 attendees, and a 30 second pitch of your products and business during our partner Roundtable<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-300x83.png\" alt=\"west end\" width=\"249\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-500x139.png 500w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Special Two-Day Hands-On Gas Training with Mark Humphrey*<\/strong><br \/>\nPriced Separately: <em>$399 per member, <\/em><em>$499 per non-member<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8670 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-247x300.jpeg\" alt=\"mark humphrey headshot 1\" width=\"144\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-247x300.jpeg 247w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-843x1024.jpeg 843w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-768x933.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-1265x1536.jpeg 1265w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-1687x2048.jpeg 1687w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1-412x500.jpeg 412w, https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mark-humphrey-headshot-1.jpeg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/>Mark Humphrey is Director of Technical Training and Development for Hearth and HVAC products at MH Services CO LLC, with over 30 years of experience across hearth, chimney, gas, and HVAC systems. Starting as a chimney sweep, he built expertise in wood, pellet, and gas appliances before expanding into HVAC, and has owned and operated wholesale, retail, and installation businesses throughout his career. After leading certification and training development at the National Fireplace Institute (NFI), he acquired an established hands-on training platform to address a critical gap in technician education. At MH Services, he aligns technical training directly with real-world applications and evolving industry challenges. Mark holds credentials including Licensed Master Mechanical and Master Pipefitting Contractor, NFI Master Hearth Professional (MHP) and Instructor, CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep, F.I.R.E. Certified Inspector, and multiple ACCA HVAC and EPA certifications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Hotels:<\/strong> Fairfield by Marriott Inn &amp; Suites Chino<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register Below<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"SFctr\" class=\"SF\" data-org=\"19338\" data-ini=\"!event-register\/2026\/8\/31\/2-day-training-product-showcase\" data-fnd=\"Search\" data-sfi=\"1\" style=\"position:relative;height:auto\">\n<div id=\"SFpne\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"SFpne\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"SFfin\" style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for education, fun, networking and west coast fireplace camaraderie for a three day event at West End Brick N Fire\u2019s new home in Chino, CA! Sales, Marketing, Safety, Technical, and more! All classes will offer CEU\u2019s for continuing education for NFI. Download the Flyer Cost Early Bird Member: $109Early Bird Non-Member: $139 After &#8230; <a title=\"IGNITE 2026: Hearth Training and Product Showcase\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/event\/ignite-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about IGNITE 2026: Hearth Training and Product Showcase\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":8677,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[42],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-8644","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/8644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/8644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8682,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/8644\/revisions\/8682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8644"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=8644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}