International Hazardous Response Teams Conference, May 29-June 1 in Hunt Valley, MD


Fire/EMS Safety Week: Focusing Our Commitment to Long Term Results First of Three Key Areas: Fully Implement NFPA 1500

May 14, 2008...  The IAFC and the IAFF call on all departments and all IAFF affiliates to participate in the 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week scheduled for June 22-28. The recommended focus of this year’s Safety Week incorporates three key areas where standard operating procedures, policies and initiatives—along with the training and enforcement that support them—can limit fire and EMS personnel’s risk of injury or death. To support your planning, we’ve developed a series of emails, each focused on one of the 2008 key... Read more  


Take 5 for Safety: March drill now onlineIAFC Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline is June 1


IAFC Seeks Applicants for Regional Incident Survey Teams


Enhancements to Bomb Arson Tracking System Announced


IAFC Membership Quarterly Update


Public Comments Being Accepted for Changes to Fireworks Standard


Eight Fire Officials Selected for Harvard Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program


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May 15, 2008 Issue

Introducing the IAFC/IAFF Labor-Management Initiative

Changing Labor-Management Relations in the Fire Service

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Voices Unite on Capitol Hill: Fire-Service Leaders Meet at 20th Annual CFSI

IAFC Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline is June 1

Columns and Announcements

IAFC Awards Program: North Richland Hills JFIP Has One-Percent Repeat Rate

Near-Miss Reporting: Attic Smoke Explosion (Report 08-162)

Fire & Life Safety Section: The Revolution Is Upon Us (Sprinkler Corner)

FRI Spotlight: Company Officer’s Leadership Symposium

EVT of the Year nominations now being accepted

Eight fire officials selected for Harvard Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program

USFA releases report on I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis

USFA releases report on emerging health and safety issues in the volunteer fire service

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