Fire & Life Safety Section

 

FLSS News & Action Items

Breaking News
Fire Service Advocates Successful in Ohio and Maine
April 9, 2009... Leading fire service advocates in Ohio and Maine have successfully protected the rights of communities in their states to adopt residential fire sprinklers and other important safety provisions. Read more (pdf) about these legislative efforts...

FLSS Election Notice
April 8, 2009... This serves as notification (pdf) that the IAFC’s Fire and Life Safety Section will conduct an election at its annual meeting at FRI in Dallas on Friday, August 28 from 1:00 – 3:00pm in the Dallas Convention Center.  Go to details: FLSS Member Information > Section Election 

FLSS Letter to Secretary Napolitano
Mar. 18, 2009... The Fire & Life Safety Section addresses a letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security (pdf), requesting that consideration be given to an individual with a strong background in fire prevention and public education when determining who will fill the position of U.S. Fire Administrator.

Go to archived news on the Fire Prevention Resources page.

Fire & Life Safety Priorities

  • Reduce deaths from structure fires to zero and limit property damage from structure fires to the area of origin.
  • Reduce firefighter fire ground deaths to zero.
  • Change the organizational culture within fire departments so that a greater priority is placed on fire prevention and life safety.
  • Create an environment where the public is made aware of the fire problem and their role in fire prevention.


Go to details on Fire and Life Safety Priorities

Contacts

Section Chair
Fire Chief Thomas Lariviere
Madison (MS) Fire Department
601-856-8894
tlariviere@madisonthecity.com

IAFC Staff Liaison
Joelle M. Fishkin, Section Manager
703-537-4843
jfishkin@iafc.org

Board roster (pdf)


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