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Fire-Rescue International <br>IAFC's 150th Anniversary

16 August 2023

FRI, the IAFC's annual conference and expo, provides senior-level leadership training for chiefs and …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2023/08/16/default-calendar/fire-rescue-international-150th-anniversary

URGENT: TAKE ACTION: The Senate Considers Legislation to Reauthorize the AFG and SAFER Grant Programs Starting Tomorrow (Wednesday)

28 March 2023

Please contact your Senators and ask them to vote for S. 870, the Fire Grants & Safety Act, without any …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/03/28/urgent-take-action-the-senate-considers-legislation-to-reauthorize-the-afg-and-safer-grant-programs-starting-tomorrow-(wednesday)

Full U.S. Senate to Consider Legislation to Protect the FIRE and SAFER Grant Programs!

20 March 2023

Within the next few days, the U.S. Senate may be considering legislation to reauthorize funding for key …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/03/20/full-u.s.-senate-to-consider-legislation-to-protect-the-fire-and-safer-grant-programs

Please Take Action: Ask the Senate to Protect the FIRE and SAFER Grant Programs!

3 March 2023

Update on legislation to reauthorize funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/03/03/please-take-action-ask-the-senate-to-protect-the-fire-and-safer-grant-programs

North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs Receives Safer Grant

30 January 2023

NCAFC Grant Will Assist Communities in Recruiting and Retaining Volunteer Firefighters

http://www.iafc.org/press-releases/press-release/north-carolina-association-of-fire-chiefs-receives-safer-grant

President Biden Signed a $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Bill; Fire Service Grant Programs Funded Through 2023

3 January 2023

Updates regarding the AFG and SAFER programs.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/01/03/president-biden-signed-an-omnibus-bill-fire-service-grant-programs-funded-through-2023

Status of AFG and SAFER Grants – Funded for Fiscal Year 2023

23 December 2022

On December 22, the H.R. 2617 bill was passed which includes funding for the AFG and SAFER programs.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/12/23/status-of-afg-and-safer-grants-funded-for-fiscal-year-2023

Congress Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

21 December 2022

The Senate Appropriations Committee released its Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/12/21/congress-releases-fiscal-year-2023-omnibus-appropriations-bill

Call to Action: IAFC Asks Fire Chiefs to Call Congress to Save FIRE & SAFER Grant Programs and USFA

8 December 2022

The IAFC asks that members contact their U.S. Representatives & Senators to ask them to pass S. 4882 …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/12/08/call-to-action-iafc-asks-fire-chiefs-to-call-congress-to-save-fire-safer-grant-programs-and-usfa

IAFC is pleased that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation to fund AFG

29 September 2022

Senate committee has approved a AFG/SAFER legislation that funds the programs through 2032

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/09/29/iafc-is-pleased-that-the-senate-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs-committee-has-approved-legislation-to-fund-afg

Call to Action: Ask Your Senators to Cosponsor Legislation to Preserve the USFA & AFG and SAFER Programs

23 September 2022

Updates on USFA & AFG SAFER Grants

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/09/23/call-to-action-preserve-the-usfa-afg-and-safer-programs

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to Address International Association of Fire Chiefs Conference

17 August 2022

IAFC is honored to announce that the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will address …

http://www.iafc.org/press-releases/press-release/homeland-security-secretary-mayorkas-to-address-international-association-of-fire-chiefs-conference

IAFC Endorses Senate Legislation to Fund Fire Station Construction

3 August 2022

The legislation would provide federal funding to maintain and build new fire stations across the …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/08/03/iafc-endorses-senate-legislation-to-fund-fire-station-construction

U.S. House Passes Next Generation 9-1-1 Legislation

2 August 2022

Updates on U.S. house passing next generation 9-1-1 legislation.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/08/02/u.s.-house-passes-next-generation-9-1-1-legislation

Electric Vehicle Manufacturers are Improving Emergency Response Guidance for Fighting Lithium-ion Battery Fires Per NTSB Recommendation

8 June 2022

Updates on improving emergency response guidance for electric vehicles.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/06/08/electric-vehicle-manufacturers-are-improving-emergency-response-guidance-for-fighting-lithium-ion-battery-fires-per-ntsb-recommendation

Department of Transportation Announces Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program

8 June 2022

Updates on the SS4A grant

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/06/08/department-of-transportation-announces-safe-streets-and-roads-for-all-grant-program

President Biden Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request

30 March 2022

President Biden released his $5.8 trillion budget request for Fiscal Year (FY 2023)

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/03/30/president-biden-releases-fiscal-year-2023-budget-request

FEMA Increases Federal Cost Share for 2020 and 2021 Disasters

22 March 2022

FEMA announced that it will be allowing a minimum 90% cost share for all federal emergency or major disaster …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/03/22/fema-increases-federal-cost-share-for-2020-and-2021-disasters

Congress Passes the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

9 March 2022

Early on Tuesday morning, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee released their Fiscal Year …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/03/09/congress-releases-fy-2022-omnibus-appropriations-bill

Planning for the Off Ramp of the Current COVID Wave

18 February 2022

The IAFC Coronavirus Task Force has been looking into the future and attempting to plan for a reduction …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/02/18/planning-for-the-off-ramp-of-the-current-covid-wave