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13 November 2023

The IAFC is conducting a study on behavioral health in Fire and EMS within the United States.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/11/13/let-s-talk-about-your-brain

Mental Fitness: The Key to Sustained Safety, Health, and Well-Being

20 June 2023

FRM 2022 Content is Available OnDemand

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2023/06/20/default-calendar/mental-fitness-the-key-to-sustained-safety-health-and-well-being

Long COVID: A Need for Full Situational Awareness

24 April 2023

Looking at the long-term effects of COVID-19 on firefighter health and fitness

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/04/24/long-covid-a-need-for-full-situational-awareness

First Responder Wellness Week: 5 days of health and wellness

24 March 2023

Join us March 27-31 as we partner with Lexipol to launch the first annual First Responder Wellness …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2023/03/24/first-responder-wellness-week-5-days-of-health-and-wellness

Protecting Mental Health of First Responders

31 May 2022

Behavioral health resources available for the mental health needs of responders.

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2022/05/31/protecting-mental-health-of-first-responders

VCOS Yellow Ribbon Report Update

8 November 2021

The VCOS Yellow Ribbon Report Update includes a new set of 11 best practices for responder behavioral …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/vcos-yellow-ribbon-report-update

VCOS and NVFC Lavender Ribbon Report: Best Practices for Preventing Firefighter Cancer

30 September 2021

Information, statistics and resources on the 11 best practices to prevent firefighter cancer.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/vcos-and-nvfc-lavender-ribbon-report-best-practices-for-preventing-firefighter-cancer

IAFF/ IAFC Joint Labor/ Management Wellness Fitness Initiative (Overview)

9 September 2021

An overall wellness/fitness system developed to maintain firefighters’ physical and mental …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/iaff-iafc-joint-labor-management-wellness-fitness-initiative

COVID-19 Vaccination of Fire and EMS Personnel

24 August 2021

Throughout the response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and its ensuing illness COVID-19, fire and Emergency …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/covid-19-vaccination-of-fire-and-ems-personnel

Implementing the Lavender Ribbon Report Cancer Prevention Best Practices

17 June 2021

Learn how departments have implemented the recommendations from the Lavender Ribbon Report on preventing …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2021/06/17/default-calendar/implementing-the-lavender-ribbon-report-cancer-prevention-best-practices

Health and Wellness for First Responders

16 June 2021

Learn about successful ideas for promoting responder overall first responder wellness.

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2021/06/16/default-calendar/health-and-wellness-for-first-responders

Emergency Services Ergonomics and Wellness

16 April 2021

Handbook on overall wellness and fitness, sleep issues, driving posture and more

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/emergency-services-ergonomics-and-wellness

Suicide Prevention in Today’s World

18 February 2021

Join Chief Joe Chornock, Chief Adam Farrar and Chief Pat Kenny for a discussion about suicide prevention …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2021/02/18/default-calendar/suicide-prevention-in-today-s-world

Sizing Up "That Vaccine"...for Firefighters: Separating Fact and Fiction

19 January 2021

Fire service leaders are coming together to help provide information on the COVID-19 vaccine in an effort …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2021/01/19/default-calendar/sizing-up-that-vaccine-separating-fact-and-fiction

State-by-State Listing of Vaccine Priority Available

11 December 2020

IAFC urges members to contact their governors in support of providing all fire and EMS personnel with …

http://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2020/12/11/state-by-state-listing-of-vaccine-priority-available

Surviving the Job Webinar Series: Leadership Sets the Example for Cancer Prevention

8 December 2020

This webinar focuses on reducing the risk of contracting occupational cancer.

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/12/08/default-calendar/surviving-the-job-webinar-series-leadership-sets-the-example-for-cancer-prevention

Surviving the Job Webinar Series: Cancer from a Survivor's Perspective

11 August 2020

Hear about the impact of cancer from the perspective of a survivor, and learn about the importance of …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/08/11/default-calendar/surviving-the-job-webinar-series-cancer-from-a-survivor-s-perspective

Surviving the Job Webinar Series: Decon Procedures

9 June 2020

What do you do as a fire chief when your firefighter tells you they have cancer? How do you prevent this …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/06/09/default-calendar/surviving-the-job-webinar-series-decon-procedures

Surviving the Job Webinar Series: Annual Physicals

14 April 2020

Join us to discuss the importance of annual physicals and options available to you and your …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/04/14/default-calendar/surviving-the-job-webinar-series-annual-physicals

Surviving the Job Webinar Series: Exposure Documentation

18 February 2020

Explore and learn about apps available for documentation that you can implement in your department.

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/02/18/default-calendar/surviving-the-job-webinar-series-exposure-documentation