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Preparing for, responding to, Recovering From & Preventing Active Shooter Incidents

20 January 2023

The IAFC Board takes a position recommending that fire chiefs take proactive actions to educate, …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/position-statement-on-preparing-for-responding-to-recovering-from-preventing-active-shooter-incidents

Home Oxygen Burn and Injury Fire Safety

22 July 2022

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), by joint recommendation of the Fire & Life Safety …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/home-oxygen-burn-and-injury-fire-safety

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

Common Ground on EMS Education & Degrees

11 May 2021

Authored by William J. Leggio, EdD, NRP & David Becker, MA, Paramedic Introduction: In recent …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/common-ground-on-ems-education-degrees

COVID-19 Vaccination Planning and Inoculation

1 December 2020

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-planning-and-inoculation

Utilization of COVID-19 Resources for Local Planning and Response to Wildland Fires

21 May 2020

The International Association of Fire Chiefs, through its Wildland Fire Policy Committee, adopts the …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/utilization-of-covid-19-resources-for-local-planning-and-response-to-wildland-fires

Tall Wood, Mass Timber Buildings

31 January 2020

Many communities are working toward building sustainable properties that can appear non-conventional …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/tall-wood-mass-timber-buildings

Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services

30 November 2018

PROBLEM STATEMENT: Fire and emergency service agencies have experienced a radical and often rapid shift …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/community-risk-reduction-for-fire-and-emergency-services

Collaborative Efforts for Reducing Community Risk in the Wildland Urban Interface

13 September 2018

Problem The risk of wildland and wildland-urban interface fires is increasing in both significance and …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/collaborative-efforts-for-reducing-community-risk-in-the-wildland-urban-interface

Cataloging and Validating Resources for Urban Search and Rescue Teams

22 August 2018

The IAFC recommends that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) identify …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/cataloging-and-validating-resources-for-urban-search-and-rescue-teams

Oppose Proposed Degree Requirements for Accredited Paramedic Programs

21 August 2018

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) opposes the current movement to require a college …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/oppose-proposed-degree-requirements-for-accredited-paramedic-programs

Utilization of Local Government Resources for Wildland and WUI Fires

20 June 2018

Problem The risk of wildland and wildland-urban interface fire is increasing in both significance and …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/utilization-of-local-government-resources-for-wildland-and-wui-fires

Opioid, Narcotic and Psychoactive Substance Abuse

11 May 2018

No one understands “Duty, Honor, Sacrifice, Service and Integrity” better than firefighters …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/opioid-narcotic-and-psychoactive-substance-abuse

Using Mobile Technology to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

11 May 2018

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) endorses the use of technology for a citizen response …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/using-mobile-technology-to-increase-cardiac-arrest-survival-rates

Active Violence and Mass Casualty Terrorist Incidents

17 March 2018

The threat of terrorism, specifically active shooter and complex coordinated attacks, is a concern for …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/active-violence-and-mass-casualty-terrorist-incidents

Maintaining Building and Fire Safety During Active Assailant Events and Other Terrorist Events

17 March 2018

Maintaining school safety in light of recent terrorist events is challenging for everyone, as overwhelming …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/maintaining-building-and-fire-safety-during-active-assailant-events-and-other-terrorist-events

Support for the Repeal of the T-Band Requirement in P.L 112-96

14 December 2017

The Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) provided 20 MHz of spectrum in …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/support-for-the-repeal-of-the-t-band-requirement-in-p.l-112-96

Home Smoke Alarms

1 November 2017

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), through its Fire & Life Safety Section …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/home-smoke-alarms

Call Against Changing Common Nomenclature of EMS to Paramedicine

15 September 2017

It is the position of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) that the common term "Emergency …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/call-against-changing-common-nomenclature-of-ems-to-paramedicine

IAFC Asks Fire Service to Urge Governors to Opt into FirstNet

25 July 2017

On September 8, 2016, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) adopted a position statement …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/positions/position/iafc-asks-fire-service-to-urge-governors-to-opt-in-to-firstnet