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WASHINGTON—The Wildfire Mitigation Awards committee has named the six individuals and organizations chosen to receive 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. read more

Learn more about the available positions. read more

On December 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew major parts of its Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). read more

The application period for the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants application period will begin on JAN 3. read more

Fifth Needs Assessment shows some progress but continuing gaps in fire department resources. read more

Chantilly, Va. ‐ For the tenth year, the IAFC has received a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation (MSF) to fund another year of the Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI). read more

Comments are due by 5:00 PM ET on December 10. The IAFC requests that its members review these resource typing documents and submit comments. read more

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220-213. read more

The contributors hope that you use this report to assist your public safety personnel in managing the traumatic stresses they are confronting every day. read more

Despite new federal regulations regarding COVID vaccine requirements, fire & EMS departments remain covered under OSHA. read more

Please join this National Kickoff webinar to learn about actions that response leaders and every responder can take to advance the safety of incident responders and road users. read more

Training in 2020 was completed in the State of Veracruz and the State of Sinaloa and is presently underway in the State of Hidalgo October 28-29, 2021, and Guanajuato November 4-5, 2021. read more

The testimony focused on the challenges facing public safety communications on 9/11, the advances made since then, and the remaining communications needs of public safety. read more

IAFC has made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person 2021 Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Conference. read more

Testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the IAFC identified opportunities for improvement to the national preparedness system. read more

Today we honor the legacy of those who responded to this event and pay our respects for the many lives lost far too soon. May they not be forgotten. read more

he IAFC will continue to provide resources to help you prepare for the evolving terrorist threat. read more

Data breaches, often involving sensitive or personal information, can cause financial loss to the victim organization and erode customer trust. read more

Documents apply an all-hazards approach in its concepts, processes, and principles. read more

The CSB also made two recommendations to federal and state regulators, OSHA and the Railroad Commission of Texas, addressing the requirements for protecting workers from hazardous air contaminants and from hazardous energy. read more

The Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (S. 2316/H.R. 4377) was introduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-MN) and Representative Cynthia Axne (D-IA). Both bills have bipartisan support. read more

The guide identifies the major roles of government and how continuity of operations is critical to constitutional government. read more

The IAFC is pleased to continue to support FireRescue GPO through this integration, and Sourcewell is now the sole cooperative purchasing partner of the IAFC. read more

This request for proposal is to identify a vendor qualified to plan and execute a technology/platform assessment of the IAFC’s Salesforce system/platform Association Management System (AMS). read more

The PSOB program provides death and educational benefits to the families of fallen fire, EMS, and law enforcement personnel, along with benefits to public safety officers who become disabled in the line of duty. read more