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UPDATE: The 2023 FSEDI application period is closed. Applicants will be notified in the near future. read more

Chief Black will serve as Chair of the IAFC Board of Directors as the organization enters its 150th year of leadership, education and service read more

IAFC in partnership with Pierce Manufacturing Inc., announced the 2022 IAFC Fire Chief of the Year honorees. read more

The IAFC recognizes the winners of the James O. Page and the Heart Safe Community Awards during FRM 2022. read more

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

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

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

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

​Mr. Brown served 38-years in the fire and rescue service – 20-years as fire chief – and joined the IAFC as a full member in 1987. read more

Organizations urge governors and state health officials. read more

Chief promises to continue the work that maintains a robust public safety broadband network. read more

It is enormously distressing to see our firefighters and EMS personnel attacked by stones, rocks, bricks, fireworks, and in other ways. read more

The IAFC is asking Congress and The White House to help offset these losses with a request of $10 billion that will go directly to the nation’s fire departments. read more

The IAFC has asked Congress to get money directly to local fire departments by dramatically increasing funding of both the AFG and SAFER programs. read more

Fire and EMS chiefs are fighting a “war” against a virus and proper funding is absolutely required to win the war and keep communities safe. read more

Since the earliest days the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAFC has been working around the clock providing fire and emergency service leaders with the information and resources they need to protect first responders and serve their communities. read more

The IAFC and other public safety oganizations wrote to congressional leaders urging action on repealing the T-Band auction mandate as part of any coronavirus emergency stimulus package. read more

Fire Departments Must have Access to Interoperable Communications, Namely on the T-Band. read more

The theme of the 2020 Safety Stand Down campaign is “Building a Superhighway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways.” read more

Campaign aims to raise awareness throughout the fire service about the fatal risks of firefighters ignoring signs of a heart attack. read more

Firefighters from across the nation are urging motorists to respect the move over laws and use caution when approaching emergency vehicles on interstates and roads. read more

Verisk, a leading data analytics provider, is partnering with the IAFC to help insurers identify properties that are located in communities taking action to mitigate wildfire risk. read more

A three meter z-axis metric provides emergency responders with actionable location information, and gives the public greater assurance that when they dial 9-1-1 from their cell phones, emergency responders can find them more quickly. read more