IAFC COVID-19 News

IAFC COVID-19 News

September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed Us All

September 9, 2021

Chief Mike Metro of Los Angeles County Fire Department (retired) reflects on September 11th. read more

FEMA Issues New COVID-19 Operational Guidance: All-Hazards Incident Response and Recovery

May 20, 2021

FEMA will be offering webinars in early to mid-June to discuss the pandemic operational guidance. For more information on these webinars, please go to the FEMA website. read more
HHS Announces ASPR TRACIE Website to Provide Information for Healthcare Practitioners

February 17, 2021

Fire and EMS chiefs are encouraged to review this website and bookmark it as appropriate. read more
USFA & IAFC Co-Host Webinar on Public COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns

February 12, 2021

On February 11, 2021, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the IAFC hosted a webinar on fire department participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns read more
FEMA FAQs Include Information of Reimbursement for Participation in Public Vaccine Programs

January 25, 2021

The reimbursement would take place through FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) program. read more
IAFF Position Statement on COVID-19 Vaccines

January 12, 2021

IAFF recommends that all IAFF members receive a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine to prevent the spread of disease and assist in administering vaccinations. read more
City Officials – How Must Your Cities Change in the Future?

December 2020

Our goal to protect our staff and citizens should be unwavering. read more
Lancaster, California: Response to COVID From the City's Perspective

December 2020

A look at how the city responded and came out stronger during the pandemic. read more
America is bracing for the convergence of COVID-19 and the flu season.

December 2020

What does it mean for our health care system and first responders? read more
State-by-State Listing of Vaccine Priority Available

December 11, 2020

IAFC urges members to contact their governors in support of providing all fire and EMS personnel with priority access to COVID vaccines. read more
The Intersection of Need and Demand Equals Opportunity

November 2020

Things are changing, and the fire service must pay attention. read more

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FCC Issues Public Notice Partially Lifting the Temporary Freeze on 4.9 GHz Licenses

October 27, 2021

The FCC imposed the 4.9 GHz licensing freeze on September 8, 2020, to maintain a stable spectral environment in the 4.9 GHz band while it considered changes to the service rules governing operations in the band. read more
IAFC Calls for Congress to Take Action to Address National Wildland Fire Problem

October 26, 2021

Deputy Fire Chief Rich Elliott, Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue and Chair of the IAFC’s Wildland Fire Policy Committee, testified on October 26. read more
White House and EPA Release Three Year Strategy for PFAS

October 25, 2021

PFAS are often dubbed “forever chemicals” because some of the chemicals linger for decades in people’s bodies and seemingly forever in the environment. read more

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