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October 3, 2018
Provision should help Congress and the FAA to identify and remove obstacles fire departments face in using UASs.
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February 15, 2019
2019 appropriations bill signed into law which funds federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Department of Transportation. The bill included a number of increases for fire service programs.
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February 1, 2019
All fire chiefs and officers are urged to immediately issue a safety and survival alert in their departments to minimize the risk to firefighters operating on highways.
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January 31, 2019
Over the holidays, my dad told me the church he attends is growing. I was surprised because over the past 25 years, membership in American churches has dropped 15%. Sound familiar? In the past 30 years, volunteer firefighters have declined by 12%.
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January 15, 2019
Sexual harassment, one type of abuse, is a prominent and prevalent topic these days, but on-the-job abuse includes all types of bullying and discrimination.
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December 14, 2018
If your department received this call, are your members and department trained, equipped and prepared to respond?
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November 29, 2018
Urge your members of Congress to support fire sprinklers and volunteer and combination fire departments!
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November 15, 2018
Every fire department has their notable firsts. Firsts are important to its history. What are your department’s firsts in terms of diversity and inclusion?
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November 6, 2018
School visits, department open houses and old messages don’t resonate with average community members. Public apathy is still a real problem. Are we missing the mark on public education?
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November 1, 2018
What is your department’s mutual-aid plan for when the big one hits?
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October 15, 2018
We know that cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and fire injuries in America, with $1 billion lost annually in property damage. An interest in technology that limits the high-end temperature of electric-coil elements is growing as a result.
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February 20, 2019
IFOC is being presented by the IAFC in collaboration with the Fire Protection Department, Saudi Aramco; the Ministry of the Interior Bahrain; the Bahrain General Directorate of Civil Defence, and the Directors of Civil Defence of the GCC.
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February 20, 2019
The FY 2018 SAFER application period is open through Friday, March 22, at 5 PM ET. FEMA and the IAFC each have some resources to help with your application.
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February 19, 2019
The IAFC is a world leader in the fire service, and we are proud to present the second International Fire Operations Conference in Manama, Bahrain – the result of our vision to expand the IAFC’s reach beyond North America.
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