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July 28, 2025
Learn how to utilize GIS toolkits to effectively map recruitment strategies aimed at attracting and retaining firefighters
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June 20, 2019
In the past, customer service was taught at the fire station and learned on the job by observing senior firefighters. However, this is doing the firefighter and the community a disservice.
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June 11, 2019
Led by the NFF and supported by major labor unions and veterans’ organizations, we are asked to fly the Flag of the United States of America in a show of unity, democracy and civility on Flag Day.
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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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November 29, 2018
Urge your members of Congress to support fire sprinklers and volunteer and combination fire departments!
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September 26, 2018
Urban Fire Forum (UFF) held last week at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, Mass.
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August 2, 2018
This series has addressed the elements of a fire department’s planning approach. This third entry in the series briefly introduces the concepts of tactical/operational planning and financial planning.
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July 16, 2018
Do you know what standards of cover and cooperative-efforts planning are and how to use them to improve the effectiveness of your planning initiatives?
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April 5, 2018
Not only is the fire service not immune from the speedy pace of retiring Baby Boomers, but given the demographics, culture and traditions, we may be at even greater risk. This article is adapted from one that ran recently in the VCOS newsletter.
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April 5, 2018
Why do people like me cherish respect? Because of my children. I want my children to be respectful of their peers, their employers, their clients and themselves.
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June 23, 2025
The 2025 Company Officer of the Year Award announced
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June 20, 2025
The Washington Update – June 20 2025
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June 24, 2025
Submit your department’s application now!
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