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August 30, 2017
In one Texas community, 80% of the local firefighters have lost their homes.
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January 9, 2018
Don't wait until the last minute to submit your AFG Grant application.
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December 22, 2017
Sunset date for AFG/SAFER grant programs pushed out to 2024.
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December 19, 2017
Bill authorizes $750 million each for FIRE and SAFER grant programs. Sunset date: 2024
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December 2017
As Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria hit different areas, we watched challenges play out through the media. While many areas still work to get back to a place of normalcy, we should look at those challenges and ask, “What’s in my disaster plan?”
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December 2017
While the death rate is declining, the best way to affect out-of-hospital cardiac-arrest incidents is to ensure that AEDs are readily available and that members of the community are trained in CPR.
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December 2017
Fire chiefs must be able to answer the question, “What are you doing to connect to the people you protect?”
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December 2017
Any organization’s leadership will tell you that a key ingredient for sustained success is maintaining a positive relationship with the customer. It’s essential to achieve this, and the most stable path is through positive culture.
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December 2017
What makes us relevant in our communities? Our quick response, willingness to take risks and professional competence? How do we show them how relevant—and indispensable—we are?
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December 2017
In today's environment of public suspicion, gaining and maintaining public consent to operate has become an ongoing top-management concern for most fire agencies and fire-prevention divisions.
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December 2017
The MIH Handbook will provide a step-by-step process to evaluate whether mobile integrated healthcare is right for fire departments and the steps to implement such a program, tailormade to the needs of the department’s local EMS systems.
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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 16, 2018
Keeping fire safety top of mind in the kitchen during the holidays.
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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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