Hazmat News

Seeking Recruitment and Retention Instructors

July 25, 2018

This will be a year-to-year contract position, with no permanency with the IAFC. The contractor will instruct a 2-day course on recruitment and retention for volunteer fire departments. read more

Seeking Recruitment and Retention Instructors

July 25, 2018

This will be a year-to-year contract position, with no permanency with the IAFC. The contractor will instruct a 2-day course on recruitment and retention for volunteer fire departments. read more
PHMSA Sends Out a Request for Comments for the 2020 ERG

July 6, 2018

PHMSA has requested comments and input for the 2020 ERG to improve the guidebook as it develops the 2020 edition. read more
Safety and Health: All-Hazards Response and Scenario Planning

March 16, 2018

All-hazards response isn’t a new concept, so what’s the point of talking about it yet again? It’s not about the past; it’s about scenario-planning for the future. read more
President’s Letter: Preparing Our Departments for All Hazards

March 2, 2018

The fire service handles things outside our traditional mission of firefighting: from community paramedicine and terrorism to hazardous materials and technical rescue, our world’s fire service is the benefactor of all-hazards solutions. read more
The American Fire Service and the FBI-Joint Terrorism Task Force

March 2, 2018

Why can’t the fire service get information from the feds that is as relevant as it is to law enforcement? The fact is that we can; we just have to ask, then commit to developing a partnership with them. read more
ALERT Grant Enables IAFC to Continue Rail Safety Program

October 17, 2017

Thousands of responders trained both online and in person. read more
Industrial Fire & Safety Section Announces Scholarship Program

July 18, 2017

The Industrial Fire & Safety Section has established a scholarship to provide participation in fire, safety and emergency response training. read more
New Mobile App is a Great Tool for IC and Emergency Responders

June 9, 2017

IAFC hazmat project specialist checks out new app. read more
IAFC and TransCanada Extend Partnership

May 4, 2017

Agreement Supports Pipeline Emergency Response Training across North America read more
Hazmat Responders to Get Help in Biodetection

May 4, 2017

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently completed an evaluation of nearly three dozen field biodetection products and performed over 5,000 tests to assess their ability to accurately detect anthrax and ricin, which are potential biothreat agents that could be encountered during suspected bioterror or suspicious powder responses. read more

IAFC News

Does Your Department Need a Chief People Officer?

September 2018

In departments staffed by volunteers, morale is the most important aspect. While creating a course to help volunteer leaders learn more about the business of running a department, our team came up with the idea for a “Chief People Officer.” read more
President’s Letter: Our Jobs Are Changing

September 2018

Many of us are facing some of the stormiest, most demanding challenges we’ve ever seen, and our jobs are changing. We aren’t just firefighters anymore; we’re civil servants called upon to answer at a moment’s notice any call for assistance. read more
Health, Wellness and the Fire Service Family

September 2018

It’s our duty as officers to lead; successful officers do lead, then take their lumps when they find themselves on the unpopular side of us-versus-them discussions. After these difficult situations, I do still feel part of the fire service family. read more