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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.
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October 23, 2017
NMAS will be the next generation version of the IAFC’s Mutual Aid Net tool used coast to coast.
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October 2, 2017
Fire service leaders should work together with law enforcement agencies at all levels of government on active shooter preparedness and training.
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September 15, 2017
IAFC and partners team up to deploy emerging technologies to assist first responders in recent hurricane response.
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August 28, 2017
In major disasters, such as Hurricane Harvey, the fire service needs to be disciplined in its response, ready and available.
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August 2, 2017
The fire service is integral to homeland security, and chiefs must know the hot issues. To help, the T&HS Committee offers an in-depth look at the issues as well as the resources available from the IAFC. This is the seventh article in the series.
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July 26, 2017
The department’s heroic actions heralded with the 2017 IAFC/Motorola Solutions Ben Franklin Award for Valor.
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July 17, 2017
The key to a successful and sustainable drone program is to have a supporting infrastructure in place before that first flight.
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July 17, 2017
The fire service is integral to homeland security, and chiefs must know the hot issues. To help, the T&HS Committee offers an in-depth look at the issues as well as the resources available from the IAFC. This is the sixth article in the series.
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July 11, 2017
IAFC leaders join Virginia governor during letter-signing event declaring the commonwealth as the country's first "opt-in" FirstNet state.
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June 26, 2017
Terror's impact on the fire service: responders are too often targets.
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April 17, 2018
We have a crisis on our hands: The number of volunteer firefighters is down and the local ranks of volunteer firefighters are getting older. There’s no quick fix to this problem, but resources are available to help calm the storm.
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April 17, 2018
The life of an on-call/volunteer firefighter often becomes a balancing act. We need department cultures that recognize the importance of family and the wellbeing of our members.
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April 17, 2018
Technology needs constant upgrades to improve security and address bugs; If we fail to upgrade to the newest version, things may not work so well anymore. With this in mind, the EMS Section has upgraded Fire-Rescue Med to a new and better version.
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