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Firefighter Families Visit Washington DC to Advocate for PSOB Benefits
July 8, 2024
Ask Congress to Pass the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act (H.R. 1719/S. 930)
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Human Relations: If We Build It, They Will Come
June 1, 2017
There are many untapped, talented people who would be ready to play on our team and work for our mission if we would just prepare the workplace to recognize and harness their diverse and varied talents.
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Human Relations: Courageous Conversations
April 19, 2017
Every conversation begins long before the current words are spoken. Everyone retains a thousand memories, experiences and life lessons, and these contain our opinions and biases. And we all bring those into our current conversations.
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Human Relations: Inclusion Is Effective Only If Everyone Is Included!
March 1, 2017
Diversity inclusion means including everyone, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability or sexual orientation; all employees of an organization can and should feel relevant to that organization.
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SAFER Application Period Open January 9 to February 10
January 4, 2017
SAFER application period open January 9 to February 10. Start planning your FY 2016 SAFER Grant application now by reviewing the technical assistance tools offered by FEMA.
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Diversity: What Does It Mean?
December 2016
Diversity is defined differently by various researchers and disciplines. What does it mean to the fire service? Each organization has to create a series of criteria that defines it for the organization.
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Providing A Safe Haven for Newborns
September 2016
The mission of A Safe Haven for Newborns program by the Gloria M. Silverio Foundation is expanding as they work collectively with communities toward preventing the abandonment of newborn infants. Since the Safe Haven Law was adopted in 2000 and ...
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What to Do When Internal Candidates Don’t Get the Promotion
July 15, 2016
Fostering a pool of both interested and qualified personnel allows chiefs to select their command staff and local administrators or governing boards to draw from for their next fire chief.
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No Easy Answers: The Nature of Diversity and Leadership
July 15, 2009
Editor's Note: The IAFC has begun a dialog regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision of Ricci v. DeStefano. This article, "No Easy Answers: The Nature of Diversity and Leadership," by Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr, chair of the IAFC Human Relations ...
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Ricci v. DeStefano: A New Approach to Disparate-Impact Discrimination in Promotional Testing
July 15, 2009
Editor's Note: The IAFC has begun a dialog regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision of Ricci v. DeStefano. This article, "Ricci v. DeStefan - A New Approach to Disparate-Impact Discrimination in Promotional Testing," by John Rukavina, a retired fire chief ...
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President`s Letter: Have You Looked in the Mirror Lately?
March 31, 2014
Whether I``m at home in southern California or traveling across North America and the world, I``m reminded at almost every ...
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Congress Passes SIREN Act Reauthorization to Assist Rural EMS
September 19, 2024
Now that S. 265 has passed the House of Representatives, it will go to President Biden to sign into law
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Chief Greg Rogers provides insight to NFPA Journal on the Single Exit Stair topic
September 4, 2024
Chief Greg Rogers provides insight to NFPA Journal on the Single Exit Stair topic
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IAFC's VCOS welcomes new members joining the VCOS Board of Directors.
August 28, 2024
IAFC's VCOS welcomes new members joining the VCOS Board of Directors.
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