Research News

FHWA, IAFC, and Crash Responder Safety Week

October 2021

Read about the development of the Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program. read more

Fire & Life Safety: The Role of Data - Focusing on the Right Need

May 19, 2016

Data-driven is a term that can be overused, misunderstood and even scoffed at sometimes. After all, don’t we already know ... read more
President's Letter: Fighting Fire Through Research

May 19, 2016

Since the bygone era of Benjamin Franklin`s Bucket Brigade in Philadelphia, our number-one job in the communities we serve is ... read more
Watering Liberty's Tree: Combatting Complacency in the Fire Service

March 14, 2016

The traditions of the fire service are part of what make it so attractive as a career and calling: From ... read more
Company Officer Leadership - Applied Research and Hazmat Issues

May 19, 2016

Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science; it refers to the scientific study and research that seeks to solve practical problems. Those of us that are enrolled in or have graduated from the ... read more
How Research Changes Response

May 5, 2016

Let’s go back to the early 1980s: the fire service was just starting to respond to a new emergency response, ... read more
FSTAR Health Seeking Information on Firefighter Physicals

June 2016

Fairfax, Va. – The International Association of Fire Chiefs is urging all members of the fire service to take a short survey created by the Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research (FSTAR) Health to gather information on the medical monitoring and ... read more
IAFC Foundation and Emergent BioSolutions Announce Hazmat Scholarship Recipients

June 2016

The International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation (IAFCF) announces that 10 first responders and safety officers have been selected to receive 2016 hazmat conference scholarship awards read more
IAFC Launches New Fire Dynamics Training Module

June 2016

Fairfax, Va. - The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research (FSTAR) has launched ... read more
Finding Facts is the Mission; Preventing Cancer is the Goal

June 3, 2016

How many times have you been excited to hear about a newly released study on firefighter cancer only to put ... read more
Company Officer Leadership: Applied Research and Hazmat Issues

Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science; it refers to the scientific study ... read more