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Safety Stand Down 2018 to Focus on Firefighter Medical/Physicals
April 3, 2018
Agencies are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activities during the week of June 17-23
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Ballistic Protection in the Fire-EMS World
May 2, 2018
With a long history of law enforcement in my background, I understood ballistic protection levels and the terms associated with them. The surprise is that I’m now having conversations about this protection with other fire chiefs.
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But Was That a Direct Hit?
May 2, 2018
The National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System is a free, anonymous, nonpunitive reporting system. We strongly encourage firefighters to submit reports, whether the events led to injury or accident or something just almost happened.
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Safety, Health And Survival Section Spotlight: Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
April 12, 2018
Learn how Ft. Lauderdale put a fitness initiative in motion to improve the safety and health of its firefighters.
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Safety Stand Down 2018 to Focus on Firefighter Medical/Physicals
April 3, 2018
Agencies are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activities during the week of June 17-23
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FY 2017 FP&S Grant Application Period Opens Feb. 12
January 25, 2018
Begin Preparing Your FY 2017 FP&S Application Now.
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Safety and Health: Leadership and the Mob
January 2018
A group targets an individual with character assassination, humiliation, blame and criticism. They question the target’s knowledge, skill and ability. This is mobbing, AKA group bullying.
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Safety and Health: Helping the Masses Tame the Danger
December 2017
In the fire service, safety is now a way of life. It hasn’t always been that way, as our occupation can be resistant to change. It prides itself on the ability to take on danger and tame it.
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Fighting Fire with the Tax Code
December 5, 2017
Tax cut bill: What's in it for fire and EMS
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Thanks for Making Your Voice Heard on Capitol Hill for FIRE/SAFER Grants
November 30, 2017
152 members of Congress ask House leadership to pass FIRE/SAFER reauthorization.
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Did Your U.S. Representative Sign the FIRE/SAFER Grant Letter?
November 28, 2017
Contact your House representative by Wednesday, Nov. 29.
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EMS Week 2018: Are You EMS Strong?
May 21, 2018
Here are a few great ideas how you can celebrate EMS Week in your community.
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Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates Recognize National EMS Week
May 17, 2018
National EMS Week is a time to thank the entire EMS community, especially firefighter/EMTs and paramedics.
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Sounding the SIREN in Congress
May 15, 2018
New bill would restore a grant program in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for rural public and non-profit fire departments and EMS agencies.
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