Safety & Health News

Lavender Ribbon Report: Best Practices for Preventing Firefighter Cancer Released

August 9, 2018

Fire service leaders and all personnel are asked to make cancer prevention a priority in all fire departments. read more

Lavender Ribbon Report: Best Practices for Preventing Firefighter Cancer Released

August 9, 2018

Fire service leaders and all personnel are asked to make cancer prevention a priority in all fire departments. read more
Firefighter Cancer Registry Bill Clears Congress

June 22, 2018

Legislation will create an anonymous, voluntary registry for firefighters at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more
Who’s Really Responsible for Health and Safety in the Fire Service?

June 13, 2018

It's the responsibility of each first responder and of the department to ensure responders know what's expected of them to be safe; in an ideal world, this would be enough to ensure everyone's taken care of, but is it? read more
President’s Letter: Let’s Do More for Firefighter Health and Safety

June 13, 2018

Without a doubt, cancer, cardiovascular health and physical fitness are topics of conversation around firehouse kitchen tables across the world. However, we still have much left to accomplish! read more
Mental Health: Be Prepared to Step In

June 13, 2018

As our members continue to experience natural reactions to traumatic environments, we must be prepared to step in. Without intervention, we’ll lose good people to the effects of critical incident/post-traumatic stress—in more ways than one. read more
Treating the Symptoms or Working on a Cure?

June 13, 2018

Why is Cultural Change the first of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives? Shouldn’t number one be cancer or mental health or any of the myriad other problems faced by firefighters on a regular basis? read more
Nominate for DOJ’s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

June 7, 2018

Highest U.S. award honoring emergency-service officers, firefighters and law-enforcement officers. read more
Annual Medical Physicals: The Risk Is Real; So Is the Solution

June 4, 2018

Is your department ready to stand down? This year’s Safety Stand Down theme is "Be Aware – Get Checked." read more
America Burning: It’s Giving Us Cancer

June 4, 2018

We now know, and are learning more every day, that cancer is the most pervasive hazard to a firefighter. What more do we need to learn on this danger? What are our next steps to reduce our risk? read more
Company Officer Leadership: What Does Changing the Culture for Safety Mean?

June 4, 2018

Some hope to achieve a safety culture by admonishing their members to be safe or have a safety mindset and letting the rest figure itself out. What does it mean to be safe or have a safety mindset? Just exactly how do we achieve that? read more

IAFC News

An open Letter to the Fire Service

August 13, 2018

On Thursday, I was bestowed the honor of being this year’s Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year by the International Association of Fire Chiefs. What an amazing honor! read more
Chief Dan Eggleston Installed as IAFC President

August 11, 2018

Over 10,000 fire and emergency service leaders, exhibitors, guests and industry partners participate in Fire-Rescue Internanal in Dallas. read more
2018 Presidential Address: Chief Tom Jenkins

August 9, 2018

To the members here today, I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to serve you and represent you internationally, in the halls of congress, and all venues in between. Be proud to be an IAFC member. Stay involved or find ways to get involved. read more