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

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. read more

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. read more

Learn how Ft. Lauderdale put a fitness initiative in motion to improve the safety and health of its firefighters. read more

Agencies are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activities during the week of June 17-23 read more

Begin Preparing Your FY 2017 FP&S Application Now. read more

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. read more

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. read more

Tax cut bill: What's in it for fire and EMS read more

152 members of Congress ask House leadership to pass FIRE/SAFER reauthorization. read more

The IAFC is thrilled to work with PCG as both organizations strive to educate fire and emergency medical services leaders and the first responder community at large. read more

How a unique partnership created more reliable connections for fire response and training read more

Join the DOE and National Laboratories in April to learn more about the wildfire mitigation capabilities and technologies. read more