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Lithium-ion Batteries: Are You Ready?
June 19, 2023
Daily focus areas highlight different aspects of lithium-ion battery response, a critical safety topic, June 18-24.
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What You Need to Know About the New Smoke Alarms
November 2019
It's critical to have working smoke alarms installed on every floor of your home, including inside and outside every sleeping area.
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6 Ways to Reduce Cancer in the Fire Service
November 2019
The key to being cancer-free is knowledge and the discipline apply that knowledge daily.
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Brevity: An Important Detail for Critical Messaging
October 25, 2019
The four tenets of critical messaging, short, concise, accurate, and timely, should be used as a guidepost to develop messaging during significant events.
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UL FSRI Survey: More Americans Close Doors for Fire Safety, But There is Still Work to Do
October 25, 2019
Fire safety education is more important than ever, and UL FSRI aims to help fire service members to educate their communities this Fire Prevention Awareness Month and throughout the year.
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Firefighter Safety Culture Starts Behind the Wheel
October 2019
A comprehensive emergency vehicle driver program demonstrates your organization’s culture of safety for your firefighters, as well as the general public, that encounters our emergency vehicles on the street.
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IAFC’s Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System: More Relevant Today Than Ever Before
October 2019
The Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System continues to work on delivering lessons learned from actual near miss, injury, and property damage accident events.
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The IAFC SAR Data Collection Tool and the Response Hurricane Dorian
September 25, 2019
The partnership between the IAFC / NAPSG Foundation / Esri is in its third year of response to disasters.
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Remembering the Survivors of 9/11
September 13, 2019
What gets lost over time is the number of people that were saved on that day.
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FEMA's 'Ready' Program Can Help You Be Prepared
September 5, 2019
Are you and your family ready for an emergency?
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FRI 2019 Highlights: Chief Chat with Chief David Hawks
September 4, 2019
2019 Ben Franklin Award for Valor describes the day that earned him the award.
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City of Golden (CO) Fire Department and Goochland County (VA) Fire-Rescue & Emergency Services Selected for Deccan International/VCOS “Analyst” Grant!
September 12, 2023
IAFC, VCOS and Deccan International announce departments selected to receive grant
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A Potential Federal Government Shutdown: What Fire Chiefs Need to Know
September 25, 2023
IAFC is monitoring the situation in the U.S. Congress for potential shutdown of federal government operations.
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Crash Responder Safety Week 2023: “Protecting Those Who Protect Us”
September 18, 2023
Crash Responder Safety Week, observed November 13-17 this year
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