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IAFC President Chief Donna Black on Lithium-Ion and Energy Storage Systems
December 2, 2022
Release of new resource page dedicated to lithium-ion batteries preparedness.
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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?
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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?
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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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URGENT: TAKE ACTION: The Senate Considers Legislation to Reauthorize the AFG and SAFER Grant Programs Starting Tomorrow (Wednesday)
March 28, 2023
Please contact your Senators and ask them to vote for S. 870, the Fire Grants & Safety Act, without any amendments
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First Responder Wellness Week: 5 days of health and wellness
March 24, 2023
Join us March 27-31 as we partner with Lexipol to launch the first annual First Responder Wellness Week
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Submit Your Nomination for the 2023 IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor
March 27, 2023
Presented annually at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) by the IAFC and Motorola Solutions, the award honors a firefighter(s) for their expert training, professional service and dedication to duty displayed in saving human life.
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