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COVID Vaccine by Novavax is Approved
July 23, 2022
The CDC followed the recommendation of the FDA and endorsed the use of the Novavax COVID vaccine for primary series prevention in adults ages 18 and older.
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Applying Lessons from the Battlefield to the Fireground
March 14, 2012
It’s been said that those who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it; in other words, if we ...
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Rules of Engagement for Incident Commanders: Determine the Occupant Survival Profile, Part 1
February 27, 2012
Determine the occupant survival profile. Objective: To cause the incident commander to consider fire conditions in relation to possible occupant ...
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Near-Miss Reporting: Crew Resource Management
February 27, 2012
Infusing crew resource management (CRM) principals into the culture of the fire and emergency service is crucial to improving safety. ...
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Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival: Extend Vigilant and Measured Risk to Protect and Rescue Savable Lives
June 28, 2011
Extend Vigilant and Measured Risk to Protect and Rescue Savable Lives Objective: To cause firefighters to manage search and rescue ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Safety as a Legacy
July 12, 2011
In preparation for this article, I reviewed the minutes of our safety committee for the last several years, looking for ...
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Near-Miss Reporting and the Training Environment
July 20, 2011
As summer heads into full bloom, so do its temperatures. Our working environment is affected by the summer’s heat and ...
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Is Your Fire Station Hosting a MRSA Open House?
July 20, 2011
A recent study by the University of Washington School of Public Health has shed light on the dangers potentially lurking ...
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The Number-One Killer of Firefighters: Cardiovascular Disease
July 20, 2011
Do you have an annual physical? What if we told you that you’re probably already being tested to determine if ...
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The Courage to Be Safe
June 10, 2011
The Courage to be Safe course, part of the Everyone Goes Home: Life Safety Initiatives Program, distinguishes between two distinct ...
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Near-Miss Reporting: Chief Officers and Their Unique Perspectives
June 8, 2011
Chief officers bring a unique perspective to the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System because of their different, more global ...
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Please Take Action: Ask the Senate to Protect the FIRE and SAFER Grant Programs!
March 3, 2023
Update on legislation to reauthorize funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program
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WUI Fireworks Awareness Resources Project Contractor Opportunity
February 27, 2023
We are now accepting submissions for a WUI subject matter expert contractors for the Fireworks Awareness Resources Project .
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2023 Fire Service Executive Development Institute Participants Selected
February 23, 2023
The IAFC is proud to announce the participants accepted into the fifth year of the prestigious Fire Service Executive Development Institute.
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