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Protecting Mental Health of First Responders
May 31, 2022
Behavioral health resources available for the mental health needs of responders.
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Safety & Health: Workplace Violence
November 16, 2015
Recent mass shootings around the United States have, as they often do, revived conversations about the Second Amendment, gun laws ...
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Taking Care of Internal Hazards
February 15, 2016
The term all-hazards has become synonymous with the mission of the fire service over the last couple of decades. We ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Stop Wearing Your Trophy
October 15, 2013
You just got back to the station from battling a heavily involved structure fire. You go through the motions of ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: We Need to Read More
September 16, 2013
With the current challenges the fire service faces today, with ever-increasing responsibilities and danger, we need all the help we ...
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President`s Letter: Are You Prepared for the Affordable Care Act?
September 16, 2013
A few years ago, we watched with interest the debate about reform of the healthcare system and the subsequent passage ...
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Executive Fire Officer: Chief, Are You Prepared to Answer Today`s Tough Questions?
December 12, 2012
To say that over the last few years the fire service and its leadership has been under attack would be ...
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Rules of Engagement for Incident Commanders: Ensure Accurate Accountability
December 12, 2012
Ensure Accurate Accountability of Every Firefighter``s Location and Status Objective: To cause the incident commander and command-organization officers to maintain ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Are We Just Giving Lip Service to Firefighter Safety?
December 12, 2012
I think we all can agree that there``s much more emphasis on safety today than in years past. But it``s ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Top Ten Recommendations for Safety Program Guidelines
November 9, 2012
Last week, I had lunch with two good friends and colleagues. These 35-plus-year fire-department veterans and I share a common ...
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Rules of Engagement for Incident Commanders: Maintain Two-Way Communication, Obtain Progress Reports and Revise the Action Plan
October 30, 2012
Maintain Frequent Two-Way Communication and Keep Interior Crews Informed of Changing ConditionsObjective: To ensure that the incident commander obtains ...
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Congress Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
December 20, 2022
The Senate Appropriations Committee released its Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
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How do our fire and building codes address changing technologies?
December 12, 2022
The creation of the 2024 I-Codes and NFPA codes, changes were proposed as it relates to changing refrigeration systems
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Call to Action: IAFC Asks Fire Chiefs to Call Congress to Save FIRE & SAFER Grant Programs and USFA
December 8, 2022
The IAFC asks that members contact their U.S. Representatives & Senators to ask them to pass S. 4882 this year
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