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OSHA Withdraws Part of Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard / CDC Releases New Quarantine Recommendations
December 28, 2021
On December 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew major parts of its Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).
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Traffic Incident Management: Handling These Everyday Occurrences Safely and Efficiently
July 25, 2012
The fire service has always used some type of system to manage fire and other emergencies. Although rudimentary and vastly ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Retirement - Remembering the Past, Living for the Future
July 12, 2012
The dispatcher``s voice breaks the station``s silence. She announces this is the final alarm for Lt. Wilson and congratulates him ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: The PAL Report - A Commander's Situational-Awareness Tool
June 11, 2012
There has been an alarming increase in near-miss and close-call reports about losing situational awareness to fireground hazards. Firefighters can ...
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President's Letter: Rules You Can Live By
May 3, 2012
The condemned man was led up the steps of the gallows. As the rope was placed around his neck, the ...
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Unwanted Email: Stopping the LODD Notification Before It's Needed
May 3, 2012
Another email hits my inbox. The subject line says “LODD,” and I shake my head, wondering what we can do ...
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Incident Commander's Rules of Engagement: Rapidly Conduct a 360 Size-Up of the Incident
February 1, 2012
Previous articles summarized the rules of engagement for firefighters. This article begins the incident commanders`` rules. You``ll recognize that several ...
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Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival: Declare a Mayday as Soon as You Think You're in Danger
January 19, 2012
Declare a Mayday as Soon as You Think You Are in Danger. Objective: To ensure firefighters are comfortable with and ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: It's All About Attitude
January 19, 2012
The primary responsibility of all fire chiefs is organizational safety—providing a safe work environment for their members. The fire chief ...
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Fire Service-Specific Annual Medicals Could Save Your Budget
July 20, 2011
The loss of a firefighter to cancer is always a cost that's too high a price to pay; but cancer is ...
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Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival: Don't Risk for What Can't Be Saved; Extend Limited Risk to Save What Can
June 10, 2011
DO NOT Risk Your Life for Lives or Property That Cannot Be Saved Objective: To prevent firefighters from engaging in ...
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Members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Honor Guard helped lead Monday morning’s remembrance
September 12, 2022
IAFC 1st VP and Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Chief John Butler attended this morning’s bell-ringing and moment of silence.
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Symposium in the Sun Scholarship and Award Nominations Due Sept. 29
September 9, 2022
Apply for a scholarship to the Symposium in the Sun.
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FRI 2022 A Success Thousands "Recharge" at Annual Conference
August 30, 2022
IAFC wishes to thank all of the FRI 2022 attendees, presenters and sponsors for an extremely successful event in San Antonio
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