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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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Federal Firefighter Presumptive Disability Bill Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
December 16, 2013
On Dec. 12, Representatives Lois Capps (D-Cal.) and Pat Meehan (R-Pa.) introduced the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2013 (H.R. ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Is the Fire Service Becoming Too Safety Conscious?
December 13, 2013
Is the fire service becoming too safety conscious? Lately, this is a question that seems to be discussed on a ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Ready? Set? Not Exactly.
November 14, 2013
Do you remember the story from last year about the man whose jet ski broke down in New York City``s ...
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President`s Letter: Tailboards and Pole Holes
November 14, 2013
The Minnesota Fire Service Foundation has done a truly remarkable job in the creation of a state memorial to fallen ...
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A Phoenix On the Rise: Near-Miss Changing For the Better
December 5, 2013
The National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System Program (Near-Miss) was launched in 2005 to capture the actual experiences of firefighters ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Transforming Culture through Cutting-Edge EMS
March 14, 2014
Cutting-edge EMS is often defined by the latest research of clinical intervention, technology or resuscitative advancement. However, despite cutting-edge advancements ...
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Taking Care of Our Own: The Legacy of Ryan White
March 14, 2016
In a letter recently submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the IAFC advocated that ...
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The Safety Baton Has Been Passed
October 16, 2015
One of the highlights of Fire-Rescue International 2015 was the celebration of 10 years of the IAFC’s Safety, Health and ...
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Interfering with Natural Selection
October 16, 2015
We in the fire and life safety business tend to grouse about the public failure to heed our prevention message. ...
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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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Status of AFG and SAFER Grants – Funded for Fiscal Year 2023
December 23, 2022
On December 22, the H.R. 2617 bill was passed which includes funding for the AFG and SAFER programs.
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Statement by IAFC President Chief Donna Black on the passing of Chief Bobby Halton
December 21, 2022
IAFC wishes to extend our deepest sympathies to Bobby’s family and our colleagues at Fire Engineering & FDIC International
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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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