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It’s the Holiday Season: Health Update from the IAFC
December 6, 2022
The the best ways to stay healthy over the coming winter months
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First 5 Minutes on The Fireground
JUNE 2020
The Incident Safety Officer’s response, arrival and initial activity are critical.
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Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint Partner to Help 911 Dispatchers Guide Callers to Closest Lifesaving AED
June 17, 2020
June 23 Webinar to Highlight Best Practices in Dispatching Citizen Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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Chemical Safety in Shared Communities: What Fire Chiefs Can Do
JUNE 2020
Learn four things fire chiefs can do to keep communities safe.
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Wildfire Mitigation Awards Nominations Open
June 1, 2020
Applications Open for the 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards
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Chief Ludwig Issues Public Statement
June 1, 2020
President of the IAFC to protesters: "We are not your enemy."
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Mass Gatherings During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 29, 2020
Leadership considerations for response to mass gatherings and large crowd events.
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Tell Congress to Support $5 Billion Each for AFG, SAFER for COVID-19 Response
April 27, 2020
The IAFC is asking Congress now to provide $5 billion in new coronavirus relief funding for both the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs.
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Help Advocate for Additional Funding for Fire and EMS Departments
April 22, 2020
The IAFC needs your help in measuring the effects of state and local government social distancing orders on local fire and EMS department budgets, including the long-term implications on resources and staffing.
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Critical Infrastructure Workers and Potential COVID-19 Exposures
April 9, 2020
Critical COVID-19 information regarding civilians working for the fire service.
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FEMA Releases Updated Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT)
March 31, 2020
This update to the tool enables a more granular analysis of community resilience indicators and allows users to calculate the population of individuals with specific indicator characteristics in selected census tracts.
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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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The four cosponsors of the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards have named the individuals and organizations chosen to receive honors this year in recognition of their exemplary commitment to community wildfire risk reduction.
February 22, 2023
Wildfire Mitigation Awards committee has named one individual and one organization chosen to receive 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Awards
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RFP: Recruitment and Retention Instructor Contract Opportunity
February 3, 2023
Recruitment and Retention Coordinator Certification (RRC) course is accepting submissions for contractor positions.
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