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Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories Creates Escape Hazards for Occupants and Inhibits Vital Emergency Response Operations
March 15, 2024
Fire, Life and Safety Section submits a position statement.
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Call for Candidates for the 2024 FLSS Election
January 9, 2023
Learn more about the available positions.
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FEMA Releases New National Resource Hub
January 19, 2022
FEMA launches National Resource Hub to help communities to implement resource management preparedness processes.
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More Than $1B Available for Firefighters Grants
January 19, 2022
Grants totaling more than $1 billion are available for firefighters. FEMA is accepting applications for all three of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program's FY21 grants, with the first due approaching on January 21.
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SAVER Market Survey Report Published: Incident Management Software
January 13, 2022
Results are published from NUSTL’s market survey of Incident Management Software (IMS) for Emergency Response.
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Scene Safety: Ask ‘What?’ Questions to Really Understand Your Risk
January 2022
Risk identification must go beyond simple yes-or-no questions to consider the various mitigation options.
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Save the Date: 3rd International Fire Operations Conference & Exhibition
December 22, 2021
A platform for academicians, researchers, managers, subject matter experts & students to share their research findings/best practices with the global audience.
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Needs Assessment of US Fire Service
December 17, 2021
Fifth Needs Assessment shows some progress but continuing gaps in fire department resources.
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Senators and Representatives Introduce Bill to Incentivize the Installation of Fire Sprinklers in Older High-Rises
December 9, 2021
This bill amends the tax code to create a new incentive for the owners of high-rise buildings (buildings over 75 feet tall) to install sprinklers in their structures erected before fire codes required sprinklers.
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IAFC Online Community available via Mobile App
November 12, 2021
Access IAFC's online community via mobile app.
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Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Period Opens Today
November 8, 2021
The AFG program is designed to help fire and EMS departments improve their baseline capabilities for protecting the public.
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U.S. Congress Proposes 10% Cut to AFG and SAFER Grant Programs
March 22, 2024
The bill will cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency's grant programs by 10%
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Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories Creates Escape Hazards for Occupants and Inhibits Vital Emergency Response Operations
March 15, 2024
Fire, Life and Safety Section submits a position statement.
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Passing of VCOS Immediate Past Chair Chief Charles Flynn
March 13, 2024
Chief Charles Flynn, Immediate Past Chair of the IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers Section, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, early this morning.
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