IAFC Releases New Guide to Foster Heart Safe Communities

April 22, 2025
Mike McEvoy, EMS Chief

The International Association of Fire Chiefs EMS Section, with the support of the PulsePoint Foundation, recognizes fire-service-based EMS systems that play a key role in improving out-of-hospital response and treatment of heart disease and sudden cardiac arrest.

Two Heart Safe Community awards are presented annually during IAFC's Fire-Rescue Med (FRM) annual conference.

A small/mid-sized community with a population of 100,000 or less
A large community of over 100,000

Applicants must have demonstrated how they have improved the quality of out-of-hospital resuscitation through bystander CPR, dispatcher-assisted CPR and nearby AED recommendation, citizen alerting, AED deployment (PAD programs), high-performance resuscitation, and data collection and quality improvement initiatives. IAFC's Guide to Building a Winning Heart Safe Community guide explains the award application process and offers tips to help your community become Heart Safe.

Building a Winning Heart Safe Community guide

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