Reduce the risk of inadvertent exposure while handling or testing fentanyl or other illicit drugs by following these steps.
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CBR Committee and IAFC Board of Directors approve technical amendment to IAFC Constitution and Bylaws.
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Launched in 2017, iDELP is aimed at supporting individuals from under-represented identity groups and courageous leaders interested in creating an inclusive and diverse workforce.
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President Trump's Fiscal Year 2020 budget request includes an 8.5 percent cut to nondefense discretionary spending and an increase in defense spending.
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Bill will correct a drafting error contained in Congress’ 2017 re-write of the federal tax code that significantly limited the amount of a money that a property owner can recoup each year from installing a fire sprinkler system.
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The application period for the next round of the IAFC Diversity Executive Leadership Program (iDELP) is officially open. This will be the second cohort of the two-year program.
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The FY 2018 SAFER application period is open through Friday, March 22, at 5 PM ET. FEMA and the IAFC each have some resources to help with your application.
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2019 appropriations bill signed into law which funds federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Department of Transportation. The bill included a number of increases for fire service programs.
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced Feb. 14 that they will begin testing a model policy in which CMMI reimburses fire departments for the cost of providing Medicare beneficiaries with treatment-without-transportation and transporting patients to alternative destinations.
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All fire chiefs and officers are urged to immediately issue a safety and survival alert in their departments to minimize the risk to firefighters operating on highways.
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