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July 24, 2024
Work with IAFC to help develop and update our educational offerings
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January 2017
Can anyone with certainty forecast the future? It isn’t likely, but with some research and knowledge, we can predict how current trends may change what we see and how we act 5 to 10 years from now.
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January 4, 2017
SAFER application period open January 9 to February 10. Start planning your FY 2016 SAFER Grant application now by reviewing the technical assistance tools offered by FEMA.
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December 2016
Law-enforcement officers are under attack and becoming targets. Responding alongside law enforcement places us in areas of risk; their risk is our risk. Action must be taken to protect ourselves, but what steps can we take to do that?
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December 2016
When someone new is elected in your community, you introduce yourself and educate the newly elected person on your mission, your dedication to the community and your needs. Just like you do back home, that’s what we’ll be doing at the federal level.
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December 2016
A community's perception of the fire and emergency service is often affected by its perception of the chief and his members. What do your relationships reflect?
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December 2016
Yes, anyone can fill the salt shaker, but as one chief pointed out, this particular, insignificant task is assigned to someone. I believe the way he said it was, “Filling the salt shaker was someone’s job.”
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November 2016
“Can we all get along?”
Those words were spoken nearly 25 years ago by Rodney King during the Los Angeles riots that followed the trial of police officers accused of beating King during his arrest. The quote is often misstated and ...
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October 19, 2016
Fairfax, Va. – The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has received a significant grant award as part of the Motorola Solutions Foundation’s public safety grant award program. The grant will make it possible for the IAFC to provide a ...
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October 2016
Proving what we do works for our communities has always challenged fire and emergency services. Nevertheless, pressure to prove that our performance affects outcomes for the better has never been greater.
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October 15, 2016
Cloud-based event-reporting and analysis tool access to internal and nationally-collected data to support operational changes and necessary training.
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January 18, 2024
FRM, for leaders to gather key information and build better situational awareness, leading to better decision-making
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January 17, 2024
Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?
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January 10, 2024
IAFC continues partnership to provide a host environment for the Fellowship Program.
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