Fire Prevention News

Fighting Fire and Preserving Progress: The Unsung Role of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Environmental and Life Safety

January 26, 2024

The use of portable fire extinguishers is a win-win situation for both life safety and environmental preservation read more

CPC Launches New Fire Marshal Designation

August 11, 2011

The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) has launched the Fire Marshal (FM) designation. The designation was created following the whole ... read more
Illinois Fire Inspectors Association Executive Director Emeritus Earns Fire & Life Safety Award

August 11, 2011

George Michehl, fire marshal of the Buffalo Grove (Ill.) Fire Department and executive director emeritus of the Illinois Fire Inspectors ... read more
CPSC's New Product Safety Database Will Help Keep Your Communities Safe

June 10, 2011

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched a new website that offers information about dangerous products. Firefighters, fire officers ... read more
Consumer Fireworks: Are They Really "Safe and Sane?"

June 10, 2011

The consumer fireworks industry wants the American public to believe that their products are safer than ever before. Fireworks manufacturers ... read more
John Mueller Wins 2010 Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award

August 1, 2010

New York Deputy State Fire Administrator John Mueller has been named recipient of the 2010 Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award. "John has spent his career improving life safety and public safety in the built environment to the benefit of ... read more
Ed Comeau wins the 2009 Award for Excellence in Fire & Life Safety

August 1, 2009

Mr. Ed Comeau is the third annual winner of the Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award. This year, the judges felt that Mr. Comeau best exemplified the award criteria of an individual whose service, professional abilities and leadership were ... read more
Michael T. Love wins the 2008 Award for Excellence in Fire & Life Safety

August 1, 2008

Division Chief Michael T. Love of Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue is the second annual winner of the Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award. Chief Love, on his own initiative, recognized the need for much better collaboration among fire ... read more
Ozzie Mirkhah Wins First Annual Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award

August 1, 2007

The FLSS board of directors is pleased to announce that Azarang (Ozzie) Mirkhah, PE of the Las Vegas (NV) Fire Rescue Department is the first winner of the new Excellence in Fire & Life Award, sponsored by the International Code ... read more

IAFC News

New career center enhancements to improve user’s search for jobs and qualified candidates

September 26, 2024

IAFC's Career Center has recently launched updates to enhance the user interface read more
IAFC Releases New “Hot Wash” For Major Incidents and Training Exercises

September 20, 2024

“Hotwash” form provides a means to collect pertinent lessons learned; challenges that were faced; and successes that a fire chief and their community face read more
Congress Passes SIREN Act Reauthorization to Assist Rural EMS

September 19, 2024

Now that S. 265 has passed the House of Representatives, it will go to President Biden to sign into law read more