Leadership News

Crash Responder Safety Week 2024: Responders Ahead! Reduce Your Speed as You Proceed

November 12, 2024

Help raise awareness for the motoring public and implement strategies to promote a culture of safety read more

House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Funding Wildfire Initiatives and Authorizing the ALERT Grant to the President’s Desk

November 8, 2021

The IAFC was very pleased that this package includes the authorization of the ALERT grant program. read more
Leadership Anxiety

November 2021

Whatever the specific answer is to help take care of our leaders, it will come in some form of us taking care of each other. read more
Partnerships for Safer Emergency Response

November 2021

The IAFC and PERC make sure that first responders and industry specialists work together in a safer, more efficient manner. read more
IAFC and TC Energy Mexico Pipeline Training

October 28, 2021

Training in 2020 was completed in the State of Veracruz and the State of Sinaloa and is presently underway in the State of Hidalgo October 28-29, 2021, and Guanajuato November 4-5, 2021. read more
FCC Issues Public Notice Partially Lifting the Temporary Freeze on 4.9 GHz Licenses

October 27, 2021

The FCC imposed the 4.9 GHz licensing freeze on September 8, 2020, to maintain a stable spectral environment in the 4.9 GHz band while it considered changes to the service rules governing operations in the band. read more
HHS Releases FAQs on HIPAA, COVID-19, and the Workplace

October 8, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). read more
FHWA, IAFC, and Crash Responder Safety Week

October 2021

Read about the development of the Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program. read more
Resiliency

October 2021

Our ability to accept the habitat of complex leadership, stay positive during trials, and focus on getting through the particular issue of the day is what resiliency and leadership are all about. read more
IAFC Recommends Improvements for National Preparedness

September 29, 2021

Testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the IAFC identified opportunities for improvement to the national preparedness system. read more
Fire Chief Michael O’Brain Receives The Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership

September 27, 2021

Fire Chief Michael O’Brian has been named the recipient of the 2021 Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award. read more

IAFC News

FEMA's Hurricane Milton After the Storm Messaging Resource Toolkit

October 10, 2024

This toolkit provides multimedia resources quickly available for you to be able to share messaging to your community after Hurricane Milton. read more
The IAFC calls upon the United States Senate to consider and pass legislation to help make e-bikes, e-scooters and hoverboards fire-safe.

October 11, 2024

IAFC encourages members to contact their Senators and ask them to pass legislation requiring safety standards for lithium-ion batteries in micro mobility devices. read more
IAFC is transitioning to a calendar-year membership model

October 4, 2024

Thank you for your patience as we transition to this new calendar year renewal process read more