Hazardous Materials
Surface Transportation Bill Analysis and Comments (pdf)
January 13, 2016
Rail Safety: Transportation of Crude Oil and Ethanol (pdf)
Testimony: Chief Rick Edinger
Vice Chair, IAFC Hazardous Materials Committee
April 23, 2014
New Challenges in Hazardous Materials Transportation and Response (pdf)
Testimony: Chief Rick Edinger
Vice Chair, IAFC Hazardous Materials Committee
August 28, 2013
Application for Special Permit - Electronic Shipping Papers (pdf)
Regulatory comments: IAFC
January 16, 2013
Learn more about the Hazardous Materials Committee
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February 15, 2019
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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February 14, 2019
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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January 29, 2019
While federal grant options are limited for fire departments to buy ballistic protection for their firefighters, there are some programs that fire chiefs can consider.
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