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Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative (WFI)

February 17, 2025

Latest updates on the Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative (WFI) read more

CSB Releases New Safety Video on Aghorn Operating Investigation Entitled "Silent Killer: Hydrogen Sulfide Release in Odessa, Texas"

July 29, 2021

The CSB also made two recommendations to federal and state regulators, OSHA and the Railroad Commission of Texas, addressing the requirements for protecting workers from hazardous air contaminants and from hazardous energy. read more
Alert from the FAA on Demonstration Flights of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

June 1, 2021

At the urging of the FAA, the IAFC recommends that departments solicited by vendors offering UAS demonstrations ensure the parties meet the safety requirements of the FAA and other applicable regulations. read more
3AM Innovations and NextNav Improve First Responder Safety and Situational Awareness with Vertical Location

April 2, 2021

NextNav announces a new partnership with 3AM Innovations to deliver improved situational awareness for first responders through vertical location. read more
PFAS incineration in New York spurs legislation, loss of federal contracts

June 22, 2020

PFAS incineration has been a source of interest for some companies, with U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts offering an access point. read more
Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint Partner to Help 911 Dispatchers Guide Callers to Closest Lifesaving AED

June 17, 2020

June 23 Webinar to Highlight Best Practices in Dispatching Citizen Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest read more
Mass Gatherings During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 29, 2020

Leadership considerations for response to mass gatherings and large crowd events. read more
FEMA Releases Updated Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT)

March 31, 2020

This update to the tool enables a more granular analysis of community resilience indicators and allows users to calculate the population of individuals with specific indicator characteristics in selected census tracts. read more
The FAA Wants Your Input on the Remote ID Proposal

February 13, 2020

Those in the public safety community are encouraged to participate. read more
A Collaboration to Help Establish Safer, Bully-Free Departments and Healthy Workplace Environments

January 14, 2020

Members of the IAFC Bullying, Harassment, and Workplace Violence Prevention Work Group curriculum sub-group traveled to the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to develop an introductory course curriculum and a Train-the-Trainer (TtT) program to be launched as a pre-conference at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. read more
Targeted Wildfire Risk Reduction Opportunity

January 6, 2020

A total of ten fire departments will be selected to receive assistance on implementing wildfire risk reduction efforts in their communities. read more