Safety & Health News

Excellence in Fire and Life Safety Award

August 17, 2023

St. Paul, Minnesota’s Director of the Department of Safety and Inspections, Angie Wiese, honored with the 2023 Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award read more

IAFC Endorses Creation of a National Firefighter Cancer Registry

May 2016

Fairfax, Va. - The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today voiced strong support of bipartisan legislation to create a ... read more
IAFC Declares Support for National Fire Service Cancer Initiative

May 2016

Fairfax, Va. - The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Board of Directors has adopted a position statement in support ... read more
Safety & Health: Preparing for "The First Five Minutes"

May 5, 2016

The topic of this year``s Safety Stand Down is “The First Five Minutes! Stretching the Initial Hose Line—Water on the ... read more
Watering Liberty's Tree: Combatting Complacency in the Fire Service

The traditions of the fire service are part of what make it so attractive as a career and calling: From ... read more
Diversity, Inclusion and Safety

January 15, 2016

If the past is prologue, there’s much to be learned about the effect of diversity and inclusion on safety.The ... read more
We Don't Know What We Don't Ask

December 21, 2015

I joined fire service leaders from the IAFC, the U.S. Fire Administration, the International Association of Firefighters, FEMA’s Grants Directorate, ... read more
Call to Action: Call Congress in Support of the Zadroga Act

December 9, 2015

Fairfax, Va. - Congress is expected to recess by December 18 and is working on end-of-year legislation to fund the ... read more
President's Letter: Prevention Key to Eliminating the LODD

September 24, 2015

What can we do to minimize or even eliminate the LODD? In one word: prevention. A constant commitment to this singular idea by every chief officer in every fire/rescue department worldwide is the key. read more
Safety & Health: Education and Today's Complex Fire and Emergency Service

September 18, 2015

Even new fire service members have very little inspiration to attain more education; they simply want to slay the dragon. ... read more
Safety & Health: Performance Metrics—The Value of Leading AND Lagging Indicators

June 12, 2015

Assessments of performance in an organization are sometimes driven by stories, reports and observations of failure. This approach to decision-making ... read more