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The Importance of Understanding and Training on the Portable Radio Emergency Alert Button (EAB) during a Mayday
October 17, 2022
The IAFC is proud to support NIOSH’s efforts to improve firefighter safety.
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Is the Fire Service Becoming Too Safety Conscious?
December 13, 2013
Is the fire service becoming too safety conscious? Lately, this is a question that seems to be discussed on a ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Ready? Set? Not Exactly.
November 14, 2013
Do you remember the story from last year about the man whose jet ski broke down in New York City``s ...
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President`s Letter: Tailboards and Pole Holes
November 14, 2013
The Minnesota Fire Service Foundation has done a truly remarkable job in the creation of a state memorial to fallen ...
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A Phoenix On the Rise: Near-Miss Changing For the Better
December 5, 2013
The National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System Program (Near-Miss) was launched in 2005 to capture the actual experiences of firefighters ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Transforming Culture through Cutting-Edge EMS
March 14, 2014
Cutting-edge EMS is often defined by the latest research of clinical intervention, technology or resuscitative advancement. However, despite cutting-edge advancements ...
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Taking Care of Our Own: The Legacy of Ryan White
March 14, 2016
In a letter recently submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the IAFC advocated that ...
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The Safety Baton Has Been Passed
October 16, 2015
One of the highlights of Fire-Rescue International 2015 was the celebration of 10 years of the IAFC’s Safety, Health and ...
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Interfering with Natural Selection
October 16, 2015
We in the fire and life safety business tend to grouse about the public failure to heed our prevention message. ...
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Safety & Health: Workplace Violence
November 16, 2015
Recent mass shootings around the United States have, as they often do, revived conversations about the Second Amendment, gun laws ...
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Taking Care of Internal Hazards
February 15, 2016
The term all-hazards has become synonymous with the mission of the fire service over the last couple of decades. We ...
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The 2023 Safety Stand Down Quiz is Now Live – Test Your Knowledge on Lithium-ion Battery Response
May 1, 2023
In support of this year’s Safety Stand Down, emergency services personnel are encouraged to take and promote the quiz.
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Long COVID: A Need for Full Situational Awareness
April 24, 2023
Looking at the long-term effects of COVID-19 on firefighter health and fitness
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Fire Grants and Safety Act (S. 870) has passed in the Senate, Now What?
April 21, 2023
Great news for members of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the entire fire service community! The Fire Grants and Safety Act (S. 870) has passed in the Senate with an overwhelming vote of 95-2. This is a significant achievement and deserves to be celebrated.
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