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Crash Responder Safety Week 2023: “Protecting Those Who Protect Us”
September 18, 2023
Crash Responder Safety Week, observed November 13-17 this year
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Why Near Misses Matter
January 20, 2015
Every day across the United States, firefighters and EMS providers expose themselves to dangerous conditions and situations. Things go wrong ...
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Near-Miss Case Study: Conscious, Critical Thinking
June 27, 2013
Many firefighter near misses and line-of-duty deaths share common elements. If we review these events as they relate to fireground ...
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Emergency Medical Services: Facing the New Safety Realities as First Responders
May 29, 2013
In recent months, we``ve seen many incidents where fire and EMS personnel have been put in harm``s way. We``ve been ...
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Labor-Management Initiative: Five Fitness-for-Duty Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
May 29, 2013
A labor organization has two goals: safety and fair compensation. We want to make sure everyone goes home and our ...
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: We Play Like We Practice
May 29, 2013
"Practice doesn``t make perfect, it reduces the imperfection." – Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity Football coach Vince Lombardi, when he ...
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Near-Miss Case Study: Research. Amend. Share.
May 29, 2013
As I review firefighter safety literature, I``m encouraged by the volume of information and anecdotes related to firefighter life safety. ...
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From Reactive to Proactive: Why We Must Address Active Shooter Issues Now
May 29, 2013
Those of us who chose the fire and EMS side of public service over law enforcement probably never considered we ...
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Leading from Within
May 29, 2013
The manner in which first responders answer calls has been likened to a major league pitcher being asked to jump ...
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Near-Miss Case Study: Sense-Making
July 29, 2013
In July``s article, we reviewed close calls and how they relate to a risk/benefit assessment and failure of firefighters or ...
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An Inconvenient Truth
July 29, 2013
As I write this column, the events in Yarnell, Ariz., are very fresh and raw. Just three days ago, 19 ...
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IAFC’s Fire Service Executive Development Institute Available for Twelfth Year
September 29, 2023
IAFC receives a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation to fund the 12th year of FSEDI
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City of Golden (CO) Fire Department and Goochland County (VA) Fire-Rescue & Emergency Services Selected for Deccan International/VCOS “Analyst” Grant!
September 12, 2023
IAFC, VCOS and Deccan International announce departments selected to receive grant
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A Potential Federal Government Shutdown: What Fire Chiefs Need to Know
September 25, 2023
IAFC is monitoring the situation in the U.S. Congress for potential shutdown of federal government operations.
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