Safety & Health News

Congress Passes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill -- What It Means For Fire Chiefs

June 21, 2024

Information regarding FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and several provisions in the law that are likely to impact the fire service. read more

Safety & Health: Leadership in Innovation

January 2017

Contrary to common wisdom, some value progress, unimpeded by tradition. These organizations' focus is closely associated with their leaders and their views on innovation. read more
The Color of Protection

December 2016

Law-enforcement officers are under attack and becoming targets. Responding alongside law enforcement places us in areas of risk; their risk is our risk. Action must be taken to protect ourselves, but what steps can we take to do that? read more
How an Empty Salt Shaker Leads to Firefighter Death

December 2016

Yes, anyone can fill the salt shaker, but as one chief pointed out, this particular, insignificant task is assigned to someone. I believe the way he said it was, “Filling the salt shaker was someone’s job.” read more
Safety & Health: Survive Alive

November 2016

More than four years ago, the board of the IAFC’s Safety, Health & Survival Section (SHS) met in Virginia over several cold and blustery January days to create a new strategic plan. Much of the discussion during these meetings focused ... read more
Physicals: Your Life Depends on Them!

October 2016

Physicals in the fire department. read more
Safety Tips for Fire and EMS

October 2016

Recent threats against law enforcement across the country haven’t been limited to police, but include fire and EMS personnel. read more
Safety & Health: The Silent Fire Service Heroes

October 2016

Safety from fire should not be a topic for discussion during only 1 or 2 weeks of the year. It is definitely a year-round public responsibility. I believe that the highest state and municipal officials must assume greater responsibility for ... read more
FSTAR Health Shares New Guide to Improve Firefighter Physicals

October 2016

The Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Firefighter Physicals is coming soon to a fire department near you. Although there are indications the environment is improving, there is still a significant gap in the provision of healthcare for firefighters. Some firefighters receive annual ... read more
Integrated Reporting Tool Launched at FRI 2016

October 15, 2016

Cloud-based event-reporting and analysis tool access to internal and nationally-collected data to support operational changes and necessary training. read more
OnStar Donates $400,000 to First Responders

October 6, 2016

DETROIT — Today OnStar celebrates its 20th anniversary by giving $20,000 each to 20 public safety personnel who experienced serious physical injury or hardship that impacted their ability to perform their jobs. OnStar identified the 20 recipients by working with the ... read more