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The Fire and Life Safety Section IAFC training has been rescheduled!
September 6, 2023
Join us on November 15th, 2023, and equip yourself with essential skills to ensure safety in any situation
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Firefighter/EMT Safety, Health & Survival: Radio Discipline
August 16, 2013
A frequent contributing factor in firefighter casualties is too much radio traffic. This can have a significant impact on situational ...
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Updating Policies and Practices: Recognizing the Need
August 16, 2013
We already know that practice makes perfect, and we also know it works. Over the past year, thanks to an ...
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NFPA 1917: The Search for a Safer Ambulance
July 15, 2014
Ambulance accidents causing serious injuries and fatalities are too common. Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows ...
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Watering Liberty's Tree: Combatting Complacency in the Fire Service
March 14, 2016
The traditions of the fire service are part of what make it so attractive as a career and calling: From ...
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New Emergency Response and Preparedness Standard at OSHA
April 1, 2016
In the wake of significant multiple-firefighter LODDs in recent years and recognizing an opportunity to do more to safeguard emergency ...
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Emergency Response in POVs Poses Risks
December 21, 2015
As a young volunteer firefighter, still in high school, I can remember driving at high speed, flying along curved rural ...
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Firefighter Safety: The Company Officer's Dilemma
June 3, 2016
Whether you're a company officer in charge of a three-person company, a station or an entire shift, the top priority ...
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Maintaining Our Most Valuable Resources
June 3, 2016
Safety, effectiveness and efficiency are definitely concerns we evaluate constantly. It’s through addressing these three basic concerns that you, as ...
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Finding Facts is the Mission; Preventing Cancer is the Goal
June 3, 2016
How many times have you been excited to hear about a newly released study on firefighter cancer only to put ...
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NFPA, IAFC and NVFC Launch 2016 Safety Stand Down Quiz Sweepstakes
May 18, 2016
As part of the 2016 Safety Stand Down, the "Fire Service Safety Stand Down Quiz" Sweepstakes is back. Hosted by ...
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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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Leadership in Action: Fire Chief John S. Butler, IAFC President and Board Chair, Appoints Key Working Groups
September 15, 2023
IAFC President and Board Chair, John S. Butler, acted on several key appointments during the recent IAFC Board Meeting
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The Fire and Life Safety Section IAFC training has been rescheduled!
September 6, 2023
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