Volunteer News

Volunteer News

Crash Responder Safety Week 2024: Responders Ahead! Reduce Your Speed as You Proceed

November 12, 2024

Help raise awareness for the motoring public and implement strategies to promote a culture of safety read more

IAFC, VCOS Release Report on Behavioral Health in the Fire Service

July 24, 2017

Report raises awareness about the emotional and behavioral health issues in the fire service. read more
Volunteer Fire Service: Finding Recruitment and Retention Solutions

March 29, 2017

Recently, volunteer firefighters and leaders of all ranks across Connecticut met at the Branford (Conn.) Fire Department, to share information about the financial and training opportunities available statewide to volunteer departments. read more
Bill Introduced in House to Provide Volunteer Firefighters Tax Break Incentive

March 16, 2017

VRIPA would provide a permanent reauthorization of a portion of the tax code which allows volunteer firefighters to receive property-tax based incentives and up to $600 in other incentives without being considered taxable income. read more
Is Your Pay-Per Call Program FLSA Compliant?

February 21, 2017

Pay-per-call programs can benefit volunteer and combination fire departments with their firefighter recruitment and retention efforts. They can also create significant liabilities for local governments when those programs are not FLSA compliant. The IAFC has resources to help departments be FLSA compliant. read more

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IAFC News

Kansas City to Host 2nd International Fire Department Exchange at IAFC WUI Conference

March 24, 2025

The 2nd International Fire Department Exchange is set to take place in conjunction with WUI 2025 read more
The Wildfire Mitigation Awards committee names five recipients to receive the 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Awards

March 21, 2025

This year’s WMA recipients come from Colorado, Hawai’i, Idaho, and Florida read more
The Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI) Welcomes Its 13th Cohort

March 12, 2025

IAFC and the Motorola Solutions Foundation announce the 2025 FSEDI participants read more

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