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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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