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Statement from IAFC President, Chief John S. Butler
January 2, 2024
IAFC President, Chief John S. Butler announces appointments
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Company Officer Leadership: Slaying Two-Headed Dragons
November 20, 2014
(OK, one of them at least.) If you``ve been involved with combination departments for any length of time, you``ve witnessed ...
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Asking the Right Grant-Funding Questions: A Look at Needs Versus Wants
January 29, 2013
As leaders of volunteer fire departments, we operate in different environments regarding budgets, sustainability and general day-to-day operations than our ...
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One Company`s SAFER Story: How You Can Do It, Too
April 29, 2013
Fire departments charged with training and retaining emergency-service recruits continue to face existing and emerging challenges. With a plethora of ...
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Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act: Restoring Important Tax Provisions
October 27, 2011
Congress has not yet restored recently expired tax provisions, including the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA), that expired at ...
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GIS Helps Virginia Recruit Volunteer Firefighters
October 27, 2011
In today’s fast-paced environment, the fire service is always looking for the quickest ways to produce the best results. The ...
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Tax Armageddon Comes Early for Volunteers
April 10, 2012
Inside the Beltway, a new term will be repeated throughout the 2012 election season: “Tax Armageddon.” This doomsday-inspiring term refers ...
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Pinnacles and Pitfalls of Recruitment: An EMS Perspective
March 14, 2012
Recruitment quite literally means engaging in the process of finding new employees, members or personnel. In and of itself, the ...
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Retention and Recruitment Program Honored at 2011 VCOS Symposium in the Sun
March 14, 2012
Manchaca Fire/Rescue (MVFD) serves the areas just south of the city of Austin, Tex., to the Travis County boundary line. ...
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IRS Exempts Volunteer Fire Departments from PPACA
February 18, 2014
Taxes and firefighters are two words that aren``t often said in the same breath. However, fire chiefs last year shifted ...
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Company Officer Leadership: Best Bang for Your Buck
November 2, 2015
From a financial and staffing perspective, a combination fire department provides the best bang for the buck, but the management ...
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Elevate Your Leadership Skills with ODP - Leadership Development Certification Series Online Courses
February 12, 2024
IAFC and Columbia Southern University announce first series of online courses for Company Officers I – II – III
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Chief John S. Butler Appoints Stephanie Holloman to the IAFC Human Relations Committee
January 29, 2024
Stephanie Holloman of Orange County Fire Authority appointed to IAFC HRC
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Fighting Fire and Preserving Progress: The Unsung Role of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Environmental and Life Safety
January 26, 2024
The use of portable fire extinguishers is a win-win situation for both life safety and environmental preservation
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