Wildland News

Message from IAFC President John Butler re: OSHA Draft Emergency Response Standard

May 2, 2024

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Pilot Program Will Mitigate Effects of Wildland Fires

September 18, 2015

FEMA has announced a new pilot program to support communities’ recovery after wildland fires. FEMA will make Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding available for areas impacted by wildland fires following a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) declaration made between ... read more
Grassroots Efforts Leads to Towns County WUI Success

Wildland fire in our own backyards is something most of us think will never happen, but it only takes one match, hot ashes dumped in the yard or a bonfire that we were sure was out to bring a disaster ... read more
Ready, Set, Go: Behavioral Change and Those Who Make It Happen

For the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS)—a Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) partner and a prominent force behind the effort to create behavioral change—part of behavioral change comes with understanding the term wildland fire. It's typically associated with wildland/urban interface (WUI) areas of moderate to heavy forest ... read more
Ready, Set, Go: Continued Community Efforts

The IAFC's Ready, Set, Go! (RSG!) Program successfully continues to help fire departments educate residents about wildland-fire risk and what they can do to potentially reduce property damage and improve personal safety as well as the safety of emergency responders. ... read more
Safety in the Wildland/Urban Interface: A Week to Remember, Reflect and Learn

This summer, the wildland fire community marks the 20-year anniversary of the South Canyon Fire accident and the one-year anniversary of the Yarnell Hill Fire accident. Though separated by 19 years, these accidents are bound together by several tragic commonalities. Both ... read more
Emergency Medical Services: A New EMS Award Program – In the Wildland World!

As leaders, we know the importance of recognizing our personnel for a job well done. From a simple thank you to a departmental memo or press release to an actual award or medal, there are a variety of ways to ... read more
When Community Education Leads to a Saved Life

On May 13, the City of Lompoc (Calif.) Fire Department responded to an early morning fire at an eight-unit apartment complex. Upon arrival, firefighters found a well-involved apartment unit with fire threatening to extend to adjacent apartments and the second ... read more
Addressing Wildland-Fire Risk in the Built Environment: A Cohesive Strategy

In 2000, the Colorado Springs Fire Chief Manuel Navarro challenged staff to "never let the public tell me that they didn't know we lived with a wildfire risk." Since then, Colorado Springs has taken an interactive approach to addressing wildland-fire risk ... read more
Senate Wildland Provision Will Add Planes to USFS's Fleet

In recent years, plane crashes have posed a major threat to the safety of wildland firefighters. This year alone, two crashes claimed the lives of six wildland firefighters. On Nov. 30, the U.S. Senate addressed this important issue by unanimously accepting ... read more
Texas Learns About Wildland Fire’s Year-Round Challenges

There’s an old joke that Alaska, the largest state in the United States, was going to divide into three equal parts, thus making Texas the fourth largest state. Alaskans may be making a point in this example, but no one ... read more

IAFC News

New career center enhancements to improve user’s search for jobs and qualified candidates

September 26, 2024

IAFC's Career Center has recently launched updates to enhance the user interface read more
IAFC Releases New “Hot Wash” For Major Incidents and Training Exercises

September 20, 2024

“Hotwash” form provides a means to collect pertinent lessons learned; challenges that were faced; and successes that a fire chief and their community face read more
Congress Passes SIREN Act Reauthorization to Assist Rural EMS

September 19, 2024

Now that S. 265 has passed the House of Representatives, it will go to President Biden to sign into law read more