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Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Program - What is Your Department Doing?

For the past 22 years, the IAFC and Energizer have worked together to remind communities across the country about the importance of fire safety through the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program. This fall, the program urges people to change smoke and carbon monoxide detect… Continue

Added by IAFC on October 19, 2009 at 5:03pm — 3 Comments

Fall Webinar Series: Gain the Knowledge and Solutions You Need

The IAFC has announced its fall webinar series. These webinars are open to both IAFC members and non-members. Scheduled topics and dates: Tues., Oct. 13: A Pandemic’s Effect on EMS Operations Thurs. Oct. 15: H1N1: Continuity of Operations and Workforce Issues Tues. Oct. 20: Lightweight Construction Performance Under Fire Conditions Thurs. Oct. 22: Lightweight Truss Construction Case Study Tues. Tues. Nov. 3: Making the Pieces Fit - Through Cooperative Service, Consolidation, Joint Power Agreem… Continue

Added by IAFC on October 7, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

Tools for the Fire Officer

The IAFC and NFPA have just released the Second Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice. This updated publication is designed to help fire fighters make a smooth transition to fire officer. Covering the entire scope of N… Continue

Added by IAFC on September 23, 2009 at 1:40pm — 1 Comment

The Economic Benefits of a Health & Wellness Program

Kerry Kuehl, PhD, takes a look at the PHLAME program and how the implementation of this program improved diet and excercise behaviors and decreased claims with a cost savings of $1,200 per firefighter in the first year. Hear how this low-cost, team based program can be easily implemented with immediate and positive results with a great return on investment. The podcast can be downloaded from the FRI 2009 blog. Dr. Kuehl will speak on this topic a… Continue

Added by IAFC on August 11, 2009 at 5:24pm — No Comments

How Sleep Deprivation is Effecting Your Firefighters

Prolonged shift work is putting today's firefighters at a greater risk of developing sleep deprivation and fatigue which then contributes to an increase in accidents and injuries. The IAFC and USFA in partnership with researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have put together a comprehensive report on sleep deprivation and strategies to combat the effects of fatigue. Listen to the podcast by Kerry Keuhl providing an overview o… Continue

Added by IAFC on July 10, 2009 at 10:59am — No Comments

Near Miss Case Studies for Chief Officers and Company Officers

This year’s Fire-Rescue International (FRI), to be held August 25-29 in Dallas, will mark the fourth anniversary for the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System, which has emerged as an essential source for case studies, training information, learn… Continue

Added by IAFC on July 6, 2009 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Extinguishing the Flames of Liability

An alarming number of firefighters across the country are being criminally charged, injured and killed while performing duties intended to protect the public. Fire service leaders have an obligation to firefighters to provide a safe working environment and to the public to limit liability that may be imposed on their department. This August at FRI in Dallas, come hear fire service veterans Bill Tricarico and Dave Denniston at this no-holds b… Continue

Added by IAFC on July 6, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Tips for Creating Revenue in a Tough Economy

Every trade magazine I pick up these days addresses the economy’s negative effect on local government, small or large, and area fire departments. It doesn’t matter where you are or what discipline you work in—everyone’s talking about it. Funding is in short supply, and we’re see… Continue

Added by IAFC on June 9, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

Our Responsibility to Those with Special Needs

Running a patient who has special needs is not a matter of “if” but “when.” Ignoring the problem creates anxiety for the responder, tension for the patient, and frustration for others on scene including family members and care givers. Ultimately, this could result in poor patient care or… Continue

Added by IAFC on June 4, 2009 at 12:38pm — 4 Comments

Fire/EMS Safety Week: Survival Requires Situational Awareness and Structural Size-Up

The IAFC and the International Association of Fire Fighters are asking you to Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility. We’re calling on all fire/EMS departments and all IAFF affiliates to participate in the 2009 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, scheduled for June 14-20. Fire chiefs should develop situational awareness of their own organizations and ensure firefighters and company officers are aware of what… Continue

Added by IAFC on June 1, 2009 at 5:11pm — No Comments

Getting the Right People on the Engine

Joe Sommers, Director of HR Services for ZERORISK, has some great interviewing tips to help you in finding new candidates that fit with your team. Q. Joe, what interviewing tips do you have to help departments find appropriate candidates that will “fit” in their department? A. The success… Continue

Added by IAFC on June 1, 2009 at 2:18pm — No Comments

VCOS Offers $1500 FRI Scholarships

The Volunteer & Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) will award two $1,500 scholarships to attend Fire Rescue International (FRI), being held August 25-29, 2009 in Dallas. This scholarship program was developed to promote leadership through learning among volunteer and combination officers. Scholarships will be awarded based on the applicant’s description of how the department or the attendee will be… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 29, 2009 at 2:23pm — No Comments

CEUs for Safety Officer Recertification

The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) has approved a total of 43 sessions and workshops at the upcoming Fire-Rescue International (FRI) conference for CEUs towards recertification for ISOs and HSOs. Visit FDSOA for a complete listing of approved sessions and workshops. Continue

Added by IAFC on May 28, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments

IAFC VP Testifies Before Congress Supporting Better Hazmat Preparedness

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) 1st Vice President Jeff Johnson, chief of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, yesterday called for improved national preparedness for the response to hazmat incidents in his testimony before Congress. During his testimony, Chief Johnson noted that among the nearly million daily shipments of hazardous material each year, there are about 250,000 incidents. When those incidents occur, he assured Congress that “the local fire and emergency services… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 15, 2009 at 8:16am — No Comments

June 1 Deadline to Apply for IAFC Foundation Scholarships

The International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation (IAFCF) is accepting applications for its educational scholarships from qualified first responders until June 1, 2009. Any person is eligible to apply if he or she is an active member with a minimum of three years’ volunteer, two years’ paid or a combination of paid and volunteer of three years with a state, county, provincial, municipal, community, industrial, or federal fire department. Scholarships provided by the IAFCF help improve th… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 12, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Dinosaurs and Kids These Days - Generational Differences in the Fire Service

“I don’t know what to do,” said the senior officer. “My firefighter talks on his personal cell phone on the way to emergency calls and texts during group meals. When told to do something around the station, the first thing he says is, ‘Why?’ or ‘Right now?’ The kid is strong and smart,… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 11, 2009 at 5:36pm — 13 Comments

Successfully Transitioning from Company Officer to Battalion Chief

One of the most difficult and challenging transitions in the fire service is going from “us to the them,” particularly the jump from company officer to battalion chief. One day you’re riding shotgun in the engine supervising a crew of typically one to four personnel, and the next… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 7, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Early Registration Ends May 9 for Hazmat Conference

The IAFC's 26th annual International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Confernece is May 27-31 in Hunt Valley, MD. Sign up now to take advantage of the early-bird deadline and to make sure that you and your department get the latest in hazmat education and training. The conference offers essential training on topics such as: Prevention and Response to Suicide… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 6, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

IAFC and FCC Partner on Digital TV Transition

The IAFC and the Federal Communications Commission are partnering to create a voluntary program to help meet the June 12 deadline for the public transition to digital television (DTV) and ultimately aid the expansion of the national public-safety communication network. The IAFC seeks fire and rescue departments interested in participating in this program. The program links community members who are having technical difficulties installing or using DTV converter boxes with local departmen… Continue

Added by IAFC on May 4, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

IAFC Review Panel Cites Flawed Methodology in Cancer Presumption Report

The IAFC has issued the findings of an expert panel convened by the organization through the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section. The panel found a recently released report challenging cancer presumption laws for firefighters used flawed research methodology that produce predetermined outcomes. The National League of Cities’ (NLC) report under review, Assessing State Firefighter Cancer Presumption La… Continue

Added by IAFC on April 29, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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