The IAFF Designates January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) have declared January as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month. These organizations...
Revised Standards Outline Minimum Competencies for EMS Providers The revised 2021 Standards from the National EMS Education Standards have been released. The “Standards”, as they are referred to as, are developed at the national level, and provide states...
AFG $414 Million Dollars Available! FEMA’s AFG grant application period is now open again. The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency...
Environmental Changes Building on the skills of structural firefighters and increasing their knowledge about wildfire firefighting is a critical part of WUI fire response. Population growth, expansion into wilderness areas, and climate change have made...
A Standard for Training Rapid Intervention Crews An important safeguard at any fire operation includes the standard use of Rapid Intervention Crews. OSHA® first implemented the “two-in/two-out rule to reduce workplace injuries for all types of workers in hazardous...
