Firefighter Nicholas DiGiacomo of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is this year’s recipient of the International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor, co-sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Motorola, Inc. The award will be presented at the 136th Annual Fire-Rescue International August 27 in Dallas.

Join the IAFC Technology Council for four educational sessions designed to enhance your understanding and knowledge of technology. The sessions feature both fire and technology experts who will provide great insight into what technology is out there and how it can help you and your department.
The first session, WK O6, features a panel discussion on [...]

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Listen to a brief presentation by Kerry Kuehl, PhD, as he discusses why health and wellness must be a priority for our firefighters and what the economic benefits are to our fire departments.

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The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) has approved a total of 43 sessions and workshops at FRI for CEUs towards recertification for ISOs and HSOs.  Click here for a complete listing of approved sessions and workshops.

My name is Chris Gannon and I am honored to have been invited by the Institute of Fire Engineers and the IAFC  to speak at FRI 2009 in August.
Why? Some of you may have read the August 2008 article in Fire Chief magazine that described me as ‘Fires Mercenary’ or seen other media references to [...]

When we look at the safety, health and wellness of our firefighters one important thing to examine is the effects of sleep deprivation. Listen to a interview with Kerry Kuehl, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.

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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 also 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.

Did you know the IAFC’s Company Officer Leadershp Symposium (COLS) is the leadership training more chiefs are choosing for their company officers? COLS is the only one of its kind, providing education, training and professional development across three levels (supervisor, manager, administrator).

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.