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On behalf of the IAFC Board of Directors, I am calling on all U.S. IAFC members to contact their congressional representatives and tell them to help you fight the COVID-…

If your fire department provides ambulance transportation for EMS patients, you’ve likely seen a financial impact from COVID-19 responses. While some agencies in the COVID-19 hotspots have seen increases in transports, the majority of departments are s…

Fire departments are warriors at the tip of the spear during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are facing equipment funding shortages and increased personnel costs due to COVID-19 exposures, infections and quarantines. Meanwhile, fire departments are already…

Chantilly, Va. – The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today said it will take heroism in Congress to save fire and EMS in communities across the country.
Legal and regulatory minutiae prevent CARES Act money from immediately helping f…

FEMA will begin accepting Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program applications for COVID-19 response at 8 AM ET, Tuesday, April 28 through 5 PM ET, May 15. This $100 million in supplemental funding is part of the recent $2.2 trillion economic st…

I remember this feeling of uncertainty quite well. Our kids were in grade school when 9/11 occurred. Like many, I spent the drive home trying to make sense of what was happening. Is this the end? Is this the new normal? Will li…

Very few people entering the fire-rescue profession aspire to become a fire chief. I certainly didn’t. I joined a volunteer fire department when I was 14 because I always wanted to be a firefighter. I had no desire to be promoted. After high school, I …

When the fire service leaders look to acquire and adopt new technologies, we need to ensure we lead through the technology we implement – not be led by it. This concept is something I have witnessed again and again as fire agencies implement new techno…

IAFC President Gary Ludwig and the Board of Directors are excited to announce that the IAFC has teamed with Amazon Business as a strategic supplier for members to access and purchase vital PPE supplies needed for COVID-19 response. Amazon has…

Help the IAFC document the need for federal funding to help your department maintain operations during the COVID-19 economic slowdown. Complete this survey by Tuesday, April 28. The IAFC needs your help in measuring the effects of state and loca…