If your fire department provides EMS transport and bills for service, you likely received supplemental funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Relief Fund (PRF) this year in the form of CARES monies.  These dolla…

During these trying and turbulent times, it is vital that as fire chiefs, we dedicate a sufficient amount of time to look forward and build a path to a better future. Make no mistake about it; I do not mean we can look past the current health, economic…

Anaheim Fire & Rescue’s Community Care Response Unit (CCRU) began as a public-private partnership in 2105 with key EMS leaders in Anaheim to better serve its residents. The first in California, this program consists of a CCRU ambulance that respond…

Chantilly (VA) – Today the U.S. House of Representatives took a major step to protect public safety communications across our nation. By a vote of 410-5, the House voted to pass H.R. 451, the Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act (H.R. 451).
This legislation w…

Chantilly, Va. ‐ Yesterday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to provide critical resources to local fire and EMS personnel. The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646) will develop peer mental health tra…

Drug overdose deaths have steadily increased; they now lead all causes of injury-related deaths, having surpassed motor vehicle crashes several years ago. No wonder then that Narcan administration programs have become a major public-health initiative.
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No one understands “Duty, Honor, Sacrifice, Service and Integrity” better than firefighters and the families and staff who support our mission. We have been called on by our communities and society at large to expand our service in the opioid, narcotic…

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has been awarded funding to manage the America Burning WUI project through the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and cooperators. 
Over the past twelve months, leadership representing vari…

One of the priorities of the IAFC’s Executive Fire Officers Section is to address executive leadership development through planning, training, and application. Moreover, it is important for our industry to prepare the next generation of fire chiefs thr…

IAFC members this year overwhelmingly approved the following amendment to the IAFC Constitution and Bylaws (CBL):
Do you support the proposed change to the IAFC’s Constitution and Bylaws to require a 48-hour advance notification to offer a resolution o…