The fact sheet highlights that eligible activities include community engagement and information dissemination to promote vaccination, availability, and scheduling, such as  

Advertising, in-per…

The guide provides the following information: 

Describes continuing challenges that COVID-19 poses for disaster operations and planning considerations to address these challenges. 

Outlines consideration for s…

Ammonium nitrate (AN) became infamous when convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh used it in the Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.
Ammonium nitrate is back in our collective consciousness with the horrific…

Time and time again, the US has seen tragedies resulting from fires in unsprinklered multifamily housing. While current building codes generally require these new structures to be protected by fire sprinklers, far too many existing buildings are exempt…

The International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC), is a non-profit, IRS 501(c)(3), tax-exempt corporation. Since 1873, the IAFC has provided a forum for fire and emergency service leaders to exchange ideas and develop professionally. The IAFC r…

Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the regulations to reimburse ground ambulance agencies for providing treatment-in-place (TIP) services to Medicare beneficiaries. This new payment flexibility, even…

With the recent death of two Oklahoma firefighters – Waynoka Fire Chief Lonnie Bolar and Firefighter Tayler Bradford – in a residential structure fire, the phrase “know the enemy” seems more applicable as ever for firefighters.
If you haven’t read the&…

Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation last week to make necessary changes to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Public Safety Officers’ Benefits…