Earlier this month, Congress passed The Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA; S. 1605). This year’s NDAA contains several provisions that address problems relating to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), a su…

On December 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew major parts of its Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). This ETS covered fire and EMS department’s operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a stat…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the application period for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants application period will begin on January 3. The SAFER grants help local career, volunteer, and…

The 3rd Edition of The International Fire Operations Conference & Exhibition (IFOC) is being organized to provide an optimum platform for academicians, researchers, managers, subject matter experts, and students to share their research findings and…

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This Fifth Fire Service Needs Assessment Survey was conducted by NFPA beginning in 2020 and concluding in 2021. It follows earlier surveys completed in 2001, 2005, 2010, and 2015. A total of 2,969 fire departments responded to the survey, with approxim…

On December 14, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its technical assistance by adding a new section that clarifies when illness caused by COVID-19 can be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act …

FY 2021 AFG Application Period Extended to January 21, 2022, at 5 PM ET FEMA has been working with the General Services Administration to remedy SAM.gov interface issues that prevented several applicants from starting their federal fiscal year (…

By Chief Kenneth W. Stuebing and Chief Don Lombardi

On December 11, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a critical vulnerability affecting products containing the Log4j software library. Fire departments have re…

Last month the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Chief Legal Counsel reconsidered their interpretation of 49 U.S.C. §40125 to include limited training as a qualified public aircraft operation (PAO) by non-federal entities. This reinterp…