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2011

05.16.2011 |

Take the 2011 State of the Fire Service Survey

05.10.2011 |

Tree Top Launches “America’s Best Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off”

05.06.2011 |

Limited Edition “Thank You” Track Dedicated to You is Now Available!

05.02.2011 |

Arson Awareness Week: May 1-7

04.26.2011 |

Congress Passes FY 2011 Appropriations

04.26.2011 |

Glamour Magazine Looking for Firefighters to Feature

04.26.2011 |

New Website for Assistance to Firefighters Grants Programs

04.26.2011 |

Honor Your EMS Personnel During National EMS Week, May 15-21

04.26.2011 |

Enter to Win a Wildfire Foam Suppression System from Michigan Power Cleaning

04.26.2011 |

NFA Application Period Now Open

04.26.2011 |

Submit your AFG Success Story!

04.26.2011 |

Central U.S. Local Governments: Get Ready to ShakeOut!

04.18.2011 |

Help Volunteer Firefighters Affected by Recent Disasters

04.18.2011 |

Get Battery Donations through the Power Those Who Those Protect Us Program

04.14.2011 |

NVFC Spring Board Meeting Wrap-Up

04.14.2011 |

NVFC Adopts Positions on Legislation and Policy at Spring Meeting

04.14.2011 |

NVFC Honors Chief Glenn Jernigan for Lifetime Achievement

04.14.2011 |

Kenneth Pagels Receives NVFC Fire Prevention Award

04.14.2011 |

Brendan Finley-Davis Named NVFC Junior Firefighter of the Year

04.14.2011 |

Lake Carmel Explorer Post #2041 Named NVFC Junior Firefighter Program of the Year

04.14.2011 |

NVFC Names Congressman Bill Pascrell Legislator of the Year

04.14.2011 |

NVFC Board Receives Update on Duracell’s Power Those Who Protect Us Program

04.14.2011 |

PSOB Beneficiary Designation Form Now Available

04.11.2011 |

Thank You to Fire and Emergency Service Volunteers

04.06.2011 |

Big Things Coming for Power Those Who Protect Us

03.31.2011 |

Arson Awareness Week is May 1-7

03.23.2011 |

Craig Morgan Honored by Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department

03.22.2011 |

FASNY Encourages Fire Departments to ‘Open Your Doors’ During National Volunteer Week

03.22.2011 |

AFG/SAFER Reauthorization Legislation Introduced in Senate

03.22.2011 |

Support Japan’s Firefighters in their Recovery Efforts

03.22.2011 |

NVFC Executive Director Attends Junior Fire Brigade Summit in Tokyo

03.22.2011 |

Message from New Zealand: Firefighters Earthquake Appeal

03.22.2011 |

Call for Submissions to be Included in a Video with a Major Recording Artist!

03.22.2011 |

Fire 20/20 Announces Tony Pini Awards for Diversity in the Fire Service

03.22.2011 |

Fire PPE Symposium to be held May 2-4

03.22.2011 |

New Free Fire/EMS Response to Civil Unrest Program Available

03.14.2011 |

Help the Japan Firefighters Association with Relief Efforts

03.14.2011 |

NVFC Announces 2011 Award Winners

03.07.2011 |

NVFC and Honeywell Focus on Firefighter Fitness at FDIC

02.24.2011 |

Island Residents Worried Union Intimidation Tactics May Harm Public Safety

02.24.2011 |

NVFC Releases 2010 Annual Report

02.23.2011 |

NVFC Introduces New Benefits to Members

02.23.2011 |

USFA Releases Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries Report

02.23.2011 |

Firefighter Safe Operations in Abandoned Buildings

02.23.2011 |

First Response Team of America Aids Fire Departments

02.23.2011 |

CFSI Accepting Nominations for Fire Service Leadership Award

02.23.2011 |

Nominate a First Responder for the America’s Most Wanted All-Star Awards

02.23.2011 |

Capitol Hill Day 2011 Will Take Place in March to Raise Campus Fire Safety Awareness

02.23.2011 |

Recognize First Responders During National Volunteer Week

02.23.2011 |

Power Those Who Protect Us Update: Stories and Spokespeople Needed

02.23.2011 |

President’s FY 2012 Budget Request Cuts Funding for AFG, U.S. Fire Administration

02.23.2011 |

Legislative Victory! House Votes to Restore AFG/SAFER Funding to FY 2010 Levels

02.16.2011 |

Tell Congress and the President Not to Cut the Fire Grants

02.14.2011 |

FEMA, National Commission on Children and Disasters Announce New Partnership to Promote Fire Safety Awareness for Families

02.14.2011 |

Global Education Campaign Launched to Warn Firefighters and First Responders of Occupational Hazards of “The Silent Killer"

02.08.2011 |

National Incident Management System Training Plan (Draft) Released for Public Comment

02.01.2011 |

NVFC and Duracell Launch the “Power Those Who Protect Us” Program to Build Greater Awareness for Volunteer Fire Department Needs

02.01.2011 |

Power Those Who Protect Us Media Schedule

01.25.2011 |

Fire Prevention: Continued Challenges in 2011

01.25.2011 |

Deadline for 9-1-1 Honor Awards Nominations Extended to January 29

01.25.2011 |

Nominations Sought for National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

01.25.2011 |

NVFC Members Get Discount to Firehouse World

01.25.2011 |

New Technology May Help Reduce Cooking Fires

01.25.2011 |

Fire Service Suffers Losses as 2011 Begins

01.25.2011 |

President Signs James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

01.25.2011 |

Congressman King Reintroduces Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act

01.25.2011 |

New Congress Sworn In

01.03.2011 |

FP&S Grant Application Period Now Open

2010

12.29.2010 |

Reminder: NVFC Membership Rate Changes Go into Effect January 1

12.28.2010 |

111th Congress Adjourns Without Addressing Major Fire and Emergency Service Priorities

12.28.2010 |

Ring in the New Year with New Recruits

12.28.2010 |

Application Period to Open: Fiscal Year 2010 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

12.14.2010 |

IFRM Aids Firefighters in the Republic of Georgia

12.14.2010 |

‘Get Ready Guide’ now Available for FP&S Grants

12.14.2010 |

FEMA Assistant Administrator Gives Departments Grant Guidance

12.14.2010 |

NVFC Accepting Nominations for National Awards

12.14.2010 |

NVFC Mourns Passing of Board Member Robert Page

12.14.2010 |

Prestone® and NVFC Partner to Get Volunteer Firefighters Ready for Winter

12.14.2010 |

NFPA Announces Members of Electric Vehicle Safety Training Program’s Fire Service Technical Panel

12.14.2010 |

NVFC, CSU Announce Scholarship Winners

12.14.2010 |

Congressional Inaction Would Mean Tax Increase on Volunteer Emergency Responders

12.14.2010 |

NVFC Replaces E-update with Monthly, Electronic Dispatch

12.02.2010 |

Legislative Action Alert: Support Extension of Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

11.29.2010 |

CBS Sunday Morning Highlights Volunteer Fire Service

11.18.2010 |

Great American Smokeout: Quit Today for a Healthier Tomorrow

11.16.2010 |

Firehouse Subs Offers Public Safety Grants

11.10.2010 |

Help Prevent Fires and Emergencies in Your Community This Holiday Season

11.10.2010 |

Start Planning Your FP&S Grant Application Now

11.10.2010 |

Demonstrate the Value of Your Department to the Community

11.10.2010 |

Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

11.10.2010 |

Give the Gift of NVFC Membership

11.10.2010 |

Support the NVFC Through Your United Way or CFC Pledge

11.10.2010 |

Share Your Fundraising Ideas

11.10.2010 |

Latest U.S. Fire Department Profile Shows Aging Trend in Firefighters Serving Small Communities

11.10.2010 |

Republicans Post Big Gains in 2010 Mid-Term Election

11.10.2010 |

“Own it for Good” Campaign Benefits Volunteer Firefighters Across Northeast

10.13.2010 |

NVFC Makes Changes to Membership Dues

10.13.2010 |

NVFC Board Holds Annual Fall Meeting

10.13.2010 |

NVFC Board Votes to Support Several New Pieces of Legislation

10.13.2010 |

NVFC Subscribes to Cap Wiz to Enhance Grassroots Advocacy Efforts

10.13.2010 |

NVFC Urges House and Senate Appropriators to Provide $420 Million for AFG and SAFER in FY 2011

10.13.2010 |

NVFC to Meet With Japanese Fire Service Leaders

10.13.2010 |

Help a Fire Department in Need Get an ‘Extreme Makeover” for Burned Down Station

10.13.2010 |

Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade™ Funds Critical Equipment and Training for Community Firefighters

10.04.2010 |

Help Promote Fire Prevention and Safety During Fire Prevention Week

09.30.2010 |

Fire Prevention Days at Six Flags America

09.22.2010 |

Register Now for “The Heart Healthy Tactical Firefighter” Webcast

09.21.2010 |

NVFC Releases New Resources for the Fire Service

09.15.2010 |

New Legislation Creating Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Communications Network Introduced

09.15.2010 |

Reminder: SAFER Grant Applications Due Friday, September 17

09.15.2010 |

Apply for a Columbia Southern University Scholarship

09.15.2010 |

Support the NVFC Through the Combined Federal Campaign

09.15.2010 |

Taking Advantage of Federal Tax Breaks for Volunteer Firefighters

09.01.2010 |

September is National Preparedness Month - Is Your Community Ready?

09.01.2010 |

Thinking About How to Approach the Unthinkable: Being Safer at a Small Aircraft or Helicopter Accident Scene

09.01.2010 |

Editorial: Society Ought to Take Steps on Behalf of Volunteer Firefighters

08.28.2010 |

Firefighting In Family's Blood

08.24.2010 |

Sound the Alarm Web Site Now Available

08.24.2010 |

Columbia Southern University Offers Scholarships to NVFC Members

08.23.2010 |

DHS Seeks Stakeholder Input on Preparedness

08.17.2010 |

SAFER Grant Application Period Now Open

08.12.2010 |

1st Annual Firefighter's Appreciation Days - Six Flags America

08.10.2010 |

Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Provides $30 Million Less for AFG

08.10.2010 |

National Firefighter Health Week Preview

08.10.2010 |

NVFC Deputy Director Featured in Membership Best Practices Video

08.10.2010 |

Contact Your U.S. Representatives and Senators Over August Recess

08.10.2010 |

Fire Service Must Do a Better Job Reducing Injuries and Deaths from Emergency Vehicle Crashes

08.10.2010 |

Keep It Strong During National Firefighter Health Week: August 16-20

08.10.2010 |

September is National Preparedness Month: Make Sure Your Community is Ready

08.10.2010 |

Deadline for World Trade Center Workers to Register for Workers' Compensation Approaches

08.10.2010 |

CFSI Releases Video Advocating for Support of AFG and SAFER

08.10.2010 |

New NFIRS Web-Based Data Entry Tool Now Available

08.05.2010 |

Join the National Preparedness Month Coalition

08.05.2010 |

Reminder: Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant Applications Due August 13

08.02.2010 |

Deadline This Friday: Submit Your Award of Excellence Nominations Now!

07.15.2010 |

Model Fire Prevention and Building Safety Codes Reduce Vulnerability to Natural Disasters

07.14.2010 |

Washington Times Publishes Opinion Article by NVFC Chairman

07.14.2010 |

NFPA's Annual Firefighter Fatality Report Shows 82 On-Duty Firefighter Deaths in 2009

07.14.2010 |

National Junior Firefighter Academy to be Held July 24: Register Today!

07.14.2010 |

Fire Corps Award of Excellence Nomination Period Now Open

07.14.2010 |

National Firefighter Health Week Resource Center Now Available

07.14.2010 |

NVFC Members: Get the Dispatch Newsletter Electronically

07.14.2010 |

NVFC Welcomes New Director of Health and Safety

07.14.2010 |

Cressona Fire Company #1 wins TECGEN XTREME T-shirts

07.14.2010 |

Enter the Fire House Cook-off

07.14.2010 |

FY 2011 DHS House Appropriations Bill Would Fund AFG, SAFER, and USFA at Level Requested by NVFC

07.12.2010 |

Sign Up Today for the National Junior Firefighter Academy

07.08.2010 |

NVFC Partners with Firehouse Expo 2010 to Reach Current Members and Future Firefighters

07.07.2010 |

National Pet Fire Safety Day is July 15

06.29.2010 |

FDIC Seeks Presenters for 2011 Conference

06.28.2010 |

NVFC Helps Firefighters "Put It Out"

06.15.2010 |

Recent NJ Two-Hatter Situation Not an Isolated Incident

06.10.2010 |

NVFC Attends Event at Vice President's Residence

06.08.2010 |

Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Novelty Lighter Sales One Day After Fatal Accident in Arkansas

06.08.2010 |

Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives

06.08.2010 |

Nomination Period Now Open for ICC Awards

06.08.2010 |

Prepare Your Community for Hurricane Season

06.08.2010 |

Register Now for the National Junior Firefighter Academy

06.08.2010 |

Volunteer Firefighter Support Fund Helps First Responders Impacted by Disasters

06.07.2010 |

Fire Corps Award of Excellence Nomination Period Now Open

06.01.2010 |

NVFC Releases National Fire Service Resource Guide

05.18.2010 |

Support NVFC with New Fire-Resistant Station Wear T-shirts from the TECGEN XTREME Brand Team!

05.17.2010 |

Senate Legislation Reauthorizing AFG/SAFER Introduced, Reported Out of Committee

05.17.2010 |

Senator Collins Introduces Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act

05.17.2010 |

NVFC Second Vice Chairman Represents NVFC on DHS-FEMA Preparedness Task Force

05.17.2010 |

NVFC Highlights Recruitment and Retention on Capitol Hill and at Spring Meeting

05.17.2010 |

Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant Application Period Now Open

05.17.2010 |

Safety, Health and Survival Week 2010: Fit for Duty

05.17.2010 |

NASCAR Team Celebrates Local Heroes

05.17.2010 |

Order a Limited Edition NVFC Helmet Bank

05.12.2010 |

NVFC 2010 Spring Meeting Wrap-up

05.10.2010 |

NVFC Board Updates Legislative Priorities

05.10.2010 |

NVFC Presents Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Award to Westhampton Beach Fire Department

05.10.2010 |

Michelle Alyssa Carilli Named NVFC Junior Firefighter of the Year

05.10.2010 |

NVFC Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award to John McAuliffe

05.10.2010 |

Earl Cunningham, Jr. Wins NVFC Fire Prevention Award

05.10.2010 |

NVFC Legislator of the Year Award Given to Sen. Dodd

05.10.2010 |

Chief Jeff Cash Honored with the E. James Monihan Director's Award

05.10.2010 |

NVFC Receives Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award

05.10.2010 |

NVFC Spring Board Meeting Features Array of Distinguished Speakers

05.04.2010 |

Arson Awareness Week: Community Arson Prevention

04.26.2010 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application Period Now Open

04.26.2010 |

NVFC, ICC Partner on Rural Area Fire Prevention Program

04.15.2010 |

Taking on Fire Safety and Sustainability – A New Green Building Code Debuts

04.13.2010 |

NVFC Participates in Hill Day to Promote Campus Fire Safety

04.13.2010 |

Fire Service Input Sought for New Green Building Code

04.13.2010 |

Wyoming Passes Fire-Safe Cigarette Legislation

04.13.2010 |

Arson Awareness Week is May 2-8

04.13.2010 |

Michigan Power Cleaning To Give Away Wildfire Suppression Unit

04.13.2010 |

Celebrate the Earth By Going Green in Your Department

04.13.2010 |

Recognize Your Volunteers During National Volunteer Week: April 18-24

04.13.2010 |

Application Period for National Fire Academy Opens April 15

04.13.2010 |

31 Cent Scoop Night to be Held April 28

04.13.2010 |

Bill to Prevent Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Responder Tax Increase Introduced in Senate

04.09.2010 |

NVFC Announces 2010 Award Winners

04.06.2010 |

NVFC Receives Grant to Support Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program

04.06.2010 |

NVFC Named a Recipient of the Fire Service Safety Leadership Award

03.22.2010 |

NVFC Conducting Survey to Identify First Responder Health and Safety Risks

03.11.2010 |

NVFC and Other Fire Groups Call on Congressional Appropriators to Support AFG and SAFER

03.11.2010 |

NVFC Participates in Hill Day to Promote Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

03.11.2010 |

NVFC Welcomes All State Members

03.11.2010 |

International Fire Relief Mission To Send Emergency Equipment to Chile

03.11.2010 |

U.S. Fire Administrator Recognizes Women Firefighters

03.11.2010 |

Dallas Hosts ICC Final Action Hearings, Educational Tours

03.11.2010 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Workshop Schedule Now Available

02.24.2010 |

Connect with the NVFC on Facebook

02.18.2010 |

NVFC Partners With Ashburn Hill Corp. to Support Fire Service

02.16.2010 |

NVFC Releases 2009 Annual Report

02.16.2010 |

Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act (S. 2947) Introduced by Senators Carper and Collins

02.16.2010 |

Update on State and Federal Efforts to Limit/Ban Sales of Novelty Lighters

02.16.2010 |

Firehouse Partners with NVFC to Support and Encourage Health and Wellness Among Nation's Fire Service

02.16.2010 |

The Proof is in the Pudding

02.16.2010 |

USFA Updating the National Fire Incident Reporting System

02.16.2010 |

MD Volunteers Launch Volunteer Fire-Rescue Recruiting Station

02.16.2010 |

National Fire Academy Training Opportunities

02.16.2010 |

NVFC Members Receive Discount to Firehouse World

02.09.2010 |

Last Call for Entries: Nominations for NVFC Awards Due Friday

02.02.2010 |

President's FY 2011 Budget Request Cuts AFG and SAFER

02.01.2010 |

NVFC Releases White Paper on Training in the Volunteer Fire Service

01.27.2010 |

NVFC Joins Pennsylvania Town In Mourning the Loss of Teen Firefighters

01.20.2010 |

NVFC Health and Safety Priorities Featured on Fire Department Network News

01.19.2010 |

Important Message from Deputy FEMA Administrator Richard Serino

01.15.2010 |

Proposal to Remove IRC Code Requirement for Residential Fire Sprinklers Fails in Baltimore; So What’s Next?

01.14.2010 |

Support Relief Efforts in Haiti

01.12.2010 |

Operation Ranger Application Period Now Open

01.12.2010 |

International Code Council, NVFC Aim to Improve Firefighter Safety

01.12.2010 |

State Fire Marshals Exploring Green Buildings/Fire Safety Connection

01.12.2010 |

IRS Issues New Mileage Reimbursement Rate for 2010

01.12.2010 |

Medium Duty Rescue Squad Available for Donation

2009

12.18.2009 |

SAFER Grant Applications Due January 15

12.16.2009 |

Apply for a SAFER Grant to Meet Retention and Recruitment Needs

12.08.2009 |

NFPA Report Shows Dangerous Aging Trend in Firefighters Protecting Small Communities

12.08.2009 |

Reminder: SAFER Grant Applications Due December 18

12.08.2009 |

Vote for the NVFC Foundation in Facebook Giveaway

12.08.2009 |

Follow the NVFC on Twitter and Facebook

12.08.2009 |

Call for Entries: Submit a Nomination for the NVFC's Annual Awards

12.08.2009 |

NVFC Introduces Junior Membership Level

12.07.2009 |

NVFC Recruiting First Responders for New Survey on Communications and Information Needs

11.24.2009 |

NVFC Offers Resources to Help Departments Apply for SAFER Grants

11.19.2009 |

AFG/SAFER Reauthorization Overwhelmingly Approved by the House

11.18.2009 |

Call to Action: AFG/SAFER Reauthorization to be Voted on Today by the House

11.18.2009 |

NVFC Featured on FireChief.com Podcast

11.10.2009 |

President Signs FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

11.10.2009 |

Legislative Victory: FLAME Act Signed into Law

11.10.2009 |

NVFC Releases Grant-Writing Resources

11.10.2009 |

Give the Gift of NVFC Membership this Holiday Season

11.10.2009 |

Remember to Renew Your NVFC Membership

11.10.2009 |

NIOSH Issues Safety Advisory for Manual Adjustment of Automatic Slack Adjusters

11.10.2009 |

National Fire Academy Application Period Now Open

11.10.2009 |

IFRM Enters Into Two Cooperative Partnerships

11.03.2009 |

DHS Announces FY 2009 SAFER Grant Application Period

11.03.2009 |

Now Available: NVFC Junior Membership Level

10.29.2009 |

Fire Service Victory: Residential Sprinklers Remain Mandatory in International Residential Code

10.28.2009 |

NVFC Supports USFA's Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign

10.23.2009 |

Important Issues to be Voted on at ICC Code Development Hearings Next Week in Baltimore

10.16.2009 |

Legislation Reauthorizing AFG and SAFER Introduced in House

10.14.2009 |

Legislation Extending Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act Introduced in the House

10.14.2009 |

Ask Your Representative to Co-sponsor the Community Building Code Administration Grant Act

10.14.2009 |

NVFC Volunteer Advocacy Committee Launches Web Resource to Assist Volunteer Emergency Responders

10.14.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administrator Cochran Addresses NVFC Board During Fall Meeting

10.14.2009 |

NVFC Participates in Capitol Hill Launch of Campus Fire Safety Month

10.14.2009 |

NVFC to Bolster Fire Prevention Efforts with FM Global Grant

10.14.2009 |

Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Supports Community Firefighters

10.14.2009 |

Fire Spokesperson's Pocket Media Guide Now Available

10.14.2009 |

Firefighters Benefit from Several International Code Council Code Changes

10.08.2009 |

Fred Allinson Receives 2009 NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award

10.07.2009 |

Vote for Fire Sprinklers at Building Code Hearings on October 28

10.06.2009 |

President Obama Issues Fire Prevention Week Proclamation

09.28.2009 |

NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefighter Program Grants

09.21.2009 |

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Is Now Open

09.21.2009 |

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend to be Held October 2-4

09.21.2009 |

Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10

09.16.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administrator Cochran to Address NVFC Board

09.15.2009 |

Take the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program Survey

09.11.2009 |

September 11: National Day of Service and Remembrance

09.10.2009 |

NVFC Establishes Health and Safety Priorities to Keep First Responders at their B.E.S.T.

09.01.2009 |

It's National Preparedness Month: Make Sure Your Community Is Ready

08.31.2009 |

NVFC Board Member James Seavey Named Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year

08.11.2009 |

NVFC Members Win Columbia Southern University Scholarships

08.11.2009 |

Cochran Confirmed as U.S. Fire Administrator

08.11.2009 |

IRS Letter Indicates That LOSAP Does Not Qualify for Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

08.11.2009 |

National Firefighter Health Week is August 17-21

08.11.2009 |

2009 Fire Corps Award of Excellence Nominations Due September 4

08.11.2009 |

USFA Resource Provides Status of Novelty Lighter Legislation

08.11.2009 |

Ethanol Emergency Response Training Now Available

08.11.2009 |

NVFC Members Receive Discount to Firehouse Central 2009

08.07.2009 |

NVFC Partners with FASNY to Offer New Member Benefit

08.07.2009 |

Cochran Confirmed as U.S. Fire Administrator

08.06.2009 |

NVFC Endorses Chief Kelvin J. Cochran's Nomination for USFA Administrator

08.06.2009 |

National Volunteer Fire Council Recruiting First Responders for Survey on Communications Needs

07.30.2009 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Department Grant Applications Due August 15

07.29.2009 |

NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefighter Scholarships

07.20.2009 |

NVFC Mourns Loss of Longtime Board Member Jim Monihan

07.14.2009 |

Hurricane Season Began June 1: Is Your Community Ready?

07.14.2009 |

Major Funding Cut for AFG Moving Forward in House and Senate

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Testifies Before House Subcommittee on AFG/SAFER Reauthorization

07.14.2009 |

Kelvin Cochran Nominated to be Next U.S Fire Administrator

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Due August 3

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Partners with ADT for Pet Fire Safety Day

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Releases National Firefighter Health Week Resource Center

07.14.2009 |

Georgia-Pacific Offers Fire Department Grants for Equipment, Resources, and Programming

07.14.2009 |

Visit the NVFC Booth at Firehouse Expo

07.14.2009 |

MSA Offers Online Education Resource

07.14.2009 |

Channellock #89 Rescue Tool Holds "Eights and Nines" Sweepstakes

07.14.2009 |

IFRM Sends Donated Gear to Papua New Guinea

07.14.2009 |

Participate in the National Preparedness Month Coalition

06.22.2009 |

Participate in the National Preparedness Month Coalition

06.16.2009 |

NVFC Participates in Firefighter Safety Roundtable

06.11.2009 |

Application Period Now Open: Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants

06.10.2009 |

NFA First Semester FY 2010 Application Deadline is June 15

06.09.2009 |

Economic Crisis Impacts U.S. Fire Departments, According to a New National Survey Sponsored by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

06.09.2009 |

Craig Fugate Sworn-In as FEMA Administrator

06.09.2009 |

DHS Secretary Announces Administration Position that FEMA Remain in DHS

06.09.2009 |

Follow the NVFC on Twitter and Facebook

06.09.2009 |

NVFC Partners with Firehouse.com to Release Heart-Healthy Podcasts for Safety Week, June 14-20

06.09.2009 |

Nomination Period Now Open for Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

06.09.2009 |

Lighthouse Uniforms Offers Discount to NVFC Members, Free Dress Uniforms for Fallen Firefighters

06.04.2009 |

Apply Now! Applications for Columbia Southern University Scholarships Due June 15

06.02.2009 |

NVFC Asks House and Senate Appropriators to Maintain Funding for AFG and SAFER

05.29.2009 |

Fire Station Construction Grant Guidance Released

05.15.2009 |

Deadline Extended - Junior Firefighter Scholarship Applications Due June 1

05.15.2009 |

DHS Secretary Cites Firefighter Input as Justification for Reducing Fire Grant Funding by 70 Percent

05.15.2009 |

Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act Re-introduced in Senate

05.15.2009 |

Ask Your Congressional Representatives to Sign Letter to IRS Clarifying Taxation of Volunteer Benefits

05.15.2009 |

Craig Fugate Confirmed as FEMA Administrator

05.15.2009 |

DHS Secretary Announces Administration Position that FEMA Remain in DHS

05.12.2009 |

President Proposes Dramatic Reduction in Funding for Firefighter Equipment, Training and Apparatus

05.12.2009 |

Senator Sanders Introduces Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act

05.12.2009 |

Assistance to Firefighter Grant Applications Due May 20

05.12.2009 |

Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant Application Period Now Open

05.12.2009 |

FEMA Director Nominee Supports Keeping Agency in DHS

05.12.2009 |

NVFC Releases H1N1 Flu Resource Center

05.12.2009 |

NVFC Members Receive Discount to Firehouse Expo 2009

05.07.2009 |

Apply Now! National Junior Firefighter Program Scholarship Applications Due May 15

05.04.2009 |

It's Arson Awareness Week: This Year's Theme is Arson for Profit

05.01.2009 |

Are There Abandoned or Vacant Buildings in Your Community?

04.29.2009 |

Message from the USFA Acting Assistant Administrator Regarding the H1N1 Flu

04.14.2009 |

Columbia Southern University Offers Scholarships to NVFC Members

04.14.2009 |

NVFC Issues Policy Statements, Updates Legislative Positions at Spring Meeting

04.14.2009 |

FLAME Act Passes House

04.14.2009 |

Congressman King reintroduces Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act

04.14.2009 |

NVFC Elects Officers, Tackles Important Issues at Annual Spring Meeting

04.14.2009 |

Tyco International Donates to National Junior Firefighter Program

04.14.2009 |

NVFC Bestows 2009 Fire Prevention Award to Edward Sawicki

04.14.2009 |

Sen. Susan Collins Receives NVFC Legislator of the Year Award

04.14.2009 |

USFA Announces Arson Awareness Week Theme for 2009

04.14.2009 |

CHEMTREC Releases DVD to Assist First Responders

04.14.2009 |

April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week: "Celebrating People in Action"

04.13.2009 |

Application Period Now Open: Fiscal Year 2009 Assistance to Firefighter Grants

04.07.2009 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Grant Application Period Now Open

03.26.2009 |

Raise Funds for Your Department Through Baskin-Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night

03.26.2009 |

Nationwide Fire Service Survey Ends March 31

03.19.2009 |

NVFC 2008 Annual Report Now Available Online

03.16.2009 |

Chief Glenn Gaines Named Deputy Assistant Administrator and Acting Administrator for USFA

03.11.2009 |

Obama Nominates Former Volunteer as FEMA Administrator

03.11.2009 |

Oregon, Arkansas Governors Sign Novelty Lighter Bans Into Law

03.11.2009 |

Volunteer Departments Earn Praise for Flight 3407 Response

03.11.2009 |

Michigan Power Cleaning To Give Away Wildfire Suppression Unit

03.11.2009 |

Humane Society of the United States Asks Fire Departments to Consider Adopting Station Dogs

03.11.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administration Announces Change in NFA Application Periods

02.24.2009 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Scholarship Application Period Now Open

02.24.2009 |

Several States Considering Novelty Lighter Bans

02.24.2009 |

Take the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Fire Service Survey

02.24.2009 |

NVFC Releases Updated Vehicle Safety Resource

02.24.2009 |

NVFC Establishes "Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety Priorities"

02.24.2009 |

Children's Fire Safety Web Sites Launched

02.21.2009 |

President Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Bill

02.09.2009 |

NVFC Urges President Obama to Retain FEMA As a Component of Homeland Security

02.09.2009 |

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Now Open

02.09.2009 |

FY2009 AFG Workshop Schedule Announced

02.09.2009 |

New USFA Web Page Focuses on Challenges of the Rural and Volunteer Fire Service

02.09.2009 |

Podcast Discusses Alarming Increase in Significant Multiple-Fatality Fires

01.27.2009 |

Governor Janet Napolitano confirmed as DHS Secretary

01.27.2009 |

NVFC Asks Departments to Adopt the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program, Take the Fired Up For Fitness Challenge

01.27.2009 |

NVFC and Baskin-Robbins Team Up to Support Junior Firefighters

01.27.2009 |

Operation Respond Promotes Wireless Applications for Responders

01.27.2009 |

9-1-1 Honor Award Nominations Due January 30

01.27.2009 |

Register Early for the Fire Service PPE Symposium

01.14.2009 |

NVFC Mourns Passing of Two State Directors

01.14.2009 |

NVFC Joins Fire Service Leaders in Urging All Residents to Install, Test Home Smoke Alarms - Today!

01.14.2009 |

FEMA Requests Public Comment on Credentialing

01.14.2009 |

USFA Releases Provisional 2008 Firefighter Fatality Statistics

01.14.2009 |

ICC Appeals Board Upholds Residential Sprinkler Requirement

01.14.2009 |

NVFC and the U.S. Fire Administration Seek a Safer "Home Fire Season"

01.06.2009 |

Fire Service Leadership Issues a National Call For Working Smoke Alarms To Protect All Residents

01.05.2009 |

Fire Service Features and the Fire Code: What to Look For During Site Plan Review

01.05.2009 |

Fire Prevention Award Nominations Due February 13

2008

12.08.2008 |

Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation Awards Grant to NVFC to Help Build Next Generation of Firefighters

12.08.2008 |

Looking to Give the Perfect Holiday Gift? NVFC Membership is a Gift they Can Use

12.08.2008 |

Nominate an Outstanding Firefighter for the NVFC Fire Prevention Award

12.08.2008 |

NFA Second Semester Application Period Closes December 31

12.08.2008 |

American Fire Sprinkler Association Announces 2009 Class Schedule

11.25.2008 |

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period To Open Soon

11.25.2008 |

Federal Safety Vest Requirement in Effect as of November 24

11.25.2008 |

NVFC Membership Renewals Due January 1

11.25.2008 |

New NVFC Member Benefit Provides Discounts on Shopping, Travel, and More

11.25.2008 |

Focus on Recruitment and Retention: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act Exempts Certain Volunteer Benefits from Federal Taxation

11.25.2008 |

New Resources Allow Kids to "Ask a Firefighter," Connect Public Educators

11.12.2008 |

Election Brings New Faces, New Direction

11.12.2008 |

NVFC Releases Retention and Recruitment Video for Departments

11.12.2008 |

Give the Gift of NVFC Membership This Holiday Season

11.12.2008 |

Smoking & Home Fires Webinar to Be Held November 24

11.12.2008 |

ACIP Opens Door to Anthrax Shots for First Responders

10.28.2008 |

Firefighting Pre-Incident Plans

10.28.2008 |

Federal Safety Vest Requirement Goes Into Effect on November 24

10.28.2008 |

Fire Service and Nation Face Big Challenges in Dealing with Wildland Fire

10.28.2008 |

NVFC Releases Updated Health and Wellness Guide

10.28.2008 |

NVFC Partners with Georgia-Pacific to Help Resource-Constrained Fire Departments

10.28.2008 |

Operation Ranger Application Period Now Open

10.15.2008 |

NVFC Updates Legislative Priorities at Annual Fall Meeting

10.15.2008 |

NVFC Board Establishes Initiative to Promote Volunteer Firefighter Training

10.15.2008 |

Contact FCC in Support of Nationwide Communications System

10.15.2008 |

John Doster Receives 2008 NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award

10.15.2008 |

NVFC Health and Safety Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting

10.15.2008 |

NVFC Named Fit-Friendly Company by American Heart Association

10.15.2008 |

NVFC Meeting Features Wide Range of Speakers

10.15.2008 |

Focus on Retention and Recruitment: Reduced Cost Health Insurance Bill Signed Into Law in NY

10.15.2008 |

USFA Launches Interactive Blog

10.15.2008 |

FIRE 20/20 Offers Diversity Recruitment Video to Fire Departments

09.22.2008 |

NVFC Attends Volunteer Recognition Event at White House

09.22.2008 |

Designate the NVFC in Your CFC Giving

09.22.2008 |

NEMSAC to Hold October Meeting

09.22.2008 |

Register Early for the Inaugural PPE Symposium

09.22.2008 |

NFA Course Vacancies

09.18.2008 |

Ask Your U.S. Senators to Vote for SAVES Act to Reduce Fuel Costs for Volunteer Fire Departments

09.11.2008 |

September 11 Remembered

09.11.2008 |

Hurricane Gustav Tests National, State, and Local Emergency Response Capabilities

09.11.2008 |

September is National Preparedness Month: Is Your Community Prepared?

09.11.2008 |

Help First Responders in Need: Contribute to the NVFC Volunteer Firefighter Support Fund

09.11.2008 |

Focus on Recruitment and Retention: NVFC Supports Increasing Tax Deductions for Volunteers Responding in Personal Vehicles

09.11.2008 |

Become a Health and Fitness Advocate for Your Department

09.11.2008 |

Nominate Your Fire Corps Team for the Award of Excellence

09.01.2008 |

NVFC Offers Volunteer Firefighter Support Fund

08.26.2008 |

DHS releases National Emergency Communications Plan

08.26.2008 |

NVFC Attends International Firefighters Conference in Argentina

08.26.2008 |

NVFC Supports Legislation Banning Novelty Lighters

08.26.2008 |

Volunteer Firefighters in Kentucky Could be Subject to Lawsuits Pending Court Ruling

08.26.2008 |

USFA Releases 2007 Firefighter Fatalities Report

08.26.2008 |

Dunkin' Donuts Partners with NVFC to Promote Good Nutrition in the Fire Service

08.18.2008 |

This Week is National Firefighter Health Week: Use NVFC Resources to Get Healthy

08.11.2008 |

Department of Justice Requests Comment on Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Rulemaking

08.11.2008 |

NVFC-Endorsed Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act Passes Congress

08.11.2008 |

Take Control of Your Health During National Firefighter Health Week, August 18-22

08.11.2008 |

Nationwide Novelty Lighter Legislation Now Available on NVFC Web Site

08.11.2008 |

IRS Publishes Guidelines for Implementation of Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

08.11.2008 |

Fire Corps Releases Educational Curriculum Webinars

08.11.2008 |

Visit the NVFC at Fire-Rescue International

08.11.2008 |

NVFC Featured on National Radio Show

08.11.2008 |

Attend the Inaugural Fire Service PPE Symposium

08.07.2008 |

Eight Firefighters Feared Dead After Helicopter Crash in California

07.31.2008 |

NVFC/Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation Award $100,000 through National Junior Firefighter Scholarship Program

07.23.2008 |

NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Due August 1

07.23.2008 |

NVFC Supports SAVES Act to Reduce Fuel Costs for Volunteer Fire Departments

07.23.2008 |

NVFC Supports Changing International Residential Code to Require Fire Sprinklers

07.23.2008 |

NVFC Represents United States at International Conference

07.23.2008 |

NVFC Releases New Components of National Junior Firefighter Program

07.23.2008 |

Wildland Fire Update

07.23.2008 |

NVFC Partners with ADT, AKC to Promote Pet Fire Safety

07.09.2008 |

NVFC Launches Health and Fitness Advocate Program

07.09.2008 |

Department of Justice Making Progress on Hometown Heroes PSOB Cases

07.09.2008 |

Federal Legislative Update

07.09.2008 |

World Trade Center Rescue Workers Must Register to Remain Eligible for Workers' Compensation Benefits

07.09.2008 |

NVFC to Have Booth, Scholarship Presentations at Firehouse Expo

07.09.2008 |

NVFC, Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation Team Up to Keep Fire Service Strong

07.09.2008 |

Fire Alarm Systems: What do the Codes Say?

07.05.2008 |

NVFC Featured on Live Radio Broadcast

06.25.2008 |

NVFC, Johns Hopkins Research Project Receives FEMA Grant

06.25.2008 |

NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Deadline is August 1

06.25.2008 |

NVFC Offers Support to Volunteer Firefighters in Need

06.25.2008 |

National Fire Incident Reporting System 5.0 Self Study Now Available

06.25.2008 |

USSTC Awards Free Polaris Rangers to Emergency Service Departments

06.25.2008 |

NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefighter Scholarships

06.10.2008 |

Connecticut Passes Law Allowing Career Firefighters to Volunteer

06.10.2008 |

CEDAP Grant Period Now Open

06.10.2008 |

Hurricane Season Began June 1: Is Your Community Ready?

06.10.2008 |

Theme Announced for Fire Prevention Week 2008: "Prevent Home Fires!"

06.10.2008 |

USFA Seeks Deputy United States Fire Administrator

06.09.2008 |

Take the NVFC Communications Survey

05.28.2008 |

Retention and Recruitment Component of SAFER Grants Critical for Volunteer Fire Departments

05.28.2008 |

NVFC, Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation to Award Junior Firefighter Scholarships in July

05.28.2008 |

Department of Transportation Grants Fund Hazmat Training for Volunteer First Responders

05.28.2008 |

2008 Firewise Leadership Awards: Call for Nominations

05.28.2008 |

Use Cost Savings Calculators to Gain Support for Your Department

05.27.2008 |

SAFER Grant Application Period Now Open

05.12.2008 |

Junior Firefighter Scholarship Applications Due May 15

05.12.2008 |

D Block Hearing Examines Failures, Plans for Future

05.12.2008 |

Visit the NVFC at Fire Expo

05.07.2008 |

Nominate a Deserving Firefighter for a New House

05.05.2008 |

2007 NVFC Annual Report Now Available Online

04.22.2008 |

CFSI National Advisory Committee Adopts NVFC-Backed Resolution Supporting LOSAP Bill

04.22.2008 |

USFA Releases New Firefighter Autopsy Protocol

04.22.2008 |

America's Wildland Fire Problem is Growing

04.22.2008 |

New Regulations Will Require Emergency Responders to Wear High-Visibility Apparel

04.22.2008 |

National Volunteer Week Starts April 28: Recognize Your Volunteers

04.22.2008 |

Create Awareness of the Dangers of Toylike Lighters During Arson Awareness Week, May 4-10

04.22.2008 |

Deadline Approaching: Junior Firefighter Scholarship Applications Due May 15

04.17.2008 |

NVFC and USFA Release Report on Emerging Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service

04.15.2008 |

Safety During Construction and Demolition

04.08.2008 |

NVFC Names Congressman John Larson 2008 Legislator of the Year

04.08.2008 |

NVFC Bestows 2008 Fire Prevention Award to Donald Dalrymple

04.08.2008 |

NVFC Releases Podcast on Junior Firefighter Programs

04.08.2008 |

NVFC Expands Executive Committee, Creates Health and Safety Committee

04.08.2008 |

NVFC Spring Board Meeting Focuses on Key Issues, Features Prominent Speakers

03.31.2008 |

Application Period for National Junior Firefighter Scholarship and Grant Program Now Open

03.31.2008 |

Recognize Your Volunteers During National Volunteer Week: April 27 - May 3

03.31.2008 |

Arson Awareness Week is May 4-10, 2008

03.31.2008 |

NVFC Booth to Feature Health Screenings, Firehouse Chef at FDIC

03.26.2008 |

AFG Applications Due April 4

02.29.2008 |

Department of Homeland Security Announces Application Period for FY 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grants

02.26.2008 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Offers $100,000 in Scholarships and Grants: Application Now Available

02.26.2008 |

DHS Offers Assistance to Firefighters Grant Workshops

02.26.2008 |

Recognize Your Volunteers During National Volunteer Week: April 27 - May 3

02.13.2008 |

President Slashes First Responder Funding in FY 2009 Budget Request

02.13.2008 |

Department of Homeland Security Releases National Response Framework

02.13.2008 |

NVFC Testifies Before Congress on Volunteer Job Protection Legislation

02.06.2008 |

NVFC Releases Podcast on Retention and Recruitment

02.05.2008 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Advisory Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting

01.22.2008 |

Nominations for Fire Prevention Award Due February 15

01.22.2008 |

NVFC Membership Renewals Due February 1

01.22.2008 |

NVFC Launches New Members-Only Section of Web Site

01.10.2008 |

FY 2008 Appropriations Bring Increases in AFG and SAFER Grant Programs

2007

12.17.2007 |

NVFC Mourns Loss of Missouri Director

12.14.2007 |

Stay Safe This Holiday Season

12.06.2007 |

Reynolds American Inc Announces Product-Wide Switch to "Fire-Safe" Cigarettes

12.06.2007 |

NVFC Moves to New Offices

12.05.2007 |

Apply Now for USSTC Operation Ranger Program

12.03.2007 |

NVFC Receives Grant from Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation

11.21.2007 |

NVFC Fall Board Meeting Features Prominent Speakers, Sees Reordering of Legislative Priorities

11.21.2007 |

NVFC Director Receives John M. Buckman III Award

11.12.2007 |

Second Edition of Heart-Healthy Firefighter Cookbook Now Available

10.30.2007 |

NVFC Bestows 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert T. Bettenhausen

10.29.2007 |

NVFC Testifies to Congress on Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

10.29.2007 |

Leadership Guide For Combination Departments Now Available

10.29.2007 |

NVFC Joins Nation in Remembering Fallen Firefighters

10.23.2007 |

Firefighters Battle Massive Wildfires in Southern California

10.23.2007 |

FP&S Grant Application Period Now Open

10.21.2007 |

NVFC Testifies Before Congress on Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration

10.21.2007 |

NVFC Hosts Delegation from Finland

10.21.2007 |

NFA to Offer Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Specialist Course for Volunteers

10.21.2007 |

USSTC Operation Ranger Opens Applications for 2008 Awards

10.05.2007 |

Changes Made to PSOB Determination Process

09.26.2007 |

Support the NVFC through Combined Federal Campaign

09.26.2007 |

NVFC Launches New Web Site

09.26.2007 |

NVFC Hosts Delegation of Japanese Volunteer Firefighters

09.26.2007 |

Start Planning Now For Fire Prevention Week

09.26.2007 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Update: New Resources Available

09.11.2007 |

NVFC Continues Preparedness Efforts Six Years After 9/11

08.29.2007 |

FCC Revises Radio Spectrum Auction Rules to Create Wireless Broadband Communications Network for Public Safety

08.29.2007 |

Update on NVFC Legislative Priorities

08.16.2007 |

Deadline Extended for NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations

08.06.2007 |

NVFC Launches National Junior Firefighter Program

07.31.2007 |

NVFC Executive Committee Awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award

07.31.2007 |

Senate Passes Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act

07.31.2007 |

Senator Hillary Clinton Introduces Companion LOSAP Bill

07.31.2007 |

NVFC Launches National Firefighter Health Week

07.29.2007 |

NVFC Calls For Department of Justice to Award Hometown Heroes Claims

07.15.2007 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Launch

06.27.2007 |

Register Your Department with the National Junior Firefighter Program

06.27.2007 |

Congressman King reintroduces Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act

06.23.2007 |

NVFC and USFA Release Comprehensive Guide to Retention and Recruitment

06.19.2007 |

Nation Mourns Nine Firefighters Killed in South Carolina Fire

06.19.2007 |

Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators And Representatives Asks President To 'Unlock' Hometown Heroes Benefits

06.13.2007 |

NVFC Calls for Citizen Corps and Fire Corps Authorization in Testimony before House Subcommittee

06.03.2007 |

NVFC Member Update: Cade Confirmed as U.S. Fire Aministrator

05.24.2007 |

Senators Introduce Bi-partisan Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

05.17.2007 |

Urge President Bush to Implement Hometown Heroes Act

05.06.2007 |

Visit the NVFC and Fire Corps at Fire Expo 2007

05.06.2007 |

NVFC Urges Appropriations Committee to Preserve Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

05.06.2007 |

NVFC Asks President to Look Into DOJ's Handling of Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act

05.06.2007 |

NVFC Tips for Applying for Public Safety Officers' Benefit

04.23.2007 |

Fire and EMS Stand Down to be Held June 17-23

04.23.2007 |

Join NVFC and Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals (MSP) in "Sounding the Alarm for High Cholesterol"

04.16.2007 |

Congressman Steny Hoyer Named NVFC Legislator of the Year

04.08.2007 |

Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act (H.R. 1643) Introduced

04.08.2007 |

Kimberly Herskowitz Wins NVFC's 2007 Fire Prevention Award

04.08.2007 |

NVFC Spring Board Meeting Sees Reordering of Legislative Priorities, Election of Officers

03.30.2007 |

NVFC Supports National Effort To Eliminate Novelty Lighters

03.30.2007 |

Study Finds Firefighters Have Greater Heart Risk While Responding To Emergencies

03.30.2007 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application Period Now Open

03.30.2007 |

NVFC Supports National Effort To Eliminate Novelty Lighters

03.20.2007 |

NVFC Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security

03.12.2007 |

President's FY 2008 Budget Would Slash First Responder Funding By $1 Billion

03.12.2007 |

Congressman Introduces Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

02.07.2007 |

NVFC Executive Committee Meets

02.05.2007 |

Volunteer Incentive Program Scaled Back

02.01.2007 |

New Contest Honors Firefighters for Service to Communities

02.01.2007 |

NVFC Releases Online AFG and SAFER Grant Resource Center

01.11.2007 |

NVFC Fire Prevention Award Nomination Deadline Extended to February 1

01.11.2007 |

NVFC and Spartan Motors to Create National Junior Firefighter Program

01.11.2007 |

Reminder: NVFC Membership Renewals Due February 1

01.11.2007 |

California to Implement Fire Safe Cigarette Law

2006

12.28.2006 |

Deadline for NVFC Fire Prevention Award Nominations is January 15

12.28.2006 |

American Public University to Offer Homeland Security Symposium

12.05.2006 |

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Now Open

11.27.2006 |

Firehouse World Forms Partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council

11.02.2006 |

NVFC Board Tackles Strategic Plan at Fall Meeting

11.01.2006 |

Lawrence Ruff Named 2006 NVFC Volunteer Firefighter of the Year

10.31.2006 |

CFSI NAC Adopts Three Resolutions Offered by the NVFC

10.31.2006 |

Support the NVFC Through Combined Federal Campaign

10.16.2006 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Announcements Released

10.16.2006 |

NVFC Support Fund Report: One Year After Katrina

10.09.2006 |

NVFC Releases Two Guides to Help Volunteers Engage in Grassroots Activism

10.09.2006 |

Michelin Supports First Responders With Driving America\'s Safety Initiative

10.08.2006 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Announcements To Begin Friday

10.02.2006 |

Congress Passes Homeland Security Appropriations for FY 2007, Increased Funding for AFG, SAFER, and USFA

10.01.2006 |

NVFC's Heart-Healthy Program Provides Health Screenings, Cooking Demonstrations to Hundreds at FRI

09.20.2006 |

NVFC Award Winner Promotes Fire Safety on PBS KIDS Sprout

09.18.2006 |

Hurricane-Ravaged County Still Needs Help

09.11.2006 |

NVFC Continues Preparedness Efforts Five Years After 9/11

09.08.2006 |

NVFC, Fire Corps Prepare for Fire Prevention Week

08.22.2006 |

OMB Publishes Final "Hometown Heroes" Rule for Public Safety Officers' Benefits

08.16.2006 |

NVFC Supports New Legislation to Clarify Tax Status of LOSAP

08.16.2006 |

NVFC Legislative Report

08.06.2006 |

NVFC, Joe Montana Promote Heart-Health to Firefighters in Myrtle Beach

08.06.2006 |

NVFC's Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program Reaches Hundreds at Firehouse Expo

07.30.2006 |

DHS Launches Updated Emergency Preparedness Web Site

07.25.2006 |

NVFC Joins National Preparedness Month 2006 Coalition

07.23.2006 |

Student Recruitment for NFA Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) Courses at Noble Training Center

07.16.2006 |

NVFC Offers Free Health Screenings, Cooking Demonstrations at Firehouse Expo

07.07.2006 |

Nominations for NVFC Firefighter of the Year Award Due August 1

06.25.2006 |

NVFC Provides Training To State Fire/EMS Associations

06.15.2006 |

NVFC Urges Departments to Apply for SAFER Grants as Deadline Approaches

06.10.2006 |

NFA Offers Juvenile Firesetter Course Through Volunteer Incentive Program

06.07.2006 |

Department of Homeland Security Now Accepting SAFER Applications

06.07.2006 |

Free Online Safety Training Offered on June 21

06.04.2006 |

Terrorism Awareness Guide Now Available on NVFC Web Site

06.01.2006 |

Senate Confirms Chief Paulison as FEMA Director

06.01.2006 |

NVFC Expands Volunteer Firefighter Support Fund

06.01.2006 |

PSOB Application Now Available Online

06.01.2006 |

$5,000 of Scholarships Available for Fire Fighters and Dependents

05.28.2006 |

MSA Releases New Fundraising Tool for Volunteer Firefighters

05.28.2006 |

NVFC, Joe Montana and Novartis Team Up for Firefighter Health

05.25.2006 |

NVFC Conducts Health Screenings at Fire Expo

05.17.2006 |

NVFC To Offer Free Health Screenings at Fire Expo

05.13.2006 |

Firefighter Safety Stand Down Scheduled to Start June 21

05.10.2006 |

NVFC Promotes Heart-Healthy Lifestyle at FDIC

04.24.2006 |

Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program Awarded $1 Million

04.19.2006 |

Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program to Offer Free Screenings, Demonstrations at FDIC

04.19.2006 |

Fire Corps Program Wins Award of Excellence

04.18.2006 |

Chertoff Addresses NVFC Board, Commends Fire Corps

04.18.2006 |

NFL Player Erron Kinney Addresses NVFC Board

04.18.2006 |

NVFC Meeting in Nation's Capital Draws Big Names

04.13.2006 |

NVFC Honors Dayna Hilton with Fire Prevention Award

04.12.2006 |

Mike Castle Receives NVFC's 2006 Legislator of the Year Award

04.09.2006 |

NVFC Supports Paulison Nomination

03.08.2006 |

NVFC Relief Efforts Update

03.08.2006 |

Firefighter Safety Research Opportunity

03.05.2006 |

Radio Communications for the Fire Service

03.05.2006 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Application Period Opens March 6

02.20.2006 |

NVFC Meets with Democratic Leaders

02.20.2006 |

Communications Interoperability: A View From The Field

02.13.2006 |

Announcement: Fire Department Survey

02.11.2006 |

President's Budget Request Shortchanges America's Firefighters

01.25.2006 |

Call for Nominations for the NVFC Fire Prevention Award

2005

12.12.2005 |

NVFC Relief Funds Reach Firefighters in Need

12.12.2005 |

NVFC Fall Board Meeting Focuses on Relief Efforts; Legislative Priorities

11.29.2005 |

An Open Letter From NVFC Chairman Philip C. Stittleburg Regarding The State of the Volunteer Fire Service

11.01.2005 |

NVFC Updates Legislative Priorities

11.01.2005 |

IAFC and NVFC Offer Resolution to Protect Volunteers

10.27.2005 |

Hlavaty Wins NVFC Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award

10.25.2005 |

New Web-Based Program for Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations Now On-Line

10.12.2005 |

By the Numbers: Helping Fire Departments Make the Case for Community Funding

10.03.2005 |

USFA and WITF to Broadcast Live the 2005 Fallen Firefighter Candlelight and Memorial Services

10.03.2005 |

Firefighters From Across the World Collect T-Shirts for Fellow Firefighters in Need

09.24.2005 |

USFA Opens Call Center in Suppor of Firefighters Helping Firefighters

09.24.2005 |

NVFC Legislative Report

09.13.2005 |

NVFC Applauds Announcement of Paulison to Head FEMA

09.12.2005 |

NVFC Signs MOU with National Association of Counties

09.09.2005 |

NVFC Coordinates Equipment Donation from UST

09.09.2005 |

NVFC Emergency Relief Fund Flyer

09.08.2005 |

DHS Announces Fire Prevention and Safety Grants to Aid America's Fire Departments

09.08.2005 |

DHS Launches Web Site for Those Who Want to Donate resources to Katrina Response

09.07.2005 |

USFA Thanks the Fire Service

09.06.2005 |

Ferrara Fire Apparatus Accepts Role as Logistics Center for Firefighter Relief Supplies

09.06.2005 |

Fire Corps Supports Katrina Relief Efforts

09.04.2005 |

Letter of Condolence from the Federation of World Volunteer Firefighters Associations

09.03.2005 |

Request for Assistance from the Volunteer Fire Service

09.03.2005 |

Equipment Donations

09.01.2005 |

Request for Assistance from the Volunteer Fire Service

08.30.2005 |

First Responders Urged Not to Respond to Hurricane Impact Areas Unless Dispatched by State, Local Authorities

08.19.2005 |

DHS Announces fir First Round of the AFG Grants Awarding $205 Million to America's Fire Departments

08.16.2005 |

DOJ Finally Releases New PSOB Regulations

08.16.2005 |

Get Ready for Fire Prevention Week - October 9-15

08.12.2005 |

With Members of Congress Back Home, Opportunity Perfect for Action

08.10.2005 |

National Volunteer Fire Council Announces Fired Up For Fitness Challenge Winner

08.05.2005 |

National Volunteer Fire Council to Perform Free Health Screenings at Fire Rescue International

07.14.2005 |

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Announces Six-Point Agenda for Department of Homeland Security

06.30.2005 |

NVFC, Public Safety Groups Appeal to Attorney General for Implementation of PSOB Expansion

06.23.2005 |

Public Safety Medal of Valor Nominations Being Accepted

06.23.2005 |

House Passes Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

06.23.2005 |

Call for Nominations for the NVFC Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award

06.12.2005 |

ACTION ALERT – Call your Senators Today to Restore Funding to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

06.12.2005 |

NVFC Urges Senate to fully Fund Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

06.02.2005 |

SAFER Grant Application Period Begins May 31

06.02.2005 |

NVFC Supports Stand Down Day for Firefighter Safety on June 21

05.26.2005 |

NVFC Heart-Healthy Program Releases Online Resource Guide

05.21.2005 |

NVFC Hold Elections; Reaffirms Legislative Priorities at Successful Spring Conference

05.21.2005 |

NVFC Fire Prevention Award Bestowed to May

05.21.2005 |

NVFC Reaffirms Legislative Priorities for the 109th Congress

04.20.2005 |

NVFC Programs Center Stage at CFSI Dinner and Seminars

04.20.2005 |

National Volunteer Week, 2005

04.12.2005 |

Rural America Vulnerable to Bioterrorism and Natural Disaster Threats

03.31.2005 |

Independent Sector Announces New Estimate for Value of Volunteer Time

03.30.2005 |

Legislation Introduced to Provide a Tax Credit for Volunteer Fire and EMS Personnel

03.22.2005 |

USFA and NVFC Form Partnership to Enhance Health and Safety of the Volunteer Fire Service

03.22.2005 |

DHS Announces Application Period for SAFER Grants

03.17.2005 |

Fire Corps to Hold Seminar on Capitol Hill

03.17.2005 |

NVFC Creates Local Firefighter Action Network in Capital Area

03.17.2005 |

New NVFC Program Offers Realty and Mortgage Assistance

03.17.2005 |

Legislation Introduced to Promote the Donation of Equipment to Volunteer Fire Departments

03.16.2005 |

National Volunteer Fire Council To Present Workshop on How To Develop Fire Department Fitness Programs

03.14.2005 |

DHS Announces Application for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

03.11.2005 |

NVFC to Receive DHS Grant for Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program

02.25.2005 |

2005 Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program Guidance Released

02.22.2005 |

President Bush Releases FY 2006 Budget

02.17.2005 |

Senate Confirms Chertoff as Homeland Security Secretary

02.02.2005 |

FEMA Says Get Ready with the "Are You Ready?" Guide to Citizen Preparedness

01.25.2005 |

Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program to Launch Challenge at Firehouse World Conference

01.20.2005 |

NVFC Calls for Full Funding of U.S. Fire Administration

01.19.2005 |

DHS Releases Applicant Workshop Schedule for 2005 AFG Program

01.14.2005 |

Fire Officials Respond to Chertoff Nomination

01.12.2005 |

Bush Nominates Appeals Court Judge Chertoff as Homeland Security Secretary

01.07.2005 |

Fire Departments Encouraged to Join Fire Corps

01.07.2005 |

Secretary Ridge Announces Completion of the

01.07.2005 |

USFA and NVFC Form Partnership to Enhance Health and Safety of the Volunteer Fire Service

2004

12.10.2004 |

Fire Corps Announces Official Launch - New Program for Citizen Advocates

12.07.2004 |

Gao to Study the Right to Volunteer

12.07.2004 |

Medical Reserve Corps Teams Up with National Volunteer Fire Council on Heart-Healthy Firefighter Initiative

11.30.2004 |

NVFC Victory: DHS Changes Rules to Allow Volunteer Firefighters to get Reimbursement for DHS-Sponsored Training

11.30.2004 |

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Resigns

11.22.2004 |

Fire Corps Director Hired

11.22.2004 |

NVFC Chairman Statement on Lancaster, Massachusetts Issue

11.22.2004 |

Fireman's Fund Contributes $175,000 to NVFC's Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program

11.01.2004 |

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Launches Polaris® Ranger Donation Program -

11.01.2004 |

NVFC Holds Productive Conference in North Carolina

10.25.2004 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Reauthorized for Five More Years

10.20.2004 |

President Signs FY 2005 Homeland Security Spending Bill

10.20.2004 |

DaVanzo Wins NVFC Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award

09.21.2004 |

Senate Passes FY 2005 Homeland Security Spending Bill

09.15.2004 |

NVFC Legislative Victory - House Passes Bill to Promote the Donation of Equipment to Volunteer Fire Departments

09.13.2004 |

It's Fire Prevention Week: Test Your Smoke Alarms!

09.10.2004 |

NVFC Releases Volunteer Cost Savings Study / Calculator

09.02.2004 |

NVFC Presents Appreciation Award to Rep. Sherwood Boehlert

08.31.2004 |

Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Education Conference

08.30.2004 |

NVFC Partners to Launch National Preparedness Month

08.25.2004 |

Fire Officers Urged to Sign up to Receive for Critical Infrastructure Protection Information

08.25.2004 |

NVFC Screens 1,000 Firefighters at Fire Rescue International

08.16.2004 |

NVFC, Others Partner with USFA on Roadway Safety Initiative

07.28.2004 |

NVFC Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security

07.28.2004 |

NVFC Seeking Information on Successful Local Trash Burning Ban Initiatives

07.28.2004 |

Wildfire Season Heats Up As Predicted

07.21.2004 |

NVFC To Perform FREE Cholesterol Testing at Fire Rescue International

07.13.2004 |

NVFC Testifies Before Senate Committee in Support of FIRE Act Reauthorization

07.13.2004 |

NVFC Chairman Addresses State Associations

06.28.2004 |

House Passes FY 2005 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

06.22.2004 |

DOJ Calls for Nominations for Highest Public Safety Officer Award

06.10.2004 |

Wildfire Season Ignores the Calendar

06.09.2004 |

House Subcommittee Proposes $150 Million Cut to FIRE Grant Program

06.01.2004 |

Call for Volunteer Fire Departments

05.27.2004 |

Dodd and Dewine Introduce FIRE Grant Reauthorization in Senate

05.26.2004 |

NVFC Testifies in Support of FIRE Act Reauthorization

05.21.2004 |

Philips and the National Volunteer Fire Council Announce Joint Marketing Agreement

05.17.2004 |

NVFC Awards Amerihost 2003 Community Service Award at Annual Banquet

05.17.2004 |

Williams Wins NVFC Fire Prevention Award

05.14.2004 |

NVFC Recognizes Rep. Nick Smith for Support of America's Fire Service

05.12.2004 |

FEMA And National Volunteer Fire Council Announce New Health And Wellness Guide For The Volunteer Fire Service

05.12.2004 |

Homeland Security Department Announces Fire Corps

05.10.2004 |

Weldon Given First NVFC Legislator of the Year Award

05.10.2004 |

Secretary Ridge Addresses National Volunteer Fire Council Meeting

04.22.2004 |

New Firerescue Conference & Exposition Features Sessions

04.16.2004 |

Statement of NVFC Chairman Philip C. Stittleburg on UFA Passage of Anti-Volunteer Provision

04.14.2004 |

NVFC and CFSI to Conduct Federal Legislative Roundtable at FDIC

04.12.2004 |

NVFC Applauds Introduction of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization

04.09.2004 |

Latest Numbers Show an Increase in Volunteers

04.09.2004 |

Releasing Health Information: Need for a Local Policy

03.29.2004 |

Senate Defeats Sarbanes Amendment to Restore Funding for Firefighters

03.29.2004 |

NVFC Launches State Benefits Webguide

03.24.2004 |

EMS Week 2004 Set for May 16-22

03.24.2004 |

2004 Arson Awareness Week - May 2-8

03.15.2004 |

House Leadership of Congressional Fire Services Caucus Laments Cuts to Fire Grant Program

03.02.2004 |

NVFC Signs MOU with National Association of Towns and Townships

03.01.2004 |

DHS Announces Approval of National Incident Management System

02.05.2004 |

Administration Budget Proposes $500 Million for FIRE Grant Program in FY 2005

02.04.2004 |

PreparednessGuide For the Homeland Security Advisory System Now Available

02.04.2004 |

Tips on Preparing for 2004 Grant Process

02.03.2004 |

NVFC Launches Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program

01.29.2004 |

Opinion Piece: After a Serious Fire: Maximizing Media Attention to Promote Safety

01.21.2004 |

USFA and ODP Announce Workshop Schedule for the FY 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

01.07.2004 |

Firefighter Fatality Figures Show 110 On-Duty Deaths in 2003, an Increase Over 2002

01.05.2004 |

27th Round of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Awards Announced

01.02.2004 |

Department of Homeland Security Raises National Threat Level to Orange

2003

12.29.2003 |

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

12.23.2003 |

WMD Basic Awareness Training Program Available Free to Local Response Agencies

12.18.2003 |

Bush Signs New Homeland Security Directives

12.16.2003 |

President Signs Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefit Act

12.04.2003 |

U.S. Fire Administration Offers Tips on Using Christmas Trees, Candles and Decorations to Reduce Holiday Fires

12.04.2003 |

Home Fires from Candles Reach 20-year Peak

12.04.2003 |

Holiday Fires Can be Prevented - Saving Lives and Preserving Property

12.04.2003 |

President Signs Healthy Forests Bill

12.01.2003 |

Mass. Firefighter Killed in Farmhouse Fire

11.26.2003 |

Congress Passes Legislation to Cover Heart Attacks Under PSOB

11.24.2003 |

Congress Passes USFA Reauthorization

11.19.2003 |

Volunteerism American Style, from VCOS

11.19.2003 |

Executive Director Position Available

11.18.2003 |

New York Fire Department Mourns The Loss Of Larry Yonkin

11.18.2003 |

Volunteer restriction 'downright un-American'

11.17.2003 |

State Focus: Connecticut - Bill Would Ban Firefighter Restriction

11.14.2003 |

CDC Releases Smallpox Vaccination Clinic Guide

11.14.2003 |

A Call to Action: State Legislation Needed to Protect the Right to Volunteer

11.10.2003 |

ABC's 20/20 Story on the Right to Volunteer - POSTPONED

11.10.2003 |

Passage of SAFER Bill Announced; Measure Includes Key Volunteer Provisions

11.07.2003 |

Small Fire Stations Losing Volunteers

11.05.2003 |

Emergency Response Show Rescheduled Due to

11.04.2003 |

National Fire Academy Announces Second Semester Enrollment Period is Now Open

10.30.2003 |

Minnesota Volunteer Chief Killed On Roadside

10.30.2003 |

California fires add to urgency to increase money

10.29.2003 |

NVFC and AmeriHost Partner in Prevention Activities

10.29.2003 |

Report Released Highlighting the Role of Volunteer Fire Departments in the Wildland Urban Interface

10.29.2003 |

The Changing Role and Needs of Local, Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments in the Woldland-Urban Interface

10.23.2003 |

Iowa Assistant Chief Dies Of Heart Attack

10.13.2003 |

Department of Homeland Security Approves Initial National Response Plan

10.09.2003 |

NVFC Reaffirms Legislative Priorities for the 108th Congress

10.09.2003 |

Sayer Wins NVFC Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award

10.09.2003 |

NVFC Fall Conference a Success

10.09.2003 |

FEMA and USFA Join in Support for NFPA National Efforts to Prevent Fires

10.06.2003 |

VFIS Offers Special Autumn Saftety Press Release

10.06.2003 |

Two Volunteer Firefighters Killed in Ohio Silo Explosion

10.01.2003 |

Round 16 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards Announced

09.30.2003 |

Congress Approves FY 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

09.22.2003 |

First Responders Urged Not to Respond to Hurricane Impact Areas Unless Dispatched by State, Local Authorities

09.12.2003 |

FEMA Promotes Mutual Aid

09.12.2003 |

2004-05 Sarbanes Scholarship Now Online

09.10.2003 |

NVFC Urges Fire Service to Participate in Data Collection of Clothing-Related Burn Injuries to Children

09.05.2003 |

Limited Class Openings for the Volunteer Incentive Program at the National Fire Academy

09.05.2003 |

Just Ask Your Local Fire Department: Should We Consolidate The Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program?

09.05.2003 |

The 2003

08.29.2003 |

Emergency Response Show Expands Mission to Include All First Responders

08.28.2003 |

Small Business Pledges $1 Million Dollar Donation to Fire Departments Nationwide to Offset Additional Readiness and First Response Costs Associated with Blackouts, Terrorism, Fires and Other Crises

08.21.2003 |

RAND Study Finds Emergency Responders Believe They Have Inadequate Protection

08.19.2003 |

ACTION ALERT: Contact Homeland Security Appropriations Conferees to Preserve FIRE Act

08.05.2003 |

Officials Protest City Fire Contract

07.31.2003 |

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards Announced to Aid America's Firefighters

07.31.2003 |

Senate Approves $750 Million for FY 2004 FIRE Grant Program

07.24.2003 |

Hartford Courant Editorial - Let Firefighters Volunteer

07.15.2003 |

Nominations Open for Public Safety Medal of Valor

07.10.2003 |

House Approves Fiscal 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

07.09.2003 |

College Campus Fire Safety Measure Introduced

07.01.2003 |

Hartford Union Contract Prohibiting Volunteering is Unconscionable

07.01.2003 |

Candle Fire Prevention Tips

07.01.2003 |

Children's Burn Survivor Study

06.20.2003 |

If You Can't Take the Heat, Get Out Of the Firehouse Kitchen!

06.18.2003 |

Homeland Security Announces First $13.3 Million of More Than $750 Million in Grants to Fire Departments

06.18.2003 |

NIST Issues Guidelines for Decontamination

06.18.2003 |

Subcommittee Approves $750 Million for FY 2004 FIRE Act Grant Program

06.10.2003 |

VFIS Offers Special Summer Safety Press Release

06.10.2003 |

NVFC Testifies on SAFER Bill

06.02.2003 |

Taking Care of Our Own: A Fire Chief's Guide To Preparing For A Line-of-Duty Death

05.28.2003 |

CSB Issues Safety Recommendation in Third Coast Fire

05.26.2003 |

NVFC, Fire Service Groups Oppose Creation of Separate EMS Administration

05.20.2003 |

NVFC Exhibits at FireExpo

05.20.2003 |

In the Midst of Tornado Recovery, Pierce City Beset by Debt for Fire Truck

05.16.2003 |

Senate Passes Bill to Expand PSOB Benefits for Heart Attacks

05.15.2003 |

NVFC to Receive FEMA Grant for Firefighter Heart Attack Prevention Program

05.07.2003 |

2003 ARSON AWARENESS WEEK - MAY 4-10

05.06.2003 |

NVFC, Fire Service Voice Concerns to Congress

05.06.2003 |

Company to Give Away $10,000 to Lucky Department

05.05.2003 |

Firefighter Anxiety Smolders Over Terror Fight Funding

04.28.2003 |

National Volunteer Week - April 27 - May 3, 2003

04.11.2003 |

CDC SARS Site Goes Online

04.08.2003 |

FEMA And The National Volunteer Fire Council Partner In Preparedness

04.03.2003 |

Calling all volunteer firefighters!

04.03.2003 |

North Wins NVFC Fire Prevention Award

04.03.2003 |

NVFC Conducts Annual Board Meeting in Salt Lake City

04.03.2003 |

JOB OPENING AT FIRE SERVICE DIRECTOR/PROGRAM LEADER

03.24.2003 |

NVFC Meets with Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge

03.12.2003 |

Taking Care of Our Own: A Fire Chief’s Guide

03.11.2003 |

$750 Million FIRE Grant Program to Begin March 10

03.07.2003 |

Bill Reintroduced to Expand Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Eligibility

03.07.2003 |

Department of Homeland Security Announces Funding to States for First Responders

02.27.2003 |

USFA Preparing to Open the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Process for 2003

02.26.2003 |

NVFC to Conduct State Networking Session at FDIC

02.25.2003 |

$750 Million Approved for FIRE Act Grant Program in FY 2003

02.24.2003 |

USFA Announces 2003 Program Guidance for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Available

02.19.2003 |

Public Safety Medal of Valor Awarded

02.18.2003 |

Congress Approves $750 Million for FIRE Act Grant Program

02.03.2003 |

FY 2003 FIRE Grant Workshop Schedule

01.29.2003 |

National Study Identifies Service Gaps in America's Fire Departments

01.29.2003 |

Firefighter Arson - An NVFC Special Report

01.24.2003 |

USFA Studies Firefighter Arson

01.22.2003 |

Ridge Approved as Secretary of Homeland Security

01.15.2003 |

FEMA and USFA Announce Webposting of 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

01.15.2003 |

363 Departments Receive Nearly $20 Million in Round 12 of FIRE Act Grants Awards

01.03.2003 |

USFA Addresses Frequently Asked FIRE Grant Questions

01.03.2003 |

NVFC Gears Up For 108th Congress

Media

Kimberly Quiros

Director of Communications

202-887-5700 ext. 119

kimberly@nvfc.org

David Finger

Director of Government Relations

202-887-5700 ext. 112

dfinger@nvfc.org