MSA's Globe Gear Giveaway
MSA has partnered with DuPont and the NVFC to give away 52 sets of new Globe turnout gear and 52 helmets to volunteer departments in need in 2020. The application deadline is June 1.
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COVID-19 Resources for Emergency Responders
As the spread of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) continues, the NVFC has established a webpage with links to information and resources that are relevant to emergency responders.
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R&R Experience
The NVFC will host the Recruitment and Retention Experience on Sept. 25-26 in Cleveland, OH. Registration is now open, and travel stipends are available.
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Webinar: Personal Protective Equipment Preservation and N95 Respirator Decontamination and Reuse
What are the best practices and current research on preserving and decontaminating PPE? Join us on June 4 at 2pm ET for a free webinar to find out.
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Recruit Volunteers
The NVFC's FREE Make Me A Firefighter campaign department portal is your one-stop shop for recruiting qualified folks looking to serve your community.
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May 26, 2020:
In response to the worldwide pandemic, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has postponed its in-person 2020 Training Summit. The next Summit will now take place May 21-22, 2021, in Orlando, FL....
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Travel Stipends Available to Attend the NVFC Recruitment & Retention Experience
May 26, 2020:
The NVFC Recruitment & Retention Experience, an educational and networking event focused on issues relating to volunteer fire service staffing, will take place September 25-26 in Cleveland, OH. To...
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Toolkit from NVFC and PHMSA Helps Departments Eliminate Some of the Guesswork in Pipeline Response
May 26, 2020:
By Tom Miller and David Bullard
As of April 2020, there were 301,960 miles of natural gas transmission lines in the United States along with 17,414 miles of gathering and 1,328,271 miles of...
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Stress & Life Management – Finding Your Life Balance as a Volunteer
May 26, 2020:
This course looks at all the roles a volunteer firefighter/EMS provider plays throughout their lives and helps identify strategies for prioritizing each aspect of your life to help you achieve balance...
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R&R Spotlight: Brighton Fire Department, Inc.
May 26, 2020:
The Brighton (NY) Fire Department, Inc. has found that new volunteers join because of a personal connection. They also learned that having a plan and a team to execute the plan are keys to successful...
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Results from the NVFC’s COVID-19 Impact on Fire/EMS Survey
May 26, 2020:
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) created a survey to better understand the experiences of volunteer and combination fire, EMS, and rescue departments dealing with the outbreak of COVID-19...
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