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New Course Now Available: Using Your Community’s Vulnerabilities to Raise Wildfire Awareness

Sep 10, 2024: In community risk reduction, vulnerability is the likelihood that an individual or group will suffer harm or loss from a hazardous environment or event. The NVFC has released a new course, instructed...
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Submit Your Request to Testify at OSHA’s Public Hearing by September 27

Sep 10, 2024: OSHA is holding a virtual public hearing regarding the proposed Emergency Response Standard beginning on November 12. Anyone can testify at the hearing, but written requests to testify must be...
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Be Ready This National Preparedness Month with Resources from the NVFC

Sep 10, 2024: On September 11, 2001, hundreds of first responders made the ultimate sacrifice while trying to save others. Twenty-three years after the tragic events of that day, the National Volunteer Fire Council...
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A National Strategy: 10 Work Groups Addressing Challenges Facing the U.S. Fire Service

Sep 10, 2024: By Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell Reprinted from the 2024 issue of Firefighter Strong This year marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), created by the Federal Fire Prevention and...
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NVFC Provides Resources to Support Responder Behavioral Health

Sep 10, 2024: Firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers are routinely exposed to traumatic incidents and difficult calls. In addition, volunteer responders deal with the stress of juggling work-life-volunteer...
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NVFC Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant to Support Training Initiatives

Sep 10, 2024: The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), the leading national association representing the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services, has received a grant for $30,000 from the Motorola Solutions...
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