Annual spring meeting of the NVFC board of directors. Learn more and register here. UPDATE: The meeting will be held virtually instead of in-person.

Where is the fire service now and where is it headed? Looking to the past can help us predict the future. Ed Mann, training & education director at Provident and a well-known figure in the fire service, will share his thoughts on where the fire service was in the 1970s when he first became active

Improving firefighter health and lessening the risks for critical illness such as cancer takes a multi-pronged approach. While operational considerations such as decon are necessary, research increasingly suggests that personal modifiable risk factors, such as nutrition, fitness, tobacco use, and sleep, are key predictors of injury, loss, and developing cancer. Join the NVFC and Sara

The spread of COVID-19 has more than just physical health implications. It also creates uncertainty and changes in lifestyle that can have an emotional impact. Firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers may be feeling the impact especially hard as they navigate the new realities of responding and maintaining operations during this crisis. Join Jeff Dill,

The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures have created funding challenges for volunteer fire and EMS departments, especially those that rely on in-person fundraising events. Join the NVFC on June 3 at 7pm ET for a live discussion with panelists Ed Tase, second vice president at the Firemen's Association of the State of New York,

Join the NVFC, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for this free webinar that will review current research and best practices on preserving and decontaminating personal protective equipment and use of the Battelle Decontamination System to extend the lifespan of N95 respirators.

What do you do as a fire chief when your firefighter tells you they have cancer? How do you prevent this conversation from happening? This free webinar explores decon procedure options for your department to lessen the risks of occupational cancer. This is one of a six-part cancer risk reduction webinar series from the IAFC-VCOS

Many volunteer and small-town fire chiefs often find it challenging to fully implement NFPA standards in their departments. What you may not realize is that fire chiefs have the power to decide which NFPA standards to use and how to use them (except when state law requires otherwise). Join Chief Joe Maruca of West Barnstable

Join the NVFC and Federal Emergency Management Agency for this free webinar that will review the delivery of the Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program to support fire and EMS departments in their response to COVID-19.

This virtual preview of the 2021 in-person conference will feature webinars on critical fire service issues.