Panelists: David Denniston, Bruce Lundegren, Joseph Maruca, Ryan Woodward (moderator) On February 5, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule revising its emergency response standard. This is the first time OSHA revised this standard since 1980, and the public has until May 6 to provide comments. If enacted as is, this

Panelists: Kevin Shea, Kevin Reardon, David Rhodes, Ken Willette (moderator) Dive into the essentials of implementing standards-based rescue training for fire service professionals in this Roundtable Talk. Led by industry experts, this session will cover key topics including understanding standards, curriculum development, safety protocols, hands-on training, progress monitoring, and fostering ongoing education. Whether you're looking

Join Chief Joel Cerny & Dr. Candice McDonald as they welcome drone expert Aaron Beckman to discuss strategies for recruiting volunteer drone operators to support your volunteer fire department’s emergency response operations. Register.   This R&R Coffee Talk is sponsored by Fire Dept. Coffee.

National Volunteer Week is coming up on April 21-27. Join panelists Joel Cerny (moderator), Steven Roberson, and Joyce Shry for a discussion of turnkey ways to recognize your volunteers and

The Partners in Training (PIT) Crew program provides free hazmat train-the-trainer courses to first responders to help them educate others in their departments and communities on hazmat safety and response.

Instructor: Ryan Woodward This Congress, the NVFC is supporting funding for Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants (VFA), National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer, and Rural EMS Training (SIREN) Grants. The NVFC is also advocating for the passage

Instructor: David Bullard, Columbia County Fire Rescue In conjunction with National Safe Digging Month, join the NVFC and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for this webinar on how emergency service departments can best prepare for pipeline safety and response in your community. In this session, you'll learn how to identify if your community has