Fire Prevention Week (FPW) will take place October 6-12, 2024, with the theme “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!™” Join the NVFC for a live panel discussion that will focus on the importance of this year’s theme, how your department can participate in FPW, and tips and ideas you can use for public education

This free two-day course will teach the fundamentals of assessing a home and working with residents to make their property more resilient to wildfires. There is a classroom session and

What is the role of a fire department chaplain? How can your department enlist a chaplain and help them succeed? What do newly-appointed chaplains need to know? Join Chaplains Dick

Recruiting volunteers is not easy, so it can be difficult to evaluate the ones you do have. However, when done regularly and efficiently, volunteer evaluations can benefit both the department

So, you’ve reserved a spot to testify at OSHA’s upcoming public hearing regarding the proposed Emergency Response Standard. Have questions about what to say? The hearing procedure? How to answer

Congratulations, you’re a training officer! But…how to do you teach adult learners? When we think of the science of how humans learn, we often think of children (i.e., pedagogy). However,

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Program invites all EMS, fire and rescue, law enforcement, public works, towing and recovery, transportation, and other traffic incident response professions

Join the NVFC for a Roundtable Talk focused on how fire departments can actively participate in the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, a collaborative effort to address the nation’s wildfire problems. This panel-style discussion will provide a comprehensive overview of the strategy and highlight actionable ways for departments to contribute to wildfire management and

Are you working on an application for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and have questions? Join David Lewis, NVFC director from Maryland and grants subject matter expert, for open office hours on December 17 from 10-11am ET or December 18 from 7-8pm ET. Join in at any time during the hour to ask your

In small towns, where land is less expensive and highway/interstate access is convenient, distribution centers, warehouses, and industrial spaces continue to absorb land. Volunteer fire departments in these small communities protect a large portion of the millions of square feet that will require intervention with limited fire resources. In order to respond efficiently and safely,