Junior firefighter programs give youth the chance to learn about local fire, rescue, and emergency medical services response organizations in a safe, controlled, educational, and fun way, while providing departments with nonoperational support and a powerful recruitment mechanism. How can departments engage with local youth, schools, and other organizations to promote these youth fire service

The Partners in Training (PIT) Crew program provides hazmat train-the-trainer courses to first responders to help them educate others in their departments and communities on hazmat safety and response. When: February 23, 8am-5pm CT Where: Owensboro Convention Center, 501 W 2nd St, Owensboro, KY 42301 Hosted by: 2024 Bryant Stiles Officers School and the National Volunteer

Hear from panelists Keith Drabick of the East Palestine Fire Department, Dan Seidberg of RapidSOS and IamResponding, John Fleps of Norfolk Southern, and Ryan Woodward of the NVFC (moderator) as

The NVFC’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held via Zoom and is open to all state, individual, and corporate members of the NVFC. Attendees will hear reports on the NVFC’s

Human trafficking is thought to be done under cover when in reality it is often done right out in the open. Since first responders run a variety of calls, they

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

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

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

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