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Webinar: Finding Future Firefighters — Recruiting and Retaining Gen Z
August 7
Instructor: Walter Campbell Move over millennials, there’s a new kid in town. Generation Z – those born between 1997-2012 – are becoming young adults. Harnessing the energy and potential of
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Roundtable Talk: The Virtual Fireground — Evaluating Immersive Learning for Fire Service Training
August 29
Is immersive learning, including augmented reality and virtual reality, the future of fire service training? These tools are already used in many other disciplines, including military and medicine, and the
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All NewsFeedback Needed: Take the NVFC’s Volunteer Retention Survey
Jul 23, 2024
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) wants to hear from you! If you are a current volunteer firefighter or EMS provider, a leader in a volunteer or combination fire department, or were a volunteer firefighter or EMS provider within the past five years, please take 10 minutes to fill out the NVFC’s Retention Survey. Your feedback is... Read More ...AFG, SAFER, and USFA Reauthorization Bill Signed Into Law
Jul 16, 2024
On Tuesday, July 9, President Biden signed into law S. 870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act. This bill reauthorizes the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) through September 30, 2028. NVFC Chair Steve Hirsch and Legislative... Read More ...Get Your Comments to OSHA By July 22!
Jul 16, 2024
The deadline to submit a comment to OSHA about the proposed Emergency Response Standard is Monday, July 22. If enacted as-is, this standard would have a significant impact on the volunteer fire service, and many departments may be forced to shut down or operate outside the federal standard. It is critical you let OSHA know what parts of the... Read More ...State Farm® is Giving $500,000 in Grants to Volunteer Fire Departments Through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program
Jul 16, 2024
Get ready for the application period, which opens August 1 State Farm® is teaming up with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to award $500,000 in grants to local volunteer fire departments – the ultimate good neighbors. Through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, 50 fire departments will receive $10,000 grants to... Read More ...Embracing Change: The Transition to NERIS For Incident Reporting
Jul 16, 2024
By Tom Jenkins Reprinted from the 2024 issue of Firefighter Strong In the fire academy, I doubt any candidate firefighter is excited or intrigued about incident reporting. However, in a data-driven world, it is imperative that fire and EMS organizations have timely and accurate information at their fingertips. This information allows fire... Read More ...How to Subscribe
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