News

The following is a listing of news releases. You are encouraged to download and reproduce these news items. For more information on any news release, please call the National Office at (202) 887-5700 or E-mail us.

2010

02.02.2010 |

President’s FY 2011 Budget Request Cuts AFG and SAFER

02.01.2010 |

NVFC Releases White Paper on Training in the Volunteer Fire Service

01.27.2010 |

NVFC Joins Pennsylvania Town In Mourning the Loss of Teen Firefighters

01.20.2010 |

NVFC Health and Safety Priorities Featured on Fire Department Network News

01.19.2010 |

Important Message from Deputy FEMA Administrator Richard Serino

01.14.2010 |

Support Relief Efforts in Haiti

01.12.2010 |

Operation Ranger Application Period Now Open

01.12.2010 |

International Code Council, NVFC Aim to Improve Firefighter Safety

01.12.2010 |

State Fire Marshals Exploring Green Buildings/Fire Safety Connection

01.12.2010 |

IRS Issues New Mileage Reimbursement Rate for 2010

01.12.2010 |

Medium Duty Rescue Squad Available for Donation

2009

12.18.2009 |

SAFER Grant Applications Due January 15

12.16.2009 |

Apply for a SAFER Grant to Meet Retention and Recruitment Needs

12.08.2009 |

NFPA Report Shows Dangerous Aging Trend in Firefighters Protecting Small Communities

12.08.2009 |

Reminder: SAFER Grant Applications Due December 18

12.08.2009 |

Vote for the NVFC Foundation in Facebook Giveaway

12.08.2009 |

Follow the NVFC on Twitter and Facebook

12.08.2009 |

Call for Entries: Submit a Nomination for the NVFC’s Annual Awards

12.08.2009 |

NVFC Introduces Junior Membership Level

12.07.2009 |

NVFC Recruiting First Responders for New Survey on Communications and Information Needs

11.24.2009 |

NVFC Offers Resources to Help Departments Apply for SAFER Grants

11.23.2009 |

Participate in EMS Needs Assessment Survey by December 4

11.19.2009 |

AFG/SAFER Reauthorization Overwhelmingly Approved by the House

11.18.2009 |

Call to Action: AFG/SAFER Reauthorization to be Voted on Today by the House

11.18.2009 |

NVFC Featured on FireChief.com Podcast

11.10.2009 |

President Signs FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

11.10.2009 |

Legislative Victory: FLAME Act Signed into Law

11.10.2009 |

Legislative Victory: Emergency Responder Notification Provisions in Ryan White Act Restored

11.10.2009 |

NVFC Releases Grant-Writing Resources

11.10.2009 |

Give the Gift of NVFC Membership this Holiday Season

11.10.2009 |

Remember to Renew Your NVFC Membership

11.10.2009 |

NIOSH Issues Safety Advisory for Manual Adjustment of Automatic Slack Adjusters

11.10.2009 |

National Fire Academy Application Period Now Open

11.10.2009 |

FEMA Releases Guidelines for Federal Assistance During a Pandemic Influenza Outbreak

11.10.2009 |

IFRM Enters Into Two Cooperative Partnerships

11.03.2009 |

DHS Announces FY 2009 SAFER Grant Application Period

11.03.2009 |

Now Available: NVFC Junior Membership Level

10.29.2009 |

Fire Service Victory: Residential Sprinklers Remain Mandatory in International Residential Code

10.28.2009 |

NVFC Supports USFA’s Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign

10.23.2009 |

Important Issues to be Voted on at ICC Code Development Hearings Next Week in Baltimore

10.16.2009 |

Legislation Reauthorizing AFG and SAFER Introduced in House

10.14.2009 |

Legislation Extending Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act Introduced in the House

10.14.2009 |

Ask Your Representative to Co-sponsor the Community Building Code Administration Grant Act

10.14.2009 |

NVFC Volunteer Advocacy Committee Launches Web Resource to Assist Volunteer Emergency Responders

10.14.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administrator Cochran Addresses NVFC Board During Fall Meeting

10.14.2009 |

NVFC Participates in Capitol Hill Launch of Campus Fire Safety Month

10.14.2009 |

NVFC to Bolster Fire Prevention Efforts with FM Global Grant

10.14.2009 |

Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade™ Supports Community Firefighters

10.14.2009 |

Fire Spokesperson’s Pocket Media Guide Now Available

10.14.2009 |

Firefighters Benefit from Several International Code Council Code Changes

10.08.2009 |

Fred Allinson Receives 2009 NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award

10.07.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administrator Urges H1N1 Vaccinations for Fire and EMS

10.07.2009 |

Vote for Fire Sprinklers at Building Code Hearings on October 28

10.06.2009 |

President Obama Issues Fire Prevention Week Proclamation

09.28.2009 |

NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefighter Program Grants

09.28.2009 |

Support Volunteer Firefighters Impacted by Disasters

09.21.2009 |

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Is Now Open

09.21.2009 |

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend to be Held October 2-4

09.21.2009 |

Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10

09.21.2009 |

Training Program Now Available For First Responders Handling Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients In An Emergency Setting

09.16.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administrator Cochran to Address NVFC Board

09.15.2009 |

Take the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program Survey

09.11.2009 |

September 11: National Day of Service and Remembrance

09.10.2009 |

NVFC Establishes Health and Safety Priorities to Keep First Responders at their B.E.S.T.

09.01.2009 |

It’s National Preparedness Month: Make Sure Your Community Is Ready

08.31.2009 |

NVFC Board Member James Seavey Named Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year

08.11.2009 |

NVFC Members Win Columbia Southern University Scholarships

08.11.2009 |

Cochran Confirmed as U.S. Fire Administrator

08.11.2009 |

IRS Letter Indicates That LOSAP Does Not Qualify for Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

08.11.2009 |

National Firefighter Health Week is August 17-21

08.11.2009 |

2009 Fire Corps Award of Excellence Nominations Due September 4

08.11.2009 |

USFA Resource Provides Status of Novelty Lighter Legislation

08.11.2009 |

Ethanol Emergency Response Training Now Available

08.11.2009 |

NVFC Members Receive Discount to Firehouse Central 2009

08.07.2009 |

NVFC Partners with FASNY to Offer New Member Benefit

08.07.2009 |

Cochran Confirmed as U.S. Fire Administrator

08.06.2009 |

NVFC Endorses Chief Kelvin J. Cochran’s Nomination for USFA Administrator

08.06.2009 |

National Volunteer Fire Council Recruiting First Responders for Survey on Communications Needs

08.01.2009 |

How Building Codes Improve EMS Responder Safety

07.30.2009 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Department Grant Applications Due August 15

07.29.2009 |

NVFC Announces Winners of National Junior Firefighter Scholarships

07.20.2009 |

NVFC Mourns Loss of Longtime Board Member Jim Monihan

07.14.2009 |

Hurricane Season Began June 1: Is Your Community Ready?

07.14.2009 |

Major Funding Cut for AFG Moving Forward in House and Senate

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Testifies Before House Subcommittee on AFG/SAFER Reauthorization

07.14.2009 |

Kelvin Cochran Nominated to be Next U.S Fire Administrator

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Due August 3

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Partners with ADT for Pet Fire Safety Day

07.14.2009 |

NVFC Releases National Firefighter Health Week Resource Center

07.14.2009 |

Georgia-Pacific Offers Fire Department Grants for Equipment, Resources, and Programming

07.14.2009 |

Visit the NVFC Booth at Firehouse Expo

07.14.2009 |

MSA Offers Online Education Resource

07.14.2009 |

Channellock® #89 Rescue Tool Holds “Eights and Nines” Sweepstakes

07.14.2009 |

IFRM Sends Donated Gear to Papua New Guinea

07.14.2009 |

Participate in the National Preparedness Month Coalition

06.22.2009 |

Participate in the National Preparedness Month Coalition

06.16.2009 |

NVFC Participates in Firefighter Safety Roundtable

06.11.2009 |

Application Period Now Open: Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants

06.10.2009 |

NFA First Semester FY 2010 Application Deadline is June 15

06.09.2009 |

Economic Crisis Impacts U.S. Fire Departments, According to a New National Survey Sponsored by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company

06.09.2009 |

Craig Fugate Sworn-In as FEMA Administrator

06.09.2009 |

DHS Secretary Announces Administration Position that FEMA Remain in DHS

06.09.2009 |

Follow the NVFC on Twitter and Facebook

06.09.2009 |

NVFC Partners with Firehouse.com to Release Heart-Healthy Podcasts for Safety Week, June 14-20

06.09.2009 |

Nomination Period Now Open for Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

06.09.2009 |

Lighthouse Uniforms Offers Discount to NVFC Members, Free Dress Uniforms for Fallen Firefighters

06.04.2009 |

Apply Now! Applications for Columbia Southern University Scholarships Due June 15

06.02.2009 |

NVFC Asks House and Senate Appropriators to Maintain Funding for AFG and SAFER

05.29.2009 |

Fire Station Construction Grant Guidance Released

05.19.2009 |

Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates Recognize National EMS Week

05.15.2009 |

Deadline Extended – Junior Firefighter Scholarship Applications Due June 1

05.15.2009 |

DHS Secretary Cites Firefighter Input as Justification for Reducing Fire Grant Funding by 70 Percent

05.15.2009 |

Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act Re-introduced in Senate

05.15.2009 |

Ask Your Congressional Representatives to Sign Letter to IRS Clarifying Taxation of Volunteer Benefits

05.15.2009 |

Craig Fugate Confirmed as FEMA Administrator

05.15.2009 |

DHS Secretary Announces Administration Position that FEMA Remain in DHS

05.12.2009 |

President Proposes Dramatic Reduction in Funding for Firefighter Equipment, Training and Apparatus

05.12.2009 |

Senator Sanders Introduces Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act

05.12.2009 |

Assistance to Firefighter Grant Applications Due May 20

05.12.2009 |

Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade™ Grant Application Period Now Open

05.12.2009 |

FEMA Director Nominee Supports Keeping Agency in DHS

05.12.2009 |

NVFC Releases H1N1 Flu Resource Center

05.12.2009 |

National EMS Week is May 17-23

05.12.2009 |

NVFC Members Receive Discount to Firehouse Expo 2009

05.07.2009 |

Apply Now! National Junior Firefighter Program Scholarship Applications Due May 15

05.04.2009 |

It’s Arson Awareness Week: This Year’s Theme is Arson for Profit

05.01.2009 |

Are There Abandoned or Vacant Buildings in Your Community?

04.30.2009 |

NVFC Releases H1N1 Flu Resource Center

04.29.2009 |

Message from the USFA Acting Assistant Administrator Regarding the H1N1 Flu

04.14.2009 |

Columbia Southern University Offers Scholarships to NVFC Members

04.14.2009 |

NVFC Issues Policy Statements, Updates Legislative Positions at Spring Meeting

04.14.2009 |

FLAME Act Passes House

04.14.2009 |

Congressman King reintroduces Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act

04.14.2009 |

NVFC Elects Officers, Tackles Important Issues at Annual Spring Meeting

04.14.2009 |

Tyco International Donates to National Junior Firefighter Program

04.14.2009 |

NVFC Bestows 2009 Fire Prevention Award to Edward Sawicki

04.14.2009 |

Sen. Susan Collins Receives NVFC Legislator of the Year Award

04.14.2009 |

USFA Announces Arson Awareness Week Theme for 2009

04.14.2009 |

CHEMTREC Releases DVD to Assist First Responders

04.14.2009 |

April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week: “Celebrating People in Action”

04.13.2009 |

Application Period Now Open: Fiscal Year 2009 Assistance to Firefighter Grants

04.07.2009 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Grant Application Period Now Open

03.26.2009 |

Raise Funds for Your Department Through Baskin-Robbins® 31 Cent Scoop Night

03.26.2009 |

Nationwide Fire Service Survey Ends March 31

03.19.2009 |

NVFC 2008 Annual Report Now Available Online

03.16.2009 |

Chief Glenn Gaines Named Deputy Assistant Administrator and Acting Administrator for USFA

03.11.2009 |

Obama Nominates Former Volunteer as FEMA Administrator

03.11.2009 |

Oregon, Arkansas Governors Sign Novelty Lighter Bans Into Law

03.11.2009 |

Volunteer Departments Earn Praise for Flight 3407 Response

03.11.2009 |

Michigan Power Cleaning To Give Away Wildfire Suppression Unit

03.11.2009 |

Humane Society of the United States Asks Fire Departments to Consider Adopting Station Dogs

03.11.2009 |

U.S. Fire Administration Announces Change in NFA Application Periods

02.24.2009 |

National Junior Firefighter Program Scholarship Application Period Now Open

02.24.2009 |

Several States Considering Novelty Lighter Bans

02.24.2009 |

Take the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Fire Service Survey

02.24.2009 |

NVFC Releases Updated Vehicle Safety Resource

02.24.2009 |

NVFC Establishes “Volunteer Firefighter Health and Safety Priorities”

02.24.2009 |

Children’s Fire Safety Web Sites Launched

02.21.2009 |

President Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Bill

02.09.2009 |

NVFC Urges President Obama to Retain FEMA As a Component of Homeland Security

02.09.2009 |

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Now Open

02.09.2009 |

FY2009 AFG Workshop Schedule Announced

02.09.2009 |

National EMS Education Standards Now Available

02.09.2009 |

New USFA Web Page Focuses on Challenges of the Rural and Volunteer Fire Service

02.09.2009 |

Podcast Discusses Alarming Increase in Significant Multiple-Fatality Fires

02.09.2009 |

NEMSAC Holds Fourth Meeting in Washington

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Kimberly Ettinger

Director of Communications

202-887-5700 ext. 19

kettinger@nvfc.org

David Finger

Director of Government Relations

202-887-5700 ext. 12

dfinger@nvfc.org