The Wildland Fire Assessment Program teaches fire service volunteers how to work-side-by-side with homeowners to identify threats around their property that may be susceptible to wildfires. Register by March 4. This class is brought to you by the El Rancho Loma Serena Firewise Committee and the Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Protection District.

This meeting is open to all state, individual, department, and corporate members of the NVFC. Attendees will hear reports on NVFC’s business and financial operations. State member representatives may vote on matters raised at the meeting, such as the proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation. Registration is required to participate.

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has more than just physical health implications. It also creates uncertainty and changes in lifestyle that can have an emotional impact. Firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers may be feeling the impact especially hard as they navigate the new realities of responding and maintaining operations during this

Join us on Facebook for a live Q&A session on the impact of COVID-19 on volunteer fire and EMS departments, steps firefighters and EMS responders can take to reduce risks, and operational considerations. The NVFC’s Chief of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Dave Finger, will be joined by subject matter experts who will provide their insight

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has more than just physical health implications. It also creates uncertainty and changes in lifestyle that can have an emotional impact. Firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers may be feeling the impact especially hard as they navigate the new realities of responding and maintaining operations during this

What do you do as a fire chief when your firefighter tells you they have cancer?

Stories of financial fraud are on the rise, but there are steps nonprofit organizations can take to protect themselves. In this free NVFC webinar, Chris Rauch of Vault Consulting will explain why nonprofit organizations may be at risk for fraud, whether from employees or through cyber-attacks and phishing schemes. He will then provide a practical

Annual spring meeting of the NVFC board of directors. Learn more and register here. UPDATE: The meeting will be held virtually instead of in-person.

Where is the fire service now and where is it headed? Looking to the past can help us predict the future. Ed Mann, training & education director at Provident and a well-known figure in the fire service, will share his thoughts on where the fire service was in the 1970s when he first became active

Improving firefighter health and lessening the risks for critical illness such as cancer takes a multi-pronged approach. While operational considerations such as decon are necessary, research increasingly suggests that personal modifiable risk factors, such as nutrition, fitness, tobacco use, and sleep, are key predictors of injury, loss, and developing cancer. Join the NVFC and Sara