NVFC Spring Meeting
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.
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
The spread of 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 crisis. Join Jeff Dill,
The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures have created funding challenges for volunteer fire and EMS departments, especially those that rely on in-person fundraising events. Join the NVFC on June 3 at 7pm ET for a live discussion with panelists Ed Tase, second vice president at the Firemen's Association of the State of New York,
Join the NVFC, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for this free webinar that will review current research and best practices on preserving and decontaminating personal protective equipment and use of the Battelle Decontamination System to extend the lifespan of N95 respirators.