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Recent attacks and ongoing threats to law enforcement, military, and other government personnel by terrorist groups and homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) should remind all first responders of the potential to become targets of violence or to be called to respond…

One Career and One Volunteer Chief will be honored at FRI.Time is running out to submit your nomination for the IAFC’s Fire Chief of the Year. This prestigious award, presented by the IAFC in partnership with Pierce Manufacturing, recognizes one…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced with its agencies, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a package of targeted actions that will address some of the issues identified in…

To help simplify and filter the huge amount of information currently circulating regarding Ebola, MERS and EVD68 the following three links are recommended: Link to the CDC Ebola web page- http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html This also contains information pertaining directly to EMS. CDC Link…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has assembled a variety of resources to assist emergency medical services agencies and other healthcare providers in preparing to care for patients with known and suspected ebola virus disease. Background Ebola and EV-D68:…