WFCA News

September is National Preparedness Month, and this year’s theme is “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.” Each week of the month focuses on a different preparedness theme, including flood, wildfire, hurricane, and power outage. A special National PrepareAthon!…

The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute will lead a 3-year Technology Research and Development Project examining the fire service’s training environment. The increased understanding of fire behavior that has emerged from previous AFG funded research has raised many questions that…

On Thursday, July 9th, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved a draft Fiscal Year 2016 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The bill funds the department at $39.3 billion, $337 million less than the current fiscal…

FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate will conduct the Fundamentals of Grants Management course for recipients currently receiving FEMA federal financial assistance. The course, part of the Grants Management Technical Assistance (GMTA) Program, is designed to enhance the recipient’s ability to administer…

The National Fire Academy is recruiting students for the pilot offerings of the three revised 2-day courses in the Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership Within Communities (P0520), Exercising Leadership to Facilitate Adaptive Change (P0521), and Exercising Leadership through Difficult Conversations…

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI),located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is seeking applicants for a number of leadership programs they offer free of charge. (Read more)