Health and Survival Section International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

Section of the IAFC

SHS Staging

 

SHS Staging is an initiative to pre-register, manage, list of SHS volunteers who have agreed to help in responding to all types of needs for the IAFC and SHS. The SHS Staging registration list is our effort to make sure that we keep our list of safety minded professionals current … [Read more...]

Keynotes announced for FDSOA 2018 Conferences

 

The Fire Department Safety Officers Association announced two popular fire service speakers will be keynotes for the 2018 Safety Forum, January 17-18, in Scottsdale, Ariz.  Garry Briese, former  executive director of the IAFC and  executive director, Colorado State Fire Chiefs … [Read more...]

House Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act

 

Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer … [Read more...]

First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths, Inc. (FRC) and the Safety, Health and Survival Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (SHSS)

 

PRESS RELEASE cdc recomendations  https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fentanyl/risk.html July 28, 2017 New Partnership makes Annual Physicals a Priority Charlotte, NC - Research continues to show a relationship between firefighting and medical issues making health and … [Read more...]

Safety, Health and Survival Section Board

 

Chair -                                 Chief Kerwood Vice Chair -                        Chief Sullivan Treasurer -                         Chief Kane Secretary -                         Chief LeDuc International Director -  Chief Goldfeder Director At Large … [Read more...]

U. S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatalities

 

53  Firefighter fatalities were reported as of July 12, 2017 to make a  report click the USFA Notify us of a firefighter fatality.  The U. S. Fire Administration tracks and collects information on the causes of on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur in the United … [Read more...]

National Safety Culture Change Initiative (NSCCI)

 

The IAFC and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) released the National Safety Culture Change Initiative (NSCCI) report. It documents the findings of a study that identified and examined types of individual and organizational behaviors that adversely impact firefighter health … [Read more...]

Contact Information

Richard Miller
IAFC Project Manager
4025 Fair Ridge Dr
Fairfax VA 22033
rmiller@iafc.org

Phone

Phone: 703-537-4846