– On January 26, 2007, Jim and Linda Daughetee experienced a parent’s worst nightmare when their only son Shane, a 24-year-old volunteer fire fighter, died at a home fire after falling through the floor which was supported by engineered wooden I-beams. READ
– A special edition exclusive numbered Deployment Challenge Coin has been created for the first 343 registrants of the 3rd Annual FDIC 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb on Friday, April 26 at Lucas Oil Stadium. READ
– The International Association of Fire Chiefs and the National Volunteer Fire Council announced today that behavioral health will be the focus of this year's activities during the 2013 International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week, to be held June 16-22. READ
– Are mandatory debriefings following traumatic incidents always in everyone's best interest? Research and lessons learned from September 11, Charleston, and other events show the answer is no. Immediately sending in counselors has become a standard procedure, but work sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) makes it clear it's time to move forward from a "one size fits all" approach. READ
– Show others that you will never forget the 343 members of FDNY who courageously gave their lives on September 11, 2001. READ
– Baltimore City residents now have access to a new tool that will help protect them and the firefighters who serve their communities in the event of a fire. READ
– Do you know the nine questions you should ask that could help keep you and your firefighters out of harm's way in a potentially violent situation? As the tragic events in Webster, NY showed, not every violent incident can be anticipated.
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Nine Questions You Should Ask article, January 13, 2013 READ
– Members of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's Everyone Goes Home® program delivered Courage to Be Safe ® and other LODD prevention courses to the Philadelphia Fire Department cadet classes. READ
– They are mostly known by a single name: Columbine, Virginia Tech, 9-11, and now, Newtown and Webster. These significant events, shootings, violence of unfathomable magnitude can take years to overcome, if ever. READ
– https://youtu.be/mbeEWwYpcuQ While forming a committee to achieve a goal may not seem like an original idea, the Illinois Firefighter Life Safety Task Force is an exception. This unique group,... READ
