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Celebrating Women’s History Month
Supporting Women in Fire and EMS: The USFA Commitment
Helping fire departments achieve their full potential and serve their communities successfully is something that we strive for every day. While we recognize that the fire and EMS have made significant strides to improve inclusion and diversity, we still have work left to do.
Learn about our professional development opportunities and resources to help departments keep women safe and healthy on the job.
Plan ahead to save lives.
Installing smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of a home — including the basement — is a fire safety precaution that all homeowners and landlords in your community need to take to protect residents from fire.
USFA announces effort to launch new fire information and analytics platform
The USFA is leading a national effort to develop and launch a new interoperable fire information and innovative analytics platform, known as the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS).
Guide to funding alternatives
Updated November 2023
This comprehensive resource tackles the challenges faced by EMS agencies and fire departments, providing vital information on funding sources, grants and alternative revenue options.
National Women’s Weekend Program at NFA
This annual 2-day NFA on-campus session is an educational opportunity for fire and emergency medical services personnel. This program strengthens a fire service community through education, personal networking, and a shared collegial experience.
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New content for fire and EMS
NHTSA updates the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria
The updated edition includes recommendations for linkages to existing data elements from other national data standards, is aligned with NEMSIS and incorporates NEMSIS' Universally Unique Identifiers that can serve as linkages between crash and injury surveillance data systems.
Read the articleNew evidence-based guidelines for prehospital airway management
Evidence-based guidelines make it easier for EMS medical directors, leaders and clinicians to provide appropriate care. Read NASEMSO's new guidelines for prehospital airway management
Read the articlePreliminary After-Action Report: 2023 Maui Wildfire
Maui PD's preliminary after-action report makes 32 recommendations to improve Maui's police response to future natural disaster response efforts.
Read the articleResults of first 2 National Institute of Standards and Technology studies on PFAS in turnout gear
Learn results of the first 2 parts of NIST's study on PFAS in turnout gear and the potential adverse health effects from exposure to these chemicals.
Read the articleEMS at USFA
In 2022, there were 32 million incidents. At a minimum, 65% of them are emergency medical service-related responses.
Listen to the podcastNew guidance on emergency medical services use of lights and siren
Lights and sirens do not save significant amounts of time but are associated with an increase in ambulance crashes. Learn from lessons learned and change strategies developed during the Lights and Siren Collaborative project.
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