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Planning for soft target security
Fire/EMS: Prepare for security risks to public gatherings with resources to help you counter threats to soft targets.
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Using social media to reach out to your community
If your fire department isn't on social media yet, check out this overview of popular platforms and tips for posting content.
Social media platforms can introduce your community to your fire department and inform residents about how to reduce their risk from all hazards.
New national EMS education standards published
The standards define competencies, clinical behaviors and judgments required of EMS personnel.
This is the first major revision of the standards since their original publication in 2009.
Updated report explores fire risk for U.S. population
The risk of death or injury from fire is not the same for everyone. This topical fire report explores fire risk for people living in the United States in 2019 and why for some groups of people, fire risk is more severe.
African Americans and American Indians/Alaska Natives were at a greater relative risk of dying in a fire than the general population.
Put a Freeze on Winter Holiday Fires
Help increase awareness about holiday fire safety in your community by sharing these messages on social media.
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Put a Freeze on Winter Holiday Fires
Help increase awareness about holiday fire safety in your community by sharing these messages on social media.
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Using multimedia to inform and inspire people to embrace fire safety
Tips for fire departments on how to use multimedia to communicate safety information and tell success stories about fire prevention and response activities.
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Safety notices posted for certain medical gloves and respirators
The FDA and NIOSH have posted notices on certain imported medical gloves and some of Advoque Safeguard's NIOSH-approved N95 particulate filtering respirators.
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National 911 Program kicks off computer-aided dispatch assessment project
The assessment will lend understanding to the costs and challenges of establishing interoperable 911 computer-aided dispatch (CAD) data-sharing capability across the United States.
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U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell (right) is sworn in by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell takes oath as USFA's Fire Administrator
Dr. Moore-Merrell was sworn in on Oct. 25. Learn more about our new Fire Administrator and her vision for USFA.
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Statistics
There are dozens of ways you can use Fire Is Everyone's Fight to help teach people in your city or town to be safe from fire. Join the fight for a few ideas to get you started.
Home fire deaths (2021)
Up 8% compared to deaths reported from Jan. 1 – Dec. 4, 2020.
39 home fire deaths were reported by the U.S. news media for Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 25% of all deaths.
Pennsylvania leads the nation in reported deaths with 133.
Share this video to learn how to prevent exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These substances are linked to cancer and may be present in firefighting foam.