U.S. Fire Administration

New workplace violence policy recommendations to protect fire-based EMS providers

Drexel University's Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends has released a set of model policies to protect fire-based EMS responders from workplace stress and violence.

The policy recommendations shift health and safety responsibility from responders to organizations.

EMR — ISAC: Making vital, timely, actionable emergency services sector information easily accessible

Learn how you can access important information about protecting first responders and critical infrastructures in your community by subscribing to information products from the Emergency Management and Response — Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC).

Products include the weekly InfoGram.

FEMA Fire Grants

On this episode of The USFA Podcast, we talk with USFA fire program specialist Abby Bordeaux about 3 federal grants that help keep firefighters and communities safer. We also speak with a grant recipient about the grant process and how receiving the funding helped their community.

Mitigating losses incurred by vulnerable populations during wildfires

Learn how fire departments can help communities fare better and recover faster from wildfire by preplanning how to assist at-risk populations before a wildfire.

Tools and resources are available to assist fire departments in understanding the demographic makeup of their community.

Now available: ASTM standard guide for community resilience

This first-of-its-kind ASTM standard helps communities improve their ability to withstand and recover from disasters.

The ASTM standard offers a step-by-step process for developing resilience plans and goals for recovery.