A SAFER grant can help you hire new firefighters or convert personnel to full-time.
Topical Fire Report Series
This report addresses the characteristics of home electrical fires from 2014 to 2016. Issues examined include how electrical fires start, fire spread, area of fire origin, and what ignites first.
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Topical Fire Report Series
Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and injuries. This report addresses the characteristics of home cooking fires from 2014 to 2016.
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Register for the Executive Fire Officer Symposium | Download agenda PDF 544 KB
The application period for our first semester (Oct. 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020) courses will open from April 15 to June 15, 2019.
Here’s how to apply for courses and get a Student Identification Number.
888‑382‑3827 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern time
InfoGram
Ensure your organization is resilient during and after a space weather event: prepare now for a solar weather emergency and its affects on your operational capabilities.
Read the articleCoffee Break Bulletin
Fire prevention and risk assessment tips for the fire service.
Read the bulletinCurrent events and issues
A recent study of the City of Vancouver’s Hoarding Action Response Team provides key takeaways for fire departments.
Read the articleFire safety outreach
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.
Down 25 percent compared to fatalities reported from Jan. 1 – March 16, 2018.
37 home fire fatalities were reported by the U.S. news media for March 10-16, 2019.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 27 percent of all fatalities.
New York leads the nation in reported fatalities with 39.
Share this video with your community to show residents how to increase the chance of surviving a home fire by more than 82 percent and decreasing fire damage by up to 97 percent.
