@NFPA Government Affairs lead, former @NASA Congressional Affairs chief, former Board Member @NFFF_news and Ambassador to @CanFirefighters, Marketing Professor
🔥Join us on 2/13 at 1PM for an engaging and informative panel discussion about #CodesandStandards. Come discuss one way out buildings, fire sprinklers, and more, as well as the fire service's role in taking action!
⏰ 1-2:30 PM
📍 Marriott Marquis
🎟️ https://t.co/nR1cWZW3Ib
During the U.S. Fire Administrator’s keynote at the @IAFC's Volunteer and Combination Officer Symposium in Clearwater Beach, FL, @DrLoriUSFA announced Chief Donna Black will join the USFA as the Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator on December 15, 2024.
In Memoriam: Honorable Bill Pascrell Jr.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of the Honorable Bill Pascrell Jr., the Representative of New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District. First elected to Congress in 1996, the Congressman was a longtime co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus. Congressman Pascrell was an unwavering champion of our nation’s fire and emergency services. As the father of the Assistance to Firefighters and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant programs, he dedicated himself to ensuring the men and women of America’s fire service had the necessary equipment, staffing, and training they needed to protect our communities.
A tireless advocate for first responder health and safety, Congressman Pascrell sponsored legislation creating the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer and fought to expand the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program to cover occupational cancers. He fought to keep the public safe by supporting incentives for the retrofit of automatic fire sprinklers in commercial and high-rise residential buildings.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff extended our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and staff of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. His contributions to this great nation will be felt for decades and he will truly be missed.
#firehero
Today, I signed the Fire Grants and Safety Act, a bill that'll allow our communities to hire more firefighters and provide first responders the safety they deserve.
This is just one of 400 bipartisan laws I've signed, proving there’s nothing we can’t do if we do it together.
Celebrating #EMSweek on @NationalMallNPS and thanking the 500,000 dedicated EMS clinicians and leaders nationwide who care for patients every day. For more info: https://t.co/LFh9ezwdO8
Following House passage of S. 870 by an overwhelming 393 to 13 vote, it is time for @SenateDems and @SenateGOP to again support the fire service by sending bill to @POTUS for signature ASAP
Did you know two important fire service grant programs could end this year unless Congress acts? Fire departments & firefighters depend on these grants for staffing, training, and equipment to keep our communities safe. Read more: https://t.co/aow2lzkqjj
Proud to part of @NFPA team as @usfire@NFFF_News gather with delegates from around the world to create a global network to address common challenges at inaugural World Fire Congress #WorldFC24
Copyright Alliance CEO @Keithkup issued a statement supporting the House Judiciary Committee’s (HJC) markup of the #ProCodesAct, which was approved as amended on April 17 by a vote of 19-4. Learn more here! https://t.co/kClIWX4Jfb
January is designated as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. The U.S. government just launched the most ambitious research project yet aimed at understanding firefighter cancer. Check out this story from the NFPA Journal that dives into this initiative: https://t.co/EdpcQwqSXw