Industry news for VFIS

El Niño: Are you prepared for its effects? [infographic]

12/23/2015 | December

This year's El Niño is supposed to be the largest since 1998. Are you ready for the effects it is expected to bring? Get the infographic.

Tailboard Tip: Keep bunker gear out of living areas

12/17/2015 | December

Cancer Prevention: Keep bunker gear out of living areas is the latest Tailboard Safety Tip from VFIS. Have a discussion with your crew.

Tailboard Tip: Advocate for safe operations and culture

1/8/2015 | January

Developing and advocating a safety culture is the newest Tailboard Safety Tip offered from VFIS. Have a discussion with your crew about it.

Tailboard Tip: Accountability for health & safety

1/22/2015 | January

Enhancing accountability for health and safety is the latest VFIS Tailboard Safety Tips adapted from the Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.

Free infographic: Carbon Monoxide - The invisible killer

2/4/2015 | February

Don't be a statistic! Be aware and be prepared. CO is undetectable to the human senses. Check out this informative infographic.

Tailboard Tip: Integrate risk management with incident management

2/5/2015 | February

View the latest VFIS Tailboard Safety Tip that focuses on Integrating risk management with incident management. Discuss with your crew.

Tailboard Tip: Empower personnel to stop unsafe practices

2/19/2015 | February

View the latest VFIS Tailboard Safety Tip that addresses the importance of personnel being empowered to stop unsafe practices.

Tailboard Tip: Training, qualifications and certifications

3/5/2015 | March

Training, qualifications and certifications for all positions is the latest Tailboard Safety Tip from VFIS. Have a discussion about how it relates to you.

Tailboard Tip: Medical and Physical Fitness Standards

3/19/2015 | March

Medical and physical fitness standards is the latest Tailboard Safety Tip. Have a discussion with your crew on how you relate.

Tailboard Tip: Research and Data Collection Applies to You

4/2/2015 | April

View the new VFIS Tailboard Safety Tip that focuses on Research and Data Collection Applies to You. Discuss your department’s safety processes.

Tailboard Tip: Technology improve health & safety

4/16/2015 | April

View the newest Tailboard Safety Tip that focuses on how Technology can improve health and safety and have a discussion on the topic.

Free infographic: Going Green - Save money. Save the planet.

4/22/2015 | April

Want to learn how you can help save the planet while also saving money and saving energy? Check out this free infographic.

Tailboard Tip: Investigate firefighter injuries

4/30/2015 | April

The latest Tailboard Safety Tip that you can address with your crew addresses investigating firefighter injuries and more.

Tailboard Tip: Use grant opportunities to enhance safety

5/14/2015 | May

Get the latest Tailboard Safety Tip from VFIS on the importance of using grants to help enhance safety. Learn more here.

Tailboard Tip: Universal national policy standards

5/28/2015 | May

View the new Tailboard Safety Tip from VFIS that focuses on how National policy standards should be universal to ensure safety.

Tailboard Tip: Develop a policy for violent incident response

6/11/2015 | June

The latest VFIS Tailboard Safety Tip addresses developing a policy for violent incident response. Get together with your crew and discuss it.

Free infographic: Are you ready to handle a hurricane?

6/23/2015 | June

Hurricanes can cause catastrophic damage to coastlines and several hundred miles inland. Are you ready to handle a hurricane?

Tailboard Tip: Offer counseling services when needed

6/25/2015 | June

VFIS has just released the latest Tailboard Safety Tip addressing offering counseling services when needed. Learn more and read about it here.

Tailboard Tip: Public education is key to reducing injuries

7/9/2015 | July

The latest Tailboard Safety Tip is now available from VFIS. Learn about educating the public while helping to reduce injuries.

Six new classes have just been added to VFIS University

7/14/2015 | July

Find out what new classes have been recently added to VFIS University. Be sure to sign up and become a member today!

Learn 10 steps for theft management in fire departments

7/16/2015 | July

Recently VFIS penned an article for Firehouse Magazine that addresses the consequences fire departments can suffer from in regard to theft.

Arthur J. Glatfelter Award Introduced at Firehouse Expo

7/16/2015 | July

The NFFF recently introduced The Arthur J. Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award in honor of Arthur J. Glatfelter, founder of VFIS.

Tailboard Tip: Enforce codes to save property and lives

7/23/2015 | July

View the latest Tailboard Safety Tip video - enforcing codes to save property and lives. Have a discussion with your crew. Learn more.

Tailboard Tip: Design apparatus with safety in mind

8/6/2015 | August

Check out the latest Tailboard Safety Tip from VFIS on remembering to keep safety in mind when designing apparatus. Read more.

VFIS NEWS: Creating a culture of safety in ESOs

8/10/2015 | August

Read the summer edition of the VFIS News. This edition highlights the ongoing movement of creating a culture of safety in emergency services.

Free infographic: Playground injuries and safety tips

8/18/2015 | August

View our latest infographic on playground safety. Learn the who, what, where and how of playground injuries and tips to stay safe.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention - Using SCBA for protection

8/20/2015 | August

Find the latest Tailboard Safety Tip on cancer prevention ... using SCBA. Have a discussion with your department. Read more here.

VFIS presents 2015 Billy Goldfeder Fire Service Safety Award

9/1/2015 | September

VFIS has presented the 2015 Billy Goldfeder Fire Service Organizational Safety Award to the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Decon after events

9/3/2015 | September

Our latest Tailboard Safety Tip addresses being sure you decontaminate after fire events in order to help stay protected.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Remove soot while on scene

9/17/2015 | September

Our latest Tailboard Safety Tip addresses the importance of removing soot while on the fire scene to help prevent risk. Read more.

Watch video for seven tips to reduce damage from wildfires

9/23/2015 | September

NFPA released a video on the seven tips to help reduce property damage from wildfires. Learn about the strategies and what can be done to stay safe.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Change your clothes after a fire

10/1/2015 | October

Our latest Tailboard Safety Tip addresses the importance of changing your clothes after a fire in order to help prevent risk. Read more.

President Obama to speak at NFF Memorial Weekend

10/2/2015 | October

President Obama is scheduled to speak at the 34th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend this weekend.

Students create fire safety resource after trip to fire station

10/12/2015 | October

A group of students from New York, recently created a fire safety resource after a summer program trip to their local fire station.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Shower after a fire

10/15/2015 | October

Stay safe with our latest VFIS Tailboard Safety Tip. It addresses the importance that firefighters shower after a fire to help prevent risk. Read more.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Clean your PPE after a fire

10/29/2015 | October

The most recent Tailboard Safety Tip addresses the importance of cleaning your PPE after a fire to help prevent risk. Read more.

VFIS News: Cancer, policies and procedures and more

11/6/2015 | November

Find valuable articles about emergency service organizations and the safety of their personnel in the Fall VFIS Newsletter. Read the articles.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Contaminated clothes

11/12/2015 | November

View our new Tailboard Safety Tip that focuses on Cancer Prevention: Don't take your contaminated clothes home or put them in your vehicle.

Tailboard Tip: Cancer Prevention: Decon apparatus

12/3/2015 | December

Our latest Tailboard Safety Tip addresses the importance to decon your fire apparatus interior after a fire. Read more.

Free infographic: Be alert for deer-vehicle collisions

11/10/2015 | November

It's that time of year ... deer season. There is a higher percentage of deer-vehicle collisions now than any other time. Learn how to reduce risk.

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