Incidents
Find the operational resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency incidents. Explore guidance, SOPs, training, best practices, lessons learned, and tools developed by IAFC subject matter experts to support today’s fire and EMS leaders.
Lithium-Ion
As lithium-Ion batteries and electrified technologies become more common, the IAFC provides fire and EMS departments with the resources, training, and operational guidance needed to adapt response tactics, enhance firefighter safety, and effectively manage these evolving hazards.
EMS
As emergency medical services continue to evolve, the IAFC provides fire and EMS departments with guidance, training, research, and best practices to strengthen EMS delivery and improve patient outcomes. These efforts are dedicated to enhancing agencies clinical excellence, operational readiness, responder safety, and integrated emergency response while meeting the changing needs of the communities they serve.
Fire Prevention
As communities continue to face evolving fire risks, the IAFC provides fire and EMS departments with guidance, training, research, and best practices to strengthen fire prevention initiatives. These resources help agencies reduce fire risk, educate their communities, improve preparedness, and protect lives and property.
Operational Areas
Explore guidance focused on helping the Fire and EMS industry with daily operations.
Staffing
Build and sustain a strong workforce with resources on recruitment, retention, leadership development, succession planning, and personnel management for today’s fire and EMS agencies.
Data & Technology
Explore emerging technologies, data-driven decision making, communications, GIS, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and other tools that help departments improve operations and emergency response.
Safety & Health
Protect your personnel with guidance on firefighter health, wellness, occupational safety, medical evaluations, cancer prevention, behavioral health, and risk reduction.