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NFFF Introduces New Support Program: IC to IC Network

When a firefighter dies in the line-of-duty, fire departments swing into action to honor the life lost. For the incident commander, it can be a ...
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday – Jass Manufacturing Company Fire

On May 6, 1925, six Atlanta firefighters were killed instantly during mop up operations at the Jass Manufacturing Company fire. A fire-weakened floor above them, ...
Kelly Casillo
Fire Service Programs Team Spotlight

Fire Service Programs Team Spotlight: Research Specialist Kelly Casillo

Kelly Casillo is the principal Research Specialist for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, working in the Fire Service Programs Department out of the Crofton, MD ...
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday – St. Louis Streetcar Collision

In the early morning hours of March 10, 1941, 13 Brockton firefighters were killed and an additional 20 were injured while fighting a fire in ...
NFFF Connect
Fire Service Programs News

NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Yarnell Hill Fire

Chief Kriwer and NFFF National LAST Coordinator Ian Bennett discuss the incident, its aftermath, the impact it had on Chief Kriwer and insight into what ...
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday – Strand Theatre Fire

In the early morning hours of March 10, 1941, 13 Brockton firefighters were killed and an additional 20 were injured while fighting a fire in ...
Fire Hero Learning Network
Fire Service Programs News

Fire Hero Learning Network Registered Users Surpasses 100,000

Since Fire Hero Learning Network went live, registered users have earned over 130,000 online learning certificates of completion. The knowledge gained from the modules better ...
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday – Tru-Fit Clothing Company Fire

Baltimore firefighters fought a multi-alarm fire at the Tru-Fit Clothing Company on February 16, 1955 which claimed the lives of six firefighters in a collapse.
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday – Hubbard Street Fire

On January 28, 1961, nine Chicago firefighters were killed and fifteen injured when the wall of a burning warehouse collapsed onto the roof of a ...
Everyone Goes Home® News

Truman Fire Forum Report Released

The Truman Fire Forum Report reflects the work that was done from the 17th Annual Truman Legacy Symposium and Fire Forum held in Key West, ...
Dr. Stephen Klasko
Everyone Goes Home® News

Dr. Stephen Klasko to Keynote Fire Service Innovation in Safety Symposium

Innovative and entrepreneurial individuals like Dr. Stephen Klasko to reimagine the fire service of tomorrow and recreate ways to identify and develop future leaders.
Congressional Record - May 23, 2019
Everyone Goes Home® News

Historic Event Added to the Congressional Record

The 17th Annual Harry S. Truman Legacy Symposium and Fire Forum, which revisited Truman's 1947 National Conference on Fire Prevention, was entered into the Congressional ...