The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures have created funding challenges for volunteer fire and EMS departments, especially those that rely on in-person fundraising events. Join the NVFC on June 3 at 7pm ET for a live discussion with panelists Ed Tase, second vice president at the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, […]
The Security & Fire Excellence Awards 2020 will take place on Wednesday 25th November 2020 at London Hilton on Park Lane. For 2020, we are again very closely aligned with IFSEC International and FIREX International exhibitions, which have the new dateline of 8-10 September 2020, again at ExCeL London, please ensure you register and don’t […]
In April the City of Aalborg and World Firefighters Games Western Australia Inc., organizers of World Firefighters Games 2020, decided to postpone World Firefighters Games 2020 to next year from Sunday, May 16 – Saturday, May 22, 2021. Even though World Firefighters Games 2020 will now take place in 2021, we will still refer to […]
The spread of COVID-19 has more than just physical health implications. It also creates uncertainty and changes in lifestyle that can have an emotional impact. Firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers may be feeling the impact especially hard as they navigate the new realities of responding and maintaining operations during this crisis. Join Jeff Dill, […]
Like many other events, the 20th International Water Mist Conference (IWMC) had to be postponed due to the current COVID-19 situation. Having initially been scheduled to take place in Warsaw, Poland, on 7th and 8th October 2020, the event has now been re-scheduled to take place on 21 st and 22 nd April 2021. The […]
IFSEC International is one of Europe’s premier security event and the only global stage committed to co-creating the future of integrated security. It is the critical, measured response to a world of ever-evolving threats, inviting every vertical of the security industry to forge the global agenda.
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Improving firefighter health and lessening the risks for critical illness such as cancer takes a multi-pronged approach. While operational considerations such as decon are necessary, research increasingly suggests that personal modifiable risk factors, such as nutrition, fitness, tobacco use, and sleep, are key predictors of injury, loss, and developing cancer. Join the NVFC and Sara […]
Fire Sprinkler International 2020 is the premier event in the sprinkler calendar and the largest conference in Europe dedicated to water-based fire protection. Building on the success of our conference in Stockholm in 2018, attended by 330 delegates, the theme for 2020 will be “Protecting society from fire”. Under that theme and bearing in mind […]
The Fire Australia Conference and Tradeshow is the largest and most influential fire protection event in the Southern Hemisphere. Staged from 6-8 May at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICC Sydney), Fire Australia 2020 is tailored for a wide variety of audiences working within the fire safety and protection industry, and will provide attendees […]
As a pre-show activity before Secutech Thailand, Messe Frankfurt and its Thailand partner, Worldex G.E.C., will be organising an online business matching session from 25 – 29 May 2020. The goal is to connect Thailand and ASEAN countries with major Zhejiang personal protective equipment (PPE) suppliers to help with the demand of PPE during the […]
Where is the fire service now and where is it headed? Looking to the past can help us predict the future. Ed Mann, training & education director at Provident and a well-known figure in the fire service, will share his thoughts on where the fire service was in the 1970s when he first became active […]
Annual spring meeting of the NVFC board of directors. Learn more and register here. UPDATE: The meeting will be held virtually instead of in-person.
VdS loss experiences and know-how in the field of loss prevention are reflected in the VdS rules and data sheets. The VdS set of rules fills the gaps in other technical rules or focuses on recently detected risks which are not yet covered in the standards or other technical documentation. International guidelines and standards as […]