🔥 #OnThisDay in 1905, the @NFSAorg was established to advocate for the installation and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems.

The NFSA has played a key role in improving fire safety standards and reducing fire-related losses.

🔥 #OnThisDay in 1980, a devastating #fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas resulted in 85 fatalities and over 600 injuries.

The incident led to reforms in fire safety and building codes.

❤️ A newborn is safe today thanks to #firefighters in Racine, Wisconsin.

Station Four assisted with the safe surrender of an infant through its Safe Haven Baby Box – the first safe surrender at a Baby Box location in southeast Wisconsin.

@RacineL321 🚒

🔥🚒 Aging, unreliable fire trucks + years-long delays for new ones = dangerous conditions for New Jersey #firefighters and the communities they protect.

“This was the type of storm you never want to hit.” – Matthew Caliente, President of @PFANJ_IAFF.

🔥🚆 Many #fire departments are unprepared for a train derailment involving hazardous materials, finds @InvestigateTV.

Departments that don’t invest in training are "putting themselves in a dangerous position,” – @Burgess_947, of #IAFF Hazmat.

🚨 This #CrashResponderSafetyWeek – and all year long – we’re reminding drivers of a simple responsibility.

⚠️ Slow down, move over, and keep first responders and road workers safe while they do their jobs.

Want to strengthen your communication skills and connect with others more effectively?

Join the IAFF Center of Excellence webinar, “Exploring Strategies of Active Listening and Empathy to Support Others.”

📅 Nov. 19
🕑 12 p.m. (ET)
🖥️ Register: https://brnw.ch/21wXzPN

🚗❗#CrashResponderSafetyWeek❗🚨

Every year, first responders lose their lives or suffer life-changing injuries while working at traffic incident scenes.

When you see an accident:

✅ Slow down
✅ Move over
✅ Stay alert (📵 no phones)

➡️ http://iaff.org/crash-responder-safety

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The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment facility specializing in PTSD for IAFF members – and IAFF members only – who are struggling with addiction, PTSD other related behavioral health challenges to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery. It is a safe haven for members to talk with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.

https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com