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Make smoke alarms work for you!
Install.
Put smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
Test.
Only working smoke alarms provide you the early warning that there is smoke in your home. Test your alarm each month by pushing the test button. If the alarm doesn’t sound, replace the battery. If your alarm is sealed, replace the alarm.
Replace.
Smoke alarms don’t last forever. Get new smoke alarms every 10 years.
Community Risk Reduction
It is crucial to replace smoke alarms every 10 years
Over time, smoke alarms can become less effective, potentially failing to alert you in time during a fire. Dust and cobwebs can block the smoke chamber, and the electronics can deteriorate. Remember to vacuum both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as part of your regular home cleaning.
National Fire Data Center
USFA announces effort to launch new fire information and analytics platform
The USFA is leading a national effort to develop and launch a new interoperable fire information and innovative analytics platform, known as the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS).
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Guide to funding alternatives
Updated November 2023
This comprehensive resource tackles the challenges faced by EMS agencies and fire departments, providing vital information on funding sources, grants and alternative revenue options.
Fire/EMS Training
Invest in yourself
The National Fire Academy has the courses to help you meet your professional development goals and reduce all-hazards risks in your community. The courses you take through the NFA can be considered for college credit.
The application period for on-campus courses scheduled from January to March 2025 has been extended until Oct. 22.
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New content for fire and EMS
What's new at USFA's National Fire Academy
On this episode of the USFA Podcast, Superintendent Gabliks shares information on new classes and best practices in recruitment and retention from around the U.S.
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Lahaina Fire Incident Analysis Report released by the attorney general of Hawaii
Read the detailed report that examines the tragic fire that devastated much of Lahaina, Hawaii on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023.
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EPA and Forest Service release new AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
Discover the air quality in your community with the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map and provide your community with information they can use to protect themselves from wildfire smoke.
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Conversation with Dr. Lori
Listen to Dr. Lori as she discusses the key takeaways from the World Fire Congress and what will be brought to the roundtable at the 2024 U.S. Fire Administrator's Summit, October 8, 2024.
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How stakeholders view wildfire mitigation efforts for homes
Wildfires represent serious safety issues around the world, posing major challenges to community safety. Learn about stakeholder perceptions in NFPA's report: Stakeholder Perceptions of Wildfire Mitigations for Homes Multi-Audience Survey Research
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NIOSH project addresses respirator effectiveness with workers with facial hair
Religion, culture and medical reasons for workers with facial hair make it difficult to comply with OSHA's facial hair requirement that respirators be fit-tested to the wearer’s face to achieve a tight seal to the face. NIOSH announces a project to determine how well respirators offer protection to workers with facial hair using beard bands.
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