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🚨 CALL FOR PRESENTERS! Share your expertise at the IAFC Community Risk Reduction (CRR) & Fire-Rescue Med (FRM) Conference. Have insights, strategies, or solutions to share? We want to hear from you! 📅 Deadline: Nov. 13th 👉 Submit your proposal: buff.ly/5e4Yh9O
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☣️ CALL FOR PRESENTERS! Share your expertise at the IAFC Hazmat Conference! 🚨 Submission deadline: October 30, 2026! 👉 Submit your proposal today: buff.ly/1Vl6vX3
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The initial IC ordered five strike teams. A captain with a decade on big wildland fires said they needed 50, right now. Paladin's Jackson Yip on why the WUI is a blind spot for structure departments. Full episode: piped.video/live/h7o1h5-aW_o
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🚒 NEW! The IAFC’s Cyber Resilience Guide helps fire & EMS leaders prepare for technology disruptions and maintain critical operations. 🔗 bit.ly/iafc-cyber-guide 💻 Explore more fire & EMS tech at #TSI2026, Dec. 7–9 in Denver! 👉 iafc.org/tsi
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Firefighting went from the lowest job at Saudi Aramco to the most sought after. The difference was one motto they put everywhere: "Proud to be a firefighter." Jeff Dulin of the IAFC tells the story. #FireService #TSI2026
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"You're not going to have that magic social post that all of a sudden is going to bring in 100 recruits." Brent Warwick of IDEX Fire & Safety on why steady, repeated messaging is what moves recruiting. #FireService #TSI2026
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"Why should my son or daughter get into the fire service?" Sarasota County BC Jesse Schilling on what he tells parents: annual physicals, CISM peer support, two sets of gear and a gear washing program. #FireService #TSI2026
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What happens when the CAD goes down? Chad Crouse (@StLucieFire): start an incident with the tech, kill it halfway, and see how crews adapt. More of this at #TSI2026, Dec 7-9 in Denver. #FireService
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🚒 Share your expertise through interactive training designed to help volunteer and combination departments build stronger teams, develop leaders, and improve recruitment and retention. ⏰ Apply by December 5! 🔗 Learn more & apply: buff.ly/HOaPLY8
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🎤 IAFC Calls for Presenters Are Open! Share your expertise at upcoming conferences! 🔥 WUI: Wildfire 🧪 Hazmat: Hazardous materials 🚒 CRR-FRM: Prevention, EMS & response 🌟 FRI: Leadership & innovation ⏰ Hurry! Deadlines vary. Submit today! iafc.org
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Where should the fire service never vibe code? Tech Council Chair Scott Roseberry draws the line at CAD, RMS, ePCR, and anything holding personal information. We'll keep building on this at #TSI2026, Dec 7-9 in Denver. #FireService
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🚒 IAFC President Chief Steven Locke swore in the new Southwest Division Board at the 2026 Southwestern Annual Conference in Tulsa, OK. 👏 Congratulations to Chief Roy Robichaux, recognized for his longtime service and leadership as past president. iafc.org
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🔥 IAFC 1st VP Chief Ernest Malone & IAFC COO Laura Smith represented at the 2026 FAMA/FEMSA Fall Conference in Louisville, KY. Laura shared an IAFC update, while Chief Malone joined fellow fire service leaders for the “Future of the Fire Service” panel. iafc.org
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💡 TSI 2026 Session Spotlight. At TSI, you won’t just sit and listen—you’ll dig in, problem-solve & participate. The goal isn’t just to talk about what’s next. It’s to figure out how to make it work. 📅 Dec. 7–9, 2026 📍 Denver, CO 🔗 Register at IAFC.org/TSI
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🚑 What does it really cost to provide emergency medical services—and are reimbursement models keeping pace? Join us tomorrow, October 8, from 3–4 PM ET for a closer look at the financial realities facing EMS. Register today: buff.ly/2TEtEnH
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