The deadline for submitting a nomination for the National Volunteer Fire Council's (NVFC) Junior Firefighter of the Year and Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Awards is Wednesday, February 15.

Vision 20/20 is announcing open registration for the second Models in Fire Prevention Symposium 2012 which will be held on May 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia.

Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, has filed legislation, H.R. 3430, to extend a Federal Communication Commission (FCC) deadline for upgrading First Responders’ communications equipment for two years, from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2015

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is encouraging all Indiana residents to register and participate in the 2012 Great Central United States ShakeOut February 7.

Emergency Film Group has released a new edition of its award winning training film “Hydrogen Sulfide,” which has important information for emergency personnel who may respond to an incident involving this poison gas.

Nominations are now being accepted to for the 2012 9-1-1 Honor Awards to honor heroes and leaders in 9-1-1.

APCO International has received a $50,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation to enable qualified association members with continuing education and training opportunities.

Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments, Inc. completes radiation sensor testing on the Boeing Echo Ranger Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV).

Mitigaiton Planning and Hazard Mitigation Assistance would like to announce the availability of two mitigation planning resources.

Siemens Building Technologies Division announced today that it has given Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) $100,000 to support the construction of the school’s Fire Protection Engineering Lab.

The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants application period will open on Monday, January 30, 2012 and run until Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. EST.

Ivy Tech Community College - Southwest students Angela Webb and Shannon Nowlan have been awarded the annual Joseph E. Rood, Jr. Memorial Scholarship.

FDNY Commissioner and Chief of Department Salvatore J. Cassano and the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service Command Chief Abdo Nahmod will receive a donation from 5.11 Tactical to the FDNY Foundations on Tuesday, January 24 at 2:00pm.

The 2011 Great Central U.S. Shakeout will receive a national award on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

It's not every day that a New Hampshire manufacturer gets asked by a network television for their help, but when Globe Manufacturing  Company heard from ABC's long-running series, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, they didn't hesitate for a minute. Whatever was needed, count Globe in.

The National Fire Protection Association’s Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund Committee selected the Salina Fire Department HazMat Response Team from Salina, Kansas, as the recipient of the 2012 Warren E. Isman Educational Grant.

The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants application period will open soon.

A pancake breakfast fundraiser was held on Saturday morning by Tulsa Firefighters to help Claremore firefighter, Brandon McClain, and his family who lost everything in a house fire on Dec. 27.

The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and MedicAlert Foundation announce the 2^nd Annual Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Awards program.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) application period will be opening soon.