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🚀 At TSI 2026, Innovation Takes the Stage. Bring your ideas, solutions & research to TSI:
🔥 Shark Tank
💡 First Responder Innovation Award
🎓 Academia Research Track
📅 Apply by Nov. 4, 2026
👉 IAFC.org/TSI
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CAL FIRE defined one data need and 30+ teams from six continents answered in two weeks.
Former CAL FIRE Chief Deputy Director Chris Anthony on fire innovation units and defining the need before the tech gets built.
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Is your department tackling WUI challenges that others can learn from? Share your strategies, solutions & experience at #WUI2027.
🎤 Submit by Oct. 30, 2026: IAFC.org/WUI
📍 March 23–25 | Austin, TX
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🇺🇸 WATCH LIVE TODAY | 10 AM ET
25 years after 9/11, fire & emergency service leaders will share their perspectives on how counterterrorism, preparedness & response have evolved—and the challenges ahead.
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/R8WEZqJ
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🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember
Chief James “Jim” Schwartz (Ret.), Arlington Co. Fire Dept. (VA), reflects on the future of terrorism response & the challenges America’s fire & emergency services must be prepared to face.
🎥 buff.ly/hiLdjf2
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🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember
Salvatore “Sal” Cassano, former FDNY Commissioner, reflects on how the events of September 11 impacted the FDNY in the years that followed and the lasting effects 25 years later.
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/2bOWlSL
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🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember
Chief John Esposito, FDNY, reflects on the lessons of 9/11 for today’s fire service members—many of whom were children or not yet born on September 11, 2001
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/povCito
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🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember
Chief Mary Beth Michos (Ret.), Prince William County Fire & Rescue (VA), reflects on how the response to September 11, 2001, affected the nation’s fire and emergency services.
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/vMZ2uV4
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🇺🇸 25 years later, we remember those we lost, honor those who answered the call, and reflect on the legacy of 9/11.
Hear from fire chiefs who responded on September 11, 2001, in their own words.
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/6DlHX6h
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🇺🇸 25 years later, we remember those we lost, honor those who answered the call, and reflect on the legacy of 9/11.
Hear from fire chiefs who responded on September 11, 2001, in their own words.
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/6DlHX6h
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🚨 TSI REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Block off your calendar and make plans to attend one of the fire & EMS industry’s most tech-focused events.
🔥 Come to Work, Not to Watch.
👉 Register now: IAFC.org/TSI
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A military field test put a heads-up display on soldiers.
The ones without it finished faster.
Cognitive load, not capability, decides whether new tech helps you on a call.
Tuen in with Chief Jonathan Boyd, Allen (TX) Fire, live at FRI: buff.ly/xWayfVB
#FireService
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🚒 IAFC TV Department Spotlight
🎥 Lafayette Fire Department | Future-Facing Fire Safety
See how the department is advancing fire safety and making an impact in its community.
Watch their story in action: buff.ly/7yR4pDP
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🚒 IAFC Workforce Solutions Fire Camp Scholarships are open!
U.S. volunteer & combination departments can receive funding to host a fire camp, introducing future volunteers to the fire and emergency services.
📅 Apply by Sept. 25: IAFC.org/firecamp
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