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Let’s take a closer look at some of the exceptional speakers who will be sharing their expertise at FDIC 2024. wildland fire ‘We’re Preparing for Wildfire Season All Year Round’—How Wildland Fire Training Has Changed Permanently Wildfire season used to be somewhat predictable. Those days are over. Learn how firefighters should be training for a season that no longer has a predictable end. Cancer in Firefighters ‘Clean is the New Salty:’ Preventing Cancer in Firefighters Starts with Better Training The IARC classified the occupation of firefighting in Group 1, which defines firefighting as carcinogenic to humans.” Learn how fire departments are working to teach cancer prevention. NFPA 1010 NFPA 1010: What Fire Instructors Need to Know Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, Fifth Edition, provides new content that meets the intent of NFPA 1010, 2024 Edition Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters that includes Chapter 6: Firefighter I (NFPA 1001) and Chapter 7: Firefighter II (NFPA 1001). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 » Customer Spotlight Q&A: Dr. Mandy Gattis Enhances Her Passion for First Responder Mental Health Through the Mental Health Resilience Officer Course Nov 17, 2023, 11:56 AM by User Not Found Dr. Mandy Gattis, Project Coordinator at South Carolina EMS Association, talks about her experience taking the NAEMT Mental Health Resilience Officer course and how it’s shaped her expertise and experience in her job. 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