IAFC Fire and Life Safety Section

10/21/2026

🚨 CALL FOR PRESENTERS! Share your expertise at the IAFC Community Risk Reduction (CRR) & Fire-Rescue Med (FRM) Conference in Louisville, KY, May 14-16, 2027. Have insights, strategies, or solutions to share? We want to hear from you!

📅 Submission Deadline: November 13, 2026

👉 Submit your proposal: https://www.iafc.org/events/crrl-and-frm

09/10/2026

Three of the IAFC FLSS members also serve on the FCAC and are currently in chicago reviewing codes that protect 2 billion people around the world. The fire code action committee is tackling critical fire service issues related to data centers, the built environment in wildfire urban interface locations, as well as medium to high density living buildings. (Pictured left to right- Jeffrey Counts, Gage Schlice and Ray Reynolds)

09/04/2026

ICC and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire & Life Safety Section presented the 2026 Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award to Chief Robert Marshall, Deputy Fire Chief (Ret.) from the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department in California. Chief Marshall was recognized for his significant contributions to advancing fire and life safety in his home state of California as well as throughout the U.S. and globally. Read more:

https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-perspectives/chief-robert-marshall-honored-for-excellence-in-fire-and-life-safety/

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

https://www.firehouse.com/community-risk/article/55401458/efo-research-brief-understanding-the-perception-of-fire-risk-from-smokers-who-use-home-oxygen-therapy

Home oxygen therapy fires are increasing, and Raymond Reynolds' research shows they are causing fatalities and injuries while many are unaware of the risks associated with smoking...

08/15/2026

A great resource

ICC has published Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in the Built Environment - Early Release of the Chapter 43 Battery Provisions of the Forthcoming 2027 International Fire Code®.

08/14/2026

The FLSS board members at FRI in Kansas City this week.

08/04/2026

06/19/2026

Nevada (Iowa) Fire Chief and IAFC FLSS board member took advantage of meeting with Fire and EMS Director and Program Managers at the US Fire Administration, while subsequently attending his final graduation week of EFO. The high level meeting discussed the emerging fire trend of home oxygen therapy (HOT) fires and the role of the USFA to help eliminate these tragic fires.

06/19/2026

🚨 Firefighters need your voice NOW.

H.R. 6644 (Housing for the 21st Century Act) would allow single-stair residential buildings up to 5 stories — forcing firefighters and evacuating residents to share the same stairwell in an emergency. That means more congestion, slower rescues, and greater exposure to smoke and fire for everyone involved.

The IAFC already got this provision removed once. The House put it back in. Now it’s in front of the Senate again — and we need fire service leaders to speak up.

✅ Visit the IAFC Action Center ✅ Send a prewritten (or customized) message to your Senators ✅ Tell them: buildings over 3 stories need multiple means of egress

Protect your crew. Protect your community. Make your voice heard.

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