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The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) strives to provide volunteer firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers with the resources they need when they need it. Recognizing the gap in behavioral health support services for many volunteers, the NVFC partnered with Provident to launch the First Responder Helpline in October 2022. NVFC Responder Helpline Similar to an employee assistance program, the NVFC First Responder Helpline is there in times of crisis as well as to provide suppo...

Starting on July 13th, the Dixie Fire has already become the 2nd largest fire in California history and the largest active fire in the United States, covering more than 670,000 acres across Butte, Lassen, Plumas, and Tehama counties and displacing thousands of people. With nearly 6,000 fire personnel deployed – spanning federal, state, and local public safety agencies, including California Governor’s Office of Emergency Management, California Conservation Corps, El Dorado Hills Fire...

FirstNet® – the only nationwide network built with and for America’s first responders – is keeping public safety connected, unlike any other network. Here are 3 strategic ways: Expanding the FirstNet 5G footprint: As public safety’s communications partner, AT&T* has expanded 5G connectivity for first responders on FirstNet to further support public safety’s mission needs. Now, first responders in an additional 10 cities across the United States – Au...

AT&T Foundation is awarding $30,000 in grants to three non-profit organizations that are assisting victims of the Dixie Fire. AT&T Foundation is granting $10,000 each to the Almanor Foundation Wildfire Relief Fund, the American Red Cross Gold Country Region, and the Plumas Crisis Intervention and Resource Center. "AT&T Foundation has an ongoing commitment to serving the people and communities of California," said Rhonda Johnson, President- AT&T California. "We are proud to supp...

FirstNet® and Safe Environment Engineering are providing Los Angeles City Fire Department and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health with new capabilities and reliable access to critical information while in the field. These tech advancements allow first responders and other personnel who support them to better serve those who live, work and visit the city and county of Los Angeles. Connecting First Responders to FirstNet LAFD uses FirstNet on frontline apparatus, vehicles, modems...

When you think about the 21st-century innovations that will drive the future of the fire service, almost every new technology depends on faster and more dependable digital communication. In short, the future of technology in the fire service demands that we embrace 5G technology. 5G (fifth generation telecommunications) promises faster data speeds, less latency, and greater reliability. Increased connectivity and technologies From increasing connectivity to enabling wearable technologie...