HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS
• 29 Chiefs sent to Louisiana and the Gulf Coast
• 1,363 Approximate IAFC staff hours accumulated in
response to hurricane relief efforts
• 14 Approximate hours worked each day by IAFC
representatives in Baton Rouge and New Orleans,
Louisiana
• 26 Meetings on Capitol Hill attended by IAFC leadership
• 1 White House meeting with Deputy Chief of Staff, Joe
Hagin
• 1 Meeting of IAFC leadership at FEMA headquarters
with then-USFA Administrator Dave Paulison, later
named Acting Director of FEMA
HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS
• 13 Blast emails sent to members updating them with
ongoing activity at IAFC headquarters during the relief
effort.
• 40 Media calls seeking IAFC comment on hurricanerelated issues
• 33,790 Hits to the IAFC website home page from
September 1-21,2005
– 6,800 hits to the IAFC Katrina website (www.iafc.org/hurricane)
• 2,000 Teams of career and volunteer firefighters serving
as community relations representatives that FEMA asked
the IAFC to help organize
• 500+ Fire departments interested in “Adopt a Firehouse”
program launched by Firehouse.com and supported by
the IAFC. (www.adoptafirehouse.com)
MEMBER OUTREACH
• IAFC Katrina Relief Fund
– $61,000 raised to aid IAFC members and support the
IAFC Incident Command Post
– Contributing Sponsors: Anheuser-Busch, Energizer,
IAFC EMS Section, Cape Elizabeth (Maine) Fire
Department
– The relief committee dispatched funding to 58
members totaling $58,000
• 64% of those contacted declined assistance
– Contributions from IAFC staff members:
• 600 emails, 250 letters, and 400 phone calls
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
• The IAFC has formed a partnership with
FireRescue Magazine, owned by Elseveir Inc.
– The alliance will create the largest and most
comprehensive family of conferences and publications
serving the fire and emergency services industry
– Partnership also includes working with Elseveir’s sister
company, Reed exhibitions, to strengthen the exhibit
and sponsorship opportunities at both organizations’
trade shows
– More information regarding the partnership with
FireRescue Magazine will follow during Saturday’s
sessions
NATIONAL EXPOSURE
• The IAFC has appeared in the nationally
distributed newspaper, USA Today, 3 times in
the past 6 months
– “Don’t Provide” ad campaign
– Announcement of National Safety Stand Down
– In support of providing access to 24MHz of radio
spectrum in the 700 MHz band for public safety use
nationwide. (October 25, 2005)
NATIONAL EXPOSURE
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Facilitated the sixth criteria
development process for the AFG and
SAFER Grant programs.
• Currently assisting USFA with the
development of a new strategic plan for
the New Orleans Fire Department
• Beginning a NIMS project
– 10 intrastate mutual aid plans will be
developed in 10 pilot states.
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Stand Down for Firefighter Safety
– Estimated 8,000 departments participated
– USA Today ad circulated to 5.2 million
• “Walk of Honor” at NFFF Memorial Park
– Broad participation by IAFC members and staff
– Nearly $40,000
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Actively participated in the development of
national response planning documents
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National Incident Management System (NIMS)
National Response Plan (NRP)
National Preparedness Goal (NPG) and Guide
Target Capabilities List (TCL)
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Conducted educational sessions at FRI on
wellness/fitness and vehicle safety issues
• Continuing weekly email newsletter focusing
on hazardous materials issues
• Created a National Fire Service Mutual Aid
System task force
– Focused on the development of interstate mutual aid
plans for all 50 states.
– Task force will be completed by August 2006
LEADING ON THE HILL
• Summit of the status of the USFA
– 16 major fires service organizations participated to
establish the status of funding at the U.S. Fire
Administration
– Outcome: Eight findings and five policy goals to
improve the standing of the fire service within DHS
• Preserving Rural Firefighter Assistance
Grants
– IAFC was instrumental in restoring $10 million in the
Senate Interior Appropriations Bill; pending in
Congress
LEADING ON THE HILL
• Leading efforts to achieve more spectrum for
first responders
– Success probable
– Helped fine-tune the FCC proposal
– Defended the FCC action against corporate and other
interests seeking to overturn it
– IAFC and its public safety partners filed an amicus
brief in federal appellate court agreeing with the FCC
not to “stay” the order
• Removal of hazmat placards from rail tank
cars stopped
FY 2006 DHS APPROPRIATIONS
• President Bush signed the DHS
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (H.R.
2360) into law on October 18, 2005
– DHS Total Appropriation: $31.9 billion
– Established the Preparedness Directorate
– USFA: First-Time Separate Line Item of $45 million
and moved to Preparedness Directorate
– FIRE Grant: $545 million
– SAFER Grant: $110 million
ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH
• Membership Milestones (as of 10/25/05)
– Membership totals: 12,937 (increase of 537 since 7/15)
– Exemplary customer service: 49,972 member touches
• Continued Growth of IAFC Conferences
– 1st Annual Fire Service Technology Symposium
sponsored by IAFC and Microsoft December 6-7, 2005
Redmond, WA at Microsoft Headquarters
• The conference is offered to all IAFC members and is
complimentary (www.fireservicesymposium.com)
– FRI Site Selection Task Force has been visiting cities
for the 2010-2015 rotation of conferences
ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH
• New for Fire-Rescue International 2005
– Mailed to 100,000 prospective attendees
– Executed 10 target mailings
– Increased FRI advertising
– Implemented electronic attendee updates for all
registrants
– Increased exhibiting square footage by 20,000 sq.
feet
– Doubled sponsorship revenue from 2004
• Results
– Record full conference attendance
– Hotel rooms sold out in the downtown Denver area
– More exhibit space sold out
– Implemented new marketing plan
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
• VCOS Conference November 10-13, 2005
Clearwater Beach, FL
• Wildland Fire Conference March 8-9, 2006
Phoenix, AZ
• EMS Today Conference and Exposition March
21-25, 2006 Baltimore, MD
• International Hazardous Materials Response
Teams Conference June 1-4, 2006 Baltimore, MD
• Fire-Rescue Med April 24-26, 2006 Las Vegas, NV
• FRI 2006 Dallas September 14-16, 2006 Dallas,
TX
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
• Department of Defense Fire & Emergency
Services Training Conference September 1419, 2006 Dallas, TX
• VCOS Conference November 9-12, 2006
Orlando, FL
• FireRescue Conference and Expo November
8-12, 2006 Las Vegas, NV
LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
• On Scene
– Published 24 issues of IAFC On Scene
– 7 special issues printed
– Currently in Part 4 of a six-part series on the Avian
(bird) Flu
– 313,600 copies post-FRI of IAFC On Scene
• 103 alerts reaching 835,976 members
• E-mailed 13 surveys and received 8,622
responses
• 227 separate graphics products produced inhouse
LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
• New Publications
– Top Priority: The Fire Service Guide to Interoperable
Communications (Nextel partnership)
– Fire Officer: Principles and Practice (Jones & Bartlett
partnership)
– Fundamental Firefighter Skills and Drills DVD series
(Jones & Bartlett partnership)
– How to Develop a Political Action Plan (IAFF support)
– Community Wildfire Protection Plan: Leaders Guide
– Chief Fire Officer’s Desk Reference
SUSTAINING PROGRAMS
• National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting
System website launched at FRI in Denver,
www.firefighternearmiss.com
– More than 400 reports from 33 different states are
posted on the web site (as of 10/25/05)
• Sprint continues to help improving
interoperable communications within the fire
service
– IAFC’s Executive Communications Systems Advisor
has spoken at 27 local meetings regarding the
importance of interoperability within the fire service
– There are discussions of other meetings for the
Southwest and Northwest parts of the U.S.
ENSURING THE FUTURE
• Corporate: $1 million plus in value
– Jeep – Everyday Heroes (Fire-Rescue Med
conference scholarships); USA Today ad in support of
Safety Stand Down
– Fireman’s Fund (Near-Miss); mass mailing to every
fire department in the U.S. on Stand Down day
– Anheuser-Busch (general support; USA Today
“Prevent, Don’t Provide” campaign ad)
– Energizer (national Change Your Clock/Change Your
BatteryTM campaign)
– Nextel (endorsement)
ENSURING THE FUTURE
• Federal Partnerships & Grants: $3,053,918
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Near Miss Reporting System FY’03 & ‘04(DHS-ODP)
Fire Service Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative (DHS-FEMA)
Fire Service Wellness Fitness Initiative (DHS-FEMA)
Fire Corps Initiative FY’04 & ‘05 (DHS-FEMA)
National Fire Service Mutual Aid System (DHS-FEMA)
Hazardous Materials Initiative (DHS-USFA)
WIldland Fire Training/Equivalency Initiative (DHS-USFA)
Fire Act VI (DHS-FEMA)
Strategic Planning for Reconstruction and Recovery of the New
Orleans Fire Department (DHS-FEMA)
• Non-Federal Partnership with the University of
Maryland
– $200,000, for work done on the CAPWIN project
ENSURING THE FUTURE
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IAFC has submitted for proposals totaling
$2,296,235
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Near Miss Reporting System FY”06 (DHS-ODP)
National Center for Fire and Emergency Doctrine &
Policy (DHS-ODP)
Wildland Fire Cooperative Agreement w/ the
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Proposal for the 3rd National Conference on
Terrorism (DHS)
PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISMENTS,
EXCITED ABOUT OUR FUTURE!