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Links
Fire Service Links
- Ministry During Pandemic, By Dr. Naomi Paget
- United States Fire Administration- Check out their publication section for free publications on issues such as Line of Duty Death, Firefighter Health, and Stress Management. Also you can sign up for email alerts when a firefighter dies in the line of duty.
- National Volunteer Fire Council- This organization represents the unique needs of volunteer firefighters, ems, and rescue personnel. Check out their resource center and their state benefits list.
- International Association of Firefighters-This is the union organization that represents paid/professional fire departments.
- National Fallen Firefighters Foundation- This organization offers a variety of services and assistance to the families and departments of fallen firefighters, including an annual memorial weekend. On their site check out their benefits section, and resources.
- Everyone goes Home-This is a program that promotes Firefighter Safety and well being.
- National Fire Heritage Center- The primary objective of the National Fire Heritage Center is to archive the history of the American Fire Service and Fire Protection Disciplines. Establishing this facility will facilitate historical review and research to approaches and methods to save human life from destructive fires and mitigate fire losses in the future.
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Congressional Fire Services Institute- a non-profit, non-partisan policy institute charged with educating Members of Congress on fire and life safety issues. Visit their section on legislation and their section on
state and web resources.National Chaplain Organizations
- International Conference of Police Chaplains
- Association of Professional Chaplains
- National Association of Catholic Chaplains
- National Association of Jewish Chaplains
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The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
State Fire Chaplain Organizations
- California – California Fire Chaplains Association
- Illinois – Illinois Corps of Fire Chaplains
- Indiana – Indiana Fire Chaplain Corps
- Kentucky – Kentucky Federation of Fire Chaplains
- Louisiana - Louisiana Fire Chaplains
- Missouri – Missouri Fire Chaplains Corps
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- New Mexico – New Mexico Fire Chaplains Association
- New York – New York State Assoc. of Fire Chaplains
- Ohio -- Ohio Federation of Fire Chaplains
- Oklahoma- Oklahoma Fire Service Chaplains
- Tennessee - Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplains
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Texas - Texas Corps of Fire Chaplains
Online Chaplain Journals & Blogs
Mostly Military Blogs but Great Inspiration - Training for Eternity-
- Chaplain Dave’s Newsletter
EMS Links
- National Association of EMTs- This organization represents the views and opinions of pre-hospital care personnel and to thus influence the future advancement of EMS as an allied health profession.
- The American Ambulance Assoc.- This organization services as a voice and clearinghouse for ambulance services across the nation.
- Department of Health and Human Services- A lot of information on health and safety issues, disasters, etc.
- National EMS Memorial- Annual memorial service for fallen EMS workers.
Canadian Links
- FireFighting.ca
- Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation
- British Columbia Association of Fire Chaplains (Facebook)
Other Organizations
- National Incident Management System Training
- Red Cross-Check your local Red Cross for training in Disaster Assistance. Classes are relatively inexpensive.
- FEMA- This government organization provides a vast array of resources and training opportunities. Check out: CERT, Online Training, D-Mat/D-Mort/USAR Response Teams.
- Salvation Army
- USNORTHCOM
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundation- Check out their Related Articles & Resources section. Also, look for local CISM teams.
- Fellowship of Christian Firefighters
- Catholic Firefighters International
- Fire Engineering Magazine
- The Rock Shepherd Care Ministry
- Lighthouse Uniform Company
- Families of the Fallen - Susan VandePol, resources for families of fallen firefighters.