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 hurricane-related 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– 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 14-19, 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 in-

house

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

– 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

• IAFC has submitted for proposals totaling $2,296,235

– 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!