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Public Education and
Awareness
 Illinois
Fire Safety Alliance
- www.ifsa.org
"Dedicated to fire
safety and burn
prevention though
public education",
the Alliance was
formed in 1982 by
three members of the
Illinois Fire Chiefs
Association who
worked to make smoke
detectors mandatory
in residential homes
in Illinois. This
smoke detector
campaign has greatly
expanded, developing
into the Illinois
Fire Safety Alliance
(IFSA).
 National
Fire Protection
Association -
www.nfpa.org
"Use Candles with
Care" is the theme
of the National Fire
Protection
Association's 2005
Fire Prevention Week
campaign. According
to NFPA, "Fire
Prevention Week was
established to
commemorate the
Great Chicago Fire,
the tragic 1871
conflagration that
killed more than 250
people, left 100,000
homeless, destroyed
more than 17,400
structures and
burned more than
2,000 acres. The
fire began on
October 8, but
continued into and
did most of its
damage on October 9,
1871."
Associations
 International
Association of
Firefighters -
www.iaff.org
Danville
Firefighters Local
429 is a member of
the International
Association of Fire
Fighters. The IAFF
has more than 2,900
affiliates,
representing fire
fighters in more
than 3,500
communities in the
U.S. and Canada. The
267,000 members of
the IAFF are the
nation’s full-time
professional fire
fighters and
paramedics, who
protect the lives
and property of 85
percent of the
nation’s population.
 Associated
Fire Fighters of
Illinois -
www.affi-iaff.org
According to their
site, "The
Associated Fire
Fighters of Illinois
serves as the
Illinois state labor
association of the
International
Association of
Firefighters. The
AFFI represents
over 170 locals
which are the
recognized
collective
bargaining agents
for over 11,000 full
time professional
firefighters serving
in cities and fire
districts throughout
the State of
Illinois."
Illinois
Firefighter's
Association -
www.illinoisfirefighters.org
The mission of the
Illinois
Firefighter's
Association, Inc. (IFA):
Dedicated to the
advancement of the
Fire Service by
providing
leadership, the
Association will
proudly support the
community of
firefighters in
Illinois through
education, training,
and information
networking at the
local, state, and
national levels.
Office of the
Illinois State Fire
Marshal -
www.state.il.us/osfm
 Illinois
Fire Chiefs'
Association -
www.illinoisfirechiefs.org
The mission of the
Illinois Fire
Chiefs' Association
is "dedicated to
promoting excellence
in the fire service
by providing a
network of
information sharing
and opportunities to
our diverse
membership and
associated
partnerships through
education,
legislation and
technical means."
 International
Association of Arson
Investigators, Inc.
- www.firearson.com
The International
Association of Arson
Investigators is
dedicated to
improving the
professional
development of fire
and explosion
investigators by
being the global
resource for fire
investigation
training, technology
and research.
Illinois Chapter of
the International
Association of Arson
Investigators -
http://il-iaai.com
 ISO
- www.iso.com
ISO is a leading
source of
information about
risk. They supply
data, analytics, and
decision-support
services for
professionals in
many fields,
including insurance,
finance, real
estate, health
services,
government, and
human resources.
Local Links
 City
of Danville -
www.cityofdanville.org
Danville is located
in East Central
Illinois, near the
Indiana state
border. Be sure to
check out the
information from the
City of Danville
about the
Danville Fire
Department.
Training
 Danville
Area Community
College -
www.dacc.edu
Danville Area
Community College is
a public two-year
college located in
Danville, Illinois.
DACC was founded in
1946 and has grown
into an independent
college serving
about 5,000 students
per year in over
1,500 unique
courses.
 Illinois
Fire Service
Institute -
www.fsi.uiuc.edu
 International
Society of Fire
Service Instructors
-
http://www.isfsi.org
ISFSI develops
training materials
and support through
written training
outlines, videotape
training products,
interactive CD-Rom
based training and
other
technologically-advanced
techniques. They
also provide
networking and
learning
opportunities
through their
presence and
participation at
national
conferences, along
with it's own
conference programs.
 Illinois
Society of Fire
Service Instructors
-
www.ill-fireinstructors.org
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