Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association (Metro Chiefs) Urban Fire Forum (UFF) Position Papers
Report Sponsored By: The Urban Fire Forum
Hosted By: NFPA
Report Authored and Endorsed By: Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Urban Fire Forum Participants and NFPA
Description:
The Urban Fire Forum is sponsored and hosted by the NFPA each year. This unique event brings together selected Metropolitan Fire Chiefs who are responsible for protecting some of the largest urban centers in the United States and around the world. The Urban Fire Forum focuses on a wide range of topics including sessions on the latest international research and technology. Fire Chiefs today lead sophisticated organizations that provide fire, rescue, EMS, hazardous materials and other environmental services, as well as a wide array of public education, code enforcement, and community health programs. The Urban Fire Forum conducted in September 2023 resulted in a Report that includes three Position Statements addressing the critical issues of Climate Change; Support for increasing Efforts on Mental Health & Wellbeing; and Support for Research on Firefighter Reproductive Health.
The following three Position Statements were endorsed by the Urban Fire Forum on September 28, 2023.
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