First responders, first of its kind forum

NFPA hosted a groundbreaking, invitation-only think tank today in Indianapolis. The progressive forum brought together long-respected fire services leaders, up-and-coming first responders and innovative subject matter experts in one space to tackle the emerging issues that fire departments are now facing. The NFPA Responder Forum, is a new cutting-edge 2.5 day invitation-only program, created so that representatives from thirteen major fire services organizations could partner with government officials, regulators, researchers, analysts, academics and others to create a pathway from research to standards. Forum attendees represent different fire service disciplines, regions of the country, skill sets and ethnic backgrounds. Invitees were...