About Us

Who We Are . . . 

U. S. First Responders Association, Inc.  is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation funded through, local churches, civic groups, community organizations, private businesses and individual donors.

How we are governed . . .

U. S. First Responders Association, Inc.  is governed by a Board of Directors and directed by a Chief Executive Officer. Members of the community serve as Directors, in a volunteer capacity, and govern the policies and procedures for the organization.

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U.S. First Responders Association is a 501c3 non-profit, professional and social network of firefighters, EMS, rescue, police officers, military and civilian support teams. The purpose of USFRA is to advance the profession of fire, emergency, police and military services through proactive community leadership, education, advocacy, policy, procedure, and guidelines that would best help our emergency services provide aid to the citizens of the United States and worldwide.  

USFRA.org brings together personnel from many diverse fields where they can share their knowledge and expertise as well as form a closer bond of fellowship between its members with our focus primarily on: Training, Tactics, Safety, Education and community outreach.

Our Ongoing Mission:

  • Fire service, Law Enforcement and Public Educators working together to provide a resource for consistent and current fire and life safety information.
  • Share knowledge and stimulate information exchange and develop better and safer responses to emergencies and disasters of all types.
  • Developing and promoting community fire safety, crime awareness and disaster preparedness programs as well as disseminating fire and life safety education materials.

Why Get Involved?

Involvement in the USFRA’s activities offers Members many benefits:

  • Opportunity to contribute to the development of the profession
  • Opportunity to shape USFRA’s policies and activities
  • Work with and learn from other professionals from many disciplines related to fire-rescue/EMS and law enforcement
  • Educate other professionals in your area of expertise
  • Work on fire-rescue/EMS and law enforcement issues in your local community
  • Gain valuable professional experience suitable for your resume or CV

Current USFRA Committees are:

  • Advocacy
  • Certified Fire Investigators
  • Fire Training and Safety
  • Education and Training
  • Ethical Practices and Grievances
  • Membership
  • Nominating
  • Expo Site Selection and Planning
  • Wildland Arson

Our Programs:

USFRA partners with the public and private sectors to advance education, training, safety, and tactics in communities around the nation. Some of our programs include:

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DISCLOSURE: If you would like to help our organization by doing a fundraiser using our name, acronym, trademark or logo, or if you are with another organization and want to reference your support of USFRA.org in your organization’s materials, please keep the following in mind: Our organization has developed a proprietary interest in its name, acronym, trademark and logo, and all uses of same require our prior approval. Please submit your proposals or requests in writing to our national office to the attention of: Corporate Fundraising Support, USFRA.org PO Box 272 Youngstown, FL 32466. Any unauthorized use of our name, acronym, trademark or logo can result in legal action. Only our national office can give consent, so please receive permission first. Contact Us

Who Should Join USFRA.org?

USFRA.org consists of a myriad of professionals in the first responder community

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*Disclaimer: The U.S. First Responders Association is an organization formed to provide our members shared knowledge and resources based on best practices and research available from a myriad of confirmed resources. This website serves as a vehicle to share this information. It is not the intent of our Association to operate for the benefit of private interests, to sponsor or endorse ANY specific agency, vendor, manufacturer or product.  Nor is it our intent to support or endorse any political candidate or campaign for elected public office.

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