The VFIS Team

VFIS is the largest provider of insurance, education and consulting services for fire departments, ambulance and rescue squads and 911 centers in North America, having pioneered the first tailored insurance package for this industry in 1969.

Emergency Services

Crisis Planning For Emergency Service Organizations

By The VFIS Team on July 9, 2020

You can start to manage a crisis before it ever occurs by proactively creating a plan that outlines how you’ll prepare for, respond to and recover.

Emergency Services

How + When to Transition: Volunteer to Combo or Career Fire Department

By The VFIS Team on June 15, 2020

Q&A about the challenges fire departments may face and how to help to overcome them.

Emergency Services

6 Ways to Help EMS Agencies Fight Fatigue

By The VFIS Team on June 10, 2020

While there is no simple (or one-size-fits-all) solution to the problem – simply muscling-up to the occasion is not the answer.

Emergency Services

Cybersecurity: How You Can Help Protect Your Communication Center

By The VFIS Team on June 4, 2020

What your emergency service organization should know about cybersecurity.

Emergency Services

An Overlooked Volunteer Fire Department Funding Opportunity

By The VFIS Team on February 20, 2020

From starting a rural community fire protection plan to developing an emergency preparedness program: it comes down to volunteer fire department funding.

Emergency Services

How an innovative Montana fire station is inspiring change

By The VFIS Team on December 16, 2019

The station has a dedicated focus on holistic health and wellness — unprecedented (but greatly needed) across the industry.

Emergency Services

The chilling truth about the winter blues

By The VFIS Team on December 12, 2019

If you're experiencing more than the winter blues, you could be one of the half a million people in the U.S. suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.