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    Your passion is our purpose. We’d be honored to help you keep your school safe along the journey of making a difference in the lives of others.

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    Emergency Services

    As many of our staff are fellow first responders, we live, respect and protect the emergency services community. We’ve suited up to help protect you from the risks you face during your mission to save lives.

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  • Healthcare

    Healthcare

    We care for the caregivers. Together, we can help keep your facility, patients and residents out of harm’s way.

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  • Public Entities

    Public Entity

    Feeling risky? You don’t have to. We’re here to help you protect your municipality, water district or other public entity from the risks it faces.

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  • Religious

    Religious

    We want to help empower your passion and inspire others. Find out how to keep your religious organization a safe and welcoming place for all.

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Welcome to the Passion Project!

We see you. Out there, every day, pursuing your dreams and making strides in your industry. The Passion Project Blog is designed to celebrate people just like you—and to create an encouraging, inspiring place for you to find everything you need to pursue your professional passions more successfully and safely. We hope you’ll get lost in our stories, find value in our tips and put our strategies to good use. We’ve broken things down by industry so you can focus on what matters most to you.
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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.


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The route to roadway safety for emergency service organizations
By The VFIS Team on December 12, 2022

Let’s take a look at the roadway hazards your crew faces and review how your ESO can implement policies to help address them.

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What emergency responders should know about Sensory Processing Disorder
By The VFIS Team on December 9, 2022

While you're familiar with the stimulating experiences of emergency calls, these stimuli could have serious impacts for those with SPD.

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10 Quick training tips for your emergency service organization
By The VFIS Team on December 7, 2022

Our Education, Training and Consulting team members share their top tips for emergency service organizations.

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Intersection Safety During Emergency Response
By The VFIS Team on June 7, 2022

Why written training, policies and procedures are so important for intersections—and how to develop effective guidelines to help your emergency service organization address this risk.

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Severe Weather Resources for Emergency Service Organizations
By The VFIS Team on June 6, 2022

These storms can bring a variety of risks, and when you’re expected to continue to answer and respond to 911 calls during them—the tensions can be high.

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13 Steps to help reduce firefighter cancer risks
By The VFIS Team on June 3, 2022

While the risks are undeniably scary, there are policies and procedures you can implement today to help address cancer within your fire department.

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Tackling the stress of the daily grind.
By The VFIS Team on December 28, 2021

Lack of sleep, missing holidays, increasing negative interactions with the public, administrative problems and struggling relationships are just some of the daily pressures that you may...

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Behavioral Health 101
By The VFIS Team on December 22, 2021

Behavioral Health: What it is, why it's important and where you can learn more.

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Emergency Responder Suicide: The statistics, risks and prevention tips
By The VFIS Team on December 21, 2021

Together we can help prevent suicide.

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How one fire department improved their safety efforts—and you can too.
By The VFIS Team on February 8, 2021

Check out the award-winning safety steps one fire department made to help protect their members.

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