Tagged with: IAFC

May 2, 2025
IAFC announces Chief Richard Price as the recipient of James O. Page Award
Each year, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) EMS Section and their partners at ZOLL Medical Corporation presents the James O. Page Award to an exceptional leader in fire-service-based EMS who has played a key role in non-clinical innovation and achievements on a national scale.
This year’s recipient is Chief Richard Price, a previous Fire Chief for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District and 33-year veteran of the fire service. He founded PulsePoint, an application that alerts citizen responders to cardiac arrests and other serious medical emergencies to start lifesaving care before the arrival of EMS.
Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: Richard Price, James O. Page, ZOLL, IAFC, Kevin Joles, Fire-Rescue Med, FRM

May 1, 2025
IAFC Announces Winners of the Heart Safe Community Award
Annually, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) EMS Section, with the support of the PulsePoint Foundation, recognizes fire-service-based EMS systems that play a key role in improving out-of-hospital response and treatment of heart disease and sudden cardiac arrest. Two Heart Safe Community awards are presented, one for a small/mid-sized community with a population of 100,000 or less and one for a large community with a population more than 100,000.
This year’s winner for the small/mid-sized community is Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, FL and the large community winner is Sarasota County Fire Department, FL. Both departments have made significant investments in preventing, recognizing, and treating heart disease and sudden cardiac arrest.
Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: International Association of Fire Chiefs, IAFC, HEARTsafe, Heart Safe Community, Award, Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, Sarasota County Fire Department, Heart Safe Community Guide, How to become a Heart Safe Community, Heartsafe Community Guidelines, AED Registry, CPR Community Alerting, CPR/AED Best Practices, AED Community Alerting, Citizen CPR/AED Alerting, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heart Safe Guide, Heart Safe Template, Heart Safe Toolkit, Become Heart Safe

February 9, 2023
PulsePoint: Accessing the Closest Help to Treat Cardiac Arrests
By James Careless, All Things FirstNet
Every day in the United States, about 1,000 people suffer cardiac arrests. Every minute that passes between a cardiac arrest and the administration of aid decreases their chance of survival by 10%. Clearly, the sooner that medical assistance arrives, the better.
Speeding the arrival of help is the goal of the PulsePoint Foundation (PulsePoint), a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit organization. Mindful that even the fastest-dispatched EMS and fire agencies can take precious minutes to arrive, PulsePoint recruits CPR-trained volunteers to step in when they are closer to the scene. This is possible due to these volunteers running the free PulsePoint Respond app on their smartphones (available in Android and Apple iOS), and living in jurisdictions whose local 911 centers have registered to forward cardiac-related calls to PulsePoint as the calls come in.
Filed Under: News, Highlights | Tagged With: All Things FirstNet, FirstNet, Western Fire Chiefs Association, WFCA, PulsePoint Respond, David Pendergrass, Michael Garrison, James Careless, Steve Lopez, Tom Jenkins, International Association of Fire Chiefs, IAFC, cardiac arrest, CPR, AED, AED Registry

October 16, 2020
iChiefs Podcast: A lifesaving app
IAFC Past President and Fire Chief Tom Jenkins, and ESCI President Sheldon Gilbert, interview PulsePoint Founder and President Richard Price to discuss the history, success and direction of PulsePoint. This is a good top to bottom review of the PulsePoint apps and solutions along with insight into what's coming next. If you're seeking new ways to inform and engage your community or just wanting to make a difference within your organization this podcast is for you.
Filed Under: Event, Highlights | Tagged With: IAFC, Tom Jenkins, Sheldon Gilbert, ESCI, Podcast, iChiefs

October 15, 2020
IAFC Webinar: PulsePoint Verified Responder
PulsePoint for professional use and expanded community engagement in cardiac emergency response.
Join the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) hosted webinar on October 29, 2020 where Chief Tom Jenkins, Chief Richard Price (ret.) and Dr. Tom Rea of King County EMS will discuss the advanced functionality offered to agency personnel with Verified Responder Pro, and PulsePoint CPR-needed alerts beyond public locations.
Filed Under: Event, Highlights | Tagged With: Thomas Rea, Thomas Jenkins, IAFC, Webinar, Verified Responder

September 20, 2018
PulsePoint Welcomes Thomas C. Jenkins to Advisory Board
Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: Tom Jenkins, Advisory Board, IAFC, Jack Parow, Rogers, Thomas Jenkins

May 22, 2018
IAFC Recommends Use of Mobile Technology to Activate Citizens and First Responders to Improve Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
Filed Under: News, Highlights, Press Release | Tagged With: AED Registry, IAFC, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Jim Philipps, Position Statement, Rogers Fire Department, Thomas Jenkins, Verified Responder, White Paper

July 17, 2017
International Association of Fire Chiefs and PulsePoint Foundation Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: Billy Goldfeder, Fire-Rescue International, FRI, IAFC, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Western Fire Chiefs Association, John Sinclair, Mike Duyck, Thomas Jenkins