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Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival and the Incident Commanders Rules of Engagement

January 31, 2018

The purpose of the Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival and the Incident Commanders Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Safety are to provide “recommended best practices model procedures” for the fire service and other agencies to use in the design and adoption of … [Read more...]

SHS FRI Raffle

June 25, 2017

Help Support the Activities of the Safety, Health and Survival Section … [Read more...]

The Emergency Services Road Map to Health and Wellness – A New Name is approved by SHS Board for the “A Fire Department Guide to Implementing NFPA 1582”

March 19, 2017

A Fire Department Guide to Implementing NFPA 1582 SHS Board adopts new Name for the Guide at Mid Winter Board Meeting in Charlotte. The Emergency Services Road Map to Health and Wellness A new product coming soon from SHS and … [Read more...]

FSTAR Townhall On Fire Dynamics and Health and Safety July 25, 2017 April 20, 2017
The townhall is a one-day training event focused on the health and safety based of modern fire behavior, incorporating the latest tactical considerations.
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IAFC Releases Guide to Address Gap in Firefighter Physicals November 7, 2016
Doctors, researchers and fire service experts team to create tool to promote firefighter health
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FSTAR Health Shares New Guide to Improve Firefighter Physicals October 20, 2016
The Healthcare Provider's Guide to Firefighter Physicals is coming soon to a fire department near you.
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Physicals: Your Life Depends on Them! October 20, 2016
"Thankfully, my fire department physical caught this disease early enough so it never affected my career and enabled early treatment of a potentially life-threatening problem."
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8 Online UL Training Courses September 15, 2016
Find it here: http://ulfirefightersafety.com/courses/
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Online Training Courses July 28, 2016
Focusing on fireground challenges and re-thinking tactical choices. Increased Thermal Hazards in Wind-Driven Fires Fire Dynamics Terminology Structural Firefighting Research
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Share Info on Firefighters Who Inspire You July 14, 2016
FSTAR and the IAFC will be hosting a Firefighter Memorial Wall and a Firefighter Survival Wall. The walls are a place to post a photo or a name of a firefighter who has dealt with or is currently dealing with job-related health issues.
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Safety Stand Down June 19-25 June 15, 2016
FSTAR has created a list of additional related materials for training. Fire departments are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activity during Safety Stand Down in order to focus on training and education related to this year’s theme: “The First 5 Minutes – Stretching the Initial Hose Line, Putting Water on the Fire.”
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Your Experience Getting a Firefighter Physical June 15, 2016
FSTAR Health is collecting data on firefighter physicals. Please take this 10 minute survey to answer a series of questions on your experiences in getting a firefighter physical.
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Video: Applying Research to the Fireground June 7, 2016
Two departments with different backgrounds and response needs are using fire dynamics research to answer challenges on the fireground.
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CA INMATE FIREFIGHTER DIES ON TRAINING HIKE April 22, 2018
An inmate firefighter collapsed and died Saturday during a hike on his first day of training. Anthony Colacino, 33, began a 7 a.m. hike at the Sierra Conservation Center prison and collapsed about an hour later. Inmates administered first aid to Colacino until emergency crews arrived, according to the Press-Enterprise. Colacino was pronounced dead at 8:41 a.m. […]
NY FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS EYE INJURY AT GRASS FIRE April 22, 2018
Around 30 firefighters put out a brush fire on Saturday evening that engulfed roughly 20 acres of an open field near Van Wagner Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie, according to Arlington Fire Chief Tory Gallante. No civilians were injured, he said, but one firefighter will seek medical attention for a minor eye injury. The […]
FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT PA HOUSE FIRE April 21, 2018
A three-alarm house fire in Penn Township sent one firefighter to the hospital and displaced four on Saturday morning. Hanover Area Fire and Rescue was dispatched to the 500 block of Baer Avenue around 1:27 a.m, according to Chief Tony Clousher. Clousher said first-arriving units could see flames coming from both the west and east ends […]
NASHVILLE FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT FIRE April 21, 2018
A Nashville firefighter is recovering after being burned battling a blaze in Oak Hill Friday. Crews responded to a call in the in the 4100 block of Crest Ridge Drive around 9 p.m. Friday. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.) […]
2 TX FIREFIGHTERS RECOVERING AFTER BEING RESCUED BY STAR FLIGHT April 21, 2018
Travis County Emergency Services District 1 said if it were not for STAR Flight, the department would be mourning the loss of two of its firefighters. Last Wednesday, emergency crews battled a 100-acre brush fire in northwest Travis County. “When we have these dry conditions, low humidity, and the gusts of winds up to 20 […]

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