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  • NIOSH Row Firefighting Tactics Factsheet-Poster September 21, 2020
    NIOSH in collaboration with the International Fire Chiefs Association, International Fire Fighters Association, National Volunteer Fire Council, UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute, and the U.S. Fire Administration developed a fact sheet and poster that highlight tactics for fighting row house fires. In addition to the row house firefighting tactics, the fact sheet and poster highlight: […]
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  • Dangerous Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol July 15, 2020
    Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Action to Warn, Protect Consumers from Dangerous Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol As part of continued action to protect the American public, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care professionals about hand sanitizer products containing methanol, or wood alcohol — a substance often used to […]
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  • PPE CASE Notes Personal Protective Equipment Conformity Assessment Studies and Evaluation Notes: Firefighter SCBA Facepiece Sizing Issues December 17, 2019
    PPE CASE Notes Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Personal Protective Equipment Conformity Assessment Studies and Evaluations (PPE CASE) Notes are fact sheets that provide a summary of findings from our post-market personal protective equipment tests, evaluations, and investigations. These fact sheets inform respirator users about common themes or trends we found […]
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  • National Firefighter Registry (NFR) October 17, 2019
    National Firefighter Registry Congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)external icon to create the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) How do I enroll? Enrollment is not yet open, but there will be an opportunity in the near future for all firefighters to enroll. NIOSH will keep this webpage updated as the enrollment period approaches. […]
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  • IAFC Releases Guide to Address Gap in Firefighter Physicals May 21, 2019
    Doctors, researchers and fire service experts team to create tool to promote firefighter health
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  • 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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  • 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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  • FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 2/24 February 24, 2021
    2/24/1857 a Springfield, OH firefighter was “killed from the crushing injuries he sustained while operating at a house fire, when a portico fell on him.” 2/24/1862 a Boston, MA firefighter “suffocated from heavy smoke, during a four-alarm fire in the building at North & Commercial Street, District 1-Station 4, at the Eastern Railroad Depot on […]
  • FIREFIGHTER STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AT FIRE SCENE – WISCONSIN February 24, 2021
    On February 19, 2021, the Cornell Area Fire Department was requested by the Sheldon Fire Department for mutual aid at a working structure fire in the Township of Willard. Cornell responded with two water tenders and manpower. Justin Fredrickson, a 35-year-old, 16-year veteran of the Cornell Fire Department responded to the scene. As he was […]
  • UPDATE: PHILLY FIREFIGHTERS PAY TO TRIBUTE TO FALLEN FIREFIGHTER – COVID February 23, 2021
    Philadelphia firefighter John Evans was laid to rest with honors on February 23, 2021. Evans, a 37-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, passed away in the line of duty on February 12 after a battle with COVID-19. His career in the fire department included a stint with Marine Unit 1, where his title was […]
  • UPDATE – INJURED FF WAS STRUCK BY MASTER STREAM – PENNSYLVANIA February 23, 2021
    PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — A large fire gutted an apartment complex in Palmerton Monday morning. None of the residents were injured, however one firefighter was hurt. Aidan Haupt of Palmerton was inside his home, learning online, when he noticed the room was getting hazy. His sister thought it smelled like smoke, so the two ran […]
  • FF INJURED AFTER FALL THROUGH FLOOR – LOUISIANA February 23, 2021
    BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) – Crews with the Bossier City Fire Department struggled to put out a fire on Thursday, Feb. 18. Firefighters were working a fire in the 200 block of John Wesley Boulevard, at the old Days Inn complex. Heavy smoke was reported at the scene. Crews are dealing with low water pressure […]

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