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September 13, 2018

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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Mobile Emergency Routing Services for First Responder Vehicles June 6, 2019
DHS Science and Technology Directorate Quick-Route
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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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8 Online UL Training Courses September 15, 2016
Find it here: http://ulfirefightersafety.com/courses/
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FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/12 June 12, 2021
6/12/1928 a Chicago, IL firefighter died “while fighting a fire on Ellis Avenue. He was overcome by smoke and collapsed while inside the burning building. The firefighter was revived on the scene but continued to have difficulty breathing, so he was transported to Billings Memorial Hospital. Despite efforts to revive him, he died later that […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/11 June 11, 2021
6/11/1965 a Philadelphia, PA firefighter died “while working on the fire ground detail of an extra-alarm from the day before at the Philadelphia Civic Center that was destroyed by a six-alarm fire on June 10, 1965, he collapsed and was taken to Philadelphia General Hospital, where he died a few hours later. 6/11/1977 two Greenport, […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/10 June 10, 2021
6/10/1990 a propane fire fueling a portable cooking grill in a function room at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts left one dead and twenty injured in the fire-resistive, nonsprinklered hotel that was constructed in the late 1960s. The building had two sections; an 11-story high-rise portion with guest rooms, and a 3-story low-rise […]
DRIVER ARRESTED FOR OWI AFTER STRIKING REAR OF FIRE TRUCK – NEW YORK June 9, 2021
Police are expected to charge a driver after she slammed into the back of a Niagara Falls Fire Department engine truck at Pine Avenue and 10th Street on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the 30-year-old female driver was traveling north on 10th Street, toward Pine Avenue, when she drove into the back of Falls Fire Department […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 6/9 June 9, 2021
6/9/1975 a fire in detention hospital killed ten prisoners and one guard in Sanford Florida at the Seminole County Jail after burning urethane mattresses created a rapid buildup of intense heat and toxic smoke. The evacuation route was blocked by approximately one hundred unclaimed bicycles. The jail keys had been left on the floor of […]

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