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September 13, 2018

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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DISCIPLINE AFTER WA DEPARTMENT USES DEAD BODY FOR TRAINING September 25, 2018
One Bellingham Fire Department veteran officer retired and another resigned after an investigation revealed a deceased patient in July was taken to Fire Station 1 to await pick up from a funeral home and several department members, including a division chief and EMS captains, practiced multiple intubations on the body, according to information provided by […]
FIRE TRUCK CRASH ENROUTE TO WORKING FIRE IN PA September 25, 2018
A Fountain Hill house was damaged Monday night by a fire that chased out its residents and neighbors, according to emergency radio reports. The fire was reported 10:45 p.m. at the rear 722 N. Clewell St., at Clewell Street. A second alarm dispatched extra firefighters to the scene. There were no reports of injuries at […]
FIRE TRUCK CRASH ENROUTE TO WORKING FIRE IN PA September 25, 2018
A Fountain Hill house was damaged Monday night by a fire that chased out its residents and neighbors, according to emergency radio reports. The fire was reported 10:45 p.m. at the rear 722 N. Clewell St., at Clewell Street. A second alarm dispatched extra firefighters to the scene. There were no reports of injuries at […]
2 BALTIMORE RIGS STRUCK BY FLYING MANHOLE COVERS, MEDIC INJURED September 25, 2018
The Baltimore Fire Department says that a medic was injured and two firetrucks were damaged after four manholes exploded in Downtown Baltimore, on Monday evening. According to officials, the manholes exploded after an underground electrical fire. A manhole cover struck a medic and the medic was taken to a hospital for non life threatening injuries. […]
2 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT CA GRASS FIRE September 24, 2018
Two firefighters were injured tonight battling a grass fire that consumed more than 30 acres in the hills near Quimby Road on San Jose’s eastern edge. The fire was reported at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon by multiple callers including flight tower personnel at Reid Hillview Airport about three miles to the east, said San Jose […]

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