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January 2, 2020

You still have time to register for the FDSOA Annual Health and Safety Conference! Join safety officers from across the country January 15-16 in Scottsdale, AZ. You can review the schedule here.

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 1/21 January 21, 2021
1/21/1924 while operating at a major fire in a refinery storage yard, seven Pittsburgh, PA firefighters died, they all suffocated when an explosion blew them into a large vat of paraffin. “Around 5:24 a.m. at the Atlantic Refinery Company, located at 57th and Butler Street along the bank of the Allegheny River in the Pittsburgh, […]
OAKLAND’S NEIGHBORS, FIREFIGHTERS SEE RED OVER PLAN TO DEACTIVATE ENGINES, SHUTTER STATIONS January 20, 2021
Sarah Ravani Jan. 18, 2021 Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 10:16 p.m. Oakland will begin deactivating some of its fire engines and shuttering stations temporarily on Thursday in a budget-cutting move that drew criticism from firefighters and neighboring communities that contract with the city for fire protection. The fire department will deactivate three engines for six […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/20 January 20, 2021
1/20/1880 a Brooklyn, New York firefighter died in a 7:00 a.m. fire that a broke out at old Bushwich Avenue in Otto Huber’s Brewery. “The fire was under control in a half hour. Without any warning one end of the building collapsed. Six firefighters, including the victim, were buried in debris. Firefighters worked to rescue […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/19 January 19, 2021
1/19/2017 a high-rise building fire in Tehran collapsed, killing at least thirty firefighters and injuring seventy-five others. The Plasco building, a historic structure in central Tehran, just north of the capital went down in a matter of seconds. Firefighters battled the blaze for several hours before the collapse. The 17-story-tower, built in the early 1960s, […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 1/18 January 18, 2021
1/18/1856 a Fall River, MA firefighter died while firefighters “were fighting a fire that destroyed a furniture and stove store, a man in a horse-drawn sleigh approached the scene. Suddenly, the horse reared up and ran into a crowd. He was run over in the uproar and critically injured. He was taken to his home, […]

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