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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.

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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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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MA FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT 3-ALARM DOUBLE HOUSE FIRE July 11, 2020
Springfield Fire Department spokesperson, Capt. Drew Piemonte said 12 people were displaced by the fire – none were injured. The American Red Cross is assisting the residents with housing, clothing and food. A three-alarm fire substantially destroyed two large multi-family houses on Alderman Street late Friday night. There is no word about how many people […]
LAS VEGAS FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS SMOKE INHALATION AT HOUSE FIRE July 11, 2020
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas fire investigators are looking into what caused a fast-moving fire that injured three people and heavily damaged two homes near Buffalo and Alta drives on Saturday. The blaze started around 12:20 a.m. at 824 Eugene Cernan Street. When firefighters arrived, flames were seen coming from the garage of a […]
2 MI FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT DOUBLE FATAL FIRE July 11, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An adult and a child died and two firefighters were injured by a Saturday morning house fire. At 9:02 a.m. Saturday, the Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire at 553 Sheldon Avenue SE, near the intersection with Pleasant Street SE. Upon arriving at the scene, […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/11 July 11, 2020
7/11/1862 a Boston, MA firefighter “died after being struck in the head by heavy timber after the building started to collapse at a second-alarm fire.” 7/11/1914 a Chicago, IL firefighter “died while fighting a barn fire on South Racine Avenue. He suffered electrical burns when he was struck by a live wire that had broken […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 7/10 July 10, 2020
7/10/1866 a Toronto, Ontario, Canada firefighter died after he was injured while working a fire. “Around 11:00 p.m. on July 4, 1866 a fire was spotted in the Cellar Windows of Thomas Tin Ware and Shipway’s Coal Oil Depot, located on the East Side of Young Street near Trinity Square. The firefighter was the IC […]

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