SHS The Emergency Services Road Map to Health and Wellness

October 20, 2017

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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RI FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE May 22, 2018
Crews arrived at a Privilege Street commercial building late Monday morning to find thick, black smoke billowing into the air. The call came in around 10:30 a.m. and required mutual aid from several surrounding communities. “On arrival, crews were presented with heavy smoke coming out the ventilation system through the processing plant as well as some […]
HOUSTON APPARATUS CRASH ON SOUTHWEST FREEWAY May 22, 2018
One person was injured in a crash involving a fire truck early Monday morning, Houston police said. The crash was reported around 2 a.m. on the Southwest Freeway at Hillcroft. Police cleared the scene around 5 a.m. KTRK reported that the crash happened after a suspected drunken driver hit another car, causing it to hit the […]
3 FDNY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT BROOKLYN BAKERY FIRE May 21, 2018
Three firefighters were hurt while battling a second-alarm fire in an uzbek bakery Monday morning, said FDNY officials. The blaze sparked in the basement of Fortuna Cafe Bakery at 1406 18th Ave. at about 1:30 a.m., according to an FDNY tweet. Three firefighters were taken to an Maimonides Hospital with minor injuries, according to the […]
AERIAL ROLLOVER IN SAN ANTONIO – NO INJURIES May 21, 2018
Police said all firefighters inside of a truck that flipped over Sunday evening are safe. It happened in near the intersection of Canyon Golf and Links Lane at about 5:20 p.m. Police said the firefighters were on the way back from a call when the truck was came around the bend and flipped on its […]
MEDICAL EMERGENCY LEADS TO KANSAS APPARATUS CRASH May 21, 2018
A firefighter with the Columbus, KS, Fire and Rescue apparently suffered a medical emergency that caused him to run off the road and hit a tree. The firefighter, who has not been identified, was responding to a fire alarm activation, according to the news agency, Four States Home Page. The medical condition apparently caused him to […]

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