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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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‘TERRIBLE’: RETIRING GEORGIA CHIEF DESCRIBES LOW STAFFING, MANDATORY DOUBLE SHIFTS August 4, 2022
Glynn County needs at least 37 firefighters and EMS providers per shift, said Chief R.K. Jordan. “With 31 people per shift right now, that’s six overtime shifts a day” Outgoing Glynn County Fire Chief R.K. Jordan said a shortage of county firefighters and paramedics has prompted department heads to enforce mandatory double shifts on several […]
TEXAS FIREFIGHTERS’ RIG OVERRUN BY FIRE, 1 BURNED August 4, 2022
By Firehouse: One firefighter was burned and several others evaluated by EMS when a Cresson Volunteer Fire Department brush truck was overtaken by flames while responding to a brush fire just north of Tolar. The department posted a picture of the apparatus on its Facebook page. Three trucks were responding to a wildfire reportedly started by welding […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 8/4 August 4, 2022
On 8/4/1966 four Cleveland, Ohio firefighters died at the Metallurgical, Inc., 9801 Walford Avenue S.W. (formerly the Industrial Rayon Corp. complex) fire, where magnesium and aluminum were processed, extinguishing a blaze in a dust collector in one of the buildings. “As several firefighters entered the building and several more went to the roof, an explosion […]
FOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN THREE-ALARM FIRE – NEW YORK August 3, 2022
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Four Newburgh firefighters were evaluated at St. Luke’s Hospital after battling a three-alarm fire Monday afternoon. Just after 3 p.m. on Monday, August 1, the City of Newburgh Fire Department was called out to a structure fire at 96 Overlook Place. First responders could see a large column of smoke coming […]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 8/3 August 3, 2022
On 8/3/1894 a Detroit, Michigan mill and lumber yard fire killed a firefighter and injured six others on Franklin and Rivard Streets adjoining the Detroit, Grand Haven, and Milwaukee railroad tracks shortly after 3:00 p.m. On 8/3/1923 a Wilmington, Delaware firefighter died. “Shortly before his death, he fought a blaze at the Amalgamated Leather Co. […]

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