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Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service

WebCardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service: Prevalence and Consequences. Firefighter health experts Craig A. Haigh and Denise L. Smith examine thenumbers, research, and …

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Implementing NFPA 1583: Standard on Health-Related

WebBy Gregg Squeglia. Firefighting is considered to be among the most physically demanding occupations. Long work shifts, heavy EMS call volumes, and the need to ramp up to full …

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Creating and Enhancing Your Fire Department Wellness Program

WebBY JIM BURNEKA. Firefighter wellness is a very broad subject that includes behavioral health, occupational cancer, exercise and nutrition, sleep, injury prevention and …

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Self-Care and Emotional Wellness in the Fire Service

WebJADA HUDSON, MS, LCPC, CADC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor and certified alcohol and drug counselor.Hudson is dedicated to helping firefighters process …

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Surviving the Fire Service Cardiac Epidemic

WebFirefighting is an incredibly stressful job, and the physical toll a career in the fire service takes on the body can be dramatic. Jamie Webb looks at some of the …

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Firefighter Cancer Prevention: Using the Tools Provided to Us

WebIn the past, residents would have 13-15 minutes to evacuate a structure during a fire incident. Today, however, research done by Underwriter Laboratories tells us that has …

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Four Fundamentals of Firefighter Functional Fitness

WebBy Dan Kerrigan and Jim Moss “You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready.”-Jake Lovejoy. According to the United States Fire Administration, 1,000 …

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Mental Wellness and the Fire Culture

Web"Indeed, by taking the issues of mental wellness seriously, we can mitigate many of the contributing factors that later lead to the very mental wellness issues that we wish to …

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A Holistic Approach to Tactical Professional Wellness

WebIndianapolis (IN) firefighters working on the fireground. By Jim Sorgi and Joey Vandever. ProTeam Tactical Performance. Firefighters deserve to receive the …

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It's Not the Calls: Firefighter Mental Health and Organizational …

WebIn the last decade, tremendous effort has been placed on addressing suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and other poor …

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Rule of Thumb: Use the Safest, Most Effective Path of Least …

WebFORCIBLE ENTRY. Forcible entry is an operation in which the more common paths of least resistance may be unavailable for one reason or another either because of barriers …

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Occupational Health and Safety Compliance for the Volunteer Fire …

WebOn April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was officially created to enforce the act by encouraging and mandating a safe work environment. Fast …

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Mayday Monday: Firefighters and Cardiac Health

WebWelcome to the annual heart health edition of Mayday Monday. This year’s theme is apparatus maintenance. Every fire department has two valuable assets: 1) fire …

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Helping the Helpers: Behavioral Wellness Grants

WebBy Mandy George. Some numbers are familiar to members of the fire service and first responder community. They tell a story. 9/11. 343. Two-in/two-out.

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How Immediate Is Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health

Web“Immediately dangerous to life or health” (IDLH) is a critical term in the fire service lexicon and one that we should be familiar with and understand.

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Los Angeles County (CA) Announces Death of Firefighter

WebThe Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department announced the death of Firefighter Jonathan Van Oeffelen on March 24, 2024. Few details were provided, but in a social media post …

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Mutual Aid Does Not Need to Be a Mutual Mess

WebFollowing is a list of discussion points for fire departments to consider for creating an environment in which mutual aid plays an integral role in positive outcomes.

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Innovations: Homegrown THE E-Z HIGH-RISE BAG

WebFirefighting is a labor-intensive occupation; fighting a fire in a high-rise reinforces this fact. Firefighters have a keen ability to deal with the universal problem of …

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Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Union City (NJ) Fire

WebPhotos by Ron Jeffers. A fire in an occupied three-story, wood-frame corner dwelling continued to spread via void spaces and through the roof for several hours in …

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Firefighters Injured Battling North Bergen (NJ) Dwelling Fire

WebFour firefighters were sent to the hospital and numerous others treated at the scene for smoke and heat related problems when fire tore through a North Bergen, New …

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Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced by North

WebApproximately 60 families were made homeless and one firefighter suffered broken ribs as the result of a fire that raced through the cockloft of a large five-story …

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CHART HOUSE RESTAURANT FIRE, WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY

WebSome say it offered the most spectacular panorama of the Manhattan skyline. Constructed in 1986, the Chart House building in Weehawken, New Jersey, was 180 feet …

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