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Maintaining Mental Health: Resources for Firefighters

Mental health issues, including suicides, continue to be a rising problem and concern for first responders. Other mental health issues include depression, anxiety, addiction, and post-traumatic

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Sleep, Alcohol, and Cancer Prevention: A Playbook for Firefighters

WEB“Sleep, and enough of it, is the prime necessity. Enough exercise, and good food and enough, are other necessities. But sleep – good sleep, and enough of it – this …

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Behavioral Health Programs in the Fire Service

WEBPaul Bourgeois explains the importance of making behavioral health a priority in the fire service, starting at the department level, and offers useful information …

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The Importance of Physical Fitness Standards in the Fire Service

WEBAlthough heart attacks continue to fell dozens of firefighters each year, the fire service has yet to mandate annual fitness and medical testing. Editor-in-Chief Tim …

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Mental Health Matters for the Future of Our Fire Service

WEBThere is a slow but progressive movement in emergency services … when it is convenient. That movement is understanding and prioritizing mental health.

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The Future Firefighter: Functional Fitness

WEBThe future firefighter must have the mindset and attitude that physical fitness is a requirement of their job. It doesnâ€™t matter if you are a volunteer, paid on-call or …

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Safety Stand Down 2021: Rebuild Rehab

WEBDepartments advised to suspend all non-emergency activities during the week of June 20-26. National Volunteer Fire Council. Firefighting puts intense strain on …

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Employee Assistance Program Basics

WEBThe behavioral health assistance program shall hold the capability to provide basic counseling, crisis intervention assistance, and triage and assessment regarding, at …

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Developing a Wellness Program

WEBMental health, on the other hand, is a dark and sensitive subject. Mental health issues are often viewed as a weakness, especially in the “warrior professions” of …

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The Aging Firefighter – Health and Fitness Considerations …

WEBO2X Human Performance provides comprehensive, science-backed programs to hundreds of public safety departments, federal agencies, and the military.

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Research and Independent Testing Shows Firefighters’ Turnout …

WEBBy Paul Chrostowski, Ph.D., QEP. Paul Chrostowski, Ph.D., QEP is an environmental health scientist with more than 40 years of experience in assessing …

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NVFC Awarded Grant to Expand Fire Service Behavioral Health …

WEBThe FP&S grant is awarded by FEMA to support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. Previous FP&S grants …

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Surfside Collapse Highlights Importance of Mental Wellness …

WEBBy Kellie O’Dare. On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Chaplain Towers South condominium in the Miami Beach town of Surfside, Florida, …

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Firefighter Fitness Redefined

WEBThe IAFF/IAFC Wellness Fitness Initiative, most recently updated in 2018, outlines a way to improve firefighter wellness across medical, fitness, injury, and …

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Key Traits for a Health & Safety Officer

WEBAlthough many department budgets cannot support the sole assignment of a fire officer or firefighter for the purpose of safety and health, that should not prohibit …

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Fire Smoke: The Hidden Dangers

WEBFire is a threat to the building and the smoke is a threat to us. Yes, the fire threatens the integrity of the structure, which in turn threatens the firefighters, but if we do our jobs as …

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Engaging Firefighters in Community Risk Reduction

WEBFire prevention leaders have long struggled to engage firefighters in prevention. But recent programs initiated by the IAFF to build long-term support for …

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Carbon Monoxide & Hydrogen Cyanide Make Today’s Fires More …

WEBHypoxia, asphyxia, cardiac arrest and death–hopefully, this list has grabbed your attention.Modern technology has improved the way we fight fires, but due to the …

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Volunteer Shortage

WEBAn April 2019 article in Governing magazine revealed, “The number of volunteer firefighters has declined from 300,000 in the 1970s to 38,000 in 2018, …

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