Research into Firefighter Behavior & Beliefs
The FireRescue1 Research Center serves as a central access point for critical fire service research that can help drive tactical and policy changes at the local, state and federal level. Get insights into firefighter behavior and beliefs and participate in – or just review – FireRescue1 polls and surveys.
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Sleeping less than seven hours per night increases risks for nearly every disease
This year’s theme focuses on the perfect storm of staffing challenges, plus how firefighters are managing stressors
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This year’s theme focuses on the perfect storm of staffing challenges, plus how firefighters are managing stressors
As the ATF investigates, a fire research lab in Maryland is working to create a computer model showing how the fatal fire spread and grew
This year’s survey touches on topics such as lights and sirens usage and treatment-in-place adoption, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives
The International Association of Arson Investigators intends to use the data to better understand and characterize risks and exposures
The course offers insights into how hazards develop during lithium-ion battery incidents, plus strategies firefighters can use to mitigate the risks
The Bozeman fire chief shares tips for getting buy-in from FD leadership, the gut-check moment that changed his career, and his hopes for his new IAFC role
The fire service scientist details her newest adventure, the Science Alliance, plus how to make data accessible at the station level
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- Poll call: What age do you plan to retire?
- Fire service leaders testify before Congress about Li-ion battery hazards
- The seatbelt paradox: Unbelted firefighters are still dying every year
- UL FSRI releases report on battery facility explosion that injured 8 Ariz. FFs
- Study: More firefighters died by suicide than in the line of duty in 2017