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RECENT ARTICLES
After Jeff Rhein lost his father to cancer, he entered the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge and launched a new nutrition, training and tracking wellness resource
Several agencies have published recommendations to protect frontline public safety providers from accidental occupational opioid exposures
Health and wellness program software aims to improve firefighter health and protect their access to cancer presumption legislation
Tragic fires continue to affect building codes and fire safety, sprinkler, fire inspections regulations
Structural firefighters face unique location, access, PPE and site security challenges when responding to general aviation aircraft crashes
Balancing a 300-year tradition of dedicated service and professionalism with protecting firefighters from assault, shootings, protests and violence
This involved technique, while rarely used, can enable rescuers to create enough space to extricate a victim safely
Responders can gain access to aerial views of the incident, as well as the ability to send real-time pictures and data to different locations
NFPA 1851 is being revised, and early proposals would make it more clear how fire departments should clean contaminated PPE