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Stay current with NIOSH developments that shape firefighter safety and health. This hub delivers breaking coverage of Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program findings, National Firefighter Registry for Cancer updates, PPE performance studies, federal funding moves and legislative actions affecting NIOSH operations. Articles combine timely reporting with expert analysis to help chiefs, training officers and frontline firefighters turn research into decisions on policy, training and equipment. Fresh content is posted whenever investigations resume or programs shift, giving you a complete view of NIOSH’s mission to keep crews safer on every call.
Monarez was fired less than a month after refusing to back “unscientific, reckless directives,” as four other senior CDC leaders resigned in protest
Stay current on NIOSH program layoffs, the status of the National Fire Academy and changes to FEMA
Investigation highlights the risks of post-suppression overhaul and origin-and-cause operations
Many firefighters started calling a personal mayday years ago – it’s time to turn the tide
Your job is to make sure that you have put all the pieces in place to address a mayday before, during and after the incident
Ethan Lutz was a college student working as an EMT deployed to New York during the COVID-19 crisis; as he watched the city grapple with the PPE shortage, he came up with an idea to make providers safer in the future
Investigators also questioned the manufacturer of the SCBA Watertown Firefighter Peyton Morse was wearing when he became unresponsive
The report on Firefighter Christopher Roy’s death made more than two dozen recommendations to prevent future fatalities
Appleton Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard was fatally shot by a patient in May 2019 while responding to a report of a seizure
Volunteer and combination departments have a second opportunity to secure COVID-19 PPE-related funding
How vaporized hydrogen peroxide can be used to disinfect used PPE for fire and EMS personnel
Industry association websites, webinars and resources offer training, procedures and advocacy for their members on the front lines
The CDC has posted NIOSH guidelines for extended use and limited reuse of N95 masks
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health confirmed it is investigating the November fire that killed Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard
Respiratory Protection Week will he held the first week of September and will be observing a historical timeline of 100 years of respiratory protection
Buffalo fire commissioner and division chief share what’s changed in the 10 years since the deaths of McCarthy and Croom
Dr. Burton Clark shares three seat belt stories of impact, from his immediate family to new recruits to fire service leaders
Can NIOSH capture the impact of department culture rooted in unsafe actions?
An immediately dangerous to life or health value is meant to protect first responders and other workers when they are exposed to toxic chemicals
One month after a five-alarm blaze claimed the life of Worcester Firefighter Christopher Roy, the cause of that fire remains under investigation
An investigation into the 2016 fatal shooting of John Ulmschneider found responders were not warned of the possibility of guns on scene
Assistant Mayor Cliff Lazenby is looking for support as he lobbies NIOSH to conduct a study on firefighters who have been exposed to PFAS chemicals
NIOSH Report cites crew integrity, lack of training in firefighter LODD
A recently published report said Richard Sheltra’s 2016 death was caused by a lack of oxygen while fighting a strip mall fire
James Green received the Digital Health Award for his ambulance crash test methods series
The report found that among the factors that contributed to the firefighter’s death were a delay in fire suppression, crew integrity and fireground communications
Daniel Capuano fell through an elevator shaft while fighting a fire in a former slaughterhouse in December 2015
Firefighter Kevin Bell died Oct. 7, 2014 after getting separated from his lieutenant and his SCBA ran out of air during an apartment fire
NIOSH’s findings regarding firefighter Daryl Gordon’s death holds lessons for all departments
The report cites crew mistakes and oversight as contributing factors to Daryl Gordon’s death
Firefighter John Whelan died last July when he stepped through a translucent roof panel
Brian Woehlke, 29, was killed on May 8, 2013 while battling a strip mall fire
The trucks with the diesel engines from Navistar International make up about 35 percent of the fleet and take up 80 percent of the department’s maintenance time
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