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.
UL’s Fire Safety Research Organization and NFPA’s Fire Protection Research Foundation flag potential explosion hazard
Dr. Kenny Fent, NFR team lead, details this massive project to better understand occupational cancer among firefighters
The data on how often firefighters divorce may surprise you, and it offers three interesting takeaways
The research aims to increase firefighter efficiency and effectiveness in single-story, single-family homes
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently on alert for evacuation but continue studying the future of Western wildfires
The firefighters who donated blood had a 10% decrease in PFAS, and those who donated plasma had a 30% reduction
The third and final training course in the series examines the results and tactical considerations from the single-family residential structure experiments
Researchers hope to collect at least 30 sweat samples from St. Paul firefighters to test for carcinogens
It’s time to make MCI training part of the regular rotation
Samples from Nashville FFs helped researchers compare risks
A recent news story out of Portland, Ore., sparked a debate about what activities should and should not be allowed while on shift at the station
Simple ways fire departments can leverage technology and data, and how fire chiefs can use data to inform decisions
Researchers seek to assess the prevalence of inappropriate behaviors across public safety sectors
Moore-Merrell spoke to the USFA mission, data system modernization, and the return of a full-service National Fire Academy in 2022
The funding will extend the scope of the FOCUS survey, a fire service-specific safety culture assessment tool
The battalion chief and research engineer also details some of the research currently underway at FSRI, including the Search & Size-up project
East Hartford, Conn., Fire Chief John Oates encouraged chiefs to embrace several key strategies to lead successful fire departments into the future
The institute will now be known as UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute to highlight new focus on a broader range of emerging fire threats
What first responders need to know about the likelihood of side effects from the vaccine vs. the virus, plus new infection rates
The fire-focused research enterprise selected six ‘Fire Fellows’ to develop a curriculum to tackle public safety violence
How firefighting foam impacts firefighters and the environment – and what’s being done to address the health concerns
The researchers also found that having more years of firefighting experience was associated with higher PFAS levels
Regardless of case severity, many COVID-19 patients face serious persistent symptoms for months
Environmental engineers said that higher temperatures, less air moisture and higher frequency of human-caused fires have contributed to the change
Researchers said increased tourniquet availability and public education can lead to better outcomes for trauma patients
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