The Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant was created to provide funding to departments and firefighter interest organizations in order to help increase the number of trained, front line firefighter available. The goal of the SAFER grant…
The United States Fire Administration's latest study report, Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative (2014), provides best practices and recommendations for safer emergency vehicle and roadway incident response is available free of charge. Topics covered include common crash causes and crash prevention,…
NIOSH is revising its policy on the use of Emergency Breathing Support Systems (EBSS), also known as Buddy Breathers. This policy change is being made coincident with the addition of requirements related to the use and operation of these devices…
Author: Michael J. Karter, Jr. Issued: January 2014 An analysis of volunteer firefighter injuries comparing their experience to all firefighter injuries. Executive Summary: An analysis of volunteer firefighter injuries was undertaken to compare their experience to all firefighter injuries. "All…