2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, scheduled for June 22-28, 2008.

Firefighters continue to get seriously injured and killed when involved in an accident and not wearing a seat belt. Dr. Burt Clark has developed a Seat Belt Pledge and encourages all fire departments to take the pledge.
» Also: Dearborn Fire Dept. Takes the Seat Belt Pledge
» Also: PSA Promotes Firefighter Seat Belt Safety
» More: Firefighters Honored for Dedicaton to Safety
» Take the Seat Belt Pledge: Click Here to Download
» Download: A Seat Belt Poster

Other Firefighter Life Safety Initiative News:

• Legislation Introduced to Promote Firefighter Safety Standards
    » Also: Kerry, Brown Introduce Legistlation to Keep FFs Safe
• NVFC, USFA Report Health & Safety Issues for Volunteers
• Firefighter Seat Belt Petition | Watch the Video:
• February is American Heart Month
• North Dakota Fire Service Receives $79,000 for the Courage to Be Safe Program
• Nominations Now Being Accepted for Sarbanes Fire Safety Leadership Award
• USFA Kicks Off Smoking & Home Fires Campaign
• Nominations Open for America's Firefighting Heroes Award
• Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Presents the Facilitation Skills Workshop & the Initiatives Implementation Workshop
• Phase II of Line of Duty Death and Injury Reduction Study Completed
    » Final Reports: Phase I | Phase II
• America's Fire Heroes Whistle Stop Tour Bus Wrap Receives International Award
  » More: Full Coverage of the Whistle Stop Tour
  » Also: NFFF Whistle Stop Tour Bus Gains Top Honor
  
• Take Survey for Chance at Smoke & CO Alarms for Your Department
• Research on Traumatic Stress in Firefighters Benefits NFFF
• 2007 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Honors 91 Firefighters
  » Photos | About the Weekend | Firefighters Honored
• Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Make Resolution
• Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Online Database Launched
• New Firefighter Life Safety Learning Media Center Launched on EveryoneGoesHome.com
• N.J. Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program to Hold Showing of Critically-Acclaimed Documentary
• Time to Stand Up and Be Accounted For
  » Related: Fire Loss in the United States During 2005 (Full Report)
  » Related: Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
  
• Whistlestop Tour "An Overwhelming Success"
• America's Fire Heroes Whistlestop Tour: Click Here for Full Coverage
• 2007 Stand Down: IAFC Announces 2007 International Fire and EMS Safety Stand Down
• Virginia Fire Officers Academy Presents "Safety Through Leadership" Course
• 1 More Killed 3 More Injured: Flaw in Our First Line of Defense
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Plans 17-City Firefighter Life Safety Whitlestop Tour
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to Host Prevention Mini-Summit
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Announces Release of Firefighter Life Safety Resource Kit
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Relaunches Firefighter Life Safety Website
• Activity Schedule and Resources Developed for 2006 Stand Down