Everyone Goes Home® strives to prevent firefighter line‑of‑duty deaths and injuries.
In March 2004, a Firefighter Life Safety Summit was held to address the need for change within the fire service. At this summit, the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives were created and a program was born to ensure that Everyone Goes Home.
Our goal is to help the U.S. Fire Administration achieve its objective of reducing the number of preventable firefighter fatalities.
news
NFFF Launches Podcast Series on Behavioral Health – “Checking In: A Behavioral Health Size-Up” was created to help firefighters, their families and health-care providers better understand the behavioral health challenges and needs of firefighters.
» Listen: Checking In: A Behavioral Health Size-Up
» Listen: Checking In: A Behavioral Health Size-Up
New Partnership makes Annual Physicals a Priority – To lead this effort, the First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths, Inc. and the Safety, Health and Survival Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs announce a new partnership at FRI in Charlotte, NC.
New research links enlarged heart to sudden cardiac events among firefighters – It’s widely acknowledged in the fire service that cardiac events account for roughly 45 percent of all firefighter line-of-duty deaths. Autopsy reports showed many of these incidents occurred in people who had underlying heart problems, and most of the research has focused on firefighters with existing coronary heart disease. But this doesn’t tell the bigger… Read more »
events
Fire Service Occupational Cancer Symposium
September 7-8, 2017
Sheraton Grand Phoenix Hotel – Phoenix, AZ
- Courage To Be Safe® – Reynoldsburg, OH (Aug 22)
- Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge (LACK) – Reynoldsburg, OH (Aug 24)
- Leadership So Everyone Goes Home – Reynoldsburg, OH (Aug 25)
- Courage To Be Safe® – Reynoldsburg, OH (Oct 30)
- Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge (LACK) – Reynoldsburg, OH (Nov 1)
