Seatbelts Save Texas Firefighters in Rollover…
– All four firefighters inside the engine, however, escaped safety because every one of them was wearing a seat belt. The fatality was that of a civilian involved in the pileup. READ
North Dakota Fire Service Receives $79,000 for the Courage to Be Safe® Program
– The North Dakota Firefighters Association (NDFA) recently received a grant from North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (NDWSI). NDWSI awarded NDFA a grant for $79,000. READ
U.S. Fire Administration Kicks Off Public Safety Campaign to End #1 Cause of Preventable Home Fire Deaths – Fires Caused By Smoking Materials
– The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announced today a Smoking & Home Fires Campaign to put an end to the number one cause of preventable home fire deaths - fires started by smoking materials. READ
Phase II of Line of Duty Death and Injury Reduction Study Completed
– Phases I and II of this study, done through Oklahoma State University, International Fire Service Training Association and Fire Protection Publications and funded by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Public Entity Risk Institute, looks to establish "best practices" and an Organizational Safety Culture (OSC) for the American Fire Service in order to reduce line-of-duty deaths and injuries. READ
Take a Fire Safety Education Survey for a Chance to Receive Smoke & CO Alarms for Your Department
– The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is posting this announcement on the behalf of Kidde to help improve the fire safety education resources available to departments like yours. READ
Research Looks Into Traumatic Stress in Firefighting, Benefits the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
– Bill Heusler, a clinical psychology graduate student, is conducting his doctoral research on psychological traumatic stress in firefighters and firefighter/paramedics. READ
The Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Presents the Facilitation Skills Workshop & the Initiatives Implementation Workshop
– The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program is pleased to announce two new programs; the "Facilitation Skills Workshop" and the "Initiatives Implementation Workshop". READ
A Resolution by the Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Association
– Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Association resolves to support the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives and to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's Everyone Goes Home® campaign. READ
Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Online Database Launched
– The Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program is pleased to announce the launch of the Life Safety Initiatives Research Database. For the first time, anyone interested in researching firefighter safety & survival (and other allied fields) will have a comprehensive on-line database as a resource. READ
New Jersey Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program to Hold Showing of Critically-Acclaimed Documentary
– The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation®, the Five Mile Beach Volunteer Firemen's Association, and the Everyone Goes Home® Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program and New Jersey Society of Fire Service Instructors today announced it would hold a community showing of the critically acclaimed documentary, "Into the Fire." The film, as seen on The History Channel®, is an inspiring and educational journey that takes viewers inside the lives of America's firefighters. READ
