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Comprehensive Wellness Programs

We will foster a culture where every firefighter’s safety and well-being are prioritized at every level, from the fireground to the halls of government. We know that firefighting will always carry risk, but we are united in our conviction that the highest risks should only be taken when another life hangs in the balance.

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Comprehensive Wellness Programs

Design comprehensive wellness programs that can be integrated into the daily routines of all fire departments.

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Inside the New Firefighter Life Safety Initiative 6

Combines these original initiatives:

Action-Steps for Firefighters & Fire Officers

For Firefighters

For Company Officers

For Chief Officers

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The FRCE is dedicated to protecting the lives and livelihoods of ﬁrst responders, nationwide. Our education and research initiatives constantly shed new light on challenges to the health, safety and well-being of ﬁreﬁghters, EMS personnel and other ﬁrst responders. It’s all with the goal of reducing line-of-duty injuries and deaths as well as occupational illnesses.

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Comprehensive Wellness Programs

Courage to Be Safe^®

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

Learn how the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives is an integral part of reducing firefighter fatalities and injuries.

Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

Discover how a balanced approach of leadership can help prevent firefighter fatalities and injuries with practical and specific tips.

Company Officer’s Health & Safety Responsibilities

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

Understand the fundamentals of firefighter health and safety including personal commitment to health and safety, peer to leader transition, protocols enforcement, crew resource management and related-NFFF programs.

Creating Change in the Fire Service

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

View an unscripted roundtable discussion between five fire service leaders about creating change in the fire service and leading a culture of safety. Topics discussed include: making safety a priority, handling resistance, fostering an environment of trust and risk mitigation.

Health & Safety at Wildland Fires

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

This module discusses the unique characteristics of wildland fire responses, the known hazard categories and safety practices that mitigate these hazards, and how to practice effective risk management.

After-Action Review

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

After Action Review (AAR) offers the fire service the opportunity to formalize the tradition of informal post-incident conversations into a simple, but systematic, guided process of analyzing, refining, and improving incident response. This fire service training module explains the origins of After Action Review, its application to the fire service, how to implement it, and the important role it plays in culture change.

Fire and Rescue Training Safety

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

This module explores factors influencing training safety and recommended practices to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries, covering department culture, training design and administration, facilities, instructor requirements, safety officer roles, student needs, and safety practices.

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Fire and Rescue Services

Credit Hours: 1 Hours

This program introduces fire service personnel to carbon monoxide: scientific properties, sources, detection, effects on the human body, exposures to firefighters, and exposure mitigation strategies. The module provides critical, concrete, accurate information and best practices you can use immediately to reduce your CO exposure and protect yourself and your colleagues from injury and death.

Leading in Times of Challenge Session 1: Relationships and Culture

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

Leading in Times of Challenge is a conversation between fire service leaders about the challenges departments face today, understanding the factors at play, and addressing the challenges with creative solutions. Session 1 covers communication, interpersonal relationships, a culture of health and safety, and leadership development.

Leading in Times of Challenge Session 1: Relationships and Culture

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

The fire service is facing many challenges from changes in finances, generational turnover operational needs, organizational management, personnel expectations, society, and technology. Sharing experiences, successes, and failures can help leaders learn from each other, expand their thinking, and bring new ideas and strategies to their departments. Leading in Times of Challenge is a conversation between fire service leaders about the challenges departments face today, understanding the factors at play, and addressing the challenges with creative solutions. Session 1 covers communication, interpersonal relationships, a culture of health and safety, and leadership development.

Leading in Times of Challenge Session 2: Team Building and Training

Credit Hours: 1 Hour

The fire service is facing many challenges from changes in finances, generational turnover operational needs, organizational management, personnel expectations, society, and technology. Sharing experiences, successes, and failures can help leaders learn from each other, expand their thinking, and bring new ideas and strategies to their departments. Leading in Times of Challenge is a conversation between fire service leaders about the challenges departments face today, understanding the factors at play, and addressing the challenges with creative solutions. Session 2 covers team building and training.

Fire Service Occupational Cancer Alliance

In January 2015, as a follow-up to TAMPA2, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation invited major fire service organizations and occupational cancer-specific researchers to attend the Occupational Cancer in the Fire Service Strategy Meeting in Washington, D.C. The goals of the meeting were to review what was known related to firefighter cancers, develop a coordinated effort to reduce exposures, illnesses, and deaths related to cancer; and provide support for those affected by cancer. Through presentations, breakout group discussions and a goal of consensus, the group developed 12 recommendations to target their efforts. Since that time, the group continues to meet and develop new initiatives to help maximize resources related to cancer prevention.

Heart to Heart

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation hosted a conference in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, to address cardiovascular disease in the fire service. This meeting was attended by more than 60 representatives of fire service constituency organizations, fire departments, and subject matter experts representing different fields of research associated with occupational health and cardiovascular health. Leading subject matter experts presented the current state of the science regarding heart disease-related death and disability in the fire service. These experts then worked together with fire service leaders in a consensus-building framework to identify recommendations to lessen cardiovascular events and to identify ways to transition scientific findings and best practices to the fire service with the goal of increasing adoption of best practices for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and treatment.

Learn more about the Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives