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General Health & Safety
- Davie Fire Rescue Health and Safety Initiative Presentation Slide Deck
- Getting Started with Safety & Health
- Firefighters APP Template_L&I
- Firefighter Health, Wellness & Fitness – US Fire Administration
- Fire Industry Education Resource Organization (F.I.E.R.O.)
- Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative
- NVFC_Best Practices Posters
- PFAS: Exposure, human health effects, and current research (Dr. Jeff Burgess)
- Safety Committees and Meetings (F417-043-000)_L&I
- Safety Videos_L&I
- Safety and Health Workshops_L&I
- Sample Safety Programs & Plans_L&I
- SOG: Protective Equipment (St Petersburg Fire Rescue)_Pol605
- WFC Resource Center
Cancer Prevention
- Bend Fire and Rescue Cancer Prevention Presentation Slide Deck
- Carcinogen Exposure Reduction Best Practices_L&I
- Cancer in the Fire Service (Pat Morrison @ IAFF)
- Contamination Control on the Fireground – Powerpoint
- Contamination Control in the Fire Service Presentation Slide Deck
- Firefighter Cancer Action Plan Report
- Lavender Ribbon Report Web Page
- Lavender Ribbon Report 2018 PDF
- LION: Cancer Awareness Infographic
- Montgomery County Fire Rescue Firefighter and Cancer Risk Poster
- NFPA Fact Sheet: Cancer Risk in Firefighting
- SOG: Fireground Carcinogen Exposure Reduction (Kirkland Fire Department)_Pol926
- SOG: Asbestos Exposure During Emergency Incidents (Redmond FD)
Fire Station Design
DeCon Procedures
- Globe-MSA: 7 Steps to Clean Firefighting Turnout Gear Poster
- Illinois Fire Safety Initiative DeCon Videos
- LION: Onsite Decon Poster
- Pasco County Fire Rescue Hot-Warm-Cold Station Design Presentation Slide Deck
- SOG: Post Fire Decontamination for Firefighting Personnel (St Petersburg Fire Rescue)_Pol307
- SOG: Decon of PPE Fire or Low Level Hazard Situations (Redmond FD)
Nutrition + Fitness Resources
- A Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Firefighter Physicals
- Eating for Health and Performance: The Wildland Firefighter
- EXOC Tactical Athlete Program
- Firefighter health and fitness: A comprehensive approach
- IAFF Nutrition Resources
- Improving Performance and Preventing Injuries and Fatalities – Fact Sheet
- Improving Performance and Preventing Injuries and Fatalities – Research Study
- Lifestyle Countermeasures for Fire Fighters
- O2X Human Performance
- The “Golden” Rules of Firefighter Nutrition
- 5 Nutrition Hacks for Firefighters
Incident Reporting and Exposure Monitoring
FFHSC Admin Docs
- Collaborating for Firefighter Safety and Health
- FIIRE Article
- WFC Resource Center in “Training Resources” folder
- WFC Timeloss Resources