Prevention in the fire service is often relegated to a separate division; many firefighters look at it as “someone else’s job.” In her seminar at FRI today, Mary Marchone of the NFA built a case for why prevention must be a process, not just an activity–and that it is very much the company officer’s responsibility.

Firefighter Nicholas DiGiacomo of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is this year’s recipient of the International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor, co-sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Motorola, Inc. The award will be presented at the 136th Annual Fire-Rescue International August 27 in Dallas.

When we look at the safety, health and wellness of our firefighters one important thing to examine is the effects of sleep deprivation. Listen to a interview with Kerry Kuehl, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.

 Standard Podcast [8:16m]: Download