Concise, readily-applicable, research-based information on the importance of a comprehensive fire personnel wellness program, educational resources and sample documents.
Contents:
- NFPA 1582 Q & A
- Fire administration responsibilities
- Healthcare provider responsibilities
- Resources for all firefighters, as well as info for specific types:
- Career
- Wildland
- EMS
- Volunteer
- Candidate
- Data for city/county officials
- Resources for labor
- Resources for family and friends
Background
The Fire Department Guide to NFPA 1582 was deployed in 2013 by the IAFC Safety, Health & Survival (SHS) Section to provide a tool to departments to better understand and use NFPA 1582: Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments.
In 2015, the SHS Section, with support from the IAFC, took on the challenge to better understand the status of firefighter-specific medicals in the U.S. and to find a way to get every firefighter an annual medical.
The Emergency Services Road Map to Health & Wellness, released in Dec. 2017, is the result of that process.