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National Firefighter Registry

10 May 2023

USFA national database used to conduct studies that will guide program decision making to improve direct …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/national-firefighter-registry

Firefighter Safety & Health Research – Survival

3 April 2023

A study aimed to increase awareness of firefighter deaths and to provide quick access to up-to-dated …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/firefighter-safety-health-research-survival

National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data Resource Page

12 April 2022

Provides investigation analysis to reduces deaths, injuries and economic losses from motor vehicle …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/national-center-for-statistics-and-analysis-(ncsa)-motor-vehicle-traffic-crash-data-resource-page

Keeping Up With the Changing Landscape of Drugs of Abuse: What Do the Data Say?

18 September 2020

This near-real-time data, identify types of abused substances, & rapidly disseminate critical data to …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/keeping-up-with-the-changing-landscape-of-drugs-of-abuse-what-do-the-data-say

Evaluation of the fire protection effectiveness of fluorine free firefighting foams

9 June 2020

This study was to determine the firefighting capabilities for four fluorine. free foams and one short …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/evaluation-of-the-fire-protection-effectiveness-of-fluorine-free-firefighting-foams

Effect of Aspirin on Hemostatic and Vascular Function After Live FireFighting

4 June 2020

This study shows that low dose aspirin can positively influence the negative physiologic factors associated …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/effect-of-aspirin-on-hemostatic-and-vascular-function-after-live-firefighting

An Examination of the Benefits of Health Promotion for the National Fire Service

4 June 2020

This study indicates that the majority of the firefighters did not meet the NFPA minimum post-cardiac …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/an-examination-of-the-benefits-of-health-promotion-for-the-national-fire-service

Fire Exposures of Firefighter Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Facepiece Lenses

4 June 2020

Thermally degraded and melted SCBA facepiece lenses have been identified as a contributing factor in …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/exposures-of-firefighter-self-contained-breathing-apparatus-facepiece-lenses

COVID-19 Global Cases (Johns Hopkins University CSSE)

26 March 2020

Dashboard tracks global COVID-19 cases (Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/coronavirus-covid-19-global-cases-(johns-hopkins-university-csse)

The Volunteer/Career "Personality Gap"

2 October 2018

This EFOP research paper shows the differences in personalities between volunteer and career firefighters …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/the-volunteer-career-personality-gap

White Paper on Data Standardization for Hazardous Materials Response

20 September 2018

The standardization of data transmission will allow for the advancement of data ingest products capable …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/white-paper-on-data-standardization-for-hazardous-materials-response

TransCanada Pipeline Incident Information Visor Card

26 June 2018

Use this Pipeline Incident Information Visor Card to record important information during pipeline …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/transcanada-pipeline-incident-information-visor-card

Emergency Services Road Map to Health & Wellness

9 March 2018

Next generation Fire Department Guide to NFPA 1582: Info, education & sample documents toward implementing …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/emergency-services-road-map-to-health-wellness

VISION: The VCOS International Strategic Initiative Online Network

26 August 2016

Resources that focus on specific areas of challenges relating to creating and sustaining viable emergency …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/the-vcos-international-strategic-initiative-online-network

Configurations of EMS Systems: A Pilot Study

29 April 2014

This study highlights differences of EMS within the States expected distinctions across rurality.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/configurations-of-ems-systems-a-pilot-study

Workforce Solutions Resources

28 April 2014

The WS program focuses work on volunteer and combination systems’ recruitment and retention efforts

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/workforce-solutions-resources

Motivation of Volunteer Firefighters in Combination Fire Departments

22 April 2014

Description of factors that motivate members in combination fire departments.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/motivation-of-volunteer-firefighters-in-combination-fire-departments

Sleep Deprivation

21 May 2011

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Fire Fighters and EMS Responders

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/sleep-deprivation

NIST Deployment Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments

21 May 2011

Summary: Residential fireground experiments so local leaders can evaluate impact of staffing, deployment …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/nist-deployment-report-on-residential-fireground-field-experiments

NIST Deployment Report on EMS Field Experiments

21 May 2011

Summary: Results of 102+ field experiments to quantify effects of various fire-based EMS deployment configurations …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/nist-deployment-report-on-ems-field-experiments