The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) recently announced a partnership initiative to identify individual and organizational behaviors that adversely impact firefighter health and safety and to develop strategies to mitigate them. The IAFC’s Safety, Health and Survival (SHS) Section will lead the study.
The study is designed to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Life Safety Initiative #1: “Define and advocate the need for a cultural change within the fire service relating to safety; incorporating leadership, management, supervision, accountability and personal responsibility.”
“There is a fundamental need for this type of research that promotes positive behaviors and effectively leads to the further reduction of firefighter fatalities and injuries,” said IAFC President and Chairman of the Board, Chief Hank Clemmensen in a prepared statement.
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