Resources and recommendations that address long-term and emerging health and safety issues faced by female firefighters and EMS responders.
Publication
Two new handouts for first responders and contractors/community members provide tips on how to prevent arson at construction sites.
Data Snapshot
Find out about the major characteristics of medical facility fires from 2014 to 2016. Fire departments responded to an average of 5,800 medical facility fires each year.
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Coffee Break Bulletin
Helpful tips that will support your growth as a great mentor.
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Help cultural institutions work with their first responders to complete risk assessments and disaster plans to protect resources for economic development, tourism, commerce, identity, history and knowledge.
Read the articleCurrent events and issues
Nanotechnology, manufactured at scale and low cost while posing minimal health risks, may point to a future with fewer fires that are less lethal and less damaging.
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This NFIRSGram explains the importance of accurately classifying your incident location using the Mixed Use Property and Property Use fields.
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Statistics
There are dozens of ways you can use Fire Is Everyone’s Fight to help teach people in your city or town to be safe from fire. Join the fight for a few ideas to get you started.
Down 22 percent compared to fatalities reported from Jan. 1 – April 13, 2018.
36 home fire fatalities were reported by the U.S. news media for April 7 – 13, 2019.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 27 percent of all fatalities.
New York leads the nation in reported fatalities with 47.
Share this video with your community to show residents how to increase the chance of surviving a home fire by more than 82 percent and decreasing fire damage by up to 97 percent.
