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Evaluating COVID‑19's long-term impacts on first responders
Learn about the STOP‑COVID Center's partnership with the Columbus (Ohio) Division of Fire to study the impact of COVID‑19 on EMS workers and their families.
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Protecting wildland firefighters from smoke exposure
Learn about the hazards of wildland fire smoke exposure and the importance of assessing opportunities to reduce exposure against operational objectives.
Anticipated 2021 staffing shortages and COVID‑19 make it critical to protect wildland firefighters from smoke exposure this fire season.
A closer look: the impact of COVID-19 on public safety
Learn about a new Department of Homeland Security project that looks to develop strategies that increase first responder resilience to pandemics.
Research shows that maintaining morale and mental health of first responders is a significant concern.
Waiver authorizes EMS reimbursement for TIP without transport
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a waiver on Medicare treatment-in-place (TIP) for ground ambulance services. The waiver provides reimbursement to ambulance services for 911 responses made to patients who were not transported to local emergency departments due to COVID‑19 protocols.
The waiver is effective retroactively to March 1, 2020.
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2021 | First semester application period closes |
| Oct. 15, 2021 | Second semester application period opens |
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Wildfire Report Series
Analysis of NFIRS incidents in the WUI
The second report in our Wildfire Report Series examines 2009 to 2011 California wildland urban interface (WUI) incidents reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) in terms of travel time, loss measures and fire cause and compares the incidents to those outside WUI areas.
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Profile: residential building fires
Home fires account for the vast majority of civilian fire casualties. This report describes the characteristics of all residential building fires reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System for 2017‑2019.
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Advice for public safety officials on LMR encryption
A new 3-minute video offers insights and advice for agencies considering land mobile radio (LMR) encryption.
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Firefighter Safety Stand Down will focus on rehab
The 2021 Firefighter Safety Stand Down will take place June 20‑26. This year's theme is “Rebuild Rehab.”
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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.
Home fire deaths (2021)
Up 11% compared to deaths reported from Jan. 1 – May 29, 2020.
33 home fire deaths were reported by the U.S. news media for May 23‑29.
Older adults (65 and over) represent 25% of all deaths.
Pennsylvania leads the nation in reported deaths with 72.
Share this video to learn how to prevent exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These substances are linked to cancer and may be present in firefighting foam.