Firehouse Safety & Health eNL - Aug 18th, 2023
 
 
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August 18, 2023

Frank Leeb will present "Tackling Cancer in Today's Fire Service" at Firehouse Expo 2023. By combining research with fireground experience, this presentation will offer real-world, practical, and common-sense best practices that can be immediately implemented to best protect yourself, your family and your department from dangerous exposures and cross contamination of fireground containments. Register now!

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FEATURES
Craig Weinschenk's description of FSRI's thermal runaway experiments with e-scooter lithium-ion batteries provides explanation for why the fires that can erupt from them often are extremely dangerous.
Dr. Nancy Wesselink believes that peer support teams that are attuned to members' personal issues as well as to trauma puts them in a better position to get in front of the suicide issue.
Aaron Zamzow explains why focusing on sleep, movement, water, real foods and tenacity are is crucial to on-duty and off-duty well-being.
Robert "Pip" Piparo provides a variety of ways that you can counter the excuses that seep into your mind to avoid a commitment to your fitness.
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY NEWS
Shamokin city officials suspended the high-ranking father and son after a junior firefighter suffered a steam burn.
The Tacoma firefighters suffered minor injuries when the facade of a vacant building collapsed.
The roof of an apartment building collapsed while Mt. Juliet firefighters were searching for occupants - most whom were unaware of the attic fire.