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EDITOR'S NOTE

The theme for the 2024 Safety Stand Down is “Fire Training: Back to Basics,” which emphasizes the importance of training by reinforcing proper strategies and tactics with a focus on the fundamentals.

Safety Stand Down, to be held June 16-22, 2024, is a joint initiative of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Safety, Health and Survival Section, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA), and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).

Stay tuned to www.safetystanddown.org for more information and resources in the months leading up to the campaign.

Stay safe!

FDNY began to provide free skin cancer screenings in September 2023. Among the lessons that were learned since then: ease members’ fears by describing a typical screening in advance. This includes their need to fill out a form that asks questions about family history and areas of concern, with the overt emphasis on the fact that records and such that derive from filling out the form and the examination by a dermatologist won’t be shared with members’ department.

Health & Wellness: Overcoming Barriers to Free Skin Cancer Screenings

John Haseney provides lessons learned from FDNY's launch of free skin cancer screenings, to give other departments a leg up on developing a program for their members.

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Difficulty Breathing

Raymond Alkakooz says clinical rotations for an EMT trainee ingrained the necessity of struggle to achieve improvement.

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Health & Wellness: Beyond PTSD: Moral Injury in First Responders

Michelle Fayed offers an explanation for how a culprit other than PTSD is affecting the mental health of numerous members of the fire service.

An approach firefighters should take when it comes to their health is to use the fireground 360-degree size-up where reported issues are examined and mitigated.

A Medical 360 Size-Up for Firefighter Health

Dr. Denise Smith relates how the fireground size-up can mimic the process for a firefighter's annual exam.

FIREFIGHTER SAFETY NEWS

Colorado Springs Fire Department signs into Colorado Firefighter Trust

Colorado Springs Officials to Cover Firefighters' Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Treatment of Cancer and Other Issues

The city will pick up the tab for treatment related to certain kinds of cancer, heart disease and mental health issues.

Aspiring Allen firefighter saved by paramedics after going into cardiac arrest

Aspiring Allen, TX, Firefighter Saved by Medics after Collapsing During Agility Demonstration

Four days after surviving a cardiac arrest, Jakob Perez, 18, asked Allen Chief Jonathan Boyd when he could return to training.

NIOSH Offers Suggestions after Probe of Deadly Incident on Lubbock, TX, Interstate

Two Lubbock firefighters and a Lubbock police officer were struck and killed while assisting a crash.

A Union City and DeKalb County firefighter was shot at a fire station off Shannon Parkway, officials said.

Union City, GA, Firefighter Faces Long Recovery

Michael Crosby, who was accidentally shot in the back last Wednesday while on duty, has damage to several of his organs.

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