Safety Stand Down is a joint initiative of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). The event is coordinated by the NVFC and the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section, and is supported by national and international fire and emergency service organizations as well as health and safety-related organizations and agencies.
Fire departments are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activity during Safety Stand Down in order to focus on training and education related to this year’s theme: “The First 5 Minutes – Stretching the Initial Hose Line, Putting Water on the Fire” An entire week is provided to ensure all shifts and duty crew can participate. Learn more about this year’s theme.
FSTAR has created a list of additional related materials to go along with the theme of “The First Five Minutes” Fact Sheets.
Before the Incident
- Featured Study – Extreme Sacrifice: Sudden Cardiac Death in the US Fire Service
- Linked Resource – Fire Service Joint Labor-Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative
- Featured Study – The Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Substandard Fitness in a Population-Based Firefighter Cohort
Initial Attack Line
- Featured Study – Effects of Different Suppression Tactics on the Firefighter and Compartment Environment
- Featured Study – Fire Fighting Tactics Under Wind Driven Fire Conditions: 7-Story Building Experiments
- Media – Examining Fire Fighting Tactics under Wind-Driven Conditions (Pt. 1)
- Media – Impact of Wind Through IR
- Featured Study – Analysis of One and Two-Story Single Family Home Fire Dynamics and the Impact of Firefighter Horizontal Ventilation
On Scene
- Featured Study – Improving Fire Safety by Understanding the Fire Performance of Engineered Floor Systems and Providing the Fire Service with Information for Tactical Decision Making (Reissued)
- Featured Study – Physiological Stress Associated with Structural Firefighting Observed in Professional Firefighters
- Linked Resource – Firefighter Fatalities and Injuries: The Role of Heat Stress and PPE
- Linked Resource – Effect of Heat Stress and Dehydration on Cardiovascular Function
- Linked Resource – Sudden Cardiac Events in the Fire Service: Understanding the Cause and Mitigating the Risk
- Media – Firefighters and Heart Disease
- Infograph – Know your Mets
After the Fire
- Featured Study – Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Firefighting and Active Cooling During Rehabilitation
- Linked Resource – Emergency Incident Rehabilitation
- Linked Resource – NFPA 1584: Standard on the Rehabilitation Process for Members During Emergency Operations and Training Exercises
- Featured Study – Cardiovascular and Chemical Exposure Risks in Modern Firefighting
- Featured Study – Systemic Exposure to PAHs and Benzene in Firefighters Suppressing Controlled Structure Fires
- Research Study – Characterization of Firefighter Exposures During Fire Overhaul
- Media – Cleaning and Storing PPE
- Media – Overhaul and the Importance of PPE
- Featured Study – Exposure–Response Relationships for Select Cancer and Non-Cancer Health Outcomes in a Cohort of US Firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia (1950–2009)
- Linked Resource – Personal Exposure Recording System
- Media – Hidden Danger Putting Firefighters At Risk For Cancer
- Featured Study – Comparison of Rehydration Regimens for Rehabilitation of Firefighters Performing Heavy Exercise in Thermal Protective Clothing
- Media – Firefighter Hydration
Learn more about Safety Stand Down week – http://www.safetystanddown.org/