AnnouncementsDonate to the FIRST Center IT'S HERE: Our first-ever FIRST Center magazine issue is now available! Access The REP Magazine to learn more about our fire and rescue service research, education, and practice initiatives. click to access issue 1 of the rep Workplace violence against first responders is a persistent workplace hazard. Click here to learn how you can protect your department FIRST Center News: FIRST Announces 9th Class of FIRE Fellows FIRST Center's First Ever Doctoral Student Defends Her Thesis See Something, Do Something FIRST Awarded New FEMA Funding to 'FOCUS' on Combination, Volunteer Fire and Rescue Departments New Study Reveals Mental and Physical Harm to EMS Responders from Workplace Violence Questions? Contact us at first@drexel.edu
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