AnnouncementsCOVID-19 Update: Data have never been more important. The FOCUS survey and SAVER Systems Checklist provide data on your department's health and safety and are able to detect upticks in mental health impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're working, we're working. The FIRST Center is fully operational. We're the research responders for first responders and we've got your back! Questions? Contact us at first@drexel.edu Examining Work Environments and Safety for First Responders Amid a Pandemic Addressing EMS' 9/11: First Responder Data Organization Conducts RAPID Mental Health Assessment During COVID-19 Pandemic Researcher from Drexel University Named to Fire Service Data Organization Board of Directors FIRST Celebrates 5 Years of Fellowship The SAVER Systems Checklist is Ready for Implementation
The Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST) Fire Service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) Learn about the FOCUS survey, our new tool that provides objective data on work environment, injury, and organizational safety culture attributes (e.g., burnout and job satisfaction). Stress and Violence in fire-based EMS Responders (SAVER) Learn about our expanding research collaborations with national partners to understand the stressors Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responders face. COVID-19 RAPID Mental Health Assessment (RAPID) Learn about our newest program that measures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of first responders. Injury Data Evaluation & Analysis (IDEA) Find out what we have determined are the necessary data elements to conduct public health surveillance of non-fatal firefighter injuries in the United States. FIRE Fellowship The Fire service Injury Research, Epidemiology, and Evaluation Fellowship (FIRE Fellows) is a paid summer research program designed to inspire the next generation of fire service researchers. Publications Download our articles and publications for free. Near-Miss Reporting Learn about our how our research helps the fire and rescue service identify and mitigate hazards in their organizations. Contact Us Learn. Ask. Share. Latest News Dornsife Leader in Occupational Health Research Named Inaugural Frank Professor Professor Taylor has been named the first Arthur L. and Joanne B. Frank Professor. FIRST Announces the 2018 FIRE Fellows: Receives 1.5 Million Grant The Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST), led by Jennifer Taylor, PhD, MPH, CPPS of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, is proud to announce the 2018 recipients of the Fire Service Injury Research, Epidemiology and Evaluation Fellowship. 2017 Drexel FIRE Fellows to Spend Summer Focusing on Fire Service Safety Culture Drexel and Fire Association Receive $1.5 Million FEMA Grant to Assess Fire Service Culture Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) to the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) and the Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) program in the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University. FEMA-Funded Fellows Spend Summer Interrogating Fire Service Safety Data Seven students and alumni are taking part in Dornsife's inaugural Fire service Injury Research, Epidemiology and Evaluation (FIRE) fellowship, supported by the FEMA Assistance to Fire Grants R&D program. In the Media Education, Data Reporting Key to Strengthening Overwhelmed Public Health Safety Net FIRST Center to Host Webinar Addressing Future of EMS After Pandemic Researchers Seek Fire Department Participation in Firefighter Safety Culture Survey Grieving Drexel Scientists Complete Murdered Colleague’s Study of Assaults on First Responders FIRST Center Hosts Safety Culture Camp for Firefighters