AnnouncementsThe SAVER Systems Checklist is Ready for Implementation Check out our Plenary Session at Redmond! ANNOUNCING THE AVAILABILITY OF FOCUS 2.0 - ENROLL YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW! Announcing the 2019 Class of FIRE Fellows Taking Fire Service Safety Culture Science to the Streets: FOCUS 2.0 Drexel Awarded $1.5M Grant to Study Stress and Violence in Fire-based EMS
Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST) 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 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. 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. Contact Us Learn. Ask. Share. Latest News 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 Grieving Drexel Scientists Complete Murdered Colleague’s Study of Assaults on First Responders FIRST Center Hosts Safety Culture Camp for Firefighters First Responder Assaults Not 'Part of the Job,' Should Be Prosecuted, EMS Leaders Say New Tool Looks to Curb Extreme Risks Taken by Firefighters Opinion: Health Workers Are Under Attack Around the World. Here’s How Bad It’s Getting.