In 2022, the FIRST Center was awarded an Innovative Public Health Curriculum "Honorable Mention" for the FIRE Fellowship from the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. This award was creation to showcase achievement and excellence in the realms of public health research, practice, and education. It highlights innovative public health curricula that emphasize a wide range of public health competencies, including collaborative public health practice, stakeholder engagement, and the application of public health and science-based principles.

This award speaks to the uniqueness of the Fellowship and to its inherent value in creating the next generation of fire service researchers. We are in the process of selecting the 8th class of FIRE Fellows, who will be working with us on the International Association of Fire Fighters workplace violence prevention curriculum for EMS responders as well as our recently-awarded FEMA AFG FP&S diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) grant with the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the National Fire Protection Agency's Metropolitan "Metro" Fire Chiefs Association.

We would like to hold up all FIRE Fellowship alumni to date, pictured below:

The FIRE Fellowship provides students with incredible opportunities to work with the fire and rescue service, and we want to thank the following partners for the work they have done to support the FIRE Fellowship over the years:

Avalere Health
Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE)
Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)
Clarion Fire Rescue Group
Dallas Fire-Rescue
Delaware County Emergency Services Training Center (DCESTC)
Detroit Fire Department
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University EMS
Drexel University LeBow College of Business
Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International
Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA)
Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI)
Harrisonburg Fire Department
Harvard University
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
International Public Safety Data Institute (IPSDI)
Kansas State University
National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS)
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
National Fire Academy
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
New York City Fire Department (FDNY)
Oregon Health & Science University
Philadelphia Fire Department
Provident Insurance
Ricochet Gear Manufacturing Company, Inc.
San Diego Fire-Rescue
University of Utah Health
United States Fire Administration (USFA)
University of Pennsylvania