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October 10, 2022

Emergency Services Card

The Emergency Service Card is designed to assist EMT’s, firefighters and Deaf and hard of hearing individuals communicate better in the first moments of an emergency. See attachments below for […]

October 10, 2022

Female Firefighter Personal Protective Clothing: Investigation of Design, Comfort, and Mobility Issues

Structural and wildland firefighting personal protective clothing (PPC) is primarily developed for the male firefighter, despite the growing number of female firefighters in the fire protection community. Female firefighters wear […]

September 30, 2022

Recognizing and Minimizing the inherent risks of Wildfires

OEHS experts offer key considerations related to existing PPE, new respirators and exposure times on the front lines The forest fires of days past are not the same as current […]

September 30, 2022

New Survey finds Volunteer Fire Departments have been adversely impacted by Inflation

In August, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) conducted a survey to determine the impact that high gas prices and inflation are having on local volunteer emergency service organizations. In […]

September 19, 2022

Nightclub Fire Safety

Nightclub safety has been important in Massachusetts since the 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire occurred in Boston, killing 492 people. Most of today’s college students were infants when the 2003 […]

September 16, 2022

Mental Wellness Check-Ins: What they are and how they Help

The primary goal of mental wellness check-ins is to provide public safety employees with increased quality of life as well as tools to manage their response to stress and trauma […]

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