Firefighter cancer rates can be up to twice as high as those experienced by the average U.S. worker, and a Cancer Firefighter Support Network study shows that with every five degree increase in skin temperature, absorption of dangerous chemicals increases by 400%.
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Learn how to reduce your legal risks, as John Murphy, Deputy Fire Chief (Ret.) and attorney, discusses the need for comprehensive and safe training, along with best practices in documenting training events.
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In this webinar, join Amy Morgan as she discusses the causes, signs, and symptoms of difficult mental wellness issues in law enforcement – including burnout, panic and fear, PTSD, and suicide – and learn about prevention and treatment of these issues to help yourself or someone you know.
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Envisage Technologies is pleased to announce its acquisition of the California-based company, VaultRMS, and the addition of the Exposure Tracker™ product to Envisage’s growing list of technology solutions built specifically for our nation’s first responders. The addition of Exposure Tracker will further Envisage’s founding vision of improving the readiness and safety of our nation’s first responder communities.
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Where were you on September 11, 2001? For those of us who watched from a TV screen or computer monitor, the day’s horrible events created ripples that carry to the…
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In this webinar, Sara Jahnke, Ph.D discusses how occupational risk factors in the fire service require not only individual, but also system-level changes in policies, practices, and cultural norms.
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As those who work within the fire, law enforcement, and EMS fields know, there is very little middle ground between those who favor cross training—often referred to as “consolidation,” or the act of training one professional group with some combination of the other two groups’ skills—and those who oppose it. This whitepaper provides an objective overview on the topic, including relevant facts, comparison of success and failures.
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Law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medicine, and corrections are fields often marked by interactions with “difficult” people. Whether their bad behaviors come as the result of a personality disorder or simply a bad day, communications techniques like active listening and de-escalation may be what responders need to provide adequate service—and avoid unpleasant outcomes, such as unnecessary use of force.
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Envisage Technologies announced today that it has been awarded a new contract by the State of California’s Department of State Hospitals (DSH). As part of the contract, Envisage will implement the Acadis® Readiness Suite to replace DSH’s legacy training management system for their law enforcement division.
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In this webinar, Gavin Horn discusses cardiovascular and chemical exposure risks on today’s fireground and training ground. In particular, he discusses the impact of different fireground job assignments as well as suppression tactics.
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