The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking comment to learn about how workers get injured and what solutions exist to prevent injury and death, including possible regulatory action.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are co-sponsoring NFPA's first Fire Service Video contest.

Chief Bobby Halton takes a look back at an article from the October 1964 issue of Fire Engineering that deals with the recurring issue of firefighters and seat-belt use.

This month's fitness bulletin from Chris Brennan of Fire Service Warrior includes tips on the value of mobiliity and warming-up for on-the-job performance, nutrition, and the standing press.

John Hofman argues that hiring a certified coach to oversee your fire department's health and wellness program may actually save the department money in the long term.

Menlo Park (CA) firefighters recently shared a Web video they created about a burn survivor family.

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and Scott Safety have teamed up to provide five free health and wellness webinars to firefighters and emergency services personnel.

Firefighters who participated in operations at a barn fire near the Indiana/Michigan border in June returned to their stations with an unwelcome visitor--an intestinal parasite that sent one member to hospital.

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is taking its interactive trade show booth to FDIC in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 19-21.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced that it has developed a new policy on employee participation in investigations that the board hopes will enhance the vital role played by plant workers in determining root causes of incidents and promoting facility safety.

To encourage good fitness habits, Fire Engineering is partnering with Chris Brennan of Fire Service Warrior to bring you monthly fitness bulletins that firefighters can easily print out and post in the fire station.

Firefighting and the inevitable trauma members witness take an emotional toll on all personnel. Melissa Riley discusses how to help alleviate emotional suffering in firefighters.

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) announced today that Rules You Can Live By will be the campaign theme for the 2012 International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week, to be held June 17-23.

A new study by Israeli researchers indicates that 90 percent of firefighters exhibit some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

More than 40 Portsmouth (VA) firefighters have died of cancer over the past few decades, according to estimates from association members, usually after retirement from the fire department.

On Feb. 20, 2003, powerful dust explosions tore through the CTA Acoustics plant in Corbin, Kentucky, where fiberglass insulation was manufactured for the automotive industry, killing seven and injuring many more. Nine years after the CTA catastrophe, there is still no comprehensive OSHA standard to prevent these accidents.

New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Peter King and Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand applauded the unanimous vote today by a federal advisory committee that cancers should be covered under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.

On February 3, 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioned announced a voluntary recall of Coleman Evcon and Red T Gas Furnaces for manufactured homes.

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) encourage all members of the fire service to familiarize themselves with the credible and valuable tools and resources that are available to assist firefighters and their families who may be coping with depression or thoughts of suicide.

Heart attacks and strokes were responsible for the deaths of 48 firefighters in 2011, nearly the same proportion of firefighter deaths from heart attack or stroke as the year before.