1. Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research FSTAR is funded by a AFG/Fire Prevention and Safety award.

2. Research, by the Numbers  On FSTAR: 400  Reviewed: 640  Resources: 100

6. Featured Studies Fire Dynamics Study of Residential Attic Fire Mitigation Tactics and Exterior Fire Spread Hazards on Fire Fighter Safety Effect of Positive Pressure Ventilation on a Room Fire Simulation of the Dynamics of a Wind-Driven Fire in a Ranch-Style House - Texas Fire Prevention The Use of Elevators for Evacuation in Fire Emergencies in International Buildings Changes in Smoke Alarm Coverage Following Two Fire Department Home Visiting Campaigns: What Predicts Success? Wildland Recent Findings Relating to Firefighter Safety Zones

7. Featured Studies, continued Health Extreme Sacrifice: Sudden Cardiac Death in the US Fire Service Physiological Stress Associated with Structural Firefighting Observed in Professional Firefighters Sudden Cardiac Death Among Firefighters ≤45 Years of Age in the United States Core Strength: A New Model for Injury Prediction and Prevention Health Concerns of the U.S. Fire Service: Perspectives from the Firehouse High-Intensity Fitness Training Among a National Sample of Male Career Firefighters Establishing a Proactive Safety and Health Risk Management System in the Fire Service Obesity and Injury-Related Absenteeism in a Population-Based Firefighter Cohort

8. Fact Sheets

9. Infographics

10. FSTAR Health and Wellness  IAFC received a AFG FY2015 AFG award to focus FSTAR efforts on health and wellness:  Develop a Medical Practitioner’s Guide to Conducting NFPA 1582 Physicals and update the Fire Department’s Guide to Implementing NFPA 1582  Develop and deliver a comprehensive education, marketing, and outreach campaign focusing on two constituencies:  Physicians treating firefighters (family practice physicians, internists, occupational health physicians, behavioral professionals, etc.)  Fire Departments

11. FSTAR Health and Wellness, continued  Explore the feasibility of developing a certification program for medical practitioners providing 1582 physicals  Continue work on providing useable, research-based information and resources through fstaresearch.org  Focus on research topics related to firefighter health and safety  Produce fact sheets and other materials  Conduct a national fire service survey to definitively identify the barriers and obstacles to providing annual medical exams to every firefighter

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