Health and wellness news for emergency responders. Resources and updates for CBRNE and hazmat teams, firefighters, law enforcement, disaster response volunteers, active military servicemembers and veterans.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, interactive spreadsheet that will help the U.S. military extinguish aircraft […] More
This article from the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety addresses the general physiological responses to cold stress while working in […] More
Tim Dupin thought — or at least hoped — that Missouri firefighters, paramedics and other emergency medical services personnel would be among […] More
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War. A United Nations coalition of about 700,000 troops led by the […] More
Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts […] More
Veterans who were exposed to radiation in the military between 1945 and 1992 are eligible to apply for the Atomic Veterans Service […] More
The decades-long fight for Blue Water Navy veterans to receive VA disability benefits for illnesses linked to exposure to Agent Orange during […] More
Breakthroughs in the science of programmable gene expression inspired the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to establish the PReemptive Expression of Protective […] More
The United Kingdom’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking rapid innovations to improve the deployability and overall health of service personnel […] More
A product that can simply wipe a surface and indicate the presence of opiates could prevent police officers and paramedics from exposures […] More
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department is developing materials to provide ‘second skin’ protection from exposure to chemical […] More
The Responder Health Report highlights recent health, safety and wellness topics for the emergency management, first responder and veteran community. POLICY + […] More