FIRST Center

Chief Stephen Trenholm (@EssexJctFire) knows how hard it can be for small town departments to get the support they need. FOCUS showed his members were burnt out—here's what happened when he took that data to Town Council. Get what YOU need with FOCUS: bit.ly/FOCUS-Enroll

This week, FIRST will be at @IAFC_VCOS Symposium in the Sun! Stop by our booth to learn more about the Fire service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) survey and how your department can lead with data.

Our research shows volunteer and combination departments, on average, have HIGHER management commitment to safety scores than career departments. ⬆️scores = ⬇️injuries, ⬆️wellbeing, + more! Where does YOUR department stand? Find out with FOCUS: bit.ly/FOCUS-Enroll

At yesterday's @DVRPC event, Jennifer Taylor, PhD, professor and director of @getthedatafirst, and fellow panelists discussed how hospital closures affected emergency medical services response.

🚨NOW ENROLLING: FOCUS Safety Culture Survey!🚨 FOCUS measures burnout, job satisfaction, work engagement, and behavioral health outcomes. SIGN UP: bit.ly/FOCUS-Enroll Opportunity is open to ALL departments—combination and volunteer are strongly encouraged to apply.

Jennifer Taylor, PhD, professor and director of @getthedatafirst, discusses the nationwide uptick of violence toward first responders: live5news.com/2024/10/04/geo…

Georgetown first responders see violent assaults, points to a nationwide problem live5news.com/2024/10/04/geo…

Every month, one of the first responders at Georgetown Fire & EMS in SC is assaulted on the job. Dr. Taylor spoke with @Live5News about the mental health implications of workplace violence and what solutions are out there to protect our first responders: bit.ly/3NcQw2r

Folks at @IAFC #FRI2024: Don't miss tomorrow's session from FIRST Center Director, Dr. Jennifer Taylor, about the FOCUS Safety Culture Survey! She will be in Ballroom C3 tomorrow 8/16 at 10:15am CDT. Be sure to add her to your agenda--see you then!

Thank you to Dr. Patience Ajoff-Foster, @DrexelUniv Asst. VP for Inclusive Culture & Belonging, for talking with us yesterday about DEI at the University! Dr. Ajoff-Foster advises us on the assessment and training components in the DEI FIRE Toolkit: bit.ly/DEI-FIRST

This week, FIRST Director Dr. Jennifer Taylor will be presenting at @FireRescueIntl in Dallas. She will be speaking about the FOCUS safety culture survey, including some interesting findings from the most recent assessment, and how departments can get involved. See you there!

PFD is a long-standing partner when it comes to our research, education, and practice initiatives. They plan to be first-in on FOCUS! Learn more about FOCUS and how your department can sign up to participate alongside Philly Fire: bit.ly/FOCUS-Survey

We were honored to host @PhillyFireDept Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson and Lieutenant Diane McKinsey for lunch earlier today! We called in PFD to discuss rollout of the FOCUS Safety Culture Survey in their department this fall.

Great news for the Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST) at Dornsife 👇

In June, Washington state passed a new workers' comp. law allocating funds for departments to pay for safety culture assessment and training--like our FOCUS program! Read more about the new law and how we worked with @lniwa to bring FOCUS to WA: bit.ly/4dt98GF

New Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (@getthedatafirst) at Dornsife research reveals differences in mental health workers’ compensation presumption laws for first responders: bit.ly/3ScH7ej

Our Outreach & Communication Manager, Victoria Gallogly, MPH, was honored to contribute to the annual Dornsife Magazine! She wrote about our work with the first responders to support their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

To members of the fire and rescue service: 1. What are your experiences with workers' comp.? 2. What does this gap in presumptive mental injury policy mean for the workforce? 3. How can we close these gaps? Sound off in the replies below👇

While the majority of states have workers' comp. coverage for mental injuries, very few states have presumptive coverage, like they do for heart disease, cancer, and even COVID-19.

Have you ever wondered what presumptive workers' comp. coverage exists for firefighters and EMS responders? Our latest research details an inventory of state WCB and presumption laws for first responders: bit.ly/FR-WCB