Protecting the health of first responders is focus of new NFPA Journal column

Everyone knows that fighting a fire is an inherently dangerous job in the moment, but few think of the longterm health consequences for those in the fire profession. In her research column in the March/April issue of NFPA Journal, Kathleen Almand, the vice president of research at NFPA, writes about this silent killer and about the projects underway to better understand the risks. The Fire Protection Research Foundation has launched several projects in recent years, Almand writes. In 2007, the Foundation published “Respiratory Exposure Study for Fire Fighters,” focusing on developing best-practice guidance for determining when to use (and discontinue...