The 2015 event will take place from June 14-20. Fire departments are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activity during Safety and Health Week in order to focus on safety and health training and education. An entire week is provided to ensure all shifts and duty crew can participate.
International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week is the unification of the IAFC’s Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week with the NVFC’s National Firefighter Health Week. The goal of both organizations is to reduce the number of preventable injury and death in the fire and emergency services. Safety and Health Week focuses on the critical importance of responders taking care of themselves both on and off the emergency incident scene. The week is designed to increase awareness and action so that safety and health become a priority in all fire departments.
Link to the 2015 International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week website:
http://safetyandhealthweek.org/
If you have questions about International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week or have a health, safety, or survival resource you would like to share, contact Kimberly Quiros or Richard Miller.