Organizational
Advisory Panel

Leaders from national fire service, EMS and health and safety organizations, working together at one table. Each organization brings its own people, priorities and reach. Together we can do more for the health and safety of firefighters and EMS personnel than any of us could alone.

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Better together

Partnership is how Science to the Station works. The organizations on this panel already lead the fire service and EMS world in their own lanes: labor, leadership, safety, standards, cancer support, women in the fire service, research and more.

When those organizations share what they are seeing and line up behind the same questions, research gets aimed at the problems that matter most, resources get built once and shared widely, and good science reaches far more stations than any one group could reach by itself.

No single organization can close the gap between research and the station.

How the panel works

Membership

Organizations, not individuals

Seats on the panel belong to organizations. Each member organization has one representative who holds a leadership role in that organization.
Joining

By invitation

Organizations join by invitation from Science to the Station leadership.
Appointment

The organization decides

Each invited organization appoints its own representative, who serves at the pleasure of that organization's governing body. When leadership changes, the seat stays with the organization.
Meetings

Quarterly on Zoom

The panel meets virtually four times a year, with collaboration between member organizations continuing in between.
Role

Advisory only

The panel advises. Decisions about Science to the Station are made by the Science Alliance Inc. board of directors.
Focus

Partnership & collaboration

The panel looks across the field at how organizations can work together. Science to the Station's own operations are guided by the Steering Committee.

What the panel does

01 · Priorities

Point research where it's needed

Help identify the research priorities that matter most to firefighters and EMS personnel and the organizations that serve them.

02 · Collaboration

Build things together

Collaborate on projects and initiatives across organizations, so good work gets built once and shared by everyone.

03 · Think tank

Make our work better

Act as a think tank to sharpen Science to the Station's resources and help them reach more of the people they are built for.

04 · The pulse

Tell us what's happening

Bring the pulse of the industry to the table: what members are asking about, what is changing and what is coming next.

Partnership in action

A few examples of what happens when organizations bring their strengths together.

With Women in Fire

Reproductive & women's health

Working together on research into reproductive and women's health in the fire service, and turning what we learn into resources fire service women and their providers can use.

With the Firefighter Cancer Support Network

Occupational cancer

Partnering on occupational cancer work, from prevention and early detection to getting firefighters and EMS personnel the information they need to act on it.

Cancer prevention & early detection

Across many organizations

Guides built together

Practical guides developed through collaboration across multiple organizations, each one written for a different audience that shapes firefighter and EMS health.

Member organizations

Who's at the table

Each organization is represented by a member of its leadership, appointed by that organization. Logos link to each organization's own website.

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