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Firefighters, EMS providers, researchers and departments working side by side to turn science into safer, healthier careers. Find where you fit.
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- Join a workgroup on the topic you care about most, from cancer and sleep to mental health and recruitment.
- Take part in a study recruiting firefighters and EMS providers right now.
- Working on or holding an advanced degree? Look at the Scholars Alliance.
- Stay current with Breaking Science and Sara's newsletter.
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- The Scholars Alliance for Fire & EMS is built for you: current or former fire and EMS professionals pursuing or holding advanced degrees.
- Add any workgroup that matches your area of study.
- See what members produce: Scholars SCANs, plain-language translations of new studies.
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- The Research Alliance for Fire & EMS connects full-time researchers whose work focuses on firefighter and EMS health.
- Join a workgroup to work directly with fire and EMS professionals on your topic.
- Recruiting firefighters or EMS providers for a study? Tell us about it and we may share it on Our Research.
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- Book a speaker from our team of subject matter experts for your training, conference or event.
- Sponsor or exhibit at the S2S Conference.
- Greater Kansas City departments: ask about the Heart of America Workgroup.
- Want to partner with us? Get in touch.
How membership works
Workgroups and alliances are open to Science to the Station members. Sign up once in Member365, then add as many workgroups as you like.
$99/year
Science to the Station membership
+$25/year
For each workgroup or alliance you join
1/quarter
Most groups meet at least once a quarter. How much more you do is up to you.
Workgroups
Each workgroup brings fire and EMS professionals together with researchers and subject matter experts around one topic, to turn research into tools departments can use. Open to members in fire or EMS service, academic research, or an industry role related to the topic.
Workgroup
Cancer
Closing the gap between cancer prevention research and the tools departments need to protect their people.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, cancer researchers, occupational health scientists, and practitioners focused on prevention, exposure reduction and early detection.
What: Turn occupational cancer research into prevention tools, exposure-reduction protocols and early-detection guidance, then help get it to departments nationwide.
Workgroup
Sleep
Translating sleep and fatigue science into real-world solutions for shift-based fire and EMS work.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, sleep and fatigue researchers, circadian scientists, and practitioners focused on sleep health, fatigue management and shift-work recovery.
What: Build practical scheduling guidance, recovery strategies and evidence-based tools for shift work.
Workgroup
Healthcare
Clinicians, researchers and frontline professionals building the medical evaluations, screenings and preventive care responders need.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, occupational health researchers, physicians, and practitioners focused on workforce health, injury prevention and medical surveillance.
What: Develop screening tools, department-level guidance and preventive care protocols for fire and EMS agencies.
Workgroup
Mental Health
Building peer support tools and reducing stigma around behavioral health across fire and EMS.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, behavioral health researchers, mental health clinicians, and peer support practitioners.
What: Develop peer support frameworks, stigma-reduction tools and evidence-based resources for departments and individuals.
Workgroup
Human Performance
Turning performance science into training programs and fitness standards responders can actually use.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, exercise scientists, strength and conditioning specialists, and practitioners focused on fitness, injury resilience and performance.
What: Develop evidence-based training programs, fitness standards and practical resources for the demands of the job.
Workgroup
Recruitment & Fire Camps
Strategies and programs that bring the next generation into the fire and EMS profession.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, workforce development researchers, educators, and practitioners in recruitment, youth programs or fire camps.
What: Develop recruitment strategies, expand fire camp programming and build outreach resources for a stronger future workforce.
Workgroup
Reproductive Health
Working to protect reproductive and maternal health for fire and EMS professionals.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, reproductive health researchers, public health scientists, and practitioners focused on maternal health, fertility and protective policy.
What: Review the research, identify gaps in policy and practice, and develop resources that protect responders at every stage of their career and family life.
Workgroup
Workplace Civility
Practical tools for safer, more respectful department cultures that keep good people in the job.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS professionals, organizational behavior researchers, HR practitioners, and leaders focused on culture, inclusion, psychological safety and retention.
What: Develop culture-building tools, leadership resources and policy guidance for fire and EMS agencies.
Regional workgroup · By invitation
Heart of America
Fire and EMS departments across the Greater Kansas City area putting S2S research and best practices into action regionally.
Who it's for & what you'll do
Who: Fire and EMS departments and agencies serving the Greater Kansas City area, by invitation.
What: Share regional best practices and coordinate on health, safety and wellness initiatives.
Alliances
Alliances bring together people with a shared background rather than a shared topic. Two are open to members who meet their requirements; two are invitation-only groups of national experts that work as think tanks.
Open to members
Scholars Alliance for Fire & EMS
For current or former fire and EMS professionals who are pursuing or have completed advanced academic training. Members translate new science into plain-language SCANs, mentor emerging scholars, and help move evidence into policy and practice.
- Who: Fire and EMS experience plus an advanced degree, completed or in progress
- Not in operations? The Research Alliance may be a better fit
Open to members
Research Alliance for Fire & EMS
For academic researchers, scientists and faculty whose work focuses on the health, safety and well-being of firefighters and EMS providers. Members share knowledge, collaborate across disciplines, and connect their work to frontline needs.
- Who: Full-time researchers in academic, nonprofit or institutional settings, from doctoral candidates to tenured faculty
- Co-chairs: Dr. Brittany Hollerbach and Nate Trauernicht
By invitation
Mental Health Alliance for Fire & EMS
Nationally recognized experts in mental health and wellness. The alliance works as a think tank rather than a workgroup.
The Mental Health Workgroup is open to all members.
By invitation
Healthcare Alliance for Fire & EMS
National subject matter experts in healthcare. The alliance works as a think tank rather than a workgroup.
The Healthcare Workgroup is open to all members.
S2S Fellows
A partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Each year a small number of NFFF Fellows, selected for NFFF's year-long leadership program, also serve as Science to the Station Fellows: national voices who help shape how new science is introduced, discussed and adopted in the field.
More ways to help
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Research
Take part in a study
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Events
Come to the conference
Attend, present, sponsor or exhibit at the Science to the Station Conference.
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Questions & answers
How much does it cost?
Science to the Station membership is $99 a year. Each workgroup or alliance you join is $25 a year on top of your membership.
Do I need to be a member to join a workgroup or alliance?
Yes. All workgroups and alliances require an active Science to the Station membership. You can sign up and add workgroups in one place on Member365.
Can I join more than one workgroup?
Yes, as many as you like. Each one is $25 a year.
How much time does it take?
Most workgroups and alliances meet at least once a quarter. These are working groups, and how much more you take on is mostly up to you.
I'm not a firefighter or EMS provider. Can I still join?
Yes. Workgroups are open to members in fire or EMS service, academic research, or an industry role related to the workgroup's topic.
What's the difference between the Scholars Alliance and the Research Alliance?
The Scholars Alliance is for current or former fire and EMS professionals who also have, or are working on, an advanced degree. The Research Alliance is for full-time researchers whose work focuses on fire and EMS, whether or not they've worked in the field. Both have minimum requirements.
How do I join the Mental Health or Healthcare Alliance?
Those two alliances are by invitation only. Their workgroups, the Mental Health Workgroup and the Healthcare Workgroup, are open to all members.
How soon will I hear back if I ask a question?
Within 1 to 2 business days.