Kepra Jack RN, BSN, OHC, CHC

Vice President, Science to the Station

Kepra Jack is a registered nurse and public safety health expert who focuses on the wellness and longevity of first responders, especially firefighters and law enforcement personnel. She is best known for her leadership role with HeartFit for Duty and her national-level work advancing data-driven firefighter and officer health programs.

Research & Leadership

Kepra is the Co‑Founder, Co‑Owner, and Chief Operating Officer/Director of Operations for HeartFit for Duty, a medical practice dedicated to fire, law enforcement, and other public safety agencies. Through HeartFit, she partners with departments across the country on cardiac and cancer studies and uses that research to design occupationally relevant wellness programs, enhanced physicals, and risk-reduction initiatives for high‑risk responders.​

As Vice President of the Science Alliance – Science to the Station, Kepra helps connect frontline agencies with current science, translating findings on cardiovascular disease, cancer, sleep disruption, and other chronic conditions into practical strategies that departments can implement. She is frequently engaged as a presenter and educator, speaking about “what should be on your radar” for responder health and how agencies can change habits and operations to reduce injuries and long‑term disease.

Committee and advisory work

Kepra has dedicated her career to the public safety community and serves as a voting member on multiple national bodies, including NFPA committees, the ACOEM Public Safety Medicine Committee, and the National Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Medical Guidance Committee. In these roles, she contributes to standards and recommendations that shape medical surveillance, fitness‑for‑duty expectations, and wellness guidelines for firefighters, law enforcement, and other responders.

Collaborations & Partnerships

Through HeartFit and her national committee work, Kepra and her team collaborate with organizations such as the Firefighter Cancer Cohort Study, NDRI’s Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research, Skidmore University, the First Responder Center for Excellence, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, The 100 Club, the University of Arizona, and The Science Alliance. These partnerships support data‑driven approaches to occupational health, expanding the scope of wellness programs, identifying funding pathways, and “moving the needle” toward healthier, longer responder careers.

Education & Background

Kepra holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and spent roughly 15 years as an Emergency Room nurse and paramedic coordinator before specializing in occupational and public safety medicine. Her frontline clinical experience, combined with her roles as an occupational health clinician, researcher, and educator, informs her focus on practical, implementable health solutions tailored to the realities of the public safety community.