Research the fire service can actually use.
Every screening guide, provider tool, and research translation we've published, organized by the topic that affects you — not by when it was uploaded.
Firefighter Cancer Screening: Navigating the Options for Early Detection
A research-backed guide, authored with NDRI, walking firefighters and providers through screening technologies — what they detect, what they don't, and how to build a department screening program.
Cancer Prevention & Early Detection
CFREHR's partnership with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network and DetecTogether, sponsored by the AFG program, on a groundbreaking cancer prevention initiative.
Site Specific Cancer Reports
Reports overviewing risk factors and current literature supporting a relationship between site-specific cancers and firefighting.
Women's Stress Resources
Support and tools for women firefighters to navigate the unique stressors of the profession, plus resources for building a culture of open dialogue around mental health.
Burnout Inventory
The Maslach Burnout Inventory, made available as a self-assessment tool for fire and EMS professionals.
BETTER HEART
Building Evaluations That Translate Evidence and Research for Heart Evaluations And Related Training — evidence-based guidelines for detecting cardiovascular disease in firefighters.
NIOSH Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours
NIOSH training on shift work and extended hours — directly applicable to firefighters and paramedics working similar schedules.
Wellness Fitness Initiative
A FEMA-funded review of the Wellness Fitness Initiative and its associated programs, assessing barriers and facilitators to a successful department wellness program.
Collaboration Project: UIS & Reproductive Health
Translation and dissemination of evidence-based educational content and training on reproductive health, aimed at the one million+ firefighters nationwide.
Fire Camps
In partnership with Women in Fire and FEMA FP&S funding, a novel examination of firefighter camps designed for children and young people across North America.
Alcohol & the Fire Service: A Research Monograph
Guidance to support difficult conversations and help fire departments address alcohol use among members.
Quit Spit Manual
A step-by-step guide to help smokeless tobacco users quit for good — built specifically for firefighters and first responders, with motivational tools and goal-setting worksheets.
Intro to CBD-THC
A downloadable infographic and reference sources introducing the basics of CBD and THC for firefighters.
PFAS Is Dangerous for Firefighters
Resources to help firefighters and their healthcare providers make informed choices about PFAS testing and long-term health protection.
Provider's Guide to Firefighter Medical Evaluations
Tools to help firefighters make informed decisions about their own care and ensure providers understand the physical and mental health stressors common to the job.
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