国际消防/ EMSafety and Health Week 2013 will be held June 16-22, and the focus this year is on behavioral health. As part of the week’s events, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has partnered with L&T Health and Fitness to hold four behavioral health webinars. Register now to participate in these webinars as part of your Safety and Health Week activities.
Safety and Health Week is an annual campaign sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the NVFC. During the week, fire departments are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activity to focus on safety and health training and education. An entire week is provided to ensure each shift and duty crew can spend at least one day focusing on these critical issues. The tagline of this year’s event is “Saving our Own… An Inside Job,” which reflects the importance of emergency responders taking responsibility for their own and each others’ mental and physical well-being.
Below is the Safety and Health Week webinar schedule. Register today at https://nvfc.webex.com in the Upcoming Sessions tab under Live Sessions. All courses are instructed by staff from L&T Health and Fitness.
Brotherhood vs. Parenthood: Finding your Life Balance
Monday, June 17 at 1pm EDT
This webinar looks at all the roles a volunteer firefighter plays throughout their lives, and identifies strategies for prioritizing each aspect of your life to help you achieve balance and time management.
Using your Lifeline: Disease Management for a Stronger, Longer Life
Tuesday, June 18 at 2pm EDT
Heart disease is the number one cause of line-of-duty death in the fire service. This webinar helps you identify your current risk factors and presents tools for managing these risk factors and preventing future risk factors from developing.
Putting Out the Fire: Stress Resilience Strategies
Wednesday, June 19 at 1pm EDT
Stress is an underlying risk factor that affects a majority of the population, especially first responders. This webinar helps you key in on the types of stressors most prominent for firefighters and how to successfully manage stress as it arises.
Injury Prevention for the Fireground
Thursday, June 20 at 2pm EDT
This webinar identifies physical training, flexibility, and ergonomic movement strategies that can help increase a firefighter’s ability to perform their duties more efficiently and prevent injuries on the fireground.
Learn more about Safety and Health Week and find resources for implementing the campaign in your department at www.safetyandhealthweek.org.
