Firefighter health is a high priority for firefighting agencies.
Firefighter safety and welfare may be improved through the measurement of ergonomic, physiological and behavioural factors. It is important to understand the effects of fitness, stress, fatigue and crew management on the health, safety and wellbeing of firefighters.
Research in this area examines issues that affect the health and safety of the emergency worker.
Items in Firefighter Health
- New online resource for protecting firefighters - March 2010
- Colour Vision Deficiency and Firefighting - May 2009
- Queensland Fire Fighters’ Cancer Incidence Study - 2009
- Experienced firefighter's perceptions of key tasks for safe and productive tanker-based bushfire suppression - September 2008
- Uncontrolled Bushfires and asthma in Western Australia. - September 2008
- Important fitness components for successful pack hike performance - September 2008
- Dehydration in Australian bushfire fighters across consecutive shifts - September 2008
- Diet Weight and Fitness in Firefighters - September 2008
- Class A Recycled Water Project: Safety aspects concerning the use of recycled water for firefighting purpose - September 2007
- Fighting with fire: How bushfire suppression can impact on fire fighters’ health - December 2007
- FIREFIGHTER HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING ON THE FIREGROUND - August 2007
- Fighting fatigue whilst fighting bushfire: an overview of factors contributing to firefighter fatigue during bushfire suppression - August 2007
- Effect of Protective Filters on Fire Fighter Respiratory Health during Simulated Bushfire Smoke Exposure - September 2006
- POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS FROM SMOKE EXPOSURE DURING BUSHFIRES - November 2006
- Air Toxics in bushfire Smoke: Fire fighter's exposure during prescribed burns - November 2006
- THE BUSHFIRE FIGHTING TEST: Quantifying a Safe Standard of Fitness and Health in CFA Volunteers - August 2006
- Assessing the impact of bushfire smoke on the fire ground. - August 2006
- Respiratory health of firefighters: Phase 2 – field validation. - August 2006
- Smoke and the Control of Bushfires - April 2006
- Bushfire Air Toxics – Where There’s Fire There’s Smoke (And People)! - 2006
- Fit for Fires - 2006
- Physical Exertion During Bushfire Suppression - October 2005
- Respiratory health effects of occupational exposure to bushfire smoke - 2005
- Health risks of airtoxics in bushfire smoke - 2005
- Are our volunteer fire fighters fit for the task? - 2005
- Fighting Smoke When Fighting Fires - 2005
- Health risks of airtoxics in bushfire smoke - 2005
- Personal exposure of firefighters to bushfire smoke - 2005
- Personal Exposure of Firefighters to Air Toxics - 2005
- Hazards in the Workplace - Fire Crew Protection - October 2004
- Respiratory health effects of occupational exposure to bushfire smoke. - 2004
- Work Strong - Live Long - 2003
- Asthma and Regional Variations in Vegetation in Western Australia - 2003
- Personal exposure of firefighters to bushfire smoke - 2003
