Sleep deprivation can drastically decrease the health and performance of firefighters. Learn about the impacts of sleep deprivation and how to mitigate the risks.

Firefighting is a stressful occupation, so it's no surprise that first responders deal with more than their fair share of chronic stress. Learn about the impacts of chronic stress in order to manage or avoid those impacts in the future.

The ability to stay awake beyond the norms is often glorified throughout the industry. Firefighters become so accustomed to operating with little to no sleep that most are unaware they are dangerously sleep-deprived.

Without intervention, firefighter stress can have a detrimental effect on a firefighter's physical and mental well-being, as well as cause issues in their home life.

Given the nature of the job, it would be impossible to eliminate stress from the fire service entirely. In order to mitigate the risk of stress-related injuries and deaths, it is important to first understand the stressors of the job and the impact that they can have.

With recent scientific discoveries on the health impacts of alerting, the focus of advancing the alert has keyed in on the health of emergency responders.

With the introduction of computers in the 1970’s, a new technology entered the scene to make an impact in fire station alerting: Computer-Aided Dispatch.

The first documented system of fire alerting goes back to 1658. Today there are many solutions focused on improving the alerting process and helping firefighters do their job more efficiently.