USFA and NVFC study volunteers' health and safety

摘要

A United States Fire Administration (USFA)-National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) study will cover occupational health and safety challenges encountered by members of the volunteer fire service. The objectives are the ultimate development of initiatives, programs, and strategies that will decrease on-duty injuries and fatalities among volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service responders and volunteer wildland firefighters. There are 783,300 volunteer firefighters in the United States, representing 69 percent of the nation's fire service.