National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health launches Center for Firefighter Safety, Health, and Well-being

On Oct. 7, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, launched a new Center for Firefighter Safety, Health, and Well-being.

NIOSH supports the nation’s firefighters by conducting fatality investigations and health hazard evaluations, managing the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer, researching hazardous exposures to materials including PFAS, evaluating personal protective equipment, and studying the unique working conditions and hazards found in wildland firefighting environments.

The new center provides a central point for partners to engage with NIOSH on the broad spectrum of firefighter-related research and services (e.g., fatality investigations and the NFR for Cancer) at the institute. The center model will facilitate faster responses to new and emerging hazards through its coordinating teams and help refine the priority research and service activities where NIOSH should focus its resources.

Learn more in NIOSH’s Oct. 7 update release.