FIREWELL members are sharing the preliminary findings of their CIHR catalyst grant projects at the CIHR-CIPSRT webinars. Identifying the impact of formal and informal critical incident interventions on firefighters’ exposure to posttraumatic stress injury in a Northwestern Ontario fire service Read More
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The Dispatch: January 2021
The January issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: - cancer - mental health - fitness - COVID-19 vaccines To read newsletter: click here To view newsletter archive: click here Subscribe to The Dispatch below to stay Read More
Where There is Smoke: New Podcast
Red Dress Productions, in patnership with the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre and Fire Service Women Ontario (FSWO), recently launched a new audio/video podcast of Where There is Smoke which features stories from women firefighters working during (and before) the Read More
In the Media: Chris Ross spoke to Global TV about priority COVID vaccination for Montreal firefighters
Chris Ross (President, Montreal Firefighters Association) spoke to Global TV about Montreal firefighters needing priority access to the COVID vaccine. To read article: click here Read More
In the Media: Chief Karen Roche interviewed by Emergency Reporting
Chief Karen Roche (Burlington Fire Department) was spotlighted as one of the "Women in Fire: Interview with 3 Female Chiefs in Canada" by Emergency Reporting. To read the interview with Chief Roche: click here Read More
FIREWELL Study on PTSD online resources highlighted in Canadian Firefighter magazine
The published FIREWELL study on PTSD online resources for firefighters was highlighted in the January 2021 edition of the Canadian Firefighter digital magazine. To read article: click here To read research summary: click here To read full paper: click here Read More
Dr. Joy MacDermid speaking at CARWH webinar
Dr. Joy MacDermid is participating in a panel session on, "Challenges and strategies for engaged knowledge translation and exchange", on January 21, 2021 (2-4 pm EST). This webinar is part of the "Work & Health Research in the Time of Read More
Holiday Closure: Dec 19 – Jan 3
The FIREWELL Coordinating Centre will be closed from December 19, 2020 to January 3, 2021. We will respond to inquiries when we re-open on January 4, 2021. Read More
The Dispatch: December 2020
The December issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: - a new Resilient Minds website - awards and promotions - sex and gender research - non-fatal injuries - cancer risks To read newsletter: click here To view Read More
Dr. Joy MacDermid named a Canada Research Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Joy MacDermid, FIREWELL Scientific Director, for being named a Canada Research Chair in MSK Health Outcomes and Knowledge Translation (Tier 1, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research)! To learn more about Dr. MacDermid's research: click Read More
The CMHA’s Resilient Minds program for firefighters expands across Canada
Resilient Minds, a psychoeducational program to support firefighters' psychological health, is now available to career and volunteer firefighters across Canada. Co-developed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Vancouver-Fraser with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS) in 2016, Resilient Minds Read More
Karen Roche named as new Fire Chief for City of Burlington
Congratulations to Chief Karen Roche on being appointed as the new Fire Chief for the City of Burlington! To learn more: click here Read More
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