Nick Halmasy (After the Call) was a guest on the Firefighting in Canada Podcast episode (25 minutes) titled, Defining stress and states of mental health. Updated to add Fire Fighting In Canada interview (01/17/2020): To read Nick's article, "Forging newRead More
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In the Media: Dr. Amanda Brazil interviewed on CBC Compass
Dr. Amanda Brazil (Centre for Health and Community Research, University of Prince Edward Island) was interviewed on the CBC Compass about her doctoral research on the mental health of volunteer firefighters. The recommendations based on her study findings included: -Read More
In the Media: Robin Campbell interviewed by CBC
Robin Campbell (PhD candidate, Dalhousie University) was interviewed by CBC news about her PhD study on the mental health of Nova Scotia volunteer firefighters. To read article: click here Read More
Holiday Closure: Dec 20 – Jan 2

The FIREWELL Coordinating Centre will be closed from December 20 to January 2. We will respond to inquiries when we re-open on January 3, 2020. Read More
The Dispatch: December 2019
The December issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: - A decade of FIREWELL - Firefighters' musculoskeletal and mental health research priorities - Research on critical incident exposures; toxic exposures; physiological demands of firefighting To read newsletter:Read More
In the Media: Robin Campbell’s Sound the Siren study
Robin Campbell's (PhD candidate, Dalhousie University) doctoral research on how the occupational environments affect the mental health of Nova Scotia volunteer firefighters was featured on multiple media outlets. News Article Dalhousie researcher examines trauma experienced by volunteer firefighters (Halifax Today,Read More
FSWO Study Seeking Ontario Fire Service Workers (Career or Volunteer)
Fire Service Women Ontario has launched the next phase of their research on gender-based barriers in Ontario's fire services. Any level, division, or gender in the Ontario fire service (career or volunteer) is invited to complete a web-based survey onRead More
The Dispatch: November 2019
The November issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: - FIREWELL members' academic achievements - A new study on working in the Ontario fire service - Research on occupational stress; anxiety and learning; musculoskeletal injuries; and aRead More
Congratulations to Jennifer Keir for passing her PhD qualifying exam!
Congratulations to Jennifer Keir for passing her PhD qualifying exam! She is now a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa. Jennifer's doctoral research titled, "Occupational Exposures of Firefighters to Combustion-derived Mutagens and Carcinogens", is investigating: (1) firefighters' exposures toRead More
Drs. Nick Carleton and Joy MacDermid welcomed into Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Drs. Nick Carleton (CIPSRT Scientific Director) and Joy MacDermid (FIREWELL Director) who were welcomed into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in Ottawa on Nov 22. Dr. Nick Carleton was presented as a Member of the RSC CollegeRead More
In the Media: Robin Campbell’s PhD research featured on Dalhousie News
Robin Campbell (PhD candidate) was interviewed about her doctoral thesis, Sound the Siren, which will study how the occupational environments affect the mental health of volunteer firefighters in Nova Scotia. To read the Dalhousie Faculty of Health News article: clickRead More
The Dispatch: October 2019
The October issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: – firefighter and academic conference presentations – mental health research on trauma, suicide – toxic exposures To read newsletter: click here To view newsletter archive: click here SubscribeRead More