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The FIREWELL Research Champion series profile our firefighter collaborators and their critical contributions to our research on firefighter health and wellbeing. Meet Rob D'Amico Rob D’Amico is a Captain with the Hamilton Fire Department and the Secretary of the Read More
FIREWELL trainees will be presenting their firefighter research at the Canadian Bone and Joint Conference in London, Ontario on May 11-12, 2018: Kajaks T, MacDermid JC, Galea V, Vrkljan B. The extra burden: accounting for external firefighter loads using digital Read More
Dr. Nick Carleton (Canadian Institute for Public Safety and Research and Treatment (CIPSRT), University of Regina) was interviewed on The Regina Leader-Post about the University of Regina's fundraising campaign, "Keeping Them Strong", for the public safety personnel involved in the Read More
The FIREWELL Research Champion series profile our firefighter collaborators and their critical contributions to our research on firefighter health and wellbeing. Meet Louise Hine-Schmidt Louise Hine-Schmidt has been with Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) since 1999 and was one of Read More
"In recognition of the critical role of first responders in protecting Canadians, the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders will provide a one-time lump sum, tax-free direct maximum payment of $300,000 to the families of first responders who have died Read More
A research report by FIREWELL Researchers, Dr. Kathryn Sinden (Lakehead University) and Dr. Joy MacDermid (Western University) that used data from the National Fire Incident Database (NFID) to identify the types of injuries experienced by full-time Canadian firefighters (2005-2014) and Read More
Congratulations to MSc Trainee, Sara Sayed (Kinesiology, Lakehead University; Supervisor: Dr. Kathryn Sinden) for her Best Student Poster Presentation recognition for her FIREWELL poster: Sayed ST, Sinden KE, Hurley T, Zalan K, Wang J, Habrowski E, MacDermid J, FIREWELL. Identifying Read More
The FIREWELL Research Champion series profile our firefighter collaborators and their critical contributions to our research on firefighter health and wellbeing. Meet Steve Fraser Steve Fraser is an Acting Captain of Occupational Health and Safety with Vancouver Fire and Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Nick Carleton (University of Regina) and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety and Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) for receiving $30 million of federal funding to support public safety personnel's mental health! From CIPSRT's media release: "The University Read More
Louise Hine-Schmidt (Fire Service Women Ontario) was one of the 20 "best and brightest firefighters" awarded the prestigious Honeywell DuPont 2018 FDIC Scholarship. Louise's full scholarship will give her the opportunity to attend 2018 Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International Read More
The FIREWELL Research Champion series profile our firefighter collaborators and their critical contributions to our research on firefighter health and wellbeing. Meet Regan Bolduc Regan Bolduc is a Professional Firefighter with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue and a member of the Read More
A recent FIREWELL publication on the high prevalence of painful sites and burden of musculoskeletal disorders in firefighters was featured in multiple media outlets. This study was co-authored by Dr. Joy MacDermid (Western University & McMaster University), Dr. Kathryn Sinden Read More
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