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The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program has released the reports of four officially recognized line of duty deaths:

• Fire Fighter Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Live Fire Training...
• Fire Fighter Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While Fighting Residential ...
• Fire Captain Suffers Fatal Heart Attack After Conducting Live Fire ...
• Fire Chief Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While Responding to a Structu...

The theme for the 2009 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, June 14-20, 2009 is "Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility". The IAFC encourages chiefs and fire/EMS personnel to focus on what they personally can do to manage risk and enhance their health and safety.

2009 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week