2020 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

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Surviving the Fire Service - Cardiovascular, Cancer & Behavioral (Room 3AB)

This session is high energy and impactful on the science behind why we sadly continue to lose firefighters needlessly from preventable causes of cardiovascular threats, occupational cancers and behavioral health threats. This will translate the science of what we know to the practice of street practices. Each of these occupational diseases are entirely able to be mitigated with risk reduction practices, early detection and operational practice adaptations which will be reviewed. The sessions will include powerful survivor stories and lessons learned that are gripping and compelling. The Fire Service is at a turning point of addressing preventable occupational health risk and attendees will leave with best practices to assess and implement within their organizations as well as personnel actions to protect their risk.