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2011 Challenge
Last Year’s Show Opportunities

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Serious about reducing line of duty deaths? Serious about improving awareness of firefighter health? Let’s see just how serious we were last year.


In order to be more informed and prepared for improving your health in 2011 – and impacting the greatest cause of line of duty deaths – we need to look at what was offered to you last year. Here is where this whole subject began, “2011 Challenge: Lip Service or Getting What You Pay For”

Check the LODD Challenge page for more updates throughout 2011.

2010 Trade Shows Offerings:
Note: Listing only shows those subjects which specifically address health.
Firehouse Expo (4)
FDNY: Changing the Safety Culture
“Two safety programs implemented in the FDNY include an Injury Reduction Program which focuses on personal health and wellness – ”
Fitness for Your Crew
Medical Screening for the EMS Provider, Why Not Some Straight Talk
Top 10 Exercises for Firefighters

Firehouse Central (0)

Firehouse World (2)
The Functional Movement Screen – A Proven Approach of Identifying and Reducing Injuries
“Every Breath” Fireground Operations Department-Wide Development and Deployment

FDIC (1)
Moving Forward with Incumbent Work Performance Evaluations


FireRescue International (10)
Health and Wellness Pavilion
Firefighter Health and Wellness: The Role of the Company Officer
Station Environments: Creating and Maintaining a Healthy Living Environment
NFPA 1584: Incident Rehab
Three Web Sites, One Goal: Firefighter Safety, Health and Survival
Prehab vs. Rehab: The Role of Injury Prevention and Early Detection Combined with a Comprehensive Firefighter Training Program
Firefighter Heart Disease Epidemic: FEMA Firefighter Heart Disease Prevention Study
Effects of On-Scene Rehabilitation on Physiological Recovery from Firefighting Activities
The IAFF/IAFC Fire Service Joint Labor-Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative (WFI)
The Culture of Health and Wellness in the Fire Service: A Formative Research Study



Photograph courtesy Mark Brady PGFEMS PIO.






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  1. Tweets that mention 2011 ChallengeLast Year’s Show Opportunities – Backstep Firefighter -- Topsy.com linked to this post

    [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jay Rohman, David LeBlanc. David LeBlanc said: http://backstepfirefighter.com/2011/01/16/2011-challengelast-years-show-opportunities/ Up to the challenge? [...]

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    [...] 2011 Challenge: Last Year’s Show Opportunities This is a new feature we’re working on this year. I stated over on Firefighter Netcast that it would be worthy of all the life safety initiatives if each of the fire expositions gave up a day in their program to give every attendee free medical and fitness screenings. To start, I took a look at what was offered in 2010 Firehouse Expo, FDIC and FireRescue International. You can follow along with more on this subject under the LODD Challenge at the top of the blog. [...]

    on February 1, 2011 @ 8:58 am.