Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events

The purpose of this Alert is to outline a program to reduce the number of on-duty fire fighter fatalities due to CVD that can be used by all parties interested in or responsible for the health of fire fighters.

Material Under Consideration

NIOSH Alert—Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events; DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-133 – June 2007 [PDF - 1,134 KB]

Reviews

Peer Reviewers' Comments – posted December 31, 2009 [PDF - 3,390 KB]

Response to Peer Reviewers' Comments – posted December 31, 2009 [PDF - 4,917 KB]