Meridian Fire Department Introduces Life-Saving Training to Pacific Northwest Firefighters
On February 19-20, 2024, the Firefighter Air Coalition, the nation's leading authority on firefighter air management, will host a two-day training conference for firefighters in association with Meridian Fire Department. As a result of firefighter cancer, air management training is absolutely critical to help firefighters avoid exposure to hazardous toxins and carcinogens. Resulting from decades of research, the CDC reports firefighters have a 9% higher risk of a cancer diagnosis and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the general population. Within two days of registration for this training, numerous firefighters registered from Washington, Oregon, Utah and Idaho,” noted Chief Kris Blume of the Meridian Fire Department. “It is an understatement to say this training is about health and safety; for firefighters, it’s about life and living.” The training will focus on the fundamental elements of managing air during fireground operations, physiological resiliency while on compressed air, tactics and operations in high rise and big box structures, and technology to support all of these. Read More.
