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Join the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and our nation's fire and emergency medical services (EMS) experts as we learn to reduce fire and life safety risks to our communities and emergency responders.

          -   PODCAST  27
          - March 21, 2024

## Reproductive Rights in the Fire Department

Planning for pregnancy in a fire department should start long before you have a pregnant firefighter. Learn how the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and Pump Act impact firefighter rights.

Join attorneys John Rukavina and Alisa Arnoff as they discuss the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and its impact on the fire department.

Read or listen to Episode 27

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### Reproductive Rights in the Fire Department

Planning for pregnancy in a fire department should start long before you have a pregnant firefighter. Learn how the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and Pump Act impact firefighter rights.

### EMS at USFA

In 2022, there were 32 million incidents. At a minimum, 65% of them are emergency medical service-related responses.

### A conversation with the U.S. Fire Administrator

On this episode, we speak with Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell to recap 2023 accomplishments and discuss USFA priorities for 2024.

### You Belong: Improving leadership and mental health in the fire house

Listen as Battalion Chief Dena Ali discusses how leadership sets the tone for mental health and resilience in the fire house.

### Understanding the Importance of Cultural Burning

Dr. Moore-Merrell and Margo Robbins discuss how the Cultural Fire Management Council facilitate the practice of cultural burning on the Yurok reservation and ancestral lands to maintain a healthier ecosystem.

### Join the National Firefighter Registry

Learn about the NIOSH's National Firefighter Registry and how you can help your fellow firefighters.

### Learn how Austin FD is teaching the community about wildfire preparedness

Austin FD reminds residents they live in a fire-adapted ecosystem, so they must be prepared for wildfire.

### Incident Command System (ICS) is an essential component of all-hazard incident response

ICS is scalable to every incident or event first responders encounter. Learn how Chief David Downey has successfully deployed ICS to respond to incidents like Surfside Tower Collapse and the FIU bridge collapse.

### Adapting to Extreme Heat to be #SummerReady

Special extreme heat episode of The USFA Podcast. Learn how fire departments are adapting to extreme heat to help their communities become #SummerReady

### Local Government 2030 - fire service actions for the future

Learn how Local Government 2030 is creating employment opportunities, developing a strong workforce and improving public communication in local government.

### How the FDNY is fighting the lithium-ion battery battle

On this episode of The USFA Podcast, FDNY Chief John Hodgens talks about New York City's approach to mitigating residential building fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in micromobility devices.

### A conversation with U.S. Fire Administrators

Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell interviews former administrator Keith Bryant about his time in office and his priorities as the OK state fire marshal.

### Combating violence against first responders: a systems approach

On this episode of The USFA Podcast, the FIRST Center's Dr. Jennifer Taylor discusses use of the SAVER checklist and model policy to mitigate occupational violence against EMS responders.

### The effects of long COVID on the fire service

The strenuous physical activities performed by firefighters can worsen the symptoms of long COVID. Tune into The USFA Podcast to learn from Dr. Denise Smith about the effects of long COVID on the fire service.

### Helping doctors understand unique firefighter health risk

On this episode of The USFA Podcast, we discuss the Provider's Guide to Firefighter Medical Evaluations with Dr. Sara Jahnke and Todd LeDuc.

### A look back at 2022

On this episode, we speak with Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell to recap 2022 accomplishments and discuss USFA priorities for 2023.

### Fire service behavioral health

On this episode, we talk with Dr. Sara Jahnke about fire service behavioral health.

### FEMA fire grants

On this episode, we talk with USFA fire program specialist Abby Bordeaux and the Poudre Fire Authority's Rebecca Clarke about 3 federal grants that help keep firefighters and communities safer.

### Fire service diversity, equity and inclusion

On this episode, we talk with Dr. Jennifer Taylor about diversity, equity and inclusion within the fire service, and more specifically, how to start the conversations within our organizations.

### The Executive Fire Officer Program

On this episode, we talk with Christine Spangler about changes to the Executive Fire Officer Program, remaining challenges and the program's exciting future.

### The Fire Safety Research Institute

In this episode, we talk with Steve Kerber about ongoing research benefiting the fire service and the public at the Fire Safety Research Institute.

### Supporting the fire service through research

In this episode, we talk with Bill Troup about how U.S. Fire Administration research programs are supporting firefighter health and safety and fire mitigation.

### COVID-19's continuing fire service challenges

In this episode, we talk with Dr. James Augustine about some of the COVID-19 challenges that the fire and EMS continue to deal with.

### Wildland Urban Interface

In this episode, we talk with WUI subject matter experts about this growing risk area and wildfire resources available to structural fire departments.

### A Conversation with the NFA Superintendent

In our fourth episode, Superintendent Eriks Gabliks discusses DEI initiatives and getting National Fire Academy training closer to fire/EMS stakeholders.

### Community Risk Reduction

This episode of The USFA Podcast features a discussion on community risk reduction and the Fire Is Everyone's Fight initiative.

### Using NFIRS to fight fire with facts

This episode of The USFA Podcast features Marion Long discussing the value of the National Fire Incident Reporting System to the fire service.

### Interviews with USFA leadership

This episode of The USFA Podcast features interviews with U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator Tonya Hoover.

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