Mark Your Calendars and Become Fit for Duty!

March 1, 2010 – Health and wellness have become hot topics lately; however, every year more than 50 percent of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service are related to health and wellness issues. With this is mind, the theme for this year’s Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival week is “Fit for Duty.” During the week of June 20-26, 2010, IAFF members are encouraged to focus on a variety of important health and safety issues, including: 


• General Health and Wellness

• Food and Nutrition

• Fitness

• Stress Management

• Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Cessation

• Alcohol and Other Drug Use

• Infectious Diseases

• Suicide Prevention

So, mark your calendars for June 20-26 and become “Fit for Duty!”