The Institute for Firefighter Survivability will convert fatality investigations, near-miss reports and health research into pragmatic guidance, training and curriculum for fire departments over a three-year partnership.
Oklahoma State University and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation launched the Institute for Firefighter Survivability under a three-year agreement signed in May.
OSU students, faculty and fire service professionals will collaborate on real-world safety problems while the institute studies barriers to adopting new practices, including department buy-in and limited budgets.
The institute aims to develop research on causes of firefighter deaths and injuries and push those findings into everyday training, education and operations during the three-year effort.
"What being a land-grant university really means is that we solve practical problems every day," OSU president Dr. "As we began developing the Institute for Firefighter Survivability, we knew we needed a partner that understood both research and the realities of the fire service," Stagnaro said. OSU students will work with faculty and fire service professionals on real-world safety challenges.
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