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Safety Health and Survival Week

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2010 Theme is Fit for Duty


April 26, 2010

The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) strongly encourages all departments career, combination and volunteer to make concentrated effort in implementing wellness and fitness programs a priority and observe the 2010 Safety, Health and Survival Week, from June 20-26, 2010.

Fire departments internationally are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activity and focus specific activities on the safety, health and wellness-related training and education. These are critical concerns year around and “Safety Week” is intended to be time of extra concentration on these issues that daily affect fire and EMS personnel and their family and friends. An entire week is provided to ensure each shift and duty crew can spend one day focusing on these critical issues.


Safety Week 2010 “Fit for Duty,” will cover a variety of topics. During this week, Chief Les Bunte, the TEEX / ESTI staff, the Texas Forest Service, State Firemen’s & Fire Marshals' Assoc, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, State Fire Marshal, Texas Fire Fighters Pension Commission, National Volunteer Fire Council, and the Texas Fire Chiefs Assoc. encourage chiefs and fire and EMS personnel to focus on implementing healthy habits that reduce the risk of many chronic diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and certain cancers, thereby increasing the chance for a longer and healthier life. Actions they personally can take to manage risk and enhance their health and safety. This year’s theme reflects the need for personal responsibility and accountability within a strong safety culture.

During the week, departments are encouraged to support comprehensive fitness assessments, medical screenings and educational programs that build and maintain medically and physically fit personnel and help in reducing health and fitness-related deaths or injuries. Recommended areas of concentration include:

  • General Health and Wellness

  • Food and Nutrition

  • Fitness

  • Stress Management

  • Smoking and Smokeless-Tobacco Cessation

  • Alcohol and Other Drugs

  • Infectious Diseases

  • Suicide Prevention

ESTI has provided the 2010 Fire/EMS Safety, Health & Survival Week – Instructor Kit to support delivery of information to departments and personnel. This kit includes presentation materials, PowerPoint, and instructions. For detailed information regarding the instructor kit, please click this link: ReadMe - Information - 2010 FireEMS Safety Health & Survival Week

To support departments/agencies in Texas, TEEX / ESTI offers safety training courses to meet your departments needs. Information on safety courses and other resources are located here.

Remember….”Do Your Part to Ensure Everyone Goes Home!”

For more information call 866.878.8900 or email dallas.renfrew@teexmail.tamu.edu
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