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Denise L. Smith has been researching firefighter health for some 20 years.
Courtesy Skidmore College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Firefighters bravely run into fires when everyone else is running out. Yet the biggest danger they face isn\u2019t fire or smoke the group says. It\u2019s suffering from a sudden cardiac event while on duty.<\/p>\n

Denise L. Smith, director of the First Responder Health and Safety Laboratory at Skidmore College, has been researching firefighter heart health for more than 20 years along with colleagues. Now a $1.3 million FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) will enable Smith and her team to put their findings into practice and help save firefighters\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

The grant will fund a two-year project in which Smith\u2019s team will work with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, leading cardiologists, fire chiefs and other experts to implement a pilot program to screen more than 2,000 firefighters for cardiac risks, then develop and distribute evidence-based enhanced screening guidelines and training\/education materials to fire departments nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirefighters put their lives on the line to serve the communities they protect,\u201d said Smith, a Tisch Family Distinguished Professor. \u201cThis project will help ensure that they are armed with the scientific information and medical screenings they need to protect themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a large AFG-funded study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on Sept. 5, Smith and colleagues found that the vast majority of firefighters who died from cardiac events had evidence of both enlarged heart and coronary heart disease revealed during autopsy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the screening that\u2019s currently done for firefighters is for coronary heart disease,\u201d Smith said. \u201cBut our research shows that firefighters who die of cardiovascular events also have enlarged hearts. So we are suggesting that firefighters should be screened for enlarged hearts as well \u2014 particularly if they have risk factors \u2014 because the combination of those two types of cardiovascular disease greatly increase the risk of a sudden cardiac event.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Rep.\u00a0 <\/span>Paul D. Tonko said, \u201cWe know all too well that our firefighters are the last line of defense against tragedy for families, businesses and communities all across New York and the country. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful for the funding we have received in the past, but am particularly excited about this award,\u201d Smith said. \u201cFunding from FEMA AFG, and the political support that enables it, has been critical to building a stronger, healthier fire service.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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