The First Alert Injury Reporting Program is a statewide initiative to protect the health and safety of all Firefighters and Paramedics. This is a totally confidential, no cost reporting system that has been established "To protect Firefighters and Paramedics and to collect and organize information on health, safety and occupational disease. To obtain all potential compensation due Firefighters and Paramedics. To make sure that Firefighters and Paramedics are treated as the law requires."

     If you suffer a workplace injury, illness, exposure or if you are unsure of the products that were burning, please report this incident immediately.

Please be ready to provide:

Your name and phone number.

Date and location of incident.

Name of member(s) injured or affected.

Name of the owner of the property where the incident occurred.

Information regarding any equipment involved in the incident.

A description of the nature of the incident.

Fire Dept involved.

This can be called in 888-729-7600 or www.first-alertprogram.org or the link on the right.

This is for our safety, maybe there are defective products or equipment that can be recalled or repaired, or the Employer is trying to deny/delay Heart and Lung or Work Comp. Finally this data that is collected will be extremely useful as we work towards cancer presumption legislation.

I will be working closely with Darren Hart to implement this within Local 293.

Thanks,

Dave