A community of scientists 🔬, health clinicians 🩺, & fire/EMS 🚒🚑 providers providing critical information to improve the safety & health of responders.linktr.ee/sciencetothest…Joined December 2024
NERDS... It's Friday! You know what that means. 🐦🤓
This week Nerd E. Bird:
🏋️ Hit the gym with a serious fitness agenda
📞 Crashed the Safety Stand Down planning call
🎓 Cheered on Kirsten Andrews defending her thesis on stress and mental health outcomes in women firefighters
Science doesn't change the fire service from a journal shelf... it changes it on the apparatus floor, in the rehab area, in the chief's office where the next big decision gets made. That's the bridge we exist to build.
Grab a copy from @CrackylM:
🔗 crackyl.com/fire-science-t…
The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer just hit 50,000 registered firefighters and that's HUGE!
Every data point is a step toward protecting lives. Not registered yet? It takes about 30 minutes: NFR.cdc.gov#NationalFirefighterRegistry
TOMORROW. June 2, 2pm ET.
The NVFC is hosting a Roundtable Talk on Safety Stand Down 2026: Fit to Serve, Fit for Life.
Are you fit for the fight?
Safety Stand Down week is June 14-20.
Register: nvfc.org/online-trainin… Stand Down resources: safetystanddown.org
Introducing: The Exotic Life of Nerd E. Bird 🐦🤓
Every Friday we're documenting what it actually looks like when firefighter health science hits the road — planes, conferences, data collection, and the occasional glass of white wine. (Field research is nuanced.)
NERDS — early bird registration for #S2S2026 is LIVE and Sara is not taking questions about her excitement level! 🔬🐦
Kansas City | Nov 3-5, 2026
Early bird: $550 through July 3
Hotel open NOW — this is your sign!
Registration + hotel → science2station.org/conference
Breaking Science: NFPA's four-point PPC sizing standard uses 4 measurements out of 200+ relevant ones. Ill-fitting protective clothing = falls, trips, reduced mobility, & + on-duty injury risk. New research: it's time for a data-driven fix.
More + study: science2station.org/breaking
The CAVE: Chiefs Against Virtually Everything.
@FireRescue1 's Chief Brian Schaeffer breaks down the research-backed reasons fire service leaders default to resistance over change and what disciplined courage actually looks like.
Worth the read 👇
science2station.info/cave
Sneezing through shift? Your immune system isn't broken, it's just a little too enthusiastic right now.
New Doc Talk covers allergy season basics, what to actually do about it, and why Benadryl deserves a second thought before your next shift.
🔗 : science2station.info/DocTalk
May the 4th seemed to be a trend for everyone. Revenge of the 5th?
If you know, you know... and if you're part of the Science to the Station community, there's a good chance you definitely know!!!
Happy Revenge of the 5th from the nerdiest corner of the fire & emergency galaxy!
NERDS: you've got mail. 📬 If you're an S2S member or past attendee, your exclusive early access registration link landed in your inbox yesterday, and it's live NOW. Early Nerdbirdgistration: $550.
Didn't get the email? → [email protected]
Kansas City | Nov 3–5, 2026
Today is International Firefighters Day! It's one of our favorite days of the year. 🔬🚒
To every firefighter out there, in every corner of the 🌎: thank you! Your health matters and we are in your corner!
#InternationalFirefightersDay#ScienceToTheStation#FirefighterHealth
The Mandalorian protects Grogu with everything he's got.
We protect firefighters & EMS providers with research on cancer, cardiovascular health, behavioral health, and more. Same energy.
This is the way. 🔬⚔️
Every year our NERDS prove that science and the fire service are better together. 🔬🔥
📅 Nov 3–5 | Kansas City, MO
🔓 Members & alumn early access: May 4
🔓 Everyone: May 11
💥 Early bird $550 ends July 3
MORE → science2station.org/s2sconference
Peptides are everywhere right now: weight loss, performance, skincare. But "popular" ≠ "safe."
New Doc Talk breaks down what peptides actually are, which ones are well-studied, and why even the good ones come with caveats. Full video🔗: science2station.info/doctalk
Sleep is one of the biggest threats to firefighter health, and researchers need YOUR help to study it.
The SHIFT Study is a FEMA-funded national survey on firefighter sleep, behavioral health, and well-being.
Better data = better outcomes.
👉 bit.ly/Sleep-Research
Your department keeps launching initiatives that fizzle out. Sound familiar?
Research shows 60-70% of organizational change fails, and fire departments feel that too. Our latest SCAN breaks down what actually works and what gets in the way.
Read it at science2station.org/scholars-scans
The What Firefighters Want in 2026 survey is LIVE
This year’s focus: training
Not just how often, but whether it’s realistic, relevant, and actually supported by leadership.
Your voice helps shape the future of the fire service.
Take it here 👇 science2station.info/WhatFFsWant2026
🚨 NERD ALERT
New resource: Elected Officials’ Guide to Supporting Firefighter Medical Evaluations.
This gives policymakers clear science + practical policy options to support firefighter health.
DOWNLOAD AT: science2station.org/elected
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