Cres Cor Health & Safety Blog

The Invisible Threat to Firefighter Safety

Written by Zoe Blank | May 22, 2023 7:14:13 PM

We go to a fire and we get dirty. The fire service has long embraced firefighter health and the simple fact that what we see (feel and smell!) after a fire has to be removed. Soot and known carcinogens must be immediately removed from our bodies and gear. 

 

However, the modern fire service now responds to EMS calls 85% of the time. These responses are wrought with in-depth patient contact. Contact in their homes, workplaces, and vehicles. 

 

What we do not see in our scene safety survey are the invisible threats. Scary-sounding threats such as mycobacteria, and viruses such as Rotavirus and Norovirus. Other unseen threats include Fungi and of course, the ones we know way too well by name; COVID-19, MRSA, Flu, and let's not forget those tiny critters known more affectionately as bed bugs!

Every call, every tour we are exposed to these threats. Cres Guard was invented to address and neutralize these threats to our health and the health of our families. Without chemicals, the Cres Guard uses only heat and humidity to decontaminate turnout gear, helmets, jump bags, SCBA masks, and duty boots, just to name a few. In a short 15-minute cycle gear is dry and ready for use.

Departments ranging from one station to over 40 are implementing Cres Guard into their decontamination SOPs as well as new station designs. Read about Oklahoma City Fire and how they are using Cres Guard in training facilities and stations alike. Want to hear more from your colleagues? Watch these testimonials.


Curious as to the lab-proven results? Here's the study. For more information, contact Rio Degennaro at (440) 463-0808 or rdegennaro@crescor-hs.com.

 

About Cres Cor Health & Safety

Cres Cor Health and Safety is a division of Cres Cor, a family-owned company that is well-known as a premier brand in the commercial food service industry for its innovative heating technologies, and high-quality and specialty metal solutions. Founded in 1936, with state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facilities in Northeast Ohio, the Cres Cor Health and Safety Division was established in 2021 to focus on the health and safety of first responders and public health professionals.

 

For more information, contact Rio DeGennaro at Cres Cor Health and Safety.

Phone: (440) 463-0808

Email: rdegennaro@crescor-hs.com