Online training course built for rural firefighters
The Rural Firefighters Delivering Agriculture Safety and Health (RF-DASH) online course is now live. The free course is part of the broader RF-DASH program, run by the National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. RF-DASH aims to equip rural first responders with agricultural health and safety knowledge to prevent farm injuries and improve emergency preparedness in rural communities. The online course introduces fire/EMS personnel to the RF-DASH program, provides instruction in the core RF-DASH material, and discusses two technological tools that can be used to improve farm/ranch safety.
First responders and others completing this course will receive a certificate of completion, which they can submit to their department requesting continuing education credits. Additionally, students that complete an evaluation survey will receive an RF-DASH patch and RF-DASH challenge coin. The course is open to anyone at any time, at no cost. Simply create an account on the RF-DASH website. The RF-DASH Online Course development was funded through the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at University of Wisconsin-Madison and supported by the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, through the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), grant UL1TR002373. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent official views of the NIH.
The RF-DASH program is funded through the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), cooperative agreement U54OH010170. In-person training events are supported by the CHS Foundation.
