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Vector Solutions Offers Complimentary Training to Benefit American Cancer Society and First Responder Center for Excellence
Vector Solutions, a leader in training and operations management solutions for public safety through its TargetSolutions brand, is offering complimentary access to two online courses, NFPA 1851 – Cancer-Related Risks of Firefighting and Mental Health Awareness for Emergency Responders. Vector Solutions will donate $1 to the American Cancer Society, as well as the First Responder Center for Excellence, for every course completion of each respective course for the rest of 2020.
“We’ve learned over the last few years the extent of the physical, mental and emotional toll of this job. Vector Solutions feels a responsibility to help educate emergency responders about these risks and how they can be mitigated. We’re honored to work with the American Cancer Society and First Responder Center of Excellence on these special programs.”
— Alex Berry, EVP, Vector Solutions
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly 1.5 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to http://www.cancer.org.
About the First Responder Center for Excellence
The First Responder Center is a Maryland nonstock charitable corporation organized and operated exclusively to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (“NFFF”) through charitable and educational activities. The NFFF has a mission to honor and remember America’s fallen firefighter heroes, to provide resources to assist their survivors in rebuilding their lives, and to work within the fire service community to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries. For more information go to https://www.firstrespondercenter.org/.
NFPA 1851 – Cancer-Related Risks of Firefighting was written to NFPA standard on the Selection, Care and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting. Cancer remains one of the leading causes of line-of-duty deaths. For each completion of the complimentary course, Vector Solutions will donate $1 to the American Cancer Society up to $3,000.
Mental Health Awareness for Emergency Responders utilizes national data, as well as the testimonial of veteran first responders, to assess the most common mental health disorders affecting emergency responders. For each completion of the complimentary course, which is not available for CE credit, Vector Solutions will donate $1 to the First Responder Center for Excellence up to $2,000.
Vector Solutions will donate $1 per course completion up to $3,000 to the American Cancer Society. The donation will be made in January 2021.
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