Help researchers understand the correlation between sleep and shift schedules

August 25, 2025

You can help researchers at Science at the Station better understand how sleep patterns and fatigue impact firefighter health and well-being by participating in their survey. This study includes career and volunteer firefighters and spouses/partners of volunteer firefighters to ensure we capture the full picture of sleep-related challenges in the fire service.

Firefighters experience unique sleep disruptions due to shift schedules, call volume, and operational demands.

Your participation will help us:

• Identify key sleep-related challenges for firefighters
• Explore how sleep affects health, safety, and job performance
• Develop recommendations for improving firefighter sleep health

The survey is completely anonymous and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.

Take the survey

P.S. If you are a volunteer firefighter, at the end of the survey, you will have the option to invite your spouse/partner to participate in a separate survey about how firefighting affects sleep in your household. Your input is critical in helping us improve firefighter health, safety, and policies.