About Responder Safety and Health

The Responder Safety and Health (RSH) Program ensures that plans, personnel, equipment and systems are in place to protect the safety and health of responders.

The RSH program at the Florida Department of Health has numerous RSH projects in progress:

• ESF8 RSH Program
• DOH RSH Program
• EMS Level "C" PPE Sustainment
• First Responder Chemical Prophylaxis Sustainment
• First Responder Pharmaceutical Stockpile

RSH Resources

To view federal, state, and local RSH resources please follow this link: Responder Safety and Health Resources

RSH Updates

The results of the Responder Safety and Health County Health Department Self Assessment are now available. The purpose of the self assessment was to take a collective snapshot of the current level of RSH preparedness and plans at Florida's CHDs and utilize the results to support the development of statewide RSH tactical documents.

The Executive Summary (PDF 23KB) provides a review of the purpose, benefits, data analysis, and recommendations of the self assessment results.