The EMMrGNSi team was established as a culmination of efforts by local firefighters in Western Canada seeking assistance to answer urgent questions regarding evidence-based changes that can be made to improve their health, in collaboration with expert researchers and clinicians from across North America. The team is led by Dr Heather Armstrong who is an associate professor with the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, and Andrew Martin who is a firefighter paramedic and chair of the Alberta Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Association Health & Wellness Committee. The study is coordinated by team manager Jonathan Janveaux with the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta.

The advocacy team includes health and wellness coordinators for provincial firefighter, police, and emergency medical services. The team is further supported by local first responders representing active-duty members and health and wellness committees provincially. Advocates assist in study design, recruitment, and communicating findings, along with planning meetings with key policy makers regarding design of next step studies and promotion of workplace modifications.