Background: Firefighters are exposed to a wide range of occupational stressors due to the nature of their job. Multicriteria decision-making technique (MCDM) is a method for identifying, evaluating, and preventing occupational stressors among firefighters. The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the occupational stressors among firefighters using the fuzzy delphi method (FDM) and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP). Methods: This qualitative-descriptive study was carried out in two stages. First, the most important occupational stressors of firefighters were identified and screened using a systematic review of scientific references and expert opinions based on the FDM. Then, all of the screened stressors were weighted and prioritized by the FAHP using the opinions of experts. All results were analyzed using Excel software. Results: Among, the 52 occupational stressors of firefighters identified in the first stage, 27 stressors were selected to enter into the FAHP. The FAHP results showed that among the four main dimensions, the weight of managerial factors (0.358) was more than other dimensions. The overall result of the study, regardless of the stressors' main dimensions showed that the most important stressors among firefighters were financial strain due to inadequate pay, fear of explosion at incident scenes, toxic smoke, and gases produced at fires and lack of attention given to job safety by management, respectively. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, most occupational stressors of the firefighters are caused by organizational factors. Therefore, the implementation of management strategies to reduce the occupational stress of firefighters is recommended.

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Objective The present study aimed to identify and prioritize control measures of violence against health care workers (HWs) using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and fuzzy additive ratio assessment (ARAS‐F). Background Occupational violence is a pervasive problem in health care centres. Reducing violence against staff is one of the challenges for health care managers. Method At the first stage, the most common criteria and control options for violence against HWs were identified and extracted using a review of previous studies. At the next stage, criteria for selection of control measures were prioritized using the FAHP. Finally, control measures of workplace violence were prioritized using the ARAS‐F method. Results Results of the FAHP indicated that safety and efficiency were the most important criteria. Results of the ARAS‐F also revealed that ‘increasing number of security personnel’ and ‘training staff’ were the best recommendations for controlling violence against HWs. Conclusion Based on expert's opinions, administrative measures are the optimal ways to control violence at health centres; therefore, it is suggested that violence control programmes should be more focused on administrative measures. Implications for Nursing Management These results could assist nursing management to take best strategies for controlling occupational violence based on multi‐criteria decision‐making methods.

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