Initiatives six focus area
Prevention
Structural Firefighting
Wildland Operation
Health, Wellness & Fitness
Vehicles
Training
Everyone goes home initiative goal
LODd 25% reduction over next 5 years and 50% over next 10 years
6 Root Causes
Ineffective policy and procedures
Ineffective decision making
Lack of preparedness
Ineffective leadership
Lack of personal responsibilities
Extraordinary and unpredictable circumstances
Initiative 1
Define and advocate the need for a cultural change within the fire service relating to safety; incorporating
leadership, management, supervision, accountability
and personal responsibility.
Initiative 2
Enhance the personal and organizational accountability for health and safety throughout the fire service.
Initiative 3
Focus greater attention on the integration of risk management with incident management at all levels, including strategic, tactical,
and planning responsibilities.
Initiative 4
All firefighters must be empowered to stop unsafe practices.
Initiative 5
Develop and implement national standards for training, qualifications,
and certification (including regular
re-certification) that are equally applicable to all firefighters based on the duties they are expected to perform.
Initiative 6
Develop and implement national medical and physical fitness standards that are equally applicable to all firefighters, based on the duties they are expected to perform.
Initiative 7
Create a national research agenda and data collection system that relates to the initiatives.
Initiative 8
Utilize available technology wherever it can help produce higher levels of health and safety
Initiative 9
Thoroughly investigate all firefighter fatalities, injuries, and near misses.
Initiative 10
Grant programs should support the implementation of safe practices and / or mandate safe practices as an eligibility requirement.
Initiative 11
National standards for emergency response policies and procedures should be developed and championed.
Initiative 12
National protocols for response to violent incidents (including terrorism) should be developed and championed.
Initiative 13
Firefighters and their families must have access to counseling and psychological support
Initiative 14
Public education must receive more resources and be championed as a critical fire and life safety program
Initiative 15
Advocacy must be strengthened for the enforcement of codes and the installation of home fire sprinklers
Initiative 16
Safety must be a primary consideration in the design of apparatus and equipment.
Leading types of firefighter injuries during training
Heart attack
hazard
Refers to a condition, substance, or device that causes injury or loss
risk
The likelihood of suffering harm from a hazard
Crew Resource Management (CRM)
Adopted by international Association of fire chiefs, developed by the commercial airline industry to reduce airline accidents and has now been adopted by the US department of defense
CRM factors
Communications between crew members
Situational awarness
Decision making
Teamwork
Implementation barriers
Workplace accidents
88% unsafe acts
10% unsafe conditions
2% unavoidable
NFPA 1500
-Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
-standard required the establishment of a safety committee as well as the position of Health and safety officer (HSO) in fire and emergency service organization.
NFPA 1500 requires departments to
Establish and maintain a training and education program to help prevent occupational deaths, injuries and illnesses.
Strategic safety plan
Process that identifies specific goals that support and enhance the safety and risk management activities of the department
Strategic plan: SWOT
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Strategic plan contents include
Mission statement
Vision
Values
Internal strengths/weaknesses
External threats and opportunities
Goals and objectives
Situational Awareness
Being aware of your surroundings and what is going on
Situational Awareness 3 levels
1. Perception: perceive situation
2. Comprehension: apply knowledge from past expierences
3. Application: apply it to future
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.
halo effect
the tendency to draw a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic
high reliability organizations
Defined as an organization that has succeeded in avoiding catastrophes in an environment where normal accidents can be expected due to risk factors
Health programs
Program to assist and encourage employees to adopt and attain a healthier lifestyle
Health programs legal requirements enforced by fed and state OSHA
29 CFR 1910. 134, respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910. 120, hazardous waste operations and emergency response
29 USC 654, 5(a)1, The general duty clause may be cited in the lack of employee health protection
Risk Management
Identification
Evaluation
Prioritization
Control techniques implementation
Management monitoring
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
IFSTA
International Fire Service Training Association
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
AHJ
Authority Having Jurisdiction
CPAT
Candidate Physical Ability Test
decide
Determined, evaluate, consider, identify, do, evaluate
IDLH
Immediate Danger to Life and Health
FESHE
Fire and Emergency Services for Higher Education
CICCS
California Incident Command Certification System
NWCG
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
SOG
Standard Operating Guidelines
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
Ergonomics
The applied science of workplace equipment design intended to maximize Productivity and minimize potential injuries by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort
Call of health programs
The goal of most health programs is twofold. First the goal is to ensure that employees are physically fit to preform and they physically intense occupation like the fire in emergency services
WCT
Arduous: pack test, 3 mile 45pound= 45 min
Moderate: field test, 2 mile 25pound= 30 min
Light: walk test, 1 mile no pack= 16 min
Training prop
Designed to stimulate some type of situation or equipment that may be encountered during the emergency incidents. Props range from gas-fired live burns structures two wrecked vehicles
3 main training
Entry level, specialized, recert
Nfpa 1901
Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
Fire apparatus and trailers
acceptance test
Occurs when a new or refurbished apparatus is delivered by the manufacture or maintenance center. The test includes measuring the mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or electrical systems characteristics and comparing them to the equipment specifications an
Service Test
Performed by third-party or the organization annually or after any major repairs or alterations to the apparatus or components
interlock device
attached to a motor vehicle to prevent it from being started when the alcohol level of the motorist's breath exceeds a predetermined amount
Reaction distance
Distance a vehicle travels while driver is transferring the foot from the Excelerator to the break pedal
Braking distance
Distance to vehicle travels from the time the brakes are applied until the apparatus comes to a complete stop
total stopping distance
Sum of the driver/operator reaction distance and a vehicle break-in distance
retro-reflective stripes
50% of the cab and body length and 25% of the width of the front of the apparatus
Strip shall be minimum 4 width
10 cones highway incident safety
1. There's no substitute for training
2. Multi agency coordination and communication are a must
3. Limit your exposure limit your time
4. Give traffic plenty of warning
5.Protect the scene with apparatus
6. Always work away from the traffic
7. Be prepared