The Mission of the Fire Service

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The Mission of the Fire Service
Today's Fire Service Askes These Things of its
Members
Respond safely and Professionally to Every Call
for Service
Train to Respond and Maintain Your Equipment
Eat Healthy, Get and Stay Fit for Duty
Slow Down, Buckle-Up and Be Accountable To and
For Each Other
www.firefighterclosecalls.com
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2004 LODD'S ?
108
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2005 LODD'S ?
57
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HOW CAN WE FIX THE PROBLEM
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SEATBELTS
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WHY WEAR A SEATBELT?
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HEADLINES
EMT CRITICAL IN RESPONSE ACCIDENT - EJECTED - NO
SEAT BELT
FIREFIGHTER CRITICAL IN FALL FROM APPARATUS -
FIREFIGHTER HURT IN FREAK ACCIDENT
DID YOU KNOW???
There are 2,472 Fire Apparatus Accidents Each
YearSix Occupants of Fire Apparatus are Killed
Each Year413 Occupants of Fire Apparatus are
Injured Each Year20 of Fire Apparatus
Collisions Result in Rollovers47 of Fire
Apparatus Collisions are at IntersectionsAlmost
all Firefighter Fatalities Were From Rollovers
7376 of the Firefighters Killed Were Not
Wearing Seat BeltsIn addition to the firefighter
injuries and deaths, the study found that 21
civilians are killed each year as the result of
collisions with fire apparatus and 642 are
injured.
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DRIVING AND BACKING
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LONG ISLAND EMS CRASH KILLS TWO EMS MEMBERS
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
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CALIF. FIREFIGHTER HURT IN APPARATUS ACCIDENT
April 10, 2005
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PA FIRE VEHICLE SLAMS HOUSE-FF CRITICAL/HEART
ATTACK
February 22, 2005
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NEWS HEADLINES
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Racine, West Virginia Firefighter Killed In
Truck-Related Accident
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Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed when Fire Truck
Backs Over Him
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WHO IS THIS?
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Jaime L. Foster, the first Los Angeles female
firefighter to die on duty
Los Angeles Rookie Killed in Backing Accident
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SPOTTERS RESPONSIBILITIES

• DIRECT THE DRIVER WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE
• AWARE OF SURROUNDINGS
• ALWAYS LOOKING AND LISTENING
• STOP ONCOMING HAZARDS OR VEHICLE BACKING UP
• BE AWARE OF OBJECTS AND DIRECT DRIVER AROUND THEM
• LOOK FOR GROUND LEVEL OBSTRUCTIONS AND ABOVE
• VISUAL CONTACT WITH DRIVER
• STAY IN LINE OF SIGHT WITH MIRRORS
• AT NIGHT STAY IN SPOT LIGHT OR USE A FLASH LIGHT
  (NEVER SHINE FLASH LIGHT IN MIRRORS)
• VOICE COMMUNICATIONS
• MORE THAN ONE SPOTTER MAY BE NESSARY

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DRIVERS RESPONSIBILTIES

• THE DRIVER IS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND
  THEREFORE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS MOVEMENT
• HE OR SHE SHOULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE
  SPOTTERS ARE IN PLACE
• IF THE DRIVER LOSES SIGHT OF ONE OF THE SPOTTERS,
  HE/SHE SHALL STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY ARE BACK
  IN HIS/HER SIGHT
• IF AT ANY TIME THE DRIVER FEELS THAT THE
  SITUATION IS NOT SAFE, HE/SHE SHOULD STOP THE
  VEHICLE UNTIL THE SITUATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED
• THIS MAY MEAN GETTINGOUT AND PHYSICALLY WALKING
  AROUND THE VEHICLE AND DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THE
  VEHICLE IS HEADED

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ROADWAY OPERATIONS
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GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

• USE APPARATUS AS A SHIELD
• UTILIZE CONES AND OTHER DIVERSIONS DEVICES TO
  CONTROL TRAFFIC FLOW
• REPOSITION APPARATUS/PERSONNEL IF THEY ARE NOT IN
  A SAFE POSITION
• IF IN DOUBT SHUT THE TRAFFIC DOWN
• LOOK IN ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE YOU STEP OFF
  APPARATUS AND INTO TRAFFIC FLOW
• WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH REFLECTIVE MARKINGS
  

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WHEN CAN IT HAPPEN
ANYTIME
WATCH
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THE LESSON
BLOCK AND PROTECT
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PHYSICAL FITNESS REHAB
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OVER 50 OF THE FATALITIES RECORDED ANNUALLY ARE
ATTRIBUTED TO MEDICAL EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
HEART ATTACKS, STROKES OR OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES
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Duty to Protect Health and Safety

• OSHA general duty clause places a duty on
  employers to take reasonable precautions to
  protect the health and safety of workers.
• NFPA Standards require rehabilitation
• Rehab to be provided where required (1500)
• Is part of tactical level management (1561)
• Provides a Recommended Practice for rehab
  (1584)

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Benefits of Providing Rehabilitation

• Will protect firefighters health and safety
• Can maximize cumulative work times
• Provide better customer service
• Is the right thing to do
• Will protect department against potential
  liability

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Firefighting is Hot, Strenuous Work
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Scientific Study Making the ConnectionHeat to
Heart

• Firefighting stresses the heart
• Generates heat build-up
• Fluid loss through sweating
• Stroke volume is decreased - heart stress is
  increased - Denise Smith, Chicago IL
• Core temperature rise -stresses the heart
• Blood thickens increases heart stress
• Need to provide effective rehabilitation to
  minimize potential for loss

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Public Safety is our Duty Firefighter Safety is
our Responsibility EVERYONE GOES HOME!

• Focus on FIREFIGHTING FIT and remember REHAB
  at the scene!
• Regular medical examinations
• Physical fitness program
• Monitored rehab after strenuous activity
• Eat Smart

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P.P.E.
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USE AND WEAR IT ALL THE TIME
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THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON NOT TO WEAR IT DON'T
TAKE THE CHANCE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN DON'T BE
STUPID!!
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PPE...... IT IS NOT JUST FOR FIREFIGHTING ANYMORE
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SCBA DOES NOT STAND FOR!!!!
SHIT CAN I BREATH THIS AIR!!!
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FINAL NOTE'S LET'S JUST BE CAREFUL THINK BEFORE
WE DO
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EVEN CHIEF'S CAN SCREW UP OUR DAY