Margaret Wilson. 1,348,500 fires (Karter, 2010) 78% in residential properties 381,012 injuries from...

Margaret Wilson

Fire & Life Safety Education and Model Programs in U.S.

Fire Departments

1,348,500 fires (Karter, 2010)78% in residential properties

381,012 injuries from fire in 2009 (CDC, 2009)

3,010 deaths from fire in 2009 (CDC, 2009)

Civilian Fire Death every 175 minutes (Karter, 2010)

Civilian injury every 31 minutes. (Karter, 2010)

Overview of the U.S. Fire Problem

Approximately 1.2 million firefighters in U.S. (NFPA 2010)71% volunteer29% career

30,000 – 35,000 fire departments nationwide (NFPA, 2010)

Approximately 100 line-of-duty deaths each year (USFA, 2010)Heart attack #1 cause

The U.S. Fire Service

Utilize survey results from 2007 Fire and Life Safety Education in U.S. Fire Departments: Results of a National Survey to examine FLSE efforts,

Examine differences in conducting FLSE by department type (career, combination, volunteer),

Examine the prevalence of model programs in fire departments and barriers and facilitators impact on adoption of model programs.

Objectives

Training: Providing specialized training to personnel who regularly conduct FLSE.

Evaluation: Rigorously evaluating existing FLSE programs.

Partnerships: Working with community, state or national partners to implement FLSE programs.

Global Concepts Studies

What is a “Model Program”

Sampling method

Survey administration

Survey Items and Study Variables

About the Survey

Characteristic of Fire DepartmentsFire Service ExperienceBudgetFLSE PersonnelImportance of FLSE

FLSE ActivitiesTypeFocusHoursAudience

Characteristics of Respondents & FLSE

Fire D

epartment

Characteristics

FLSE Activities by Department

Partnerships: Partners with community groups to support, deliver or promote FLSE

Evaluation: Is evaluation done, and if so, what methods are used?

Training: Types of training available to personnel and certification required.

Partnerships, Evaluation & Training

Partnerships

Evaluation

578 (38.2%) reported specialized training219 – National Fire Academy

425 – State Agencies or Organizations

341 – Fire Department

110 – Other Venue

Training

Model Programs By Department Type

Model Programs & Satisfaction

Model Programs & Barriers

Model Programs & Facilitators

Majority of fire departments are conducting FLSE

Differences between department types

Rates of model programs are low

Overcoming barriers and facilitators

Future Research?

Discussion

National Fire Protection Association. The US Fire Service – 2009. Quincy, MA. (2010) Available at: http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=955&URL=Research/Fire%20statistics/The%20U.S.%20fire%20service. (Accessed 24 Mar 11)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2009) www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. (accessed 14 Mar 2011).

 Karter M. Fire loss in the United States during 2005. Abridged

report. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2006, http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/OS.fireloss.pdf (accessed 23 Mar 2011).

References

Eileen M, McDonald, MS Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Injury

Research and Policy, emcdonal@jhsph.edu

Andrea C. Gielen, ScD Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Injury

Research and Policy, agielen@jhsph.edu

Jennifer Piver Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Injury

Research and Policy, steitelb@jhsph.edu

Michael Griswold, PhD Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of

Biostatistics

Contributors

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