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What Is Our
Future?
Saving Lives Through Lessons Learned
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Past, Present, and What May Be
2007- 118 Firefighter LODD
2008 -114 Firefighter LODD
What Will Change This Future?
2009 – 6 LODD in January
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Do We Really Want To Change?
Top 10 dangerous jobsThe occupations with the highest fatality rates in 2006.
Occupation Deaths per 100,000 workersFishermen 141.7Pilots 87.8Loggers 82.3Steel workers 61.0Refuse collectors 41.8Farmers and ranchers 37.1Power linemen 34.9Roofers 33.9Drivers 27.1Agricultural workers 21.7
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
2006-89 FF LODD7.8 per 100,000 (Very Rough Estimate)
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Where to Start?
43.9% Cardiac Arrest / Heart Attack
27% Trauma (18% Responding to Scene)
15.8% Burns / Asphyxiation
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Life Altering Changes
Number 1 Killer of Firefighters is Heart AttackFirefighters, as a group, are more likely than other
American workers to die of a heart attack while on duty. (5X)Solutions:
Physical Fitness
Heart Healthy Diet
Annual Health Screenings
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Wildland Firefighters
Very Strict Physical Fitness Requirements
Only 7% Heart Related Fatalities
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
Apparatus Operator Training –Emphasis on Safety
Obey Traffic Laws
Drive As If It’s a Matter of Life and Death – It Is! (Volunteer FF Driving Safety)
Wear Seat Belts
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Fireground Fatalities
Practice Sound ICS Procedures
Safety Officer
RIT/RIC
Personnel Accountability
No Freelancing
Sound Risk vs Benefit Decisions
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Need a Plan?
16 Fire Fighter Life Safety Initiatives
Everyone Goes Home
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Think Globally / Act Locally
Eat the Elephant One Bite at a Time
Initiative Number 4:
“All Firefighters Must be Empowered to Stop Unsafe Practices.”
Create Ownership of Your Personnel’s Safety
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Initiative Number 9
“Thoroughly Investigate all Firefighter Fatalities,Injuries, and Near-Misses.”
Submit Near-Miss Reports
Utilize Near-Miss Resources to Improve Fire Fighter Safety In Your Department
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Near-Miss Reporting
The benefits are many, the cost is nothing
and the return on the investment is great.
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If we continue on the current LODD/injury path, the fire service will
experience At Least 1000 fatalities and 1,000,000 injuries in the next ten
years.
“If not now, when?
If not us, who?”
The Future?
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Questions?
Comments?
Whatever It Takes!
