Friday, November 21, 2008
Too Little, Too Late
By Gary Morris
Can rapid intervention teams actually save firefighters? Two studies report that departments underestimate the resources needed for teams to do so....
ADA Decision Heralds New Safety Thinking
By David C. Comstock
The Circuit Court of Maryland for Montgomery County issued an opinion in late 2004 addressing potential liability claims against a commercial business...
Casual Users
By Joe Suyama & David Hostler
The expanding definition of first responder means that people will be wearing PPE who don't use it on a routine basis. As a result, health screening and monitoring at incidents will be even more important....
IAFC Launches Near-Miss Reporting System
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Thousands Stand Down
Fire departments across the country participated in a national stand down for firefighter safety beginning June 21. The International Association of Fire...
Tags, Not It?
By Matthew Tobia
Who's in the building? It's a simple question but one that far too many incident commanders find themselves unable to answer. The issue of fireground...
When a Federal Case is Made Out of Deaths
[ Philip Stittleburg ]
Claims arising from fireground injuries or deaths are often based in tort law, involve workers compensation issues or both. However, in the case of Phillips...
IAFC Urges Precautions for Extreme Heat
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Have You Had a Personal Stand Down?
Deputy Chief John K. Murphy
The fire service has emulated a good military practice with the national stand down. But no stand down will be complete unless it reaches the heart of the individual firefighter. ...
Taking its Toll
By Michael J. Fagel
It often has been said that the fire service is one of those organizations that tries to be all things to all people. Fire-rescue services for years have...
Research Agenda Set at Symposium
William Jenaway
More than 50 members of leading fire service organizations worked on a national research agenda for the fire service in early June. The National Fallen...
Everyone Goes Home Rolls Out
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the U.S. Fire Administration announced the national rollout of Everyone Goes Home at a June 7 press conference...
Montgomery County Leads the Way
According to Fire Chief Thomas Carr and County Executive Douglas Duncan, the Montgomery County (Md.) Department of Fire Rescue Services has committed...
Safety in All Phases of IMS
Chief I. David Daniels, MIFireE
Ensuring firefighter safety is the incident commander's responsibility in any response. But the National Incident Management System embraces the concept that the safety of firefighters depends on actions taken well before response begins and well after it ends. ...
FEMA Chief Calls for Firefighter Stand Down
Department of Homeland Security
‘Everyone Goes Home’ National Rollout Announced
Pat West, Senior Editor
Take Safety's Side
Janet Wilmoth
By now I'm sure you've heard that a consortium of fire service organizations has called for a stand down. On June 21, non-essential operations will cease...
Stand Down
By I. David Daniels
Folks dislike change. It's this belief that makes some skeptical that cultural change as related to firefighter safety is capable on the grand scale that we may hope for....
Bus Wrap Puts Fire Safety on the Road
The Greensboro (N.C.) Fire Department, in collaboration with the Greensboro Transit Authority, unveiled a GTA bus on May 2 as part of a new initiative...
More Than You Paid For
By Donna Brehm
Many of you have heard NFPA: Not For Practical Application. To a certain extent it's true. End users equate the fire service to what they do day-in and...
Fire Departments Called to Stand Down June 21
Rosenbauer Gives Out Seat-Belt Covers to Stress Safety
In Service Online
FIRE Grant Supports NFFF Firefighter Life-Safety Initiative
Wildland Firefighter Deaths Drop 33%
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 20 line-of-duty deaths were recorded in wildland fire incidents last year, a 33% decrease from the...
Hidden Health Costs
By Pat West
Estimates of the total economic burden to the nation for addressing and preventing firefighter injuries run from $2.7 billion to $7.8 billion per year,...
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