Transcript Slide 1 - Firefighter Close Calls

Respond safely and Professionally to Every Call for
Service
Train to Respond and Maintain Your Equipment
Eat Healthy, Get and Stay Fit for Duty
www.firefighterclosecalls.com
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 Year
Six Occupants of Fire Apparatus are Killed Each Year
413 Occupants of Fire Apparatus are Injured Each Year
20% of Fire Apparatus Collisions Result in Rollovers
47% of Fire Apparatus Collisions are at Intersections
Almost all Firefighter Fatalities Were From Rollovers – 73%
76% of the Firefighters Killed Were Not Wearing Seat Belts
In 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.
FIREFIGHTERS! DRIVE PATIENTLY!!!
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on’t go faster than road conditions allow.
esponse Routes identified before leaving quarters.
nsist on everyone being belted, ALWAYS.
erify response priority with the officer.
nsure all compartments are closed and latched.
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repare yourself physically and mentally.
llow yourself enough room to stop.
urn on the warning devices only when needed.
nspect your unit thoroughly, every shift.
xit the vehicle after checking for traffic.
ever demand or expect the right of way.
raining
ook around & under the unit before moving it.
ou are the key to your crews’ safety.
LONG ISLAND EMS CRASH KILLS TWO
EMS MEMBERS
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
CALIF. FIREFIGHTER HURT IN
APPARATUS ACCIDENT
April 10, 2005
PA FIRE VEHICLE SLAMS HOUSE-FF
CRITICAL/HEART ATTACK
February 22, 2005
Racine, West Virginia Firefighter
Killed In Truck-Related Accident
Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed
when Fire Truck Backs Over Him
Jaime L. Foster, the first Los
Angeles female firefighter to die on
duty
Los Angeles Rookie Killed in
Backing Accident
SPOTTERS RESPONSIBILITIES
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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
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
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
OVER 50% OF THE FATALITIES
RECORDED ANNUALLY ARE
ATTRIBUTED TO MEDICAL
EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
HEART ATTACKS, STROKES OR
OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES
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)
Benefits of Providing
Rehabilitation
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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
Firefighting is
Hot, Strenuous Work
Scientific Study: Making the
Connection
Heat 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
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
PPE...... IT IS NOT JUST FOR
FIREFIGHTING ANYMORE