Red flags are indicators of impending danger or risk. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has identified five of the top factors contributing to firefighter line-of-duty deaths: lack of command and control, inadequate risk assessment, inadequate communication, lack of accountability, and a lack of or failure to follow standard operating procedures. In this interactive session, students will view video and listen to audio that relate to these predictable problems; best practices for officers will then be discussed. Students will go through a detailed risk assessment and will participate in developing scripted fireground reports including on-scene reports; conditions, actions, and needs (CAN) reports; roof reports; and progress reports. The class then will discuss incident and personal accountability. The importance of developing standard operating procedures/guidelines will be stressed, and students will be guided in how to develop them based on their community risks and resources.
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