Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service 2013 International Safety and Health Week June 16-22, 2013 MCFRS Safety Statistics MCFRS Safety Section 2012

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week This presentation will focus on the National Line of Duty Deaths over the last 10 years, the causes and incident types for the deaths from 2006 to 2012, the Estimated National Firefighter Injury Statistics and present the MCFRS collision and injury statistics for the years of 2007 – 2013.

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics deaths deaths is a 7% decrease deaths is a 5% increase deaths is a 19% decrease deaths is a 31% increase deaths is a 5% increase deaths is a 22% decrease 2010 – 87 deaths is a 8.6% decrease 2011 – 81 deaths is a 7% decrease 2012 – 83 deaths is a 2.4% increase

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics 2006 Deaths by Cause CardiovascularTrauma Smoke Inhalation BurnsUndeterminedDrowning 2006 Deaths by Type Structure Fire Wild land Fire TrainingMVA EMS Call

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics 2007 Deaths by Cause CardiovascularTrauma Smoke Inhalation BurnsElectrocution 2007 Deaths by Type Structure Fire Training Multiple Calls w/in 24 hrs MVA EMS Calls

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics 2008 Deaths by Cause CardiovascularTrauma Burns/Smoke Inhalation AsphyxiationViolence/GunshotElectrocution 2008 Deaths by Type Structure Fire Wild land Fire MVA Non-Emergency Duty Training EMS Call

MCFRS Safety Section 2012 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics 2009 Deaths by Cause Stress/Overexertion Vehicle Collisions Fall Struck by Caught/TrappedOther 2009 Deaths by Type Not Incident Related Structure Fire WildlandMVAEMSOther

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics 2010 Deaths by Cause Stress/Overexertion Vehicle Collision Struck by OtherCaught/TrappedFallCollapse 2010 Deaths by Type Not Incident Related Structure Fire WildlandOtherMVARescue/ExtricationUnknownEMS Tech Rescue

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National LODD Statistics 2011 Deaths by Cause CardiovascularTraumaBurnsDrowning Smoke Inhalation Other 2011 Deaths by Type Structure Fire WildlandTraining Multiple Calls EMSMVA Other Emergency

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2012 Deaths by Cause CardiovascularTrauma Smoke Inhalation AsphyxiationDrowningOther-Hyperthermia 2012 Deaths by Type Structure Fire TrainingMVA Wild land Brush/Grass Fire Natural Disaster EMS

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 37 LODD’s as of 6/1/ Deaths by Cause 2013 Deaths by Type

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week National Injury Statistics 2005 – 80,100 estimated US Firefighter injuries 2006 – 83,400 estimated US Firefighter injuries ,100 estimated US Firefighter injuries 2008 – 79,700 estimated US Firefighter injuries 2009 – 78,150 estimated US Firefighter injuries 2010 – 71,875 estimated US Firefighter injuries 2011 – 70,090 estimated US Firefighter injuries

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week MCFRS Collision Statistics

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week MCFRS Collision Statistics 1999 – 110 collisions 2000 – 140 collisions 27% increase 2001 – 160 collisions 14% increase 2002 – 129 collisions 19% decrease 2003 – 140 collisions 8% increase 2004 – 117 collisions 16% decrease 2005 – 129 collisions 10% increase 2006 – 133 collisions 3% increase

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2007 Collisions – 208 Total 56% Increase Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 40 Battalion 2 – 34 Battalion 3 – 57 Battalion 4 – 29 Battalion 5 – 28 Battalion 99 – 20 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBackingWeather Other at Fault Animal Strike Incident AM Check-out

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2008 Collisions – 227 Total 8 % Increase Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 45 Battalion 2 – 26 Battalion 3 – 59 Battalion 4 – 48 Battalion 5 – 23 Battalion 99 – 26 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBacking Driver Error Other at Fault Incident Animal Strike AM Check-out Situational Awareness

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2009 Collisions – 240 Total 5% increase Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 69 Battalion 2 – 24 Battalion 3 – 66 Battalion 4 – 42 Battalion 5 – 20 Battalion 99 – 16 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBacking Other at Fault AM Check-out IntersectionMechanical/Equipment Animal Strike Situational Awareness

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2010 Collisions – 256 Total 7.5% Increase Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 50 Battalion 2 – 29 Battalion 3 – 66 Battalion 4 – 64 Battalion 5 – 31 Battalion 99 – 16 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBacking Other at Fault AM Check-out IntersectionMechanical/Equipment Animal Strike Situational Awareness

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2011 Collisions – 210 Total 17.9% decrease Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 34 Battalion 2 – 42 Battalion 3 – 53 Battalion 4 – 43 Battalion 5 – 33 Out of County – 5 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBacking Other at Fault AM Check-out IntersectionMechanical/Equipment Animal Strike Situational Awareness

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2012 Collisions – 212,.952% increase Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 26 Battalion 2 – 48 Battalion 3 – 53 Battalion 4 – 52 Battalion 5 – 30 Out of County – 3 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBacking Other at Fault AM Check-out IntersectionMechanical/Equipment Animal Strike Situational Awareness

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2013 Collisions – 73 as of 6/1/2013 Collisions By Battalion Battalion 1 – 16 Battalion 2 – 12 Battalion 3 – 17 Battalion 4 – 20 Battalion 5 – 11 Out of County – 31 Collisions by Cause ClearanceBacking Other at Fault AM Check-out IntersectionMechanical/Equipment Animal Strike Situational Awareness

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week MCFRS Injury Statistics 2002 – 526 Injuries 2002 – 526 Injuries 2003 – 637 Injuries 21% increase 2003 – 637 Injuries 21% increase 2004 – 579 Injuries 9% decrease 2004 – 579 Injuries 9% decrease 2005 – 482 Injuries 17% decrease 2005 – 482 Injuries 17% decrease 2006 – 501 Injuries 4% increase 2006 – 501 Injuries 4% increase

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2007 Injuries – 582 Total 16% increase Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/LacerationOtherContagious/InfectiousFracture Thermal burn Foreign Object Cardiac related Injuries by Task EMS Incidents Firefighting Incidents Physical Fitness Activity Training Activity Service Activities (other) Maintenance Bldg/Equip Other Moving to/from on foot Responding to incident

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2008 Injuries – 659 Total 13% increase Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainContagious/InfectiousBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/Laceration Cardiac related Irritation Foreign substance Thermal burn Other Injuries by Task EMS Incidents Firefighting Incidents Training Activity Physical Fitness Activity Service Activity (other) Maintenance Bldg/Equip Moving to/from on foot Responding to incident Other

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2009 Injuries – 587 total 10% decrease Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/LacerationContagious/Infectious Cardiac related Foreign Substance Other Thermal burn Inflammation Injuries by Task EMS Incidents Firefighting Incidents Physical Fitness Activity Training Activity Maintenance Bldg/Equip Moving to/from on foot Service Activity (other) Other Responding to incident

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2010 Injuries – 605 total 3% increase Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/Laceration Foreign Substance Other Cardiac related Contagious/InfectiousIrritationFracture Injuries by Cause Firefighting Incidents EMS Incidents Physical Fitness Activity Maintenance Bldg/Equip Moving to/from on foot Training Activity Service Activity (other) Other Responding to incident

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2011 Injuries – 563 total 6.9% decrease Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/Laceration Foreign Substance Other Cardiac related Contagious/InfectiousIrritationFracture Injuries by Cause EMS Incidents Firefighting Incidents Physical Fitness Activity Maintenance Bldg/Equip Moving to/from on foot Training Activity Service Activity (other) Other Responding to incident

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2012 Injuries – 570 injuries.175% increase Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/Laceration Foreign Substance Other Cardiac related Contagious/InfectiousIrritationFracture Injuries by Cause EMS Incidents Firefighting Incidents Physical Fitness Activity Maintenance Bldg/Equip Moving to/from on foot Training Activity Service Activity (other) Other Responding to incident

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week 2013 Injuries – 248 injuries as of 6/1/2013 Nature of Injury Sprain/StrainBruise/ContusionCut/Scratch/Laceration Foreign Substance Other Cardiac related Contagious/InfectiousIrritationFracture Injuries by Cause EMS Incidents Firefighting Incidents Physical Fitness Activity Maintenance Bldg/Equip Moving to/from on foot Training Activity Service Activity (other) Other Responding to incident

MCFRS Safety Section 2013 Safety and Health Week Collisions and injury prevention is everyone's concern! Since 2002 MCFRS has sustained 6539 injuries and 2074 collisions! What can you do to prevent them from occurring?