1. Enabling Public Education
Chapter 14
Enabling Public Education
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2. Introduction
September 11, 2001, had such a profound effect on so many things relating to the fire service that our job will never be the same
Probably one of the most interesting of all is the federal dilemma of “prevention or preparation”
Identify the risks to our communities and plan our response
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3. Life Safety Initiative 14
Public education must receive more resources and be championed as a critical fire and life safety program
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PREVENTION VERSUS PREPARATION
Preparation plus prevention
Disasters not all the same
Tradition of education
Prevention efforts
Courtesy of Mentor Fire Museum
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PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE
Diversification of duties
Partially involved in EMS
BLS and ALS
Evolved to what citizens need
History of problem solving
Cont.
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PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE
Proven success rate with safety education
Fixing problems
Talking to the public
NFPA 1035
NFPA acknowledgement
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DEVELOPING A PROGRAM
Overview
The message
Primary goals
Statistics
Hot topics
Cont.
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DEVELOPING A PROGRAM
The audience
Factors to be considered
General background
Secondary audience
Their own language
Their own concerns
Cont.
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DEVELOPING A PROGRAM
The atmosphere
Overview
Educational facilities
Workplace locations
Community groups
Recreational locations
Cont.
Courtesy of Don Wilson
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DEVELOPING A PROGRAM
The atmosphere
Small and large groups indoors
Equipment demonstrations
Clowns
Interactive learning
Media
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PARTNERSHIPS
Project management
NFPA Champion Model
Coalition
Champion
Careful planning
Compelling case
Credentials
Cont.
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PARTNERSHIPS
Funding
Some grants give preference to educational programs
Most agencies require an associated lesson
Investment must support lesson plan
Creativity
Fresh ideas
Cont.
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13. Life Safety Initiative 14
PARTNERSHIPS
Personnel
Explorer or cadet programs
Community or citizen emergency response teams
Volunteer training
More advanced classes
Labor, professional, and other citizen groups
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14. Life Safety Initiative 14
LIFE SAFETY EDUCATION FOR FIREFIGHTER SAFETY
Overview
Disperse information
Seize opportunities
Preventing emergencies
Teaching people
Information
Cont.
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15. Life Safety Initiative 14
LIFE SAFETY EDUCATION FOR FIREFIGHTER SAFETY
Reporting emergencies
Train to recognize
Public needs to be more aware
RACE acronym
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
First responder actions
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16. Summary
By tracking success stories, we get a better idea of how effective fire and life safety education is
It is vital that all emergency responders take the opportunity to spread accurate knowledge
There is a direct relationship among fires, how the public reacts, and our safety
By teaching the citizens, we actually protect ourselves
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