2. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs1 Safety Program Development Fire Officer 3 Program Administration

3. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs2 Why Have a Safety Program n 1 of every 12 firefighters will be injured in the line of duty this year. n An average of 100 firefighters per year are killed in the line of duty. Safety Officer

4. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs3 What Training is Necessary? n Fire Officer 1 Certification Building Construction Incident Command System Fire Behavior/Chemistry Tactics and Strategy Emergency Medical Service Leadership Skills Current Issues and Concerns Local, State and Federal Regulations

5. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs4 How Is This Done? n Training and continuing education n Memberships: FDSOA,ISFSI,NFPA n Appoint a safety officer n Establish a safety committee n Develop policy and procedure n Enforce policy and procedure n Safety in all activities

6. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs5 Fire Department Safety Manager n Duties Occupational Health Safety in workplace Safety in training Records management Policy and procedure development Safety Manager

7. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs6 Fire Department Safety Manager n Programs Dept. Safety Officer Safety Committees Accident/Injury review Physical Fitness Research Safety monitoring CISD Rehabilitation Safety Manager

8. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs7 Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) n Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation Stay outside the collapse zone!

9. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs8 Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) n Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation n Time Keeping Time of call First entry by crews Duration of interior attack Any significant events –flashover –ventilation –rescue

10. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs9 Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) n Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation n Personnel Count Interior crews Where assigned Teams established Accountability system in place and in use

11. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs10 Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) n Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation n Building Survey How long burning Determined fire location Integrity of roof/walls/ floors Attention to Truss Minimize exposure under/over large spans Utilities OFF Survey overhead hazards

12. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs11 Fireground Safety Officer Fireground Operations n Operations Adequate flow/ GPM’s Secondary escapes Attention to ladder work Observe collapse danger zones Smoke volume, color, force Fall hazards n Operations (con’t) Air monitoring Observe rehab profiles Additional hazards –traffic –heat / cold –passive smoke in operations area

13. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs12 Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) n Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation n Accident / Injury Investigation Injured to hospital Retain all equipment Order blood / urine tests Respond to hospital for interviews Follow-up reporting after incident

14. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs13 Fireground Safety Officer Post-Incident Responsibilities n Before leaving scene Secure scene CISD indicators? Legal considerations Brief Command on incident observations n Within 24 hours Develop an incident review form and submit to Chief Participate in critique, CISD Participate in investigations of injuries and fatalities

15. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs14 NFPA 1500 Standard n Fire Department Occupational Health and Safety Standard All encompassing References 38 NFPA publications NFPA 1561 (IMS) Created the NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard Makes our job safer!

16. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs15 NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard n Chapter 1 Administration –scope –purpose –equivalency –definitions

17. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs16 NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard n Chapter 2 Organization –Assignment –Qualifications –Authority

18. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs17 NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard n Chapter 3 Functions –Records & Data –Liaison –Rules and Regs. –Accident Prevention –Apparatus & equip. –Accident Investigation –Incident Scene Safety –Training and Education

19. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs18 NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard n Chapter 4 References –1002 Driver –1021 Fire Officer –1403 Live Fire Training –1500 Safety and Health –1561 ICS –1582 Infection Control

20. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs19 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques

21. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs20 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques n Building Construction structural collapse signs / indicators Truss construction Live / dead loads Impact of fire tactics on structures –GPM’s –Ventilation

22. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs21 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques n EMS Background Fatigue Stress Heat exhaustion Frostbite Dehydration Triage Needs of EMS crews

23. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs22 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques n Rehab Profiles Rotation indicators –2 bottle rule Duties of rehab crews Impact on operations –crew depletion

24. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs23 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques n Accountability Systems Passport or other In use by all members Crews accountability to each other is essential Best use on fireground comes from use in training Movement between sectors

25. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs24 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques n Incident Command System Safety Officer is part of Command Staff –Sector –Consult / advise Command of actions –Participate in planning process

26. Fire Officer 3 - Safety Programs25 Beyond 1521 n What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques n Liaison Techniques Understanding of outside agency participation in incident –excavators –utilities Oversight of mutual aid companies –conflicting values?