Firefighter Safety Initiatives
The objective of an offensive fire attack is to apply enough water directly to the burning fuel to achieve extinguishment. The essential question for the IC to answer is how many gallons per minute (GPM) are required to extinguish a given fire with properly placed hose lines and adequate staffing required to safely engage. Offensive fire attack is the preferred strategy whenever conditions and resources permit an interior attack. A defensive decision limits operations to the exterior, generally resulting in larger property loss and limiting rescue operations.
The objective of fireground operations considered by the IC has to include a risk to firefighters and civilians along with the benefit to reducing the property loss.
The website for the National Fallen Firefighters program is http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/. Also, please visit their resources page at http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/resources. This page contains many PowerPoint presentations and downloadable video clips available for your use.
HOT INFORMATION
New Award Established - Dr. John Granito Award For Excellence
Road Safety Powerpoint Presentation
Line of Duty Death - NIOSH Investigative Report
MRSA: A FATAL EXPOSURE FOR FIREFIGHTERS?
Read The Article At: http://www.iafcsafety.org/
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY LINKS
Hydration Study Alters Firefighters' Approach to Safety, Recovery
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/
www.firefighterclosecalls.com/
http://www.healthy-firefighter.org/
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- EMS on-line Certification Renewal
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- iGMS
- iGMS Training Tutorial
- Pay Fees on-line with Credit Card or e-Check
- PSID & Training / Certification Details
- WebEOC
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- Forms.IN.gov
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