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Every team member is responsible to prevent injuries. Priority of safety on the fireground is: (3 in order).prevent injuries.
•Priority of safety on the fireground is
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1. Self
2. Other team members
3. Everyone else
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A successful safety program will adress: (4)
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1. Standards & procedures
2. Personnel
3. Training
4. Equipment
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Each year about how many FFs are killed?
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100
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Leading cause of death for FFs is
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Heart attacks
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Vehicle collisions - how many? 27% of fatalaties involved what?
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1 collision per 1000 responses. 27% of fatalaties involved ejections. Wear your seatbelt.
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Healthful lifestyle includes: (3)
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1. a balanced diet
2. weight training
3. cardio
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What are the benefits of a healthful lifestyle? (2)
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1. reduce risk for heart disease
2. enable FFs to meet physical demands of job
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How many FFs are fatally injured during training each year.
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About 9
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Safety at emergency incidents includes: (10)
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1. wait for officer in command to size up
2. use the buddy system
3. personnel acountability system
4. understand scence hazards
5. use tools & equip. safely
6. electrical safety
7. good lifting & moving techniques
8. weather safety
9. sufficient time in rehab.
10. violent scene safety
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The buddy system includes: (6)
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1. never work alone
2. if one team member needs to leave, everyone leaves
3. maintain visual, physical, or verbal contact at all times
4. check each other's PPE
5. have one radio per team
6. have a back-up team ready
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PPE is essential to FF safety. It must provide full body protection from a variety of hazards. It includes: (10)
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1. helmet - hard outer shell lined with energy absorbing material and suspension, with goggles or facemask
2. hood
3. turnout coat
4. bunker pants
5. boots
6. gloves
7. SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus)
8. PASS (Personal Alert Safety System)
9. hand light
10. radio (one/team)
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IDLH
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Immediately Dangerous to Life & Health
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Respiratory hazards of fire: (4)
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1. superheated air
2. toxic gases
3. oxygen-deficiency
4. smoke
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Primary toxic gases in smoke: (3)
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1. carbon monoxide
2. hydrogen cyanide
3. phosgene
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Percentages of Oxygen and their affects:
21%
19.5%
17%
12%
9%
6%
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Normal
Oxygen Deficient
Increased resp., Impaired judgement, coordination, & muscle control
Headache, diziness, nauseau, fatigue
Unconsciousness
Resp. Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Death
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