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Basic, But Life-Saving Lessons Learned at FDIC 2013

Do you know the basics when you arrive on scene of a working structure fire? They may be easy to understand, but they can also be easy to forget, especially when a "routine" fire suddenly becomes anything but. Chief Billy Goldfeder reviews some simple lessons taken from recent incidents that lead to a firefighter injury or fatality.
(Tuesday, April 30, 2013) read
Tags: Andre Kelley, back to basics, Billy Goldfeder, Eric Wallace, FDIC 2013, Gregory Pickard, size-up, tactics reminders, Firefighter Safety and Health, Firefighter Safety, Saving Your Own, Strategy and Tactics, Line of Duty
Firefighter Safety and Health
Safety & Health Week 2013 Focuses on Firefighter Behavioral Health

In addition to the normal stresses of life, fire and EMS personnel are subject to other risk factors for behavioral health problems. Chief Todd LeDuc reviews some of those contributing factors and some resources that departments can use to better assist struggling employees.
(Saturday, March 23, 2013) read
Tags: 2013 Safety Week, behavioral health, emotional health, employee assistance program, firefighter suicide, Health & Survival section, IAFC, International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week, mental health, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, NFFF, safety, Safety Week, Saving Our Own, suicide, Saving Your Own
Management And Leadership
The Importance of Honesty from Company Officers

Kevin Milan discusses the importance of honesty in evaluating firefighters’ performances. He also shares a personal experience he had with one of his company officers that changed his entire outlook on his training and his job.
(Monday, January 7, 2013) read
Tags: abilities, company officer, honest evaluation, honesty, knowledge, KSAs, skills, tie knots, Firefighter Safety, Saving Your Own, Training
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Why We Have a Responsibility to Commit to Firefighter Safety

Battalion Chief Matt Tobia shares the moving story and photo of a child “meeting” his grandfather—who died in the line of duty—by visiting his grave.
(Friday, July 20, 2012) read
Tags: culture of safety, line-of-duty death, LODD, Memorial Weekend, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, NFFF, safety, tradition, Management and Leadership, Firefighter Safety
Firefighter Safety and Health
2012 International Fire/EMS Health and Safety Week

Over the last 8 years, the Safety Stand Down has evolved from a one-day event with a specific focus on preventing LODDs to a one-week event that’s part of a larger system designed to promote firefighter safety and health. Keith Padgett shares a little of the history and provides some tips for how you and your department can get involved.
(Tuesday, May 1, 2012) read
Tags: Fitness, IAFC, International Association of Fire Chiefs, line-of-duty deaths, LODD, mayday, Safety Health and Survival Section, Safety Stand Down, Safety Week, Safety Week 2012, SHS Section, wellness, Saving Your Own, Training

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