http://www.firefighterclosecalls.comWhere do we start, to thank the good folks like Billy Goldfeder, Gordon Graham and the many contributors and subscribers who make this information source what it is.
How many near misses and line of duty deaths go unreported or distorted; in the hopes of saving face and or not wanting to cause agencies/companies/families embarrassment over questions and detail. It is so important for people to learn from mistakes and misfortunes. "Those who do not take their lessons from history are doomed to repeat it." Gordan Graham has been teaching (and preaching) about High Risk, Low Frequency events for as long as I can remember. He states it most succinctly, "If it's predictable...It's preventable."
I've been in the business 28 years. Chief Billy Goldfeder, in his own enigmatic way, has been urging and imploring us to to think, learn and grow when it comes to near misses and the sharing of information. His video, "And the Beat Goes On..." is telling of our industry.
I've been in the business 28 years. Chief Billy Goldfeder, in his own enigmatic way, has been urging and imploring us to to think, learn and grow when it comes to near misses and the sharing of information. His video, "And the Beat Goes On..." is telling of our industry.
Be sure to check out their website. Get on the email list and more importantly contribute information about near misses and casualties.
We learn our most valuable lessons, in this business, by these limited but effective ways; 1) EXPERIENCE: with fires down, new construction, code enforcement and fire protection systems we are not seeing the number and types of incidents that we have in the past. We are also promoting new fire officers that lack the experience for the aforementioned reasons. 2) CASE STUDIES: It seems the only time we study, now, is for advancement or position change (I know...stay in the church. LOL) And the material we study is not relevant to our particular organization or task. 3) SOG's, SOP's, Handbooks and text manuals that give guidance and pay little attention to consequences. Most, if not all Standards, Guides, Procedures and Codes were written on tombstones first; in Blood. 4) SHARING: Sharing information about our incidents will help us all do a better job at serving the public and protecting ourselves.
Someone paid for every lesson that we have in the Fire Service. Since they made the sacrifice...let us be good students/stewards and learn all we can.
We learn our most valuable lessons, in this business, by these limited but effective ways; 1) EXPERIENCE: with fires down, new construction, code enforcement and fire protection systems we are not seeing the number and types of incidents that we have in the past. We are also promoting new fire officers that lack the experience for the aforementioned reasons. 2) CASE STUDIES: It seems the only time we study, now, is for advancement or position change (I know...stay in the church. LOL) And the material we study is not relevant to our particular organization or task. 3) SOG's, SOP's, Handbooks and text manuals that give guidance and pay little attention to consequences. Most, if not all Standards, Guides, Procedures and Codes were written on tombstones first; in Blood. 4) SHARING: Sharing information about our incidents will help us all do a better job at serving the public and protecting ourselves.
Someone paid for every lesson that we have in the Fire Service. Since they made the sacrifice...let us be good students/stewards and learn all we can.
I am so pleased that we have www.firefighterclosecalls.com to glean information that will save lives and honor those who have paid for our learning.
It is also the home of The Secret List. Be sure to sign-up and contribute.
OTHER LINKS FOR INFO:
www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire
www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities
OTHER LINKS FOR INFO:
www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire
www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities
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