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Courage To Be Safe … So Everyone Goes Home

Courage To Be Safe … So Everyone Goes Home. The New Jersey Program. NFFF Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Team. The Beginning. Focus Group (FRI, August ‘03) LODD Summit (Tampa, March ‘04) SIX DOMAINS Health and Fitness Vehicle Operations

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Courage To Be Safe … So Everyone Goes Home

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  1. Courage To Be Safe … So Everyone Goes Home The New Jersey Program What are you prepared to do?

  2. NFFF Firefighter Life SafetyInitiatives ProgramTeam What are you prepared to do?

  3. The Beginning • Focus Group • (FRI, August ‘03) • LODD Summit • (Tampa, March ‘04) • SIX DOMAINS • Health and Fitness • Vehicle Operations • Structural Operations • Training and General Research • Wildland Operations • Fire Prevention What are you prepared to do?

  4. Program Goal for Firefighter Fatalities Five Years (2009) 25% Reduction Ten Years (2014) 50% Reduction What Are You Prepared To Do ?

  5. Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program “The Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives program is made possible through the efforts of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation with funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security, Assistance to Firefighters Grant and the generosity of Firemen’s Fund Insurance.” What are you prepared to do?

  6. Program Tasks • Implement and advocate 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives to all Fire Departments. • Deliver “Training Packages” to 32,000 Fire Departments. • Develop, launch and maintain a website • Conduct Mini-Summits for each domain • Foster Development of Research Centers • Technology Transfer • Foster Demonstration Projects • Decrease LODD through education What are you prepared to do?

  7. Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program • PROGRESS TO DATE What are you prepared to do?

  8. Compiled and distributed an electronic monthly newsletter Newsletter What are you prepared to do?

  9. Mini Summits • Conducted three mini summits and a forum in conjunction with major fire conferences • San Diego-FireHouse World • Indianapolis-FDIC • Baltimore-FireHouse Expo • Denver – IAFC FRI (forum) What are you prepared to do?

  10. Demonstration Project • Developed the CTBS-EGH presentation for: • Pennsylvania • New Jersey • Maryland • Massachusetts • Georgia • Florida • Delaware • Ohio What are you prepared to do?

  11. The Firefighter Life Safety Initiative Program Goal Deliver training resources necessary to enable fire departments to implement the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. So Everyone Goes Home What are you prepared to do?

  12. Training Packages • Partnered with North American Fire Training Directors & National Fire Academy Program Development Specialists • Facilitated peer review of content byEducational Advisory Board What are you prepared to do?

  13. Training Packages Provide “Training Packages” to all 32,000 U.S. Fire Departments for implementing the 16 Initiatives. What are you prepared to do?

  14. Outreach • Enhance the Speakers Bureau-Survivors • Delivered presentations at major venues and fire department conventions. • Produced “LODD, The Untold Story of the Survivors” presented at FDIC and Maryland Fire Convention to audience of nearly 2,000. What are you prepared to do?

  15. Seal of Excellence • Developed the Seal of Excellence Program to recognize departments with best Line of Duty Prevention practices SEAL OF EXCELLENCE What are you prepared to do?

  16. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Thoughts from the Leadership of our Nation’s Fire Service: Fire Ground Safety-DVD • Dave Daniels-IAFC S&S Sec • Denis Rubin-Chief-DCFEMS • Hal Bruno-Chairman-NFFF • Ron Siarnicki-Exec Dir-NFFF • Alan Brunacini-Chief (Ret.) • Tom Brennan-Chief (Ret.) What are you prepared to do?

  17. Courage To Be Safe … So Everyone Goes Home What are you prepared to do?

  18. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Presentation Objectives • Examine New Jersey Line of Duty Deaths from 1981 to 2007 • Recognize the impact New Jersey firefighter fatalities have on associated groups of people. • Examine the 16 Life Safety Initiatives and how they relate to Your Department. What are you prepared to do?

  19. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program Presentation Objectives • Develop strategies for turning the 16 Initiatives into action steps. • Provide critical follow up in support of the goal that Everyone Goes Home. What are you prepared to do?

  20. Benjamin Franklin “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over andover and expecting different results” INSANITY What are you prepared to do?

  21. Attitudes and Beliefs What are you prepared to do?

  22. Is this an Attitude or Belief ? What are you prepared to do?

  23. Is this a New Jersey “Attitude” and “Belief” ? What are you prepared to do?

  24. Is this a New Jersey “Attitude” or “Belief” ? What are you prepared to do?

  25. Does this picture capture an “Attitude” or “Belief” for you? While a picture often captures “Attitudes” and “Beliefs”… a picture can also capture the “Courage to be Safe.” What are you prepared to do?

  26. Is this picture an “Attitude” or “Belief” from YOUR DEPARTMENT? What are you prepared to do?

  27. Attitude and Disbelief What Are You Prepared To Do ?

  28. A total of 3,246 firefighters died in the line-of-duty from 1981 to present. Meaning that one firefighter died, on average, in the United States every 78 hours over this 26 year period. What are you prepared to do?

  29. New York 623  Kansas 29 • Pennsylvania 207  Minnesota 29 • California 144 Louisiana 29 • Texas 131 West Virginia 28 • Illinois 123Arizona 28 • New Jersey 122 (07)Idaho 26 • Ohio 88 Arkansas 25 • Florida 72 New Mexico 25 • Massachusetts 68 Iowa 24 • North Carolina 66 Vermont 18 • Michigan 63  Maine 18 • Missouri 62 Nebraska 17 • Maryland 60 Montana 13 • Indiana 57 Wyoming 12 • Oregon 55 New Hampshire 12 • Tennessee 54 Nevada 12 • Connecticut 53 South Dakota 7 • Virginia 47  Rhode Island 7 • South Carolina 46  Delaware 7 • Kentucky 46 Dist. of Columbia 7 • Washington 46 Utah 6 • Georgia 48  Hawaii 5 • Wisconsin 42  North Dakota 4 • Mississippi 39  Alaska 3 • Oklahoma 38  Puerto Rico 3 • Alabama 38 Guam 1 • Colorado 31 What are you prepared to do?

  30. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program WHY New Jersey? New Jersey ADOPTS New Jersey has approximately41,283 certified Firefighters in our State. We have 49 all “Career” departments and 596 “Volunteer/Combination” departments. There are approximately 7,600 career Firefighters and approximately 33,350 Volunteer Firefighters in our State. Courage to be Safe… so Everyone Goes Home What are you prepared to do?

  31. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program Why New Jersey ? • From 1981 to PRESENT, New Jersey has recorded at least one Line Of Duty Death. • During the decade of the 80’s, New Jersey recorded 48 LODD’s. • 1988 was our deadliest year ever with 11 Line of Duty Death’s recorded. Why? What are you prepared to do?

  32. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program In order to understand NJ LODD’s, we must identify the “ROOT CAUSE”for each LODD- recorded in our State. NIOSH www.cdc.gov/niosh What are you prepared to do?

  33. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program What are New Jersey’s Root Causes? • Is it a “Myth” or “Fact” that because we have over 40,950 firefighters in our State, our “chances” of experiencing a LODD are just naturally high? • Is it a “Myth” or a “Fact” that the New Jersey Fire Service is not doing enough, individually or collectively, to prevent the next LODD? What are you prepared to do?

  34. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program Are the following NJ Root Causes? • True or False? The Fire Service in New Jersey remains very fractionalized, with too many organizations trying to speak for everyone. • True of False? We can’t change the culture of the Fire Service in New Jersey. • True or False? The New Jersey Fire Service is afraid to adopt LODD preventative measures? What are you prepared to do?

  35. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program Are these more NJ Root Causes? In New Jersey……. True or False? • You can’t tell a Volunteer what to do and when to do it. • There needs to be separate “Standards” and “Guidelines” for Volunteers and Career personnel. • Volunteerism ends with the application process. • Fires do not distinguish between Volunteer, Career, Part paid, On-Call, and neither do LODD’s. What are you prepared to do?

  36. National Root Causes: 1) Inadequate Leadership 2) Lack of effective policy & procedures 3) Inappropriate Decisions 4) Incompetence 5) Public indifference 6) Cultural influences Do these sound familiar? If they do, you have work to do! What are you prepared to do?

  37. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program New Jersey “Facts” or “Fiction” ? *Home Rulestillrules in NJ. *Command Officers are *Clubhouse rules elected by popularity and *Lack of Leadershipon thenot bycompetency. incident scene.*An indifferent public, *Lack of accountability for unaware of the services actions and/or inaction. your department provides. *Tradition – “we have always done it this way”. *No Alcohol or Drug policy/ enforcement. What are you prepared to do?

  38. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO? RIGHT HERE – RIGHT NOW What could change your life and help prevent the next Line of Duty Death on the very next call? Does the Vocal Minority speak for the Silent Majority? What are you prepared to do?

  39. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program The Gift from Captain Buscio 201-216-3055is a number which can SAVE or CHANGE your life. TheCaptain BuscioProgram is administered through the Saint Barnabas Medical Center. There are no OUT OF POCKET expenses, to any NJ Firefighter, for this program. What are you prepared to do?

  40. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program How the Captain Buscio Program Works: * Have the Courage to be Safe and call the number ! • Open to all NJ FF-career, volunteer, wildland. • IF further tests are warranted, based upon the initial examination, you will be asked to come back for a more comprehensive physical including: pulmonary function tests; stress tests and laboratory work. * The test results are completely confidential. This program has saved many NJ Firefighter’s lives! * You must have proof of insurance to qualify. • The program is at UMD NJ in Newark or Deborah Hospital in Browns Mills. What are you prepared to do?

  41. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program • In 2005 – 35 States experienced a LODD. (New York -17; CA – 9; TX – 8; PA – 7; KY – 6; NJ – 5) were the top 6. • The average LODD age in the U.S. for 2005 was: 46. • The average age for a Heart Attack LODD, in 2005 was: 49 • In New Jersey, the average 2006 LODD age was: 48.(Oldest: 77 Youngest: 21) • In New Jersey, the average 2007 LODD age was: 50 What are you prepared to do?

  42. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program • From 1981 to 2007 – There are only6 yearswhere New Jersey has recorded 2 or fewer LODD’s:1981 1982 1990 1992 1997 1998. • 15 Timesin the last27 Years,New Jersey has recorded 5 or more LODD’S:1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996,2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006. What are you prepared to do?

  43. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program • From 2000 to nowNew Jersey recorded 40 LODD’s. • If this trendcontinues, this decade would be the deadliest ever recorded for New Jersey Firefighters. • We had 5 Line of Duty Deaths in 2007. John Broom-Smith-Seaside; Stephen Dembski-Ridgefield Park, Cornelius Nolton-Newark; Donald Wallis-Forked River; Walter Fagan-East Greenwich Twp. What are you prepared to do?

  44. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program The American Fire Service needs strong Leadership– we can provide it – we know how to kill most of our members – Let’s PROVE we know how to bring them home ALIVE. Our actions will speak louder than our words. What are you prepared to do?

  45. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative New Jersey Line of Duty Deaths – This Decade…. What are you prepared to do?

  46. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program New Jersey Firefighters Killed in 2000 Ralph H Jones37 Career Heart Attack Daniel King21 VolunteerStruck By Ronald J Osadcz36 VolunteerHeart Attack Earnest J Ousley49 Career Unknown What are you prepared to do?

  47. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program New Jersey Firefighters Killed in 2001 Lawrence J. Webb37 Career Caught/Trapped Albert Tirado 40 CareerCaught/Trapped James T. Heenan 37 VolunteerCaught/Trapped George Danielson Jr.77 VolunteerStruck By Willie Barnes66 Volunteer Heart Attack What are you prepared to do?

  48. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program New Jersey Firefighters Killed in 2002 John D. West, Sr.40 Career Struck By James E. Sylvester31 VolunteerStruck By Thomas Stewert III30 Career Struck By Robert W. Feeney41 VolunteerHeart Attack George F. Batelli55 VolunteerHeart Attack What are you prepared to do?

  49. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program New Jersey Firefighters Killed in 2003 Roy E Prouty39 VolunteerHeart Attack Woodrow Pinkerton63 VolunteerStruck By George Petrosky 78 VolunteerFall Ronald Fitzpatrick68 VolunteerHeart Attack What are you prepared to do?

  50. Courage to be Safe…so Everyone Goes HomeFirefighter Life Safety Initiative Program New Jersey Firefighters Killed in 2004 Leslie W. Grant Jr.46 VolunteerStroke Glenn Galderisi52 Volunteer Heart Attack Joseph S. Pepe III48 CareerHeart Attack Thomas J. Conway78 VolunteerHeart Attack James D’Heron51 CareerCaught/Trapped William J Lightbody46 VolunteerHeart Attack What are you prepared to do?

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