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Fireground Safety for Company Officers

Fireground Safety for Company Officers. Basic Concepts for Company Officers. Fireground Safety Officer Responsibilities. Main function is to protect firefighters Anticipate what could happen well before it does Work within the Incident Command System

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Fireground Safety for Company Officers

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  1. Fireground Safety for Company Officers Basic Concepts for Company Officers

  2. Fireground Safety Officer Responsibilities • Main function is to protect firefighters • Anticipate what could happen well before it does • Work within the Incident Command System • Duties must be performed with or without the “safety officer” being present at scene • You may be assigned this function Safety for Company Officers

  3. Firefighter Injuries by Type of Duty 1997 Safety for Company Officers

  4. Total Injuries by Year Safety for Company Officers

  5. Firefighter Fatalities 1979-1997 Safety for Company Officers

  6. Fire Department Safety Manager • Duties • Occupational Health • Safety in workplace • Safety in training • Records management • Policy and procedure development Safety Manager Safety for Company Officers

  7. Fire Department Safety Manager • Programs • Dept. Safety Officer • Safety Committees • Accident/Injury review • Physical Fitness • Research • Safety monitoring • CISD • Rehabilitation Safety Manager Safety for Company Officers

  8. Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) Stay outside the collapse zone! • Sector Officer Duties • Time Keeping • Personnel Count • Building Survey • Operations • Accident/Injury Investigation Safety for Company Officers

  9. NFPA 1500 Standard • Fire Department Occupational Health and Safety Standard • All encompassing • References 31 publications • NFPA 1561 • Created the NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard Safety for Company Officers

  10. NFPA 1521 Fire Department Safety Officer Standard (1997) • The Fire Chief shall have the ultimate responsibility for the fire dept. occupational health and safety program as specified in 1500. • Shall have a designated health and safety officer (2-1.3) • Alternate personnel shall be assigned in absence of HSO (2-1.3.2) Safety for Company Officers

  11. NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard • Chapter 1 • Administration • scope; minimum requirements • purpose; meet intent of 1500 • equivalency; level of qualifications • definitions; common terminology Safety for Company Officers

  12. NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard • Chapter 2 • Organization • Assignment • Qualifications • Authority Designated HSO Safety for Company Officers

  13. NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard • Chapter 3 • Functions • Records & Data • Liaison • Rules and Regs. • Accident Prevention • Apparatus & equip. • Accident Investigation • Incident Scene Safety • Training and Education Safety for Company Officers

  14. Qualifications of the Incident Safety Officer (ISO) • Minimum of Fire Officer I • Knowledge and ability to manage incident scene safety • Training, experience, and knowledge are qualifiers for this position • Must have knowledge of building construction • Knowledge of Accountability system used • Rehab operations Safety for Company Officers

  15. NFPA 1521 Safety Officer Standard • Chapter 4 • References • 1002 Driver • 1021 Fire Officer • 1403 Live Fire Training • 1500 Safety and Health • 1561 ICS • 1582 Infection Control Safety for Company Officers

  16. Safety for Company Officers

  17. Prerequisite Knowledge • What should the safety officer know? • Building construction • Structural Collapse Awareness Course • EMS background • Rehab profiles • Accountability systems • ICS • Liaison Techniques Safety for Company Officers

  18. On the Fireground Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques Building Construction structural collapse signs / indicators Truss construction Live / dead loads Impact of fire tactics on structures GPM’s Ventilation Building Construction Safety for Company Officers

  19. What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques EMS Background Fatigue Stress Heat exhaustion Frostbite Dehydration Triage Needs of EMS crews EMS Background Safety for Company Officers

  20. What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques Rehab Profiles Rotation indicators 2 bottle rule Duties of rehab crews Impact on operations crew depletion Rest Hydration Medical Monitoring Rehab Profiles Safety for Company Officers

  21. What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques Accountability Systems Passport or other In use by all members Crews accountability to each other is essential Best use on fireground comes from use in training Movement between sectors Accountability Systems Safety for Company Officers

  22. What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques Incident Command System Safety Officer is part of Command Staff Sector Consult / advise Command of actions Participate in planning process Incident Command System Safety for Company Officers

  23. What should the safety officer know? Building construction EMS background Rehab profiles Accountability systems ICS Liaison Techniques Liaison Techniques Understanding of outside agency participation in incident excavators utilities Oversight of mutual aid companies conflicting values? Liaison Techniques Safety for Company Officers

  24. Incident Safety Officer • Dispatch of ISO • Report of Fire (Company Officers) • Working Fires • HazMat/Special Operations • Mass Casualty • Report of Injured or Trapped Firefighters Safety for Company Officers

  25. Arrival On Scene • Don full protective clothing • Same levels of protection as crews operating • Report to IC for briefing • Review action plan • Accountability in use • RIT in place Safety for Company Officers

  26. Major Areas of Responsibility • Identify unsafe conditions, operations, or hazards that pose risk to firefighters • Once identified the Safety Officer must: • Immediately alter, suspend or terminate activities that are IMMINENT HAZARDS • Through command, alter conditions or activities that are NOT imminent Safety for Company Officers

  27. Authority of the Incident Safety Officer • Complete authority to alter, suspend or terminate those activities judged to be unsafe of involving imminent hazard. Review Division 10 and Department Policy Safety for Company Officers

  28. Classic Risk Management Plan • Risk a lot within a calculated plan to save a lot • Risk a little within a calculated plan to save a little • Risk nothing to save nothing Safety for Company Officers

  29. Ongoing Responsibilities • Firefighters continue to work within the risk management plan • Incident Commander has established rehab • Continuously monitor the fireground conditions • Ensure that accountability system is used • Collapse and Hot Zones are established and communicated Safety for Company Officers

  30. Ongoing Responsibilities • Evaluate motor vehicle scene traffic hazards and vehicle placement • Monitor radio traffic • Evaluate the need and request assignment of assistant safety officers Safety for Company Officers

  31. Specific Incidents - Structural • Rapid Intervention Team in place • Evaluation of collapse potential and establishment of ZONES • Evaluate smoke conditions for potential deterioration of situations • Monitor access and egress points Safety for Company Officers

  32. Specific Incidents - EMS Operations • Infection control practices • Incident Scene rehabilitation • Critical Incident Stress management • Traffic Safety • Accountability Safety for Company Officers

  33. Specific Incidents - HazMat • Overall safety • HazMat safety officer assigned at operational level • Work with HazMat safety officer to coordinate events • Ensure that Hot, Warm and Cold Zones are established and marked • Participate in planning session with IC Safety for Company Officers

  34. Specific Incidents - Special Operations • Similar to HazMat • Training should be equivalent to duties of special operations members • May serve as plan review position working with special operations member Safety for Company Officers

  35. Division 10 Checklist Safety for Company Officers

  36. Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation Time Keeping Time of call First entry by crews Duration of interior attack Any significant events flashover ventilation rescue Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) Safety for Company Officers

  37. Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation Personnel Count Interior crews Where assigned Teams established Accountability system in place and in use Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) Safety for Company Officers

  38. Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation Building Survey How long burning Determined fire location Integrity of roof/walls/ floors Attention to Truss Minimize exposure under/over large spans Utilities OFF Survey overhead hazards Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) Safety for Company Officers

  39. Operations Adequate flow/ GPM’s Secondary escapes Attention to ladder work Observe collapse danger zones Smoke volume, color, force Fall hazards Operations (con’t) Air monitoring Observe rehab profiles Additional hazards traffic heat / cold passive smoke in operations area Fireground Safety OfficerFireground Operations Safety for Company Officers

  40. Sector Officer Time Keeping Personnel Count Building Survey Operations Accident/Injury Investigation Accident / Injury Investigation Injured to hospital Retain all equipment Order blood / urine tests Respond to hospital for interviews Follow-up reporting after incident Fireground Safety Officer (Sector) Safety for Company Officers

  41. Before leaving scene Secure scene CISD indicators? Legal considerations Brief Command on incident observations Within 24 hours Develop an incident review form and submit to Chief Participate in critique, CISD Participate in investigations of injuries and fatalities Fireground Safety OfficerPost-Incident Responsibilities Safety for Company Officers

  42. Case History Safety for Company Officers

  43. Safety for Company Officers

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