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Fire Administration I

Explore pivotal topics in fire administration like firefighter safety, emergency medical service, specialized responses, and integrated risk management. Learn about the National Mutual Aid System, the importance of technology, and the future of the fire service. This comprehensive guide covers critical issues and strategies to shape a successful future in fire administration.

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Fire Administration I

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  1. Fire Administration I Second Edition Randy R. Bruegman Chapter 12 Shaping the Future

  2. Introduction • Tipping Point • How ideas or messages spread • Contagiousness • Little causes can have big effects • Change happens at one dramatic moment

  3. Introduction • Tipping Point • What will be the catalyst that shapes our future tipping points?

  4. Fire Suppression • Traditional role • Future role • Role of technology

  5. Emergency Medical Service • EMS Agenda for the Future: Implementation Guide • Health care delivery crisis

  6. Specialized Response • Hazardous Materials

  7. Specialized Response • Technical Response

  8. Specialized Response • Wildland Firefighting

  9. Specialized Response • Aircraft Rescue Firefighting

  10. Specialized Response • Federal and Military Fire Protection

  11. Specialized Response • Industrial Fire Protection

  12. Specialized Response • Code Enforcement

  13. Specialized Response • Fire Prevention

  14. Human Behaviors, Values, and Impacts • Countries with best fire loss statistics emphasize prevention • Individual and societal awareness • Accept restrictive building codes • Accept personal responsibility • Lacking in the United States

  15. Integrated Risk Management • Analytical approach to public fire protection • Geographical information systems • Web based information

  16. Technology • What if……

  17. Firefighter Safety • National Firefighter Life Safety Summit • May, 2004 in Tampa, FL • Focused on line-of-duty deaths • Average 99 deaths per year since 1990 (excluding 343 from September 11)

  18. Firefighter Safety • On-Duty Firefighter Deaths

  19. Firefighter Safety • Everyone Goes Home • 16 objectives

  20. Firefighter Safety Everyone Goes Home • Cultural change relating to safety • Personal and organizational accountability • Integrate risk management with incident management • Stop unsafe practices

  21. Firefighter Safety Everyone Goes Home • National standards and qualifications • National medical and fitness standards • National research agenda • Utilize technology

  22. Firefighter Safety Everyone Goes Home • Investigate all incidents • Grant programs support safety • National response policies • National protocols for violent incidents

  23. Firefighter Safety Everyone Goes Home • Counseling and psychological support • Resources for public education • Code enforcement and home sprinklers • Safety in apparatus and equipment design

  24. Firefighter Safety • Individual must accept responsibility for health and safety • Mandatory training and qualification standards • Mandatory physical standards

  25. National Mutual Aid System • Hurricane Katrina proved that it was not in place • IAFC national fire mutual aid systems task force • Seamless process for interstate mobilization, integration, and utilization

  26. Fire Service Research • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • Building and Fire Research Lab (BFRL)

  27. National Fire Service Doctrine • Fire service is at a crossroads • No common doctrine • No universal view of the industry • Set forth general guidance that requires judgment • Requires technical expertise

  28. The Future is Up to You • Today is the start of a great opportunity • The destiny of the profession and your own destiny lie with you

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