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United States Fire Administration Fortified by History to Meet the Needs of Today

United States Fire Administration Fortified by History to Meet the Needs of Today. 2014 Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Conference Baltimore, Maryland June 2, 2014 Ernest Mitchell, Jr. Fire Administrator United States Fire Administration. United States Fire Administration.

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United States Fire Administration Fortified by History to Meet the Needs of Today

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  1. United States Fire Administration Fortified by History to Meet the Needs of Today 2014 Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Conference Baltimore, Maryland June 2, 2014 Ernest Mitchell, Jr. Fire Administrator United States Fire Administration

  2. United States Fire Administration • Data Collection and Analysis • Public Education and Awareness • Applied Research and Technology • Training (Fire & EMS) • Deployment Assistance (Disaster Response Support) • Information Services

  3. Firefighter Health and Safety

  4. Firefighter Health and Safety

  5. Our Focus for 2014 • Local Prevention & Preparedness • Training • Whole Community – All Hazard Risk Reduction

  6. USFA 2014 Initiatives

  7. “Prevention is much more cost effective than response.”

  8. Community Risk Reduction Risk Loss Prevention Mitigation Level of Preparation

  9. Wildland Urban Interface Wildfires burn millions of acres across the United States Wildfires have increased in size, intensity and cost Education, prevention and mitigation efforts are the keys to damage reduction - success

  10. “Rising to New Challenges” Risk a lot to save a lot. Risk little to save little. Risk nothing to save nothing.~Chief Billy Goldfeder

  11. Residential Fire Sprinklers We protect our businesses from fire with sprinkler systems – why not our families and our homes? Adding sprinklers along with smoke alarms significantly increase the rate of survival Property damage is nine times lower in sprinklered homes Do our communities know about this?

  12. Deployment No notice catastrophic event Intra and Inter-state community aid Build database – Information & Coordination Identify potential resources and analyze

  13. Active Shooter Mass Casualty Events • Active shooter/mass casualty events are a reality in modern American life. • The overall goal is to plan, prepare and respond to save the maximum number of lives possible.

  14. Coordinated and Integrated Planning • Preparation • Response • Treatment • Care Maximizing Survival Pre-PlannedCoordination

  15. The Hartford Consensus • Integrated Response • Fire/Rescue/EMS and Law Enforcement • Critical Actions - THREAT • T - Threat suppression • H - Hemorrhage control • RE - Rapid Extrication to safety • A - Assessment by medical providers • T - Transport to definitive care

  16. What You Need To Know… Smart Fire Fighting: Where Big Data and Fire Service Unite FSTAR: Taking Science to the Streets (Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research) TECHNOLOGY

  17. What other initiatives should USFA engage in 2014?

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