Fire and Emergency Services Safety & Survival, 2nd Edition

Features

Modern solutions, procedures, and recommendations that put safety first

• Meets the updated FESHE guidelines for Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
• Covers the complex, challenging, and unforgiving environments that fire professionals find themselves in everyday.
• Includes references to professional organizations and initiatives, including the National Firefighter Life Safety Summit, the 16 Life Safety Initiatives, and the Everyone Goes Home® Program.
• Accessible to all fire service personnel interested in developing and maintaining safe practices and habits in the line of duty and creating a culture of change.
• Engages readers with the four-color Brady Fire Series Design.
• Reinforces learning and retention with Introductions, Key Terms, and End-of-Chapter Review Questions used throughout

• UPDATED: “A Review of Fire and Emergency Services Line-of-Duty Deaths”: All the statistics have been updated.
• NEW: Chapter 1, “Fire and Emergency Services Culture”: An explanation of the normalization of deviance has been added, as has information on the National Safety Culture Change Initiative. Also, new sections have been added on the national EMS culture of safety including the theory of planned behavior, the SLICE-RS model, and the Courage to Be Safe program.
• NEW: Chapter 2, “Personal and Departmental Accountability”: New sections on the training officer and EMS have been added.
• NEW: Chapter 3, “Risk Management”: New discussions have been added on the Admiral Rickover approach, Dynamic Risk Assessment, risk management during wildland urban interface operations, fire department and community preparedness for wildland/urban interface, and use of technology for wildland/urban interface.
• UPDATED: Chapter 4, “Unsafe Practices”: Added to this chapter are new sections on the generations working together, on teamwork, and on barriers. Also, the crew resource management section has been updated.
• UPDATED: Chapter 5, “Professional Development”: New sections on FRESHE, EMS, ACE, needs assessment, the national professional development initiative, and looking to the future have been added. Discussions on human resources decisions and on the individual commitment to professional development process have been updated.
• UPDATED: Chapter 6, “Medical, Fitness, Performance, and Rehab Standards”: More information has been added to the sections on nutrition and counseling, as well as on the subject of sleep deprivation. Sections on recommended standards, factors that threaten emergency responders, and all research information have been updated.
• UPDATED: Chapter 7, “Data Collection and Research”: All fire and emergency service research areas have been updated, as has the discussion of Fire and Emergency Services University Collaboration. Information on the National Fire Incident Reporting System and the Underwriters Laboratories has been added.
• UPDATED: Chapter 8, “Emerging Technologies”: Sections on GIS, training technology, and radio interoperability have been updated. A new section on unmanned vehicles and mobile devices has been added.
• UPDATED: Chapter 9, “Fatality and Injury Investigations”: The section on the investigative team, scene security, the investigation, and outside investigators has been updated. Discussion on emergency responder responsibility, investigator personal protective measures, report writing, and on arson reporting has been added.
• UPDATED: Chapter 10, “Grant Programs”: Discussion on post award procedures has been revised. A new section on sustainability and turndown notice has been added.
• UPDATED: Chapter 11, “Emergency Re

Written with both students and career fire service professionals in mind, Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival incorporates the FESHE guidelines and outcomes for the Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival course

Modern solutions, procedures, and recommendations that put safety first
The Fire service has long been considered a profession plagued with a history of unavoidable tragedy. As the number of line-of-duty deaths and injuries continues to be staggering year after year, Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival exposes the false mentality of “doing whatever it takes” and provides solutions for both the individual and fire department. Built around the 16 Life Safety Initiatives developed by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, each chapter is written by a contributor with extensive expertise on the topic, incorporates FESHE and NFPA references guidelines, and helps readers understand how to execute procedures and recommendations for putting safety first. Filled with modern solutions, attainable goals, and real-life examples, the text asks each reader to challenge the existing attitudes toward safety and commit to making a change.

Table of Contents

  1. Fire and Emergency Services Culture

  2. Personal and Organizational Accountability

  3. Risk Management

  4. Unsafe Practices

  5. Professional Development

  6. Medical, Fitness, Rehab and Performance Standards

  7. Data Collection and Research

  8. Emerging Technologies

  9. Fatality and Injury Investigations

10. Grant Programs

11. Emergency Response

12. Occupational and Behavioral Health in the Emergency Services

13. Public Education, Code Enforcement, and Residential Sprinklers

14. Emergency Response Vehicles and Equipment