View from the Street * March 2014

Perception vs. Reality? Does your agency meet National Minimum Safety Standards? NFPA 1500 the Standard on Fire Department Safety and Health Program specifies the minimum requirements for an occupational safety and health program for fire departments or organizations that provide rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials mitigation, special operations, and other emergency services.

NFPA 1500 ed 2013 http://www.vfis.com/documents/NFPA1500.pdf

* Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services http://www.vfis.com/

VFIS provides an array of valuable books, checklists, safety forms, self-evaluations, risk communiques and best practice samples here for your use. Free Safety Downloads!

http://www.vfis.com/additional-materials-downloads.htm

* Opticom® Multimode System Collaborate for faster, safer emergency response

http://www.gtt.com/opticom-emergency-response/opticom-multimode-system/

National Best Safety Practices

NUG http://ntimc.transportation.org/Pages/NationalUnifiedGoal(NUG).aspx

• Responder safety; Safe, quick clearance; and Prompt, reliable, interoperable communications

- TIM Network http://timnetwork.org/
- FHWA Traffic Incident Management http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/eto_tim_pse/about/tim.htm
- Responder Safety Learning Network http://learning.respondersafety.com/
- Fire Learning Network http://www.fireherolearningnetwork.com/
- IACP * Officer Safety http://www.theiacp.org/CenterforOfficerSafetyandWellness
- Towing and Recovery Association of America http://www.towserver.net/
- Safe Highways http://www.safehighways.org/
- TIM NETWORK Facebook National Traffic Incident Management Coalition
- IAFF Health, Safety, Medicine http://www.iaff.org/hs/index.htm

EGH Behavioral Health Assistance Programs http://flsi13.everyonegoeshome.com/

EGH Seatbelt Pledge http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/seatbelts/

2014 Killed in the Line of Duty

Police Officers 13 http://www.odmp.org/search/year/2014?ref=sidebar

Fire Fighters 21 http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

EMS 01 http://www.nemsms.org/notices.htm

Towers 02 http://www.internationaltowingmuseum.org/

Eric Reddeck HRFSOC@cox.net
NFFF * Everyone Goes Home Advocate http://www.everyonegoeshome.com