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Resources Directory Changing the Fire Service Culture Fire Department Safety Officer, 1st ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 2001. There are many resources which discuss implementing and managing culture change. The following two sources are suggested for their comprehensiveness and applicability to fire service work culture. Manning, William A. “Creating the ‘New’ Fire Service Culture: A Perspective, Part 1,” 2006. Available at www.everyonegoeshome.com OSHA (US Department of Labor), “Creating a Safety Culture.” This appears in Module 4 of OSHA’s eTools Safety and Health Management System program, found at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/safetyhealth/. The eTools kit contains four modules to help introduce organizational change: Safety and Health Payoffs (Mod 1), Management Systems and Safety and Health Integration (Mod 2), Doing a Safety and Health Check-Up (Mod 3), and Creating Change (Mod 4). Apparatus Driving and Safe Operations Fire Department Safety Officer, 1st ed. ; International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 1st ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. Alive on Arrival: Tips for Safe Emergency Vehicle Operations, USFA, 2003. www.usfa.fema.gov NFPA 1002 Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications, 2003 Edition. NFPA 1451 Standard for a Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program, 2002 Edition. NFPA 1500 Standard for Fire Department Occupational Health and Safety, 2000 Edition. Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative, FEMA, August, 2004. Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations, United States Fire Administration and the National Volunteer Fire Council, www.nvfc.org. Ten Cones of Highway Safety, training video available from www.respondersafety.com. Apparatus Response Essentials of Firefighting 4th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. Fire Department Safety Officer 1st ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 2001.. NFPA 1002 Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications, 2003 Edition. NFPA 1451 Standard for a Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program, 2002 Edition. NFPA 1500 Standard for Fire Department Occupational Safety & Health Program, 2002 Edition. Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative, FEMA, August 2004. “Ten Cones of Highway Safety,” www.respondersafety. com U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, section 6i, “The Control of Traffic Through Incident Management Areas,” 2003 Edition. Emergency Vehicle Safe Operations for Volunteer and Small Combination Emergency Service Organizations, United States Fire Administration and the National Volunteer Fire Council, at www.nvfc.org Offensive vs. Defensive Tactics Essentials of Fire Fighting, 4th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. Fire Department Company Officer, 3rd ed., International Fire Service Training Association. NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications 2003 edition. NFPA 1521 Standard on Fire Department Safety Officer 2002 edition. NFPA 1561 Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System, 2005 edition. Norman, John. Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics, 3rd ed. Fire Engineering Books, 2005. Sendelbach, Timothy E. “The ‘Safety Engine’ Concept: A Proactive Alternative for Fireground Survival.” Available at www.tes2training.com. Smith, James P. Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground. Prentice Hall, 2001. Ward, Michael. Fire Officers: Principles and Practice. Jones & Bartlett Pub. Inc. 2005. In addition, most state and local training academies teach classes on fireground safety. The National Fire Academy offers resident and non-resident courses on Incident Command & Control, as well as Fire Officer development. Reinventing Fire Prevention Essentials of Fire Fighting, 4th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. United States Fire Administration: The National Fire Academy and USFA are excellent starting points for information on fire prevention programs. Publications regarding public prevention programs can be found at: www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/tips. International Fire Service Training Association, Public Fire an Life Safety Educator, 2nd ed, 1997. NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® 101, 2006. NFPA 1035 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety Educator, 2005 edition NFPA 1031 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner, 2003 edition. Diamantes, David. Fire Prevention: Code Enforcement and Inspection, 3r ed., 2006. Robertson, James. Introduction to Fire Prevention, 6th ed., 2004. Research Paper: Arnlund, Marilyn. “Fire Fighters’ Attitudes Toward Fire Prevention Activities,” National Fire Academy/USFA, 1999. Wildland Interface Issues Essentials of Firefighting, 4th Edition, International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. Fire Operations in the Urban Interface, National Wildfire Coordinating Council. NFPA 1051 Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2002 edition. NFPA 1144 Standard for Protecting Life and Property from Wildfire, 2002 edition. NFPA 1906 Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus, 2006 edition. The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (www.NWCG.gov) and the National Interagency Fire Center (www.NIFC.gov) provide guides, videos and other resources on the WUI. The SILVIS Lab (Department of Forest Ecology & Management) of the University of Wisconsin maintains an extraordinary collection of WUI material. For state-by-state WUI maps, statistics and data, see http://silvis.forest.wisc.edu. Mental Health Services Fire Department Safety Officer, 1st ed.; International Fire Service Training Association, 2001. There are many sources to turn to for help in developing a mental health component to a fire department’s health and wellness program. These are just a few: Myers, D. (1994). Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Publication No. (SMA) 94-3010. Mitchell, J.T. and Bray, C. (1990). Emergency Services Stress: Guidelines for Preserving the Health and Careers of Emergency Services Personnel. Englewood-Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Smith, Lt. Robert L., PhD, “Coping with Catastrophe,” Stress Management Unit, Washington Township Fire Department, Fire Chief magazine, Dec 2001. Mitchell, Jeffrey T. and George S. Everly, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: An Operations Manual for CISD, Defusing and Other Group Crisis Intervention Services, Chevron Pub.; 3rd edition (January 2001) Mitchell, Jeffery T. and George S. Everly, Human Elements Training for Emergency Services, Public Safety and Disaster Personnel: An Instructional Guide to Teaching Debriefing, Crisis Intervention and Stress Management Programs, Chevron Pub., 1994. Fire Service Training Techniques Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 6th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1999. Fire Department Safety Officer, 1st ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 2001. NFPA 1041 Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, 2002 edition. NFPA 1403 Standard for Live Fire Training Evolutions, 2002 edition. The International Fire Service Training Association provides material for every level of training in many formats: books, audio tapes, video, software, and self-study assessment tools. USFA/National Fire Academy (www.usfa.fema.gov/training) State Fire Training System Grants: To provide financial assistance to State Fire Training Systems for the delivery of a variety of National Fire Academy (NFA) courses/programs Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program: Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety Program Area TRADE: The Training Resources and Data Exchange (TRADE) program is a regionally based network designed to foster the exchange of fire-related training information and resources among Federal, State, and local levels of government. Understanding Fire Research Essentials of Fire Fighting, 4th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. The United States Fire Administration provides excellent material to support fire service research. At its website (www.usfa.fema.gov) consult the following: National Fire Data Center: Topical Research Series U.S. Fire Statistics Fire Data Analysis Handbook Research Projects-USFA Research Initiatives USFA Fire Research Agenda Learning Resource Center (LRC) on-line Catalog National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) provides Fire Research Information Services (FRIS) to researchers around the world. FRIS has more than 55,000 items in its collection, including published reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, books and audiovisual items. Go to www.bfrl.nist.gov/fris. inFIRE is an international network for Fire information and Reference exchange—a worldwide network of libraries dedicated to fire-related literature. Membership fee. Visit www.inFIRE.org The NFPA’s One-Stop Data Shop provides excellent reports, many of which may be downloaded for free to non-members. NFPA members are entitled to research reports and research-related documents. There are a number of journals and periodicals which publish regularly publish fire-related research:
Other subject-specific periodicals can be researched at the National Fire Academy’s Learning Resource Center On-Line Catalog www.usfa.fema.gov. Duty and Responsibility to Act Safely Fire Department Safety Officer, 1st ed., International Fire Service Training Association 2001. Essentials of Fire Fighting, 4th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. NFPA 1500 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2002 edition. NFPA 1521 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, 2002 edition. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) publishes Fire Fighter Fatality Investigations and Prevention Program reports on every firefighter line-of-duty death in the United States. Each report contains recommendations for the future. The reports can be found at www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports The Health Hazard Evaluation Program (NIOSH) helps employees identify workplace health concerns: www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor publishes documents relating to Employee Responsibilities at www.osha.gov Stopping Unsafe Practices Essentials of Fire Fighting, 4th ed., International Fire Service Training Association, 1998. Firefighter Fatality Studies, United States Fire Administration, www.usfa.fema.gov , on-going. “Firefighter Life Safety Summit: Initial Report,” National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, April 2004, found at www.everyonegoeshome.com
Federal OSHA laws protect employees who step forward to report unsafe workplace safety practices and who fear or suffer reprisals. For regulations, visit OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs at www.osha.gov .
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