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March 2009 Newsletter
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On Friday March 6th, the spring weather rolled into the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Along with it came fire service personnel from around the country on a quest to save lives. These 150 plus fire service members came to share a common goal of "saving our own" through the Everyone Goes Home® Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program. The purpose of the Summit was to learn, to educate, to network, and to find every way possible to reduce line-of-duty deaths.
"What we have been able to accomplish in 3 1/2 years with the Everyone Goes Home® program with our volunteer Advocates, has been nothing short of remarkable. Specifically, to see that attendance more than tripled from last year, as well as the enthusiasm and energy that existed truly made all of us feel that our hard work was well worth it."
- Billy D. Hayes, Advocate Program Mgr.
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Safety Summit Coverage:
"Thanks to everyone for making this year's Safety Summit a huge success."
- Linda Stone, Program Coordinator
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Seal of Excellence Award
Ohio (Region V - Advocate Nazih Hazime)
Ohio has embraced the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. The work of the team has successfully embedded the 16 Initiatives into training programs at the Ohio Fire Academy and various community college training programs. |
Wyoming (Region VIII - Advocate Brooks Martin)
Wyoming has embedded the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives into the training curriculum. The Wyoming Fire Officer II program now has the 16 Initiatives as the second page of the student manual. |
There are other professions that have had success changing or more importantly, shaping, culture. While their missions may vary in scope, the models they use can easily be applied to the fire service and how we develop personnel to lead us into a safety-minded culture.
While teaching a building construction class a few years back, I discovered many of the attending fire officers did not have any idea about the dangers associated with lightweight construction (LWC) when involved in fire. I was appalled that these officers - who were responsible for making competent fireground decisions involving the life safety of their firefighter - did not understand the rules of the game concerning lightweight building construction. What's even more appalling is the fact all too many firefighters and officers still don't understand today.
The Everyone Goes Home® Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program has approved a pilot program of the Champion Project in New Jersey.
The nationwide online survey about how the current economic crisis is affecting fire departments across the country will be live for another week. The 15-minute Web-based survey, sponsored by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, ends on March 31st.
» Also: Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Launches Nationwide Fire Service Survey
Do You Have Courage to Be Safe(SM)?
Everyone Goes Home® asked this question to a group of Courage to Be SafeSM Trainers and then asked them to put their thoughts into an essay. Throughout the coming months we will feature their compelling stories, starting in the April newsletter.
Special congratulations to the essays chosen for special recognition and those chosen as the Courage to Be SafeSM Challenge Coin recipients.
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