Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2008 - (Page 8) Senator Corona receiving a Legislator of the Year Award. (l-r) Chief Steve Pollock, Sen. Corona, Chief Burns. sponsored by the NFFF and Public Entity Risk Institute. Oklahoma State University and Fire Protection Publications project Identifying Leadership and Management Best Practices for Reducing Firefighter Deaths and Injuries explores what makes “safe” departments safe. The study emphasizes the role of the company officer as having the greatest influence in establishing a safety attitude. An IAFF report researches the causes of fi refighter injuries. In the study Contributing Factors to Firefighter Line of Duty Injury in Metropolitan Fire Departments in the United States (MooreMerrell, Zohn, McDonald-Valentine, Golstein, Slocum; 2008), the authors identified contributing factors to firefighter injury. Factors were grouped and, not surprisingly, “decision-making, lack of communication, SOP breech, human error, and lack of situational awareness” contributed to a high percentage of injuries. These are only a few examples of available information. The fi re service is great at compiling reports and information but reluctant to use it. Texas can lead the nation in fi refighter safety if fi re service leaders will aggressively seek this information, study it, and adjust or enforce policy as appropriate. Who said, “If it is predictable, it is preventable?” The fire service is steeped in tradition. Firefighters being injured or killed is one tradition we can do without. 8 325302_Task.indd 1 11/30/07 8:25:09 AM TEXAS FIRE CHIEF Fall/Winter 2008 http://www.tft.com
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