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Happy Sunday , I hope this week started out great for you. I really like the way you address week one's questions. When working in large buildings, where there is only two way up , stairs or elevator, you are completely correct, you must come down. William, I did not think about it the way you did, making everyone feelings a part by add to the planning and assign responsibility will make them more receptacle to the evacuation training. Rehearsal drills are the best it allows you to see if a plan is working effectively, if you can't do it any certain time , their is time to make adjustments for improvements. I think the United State government has put more force on crisis situations since the 9/11 attack. Another crisis like

At 6:34pm Incident Commander number two orders a head count and finds out two firefighters are currently missing which was last contacted via radio on the fourth floor. At 6:41pm the incident commander number two makes an announcement to all fire personal to use extreme caution because the building was dangerous and activated the third alarm and demand to clear radio communication for emergencies due to the missing firefighters stuck on certain floors where they heard emergency transmissions from victims in rescue 1 asking for help and that they were lost and out of air. And at 6:54pm the Incident commander orders the fourth alarm be struck and asked the location of the missing firefighters who were stuck in the building and tells them to activate there PASS alarms at 6:57pm one of the victims stated that their alarms were activated. With the other engines and support showed up for the third alarm they were prepared to do a search and rescue operation for the lost firefighters and while they go in after them they unfortunately could not reach the lost victims and by searching they lost all visibility and ran out of air and was

Teamwork is critical to mission success. Not willing to help others or support the mission will result in the outcome as those who are dishonest.

Escape Fire, having the forethought and intuitive capacity in a time of crisis to embark on a decision that logistically seems impossible. As such, the current healthcare system is in a period of crisis and changes must be made. Additionally, the health system needs the inherent capacity of logical, capable and intuitive healthcare leaders to identify a break in the emerging threat. If the healthcare system continues in the direction that it is traveling, devastating results are sure to occur. While considering the titling of the movie and this assignment it appeared oddly connected to a healthcare course. However, after viewing the film the urgency of the situation depicts a comparable circumstance that the firefighters experienced in a time of uncertainty and risk (Heineman, Froemke, & Scott, 2012).

Some major issues that was observed was the two firefighters riding on top of the ladder truck and almost getting knocked off, when they were supposed to be riding inside the cab with seatbelts fastened. Also, the engine company crew that was traveling behind the ladder truck, witnessing what was happening and not attempting to correct the situation. The two firefighters on top of the ladder truck was committing unsafe practices which is defined as “any actions that directly or indirectly compromise the physical wellbeing of a firefighter” (Ford, 2012, p.78). Also, according to Ford (2012), “in 2004 the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), came up with the safety initiative called 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiative and one of them states all firefighters must be empowered to stop unsafe practices” (p.26). The firefighters in the engine behind the ladder truck should have spoken up as soon as they saw the act being committed. If the firefighters had not duck to avoid hitting

Emergency disaster situations can be defined in three ways accidental, natural, or wilful. An accidental disaster refers to an event which is totally unexpected such as a house fire started by an electrical fault. Similarly, an illustration of a natural disaster would be the recent earthquakes which took place in Christchurch, NZ between September 2010 and February 2011 that resulted in devastating and far reaching consequences for the country. Foremost in many minds when recollecting a wilful disaster would be the terror attacks of 9.11 in the USA. A disaster of this magnitude has never been experienced during peace time in our lifetime. This essay will examine three different aspects of rescue management procedure where reports detailing disaster and emergency response must be studied to understand and improve our handling of rescue operations.

Planning and preparation are a constant battle for the emergency responder community. They must stay up to date with polices and training. They must run drills, so that they are comfortable and familiar with how to respond, in the case of a catastrophic emergency. They can not just plan for one type of scenario, but they must run through every type of event that could unfold. Types of scenarios they could practice for include mass shootings, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, bomb threats, bio-attacks, or anything that could have a large scale of casualties. After high intensity incidents, the responders have an after actions review, where they contemplate on what worked

The organization should work on a plan that involves the employees after evacuation, such preparation helps all employees to avoid confusion that can lead to delays in rescuing anyone trapped in the building or any unnecessary rescue operations. The programs should also cover first aid procedures, including protection against chemicals and poisonous fumes. The exercises and drills should be done more often to keep employees prepared and evaluation should be considered to identify the effectiveness of the

The Mentor Fire Department has not been able to meet the goals of annual pre-fire planning. By not meeting these goals we could be placing firefighters at risk because they may not have the information necessary to safely, efficiently and effectively handle the fire emergency presented. The issues seem to affect each emergency incident differently. If the incident commander had knowledge of the building and how to use the preplan information that might be available, the situation was handled safely, efficiently and effectively. If the incident commander lacked knowledge of the building, and did not know how to acquire any preplan information, the incident was handled, but might not have been handled as safely, efficiently and effectively as possible.

There was no civilian life at stake but fire fighters soon found themselves in harms way even though there was no

These type of warning signs can only be attributed to someone who is affiliated with a department of organization, there is also the distinct threat from a random attacker. In order to stay prepared for an attack or an active shooter there must be steps taken to ensure a fire department is prepared to react to a possible mass casualty attack. When developing a preparedness model there are a few steps that must be followed, planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective actions.

Having self-awareness during emergency situations is a vital piece to protecting yourself as well as others. It is crucial to be aware of signs that will lead to endangerment such as a fire alarm going off. As a medical assistant, it is important to help patients evacuate the building safely as fast as possible, but in order to do that, you must protect yourself and your coworkers. Therefore, having an easy to understand strategic evacuation plan will be beneficial in efficiently removing patients from the building. Communicating with your team as well as the patients to make sure everyone understands what to do is important. When you are evacuating, always remain as low as possible to minimalize the smoke and heat. Always remember to check

The people of the community rely on those emergency personnel to get them out of the hazardous situation. Like any situation, the outcomes can be positive or negative. The outcomes we are aiming for are that the public will receive all the proper information and are familiar with the plan of action. However, this leaves a lot of room for miscommunication. If too many people get involved with trying to relay information, the message could get misconstrued. That is why it is important to make sure everyone on the emergency team is aware of their duties and those who aren’t supposed to be giving out information do not.

Why were rescue efforts hampered in the first 24 hours? Their backup generator flooded. Communication device were useless. 3/4 of the police force came in to

While all emergency service responders put their lives on the line every day, the organization that faces the most risks are firefighters. As the Association for Psychological Sciences notes, firefighters deal with “Perilous flames, collapsing buildings, the anguish of burn victims” in addition to “[e]xplosions, automobile accidents, suicide attempts. Even terrorist attacks, dismemberment and death.” (citation from psych.org) Their courage, resiliency, and strength led me to choose to research the world of firefighting for this assignment. For my paper, I decided to interview my uncle, Brendan Stoner, who was a forest firefighter during the summers of the 1990’s in Utah County. I decided to research firefighting to get another perspective