National Fire Incident Reporting System

Inherently the fire service operates in high-risk environments to facilitate the role of preserving life safety and property conservation. How these incidents are managed and safeguarded by our administration

Similarly, fire departments utilize performance measures in the same manner. In the Fire Service, the performance measure is based on protection outcomes that include fires prevented and human life and property saved. Additionally, the role of the fire department extends beyond fires; it also includes emergency medical care, hazardous material’s technical rescues and other emergency and non-emergency calls (Flynn, 2009, p. 6).

According the agency of the Department of Homeland Security states that motor vehicles crashes are the leading cause of death for an on-line duty fireman. Other significant causes of death are: caught/trapped (10%), fall (5%), collapse (3%), and other (7%). Intentions of firefighters are to make the community safe as possible, but we the people need to think twice before we do anything else when dealing with fire. The other things that it 's a national problem for firefighters is not wearing their seat belts when driving out to an emergency. They are so focused on saving our lives when first it 's supposed to be the opposite, their safety is first, but firemen put their lives at risk.

During the month of October, 2008 we lost another fire fighter in a residential structure fire. The Victim was a 24 Y/O male fire fighter from Alabama who had been a volunteer with the department for two years. The firefighter training seemed to be standard for a new volunteer in the area which he served. As always it is tragic to lose a fire fighter and as always we try to learn from it.

Prior to the structure fire occurring we would be dispatched to a trash can fire or dumpster fire. This information was conveyed to the fire marshal, who then set up patrols and in turn coordinated with the police department. Soon after this we would keep watch during our responses for anyone on the road when we would be dispatched to fires. Most of the fires occurred between midnight and three in the morning. Times you would not expect to see too many persons on the street. After several months and several suspects questioned, the fires stopped. Recognizing this pattern and relaying the information started the slow process of mitigating the problem, so far fires in the area have stopped.

Through the Federal Emergency Management Agency-United States Fire Administration, Office of Reports and Data, the latest report showed a nationwide trend for the period of 2012-2016 that the number of structure fires with civilian fire related fatalities has declined overall 6.8% from 2012-2016 and the total number of fire related injuries increased slightly, 1.3%, for the same period. The Estiville Fire Department’s own data shows that in the same period our department had an increase from one (1) civilian fatality and ten (10) injuries requiring medical treatment in 2012 to four (4)

Fire Chief Rick Pavick gave me insight about general information related to the Texarkana, AR fire department. According to Chief Pavick, there are 57 full-time firefighters, however they are still understaffed by 16 at this time. The fires in this community is low in all categories but more house fires occur and is the primary concern. The average response time is 5 minutes on average. There is not a central water supply but there are fire hydrants. The Insurance Services Office (ISO) fire rating is a 5 for this community. The community’s low support for the department financially is related to the community not being aware of the needs of the fire department. The department does offer fire prevention education for the community and adequate

Validity claims are deriving from the potentially unbalanced and discriminative approaches to determining ones capabilities through and within the City of Lakewood’s firefighter program. Claims of standardized equipment restricting the physical capabilities of one’s movement is effecting ones results, however, fire retardant boots and gloves are required for the protection of firefighters during the course of duty and should not be compromised. The main purpose is to ensure the individuals are mentally prepared, conditionally effective, and supplied with the abilities to endure prolonged periods of exposure to highly intensified situations. Although such requirements are demanding, strenuous and potentially hurtful, it is extremely vital that when delivering products of public

Throughout the world, The United States is known to have one of the most aggressive, progressive and passionate emergency fire services who constantly serve their localities. The fire service has immensely developed in American culture, starting as early as the 1600’s in Colonial America and continuing to today in the 21st Century. Fire departments throughout the world have the similar goal of protecting and saving life and property, however the United States has taken this to the most extreme. This vital service to the community has always been and will always be a necessity to a city in order to guarantee the prosperity of the public.

The department has evolved over time in terms of the service it renders to the public. The traditional fire department was merely concerned with extinguishing fire and fire-related response. Today, the fire department offers more than just fire accident response. This paradigm shift will progress into the future. The Houston Fire Department will shift to offer comprehensive emergency response services as opposed to fire incident management alone. In this endeavor, there are likely partnerships with insurance agencies, education institutions for capacity building and medical institutions (Bratina, Greenberg, Pasteur & Grotta,

Throughout the history of Emergency Services men have dominated the profession and held the rank of officer. Many have nicknamed it the good old boys club. Traditionally women have had difficulty not only gaining access to the profession but also climbing the ladder. The International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services published a report titled “A National Report Card on Women in Firefighting” in 2008. This report was based off of a census that was conducted in the 2000 which revealed that women made up only 3.7% of first-level firefighters and just 2.9% were first-level supervisors. The study went on to show that three and a half times the percentage hold positions that are not frontline such as fire inspector or fire investigator

Future re-evaluations of the schedule should continue due to the trending incident volume increases (13.8%) per year on average. These trends will cause the need for additional staffing increases in the future. As noted earlier in the research we see that the department is a combination fire department, and

Facing the Future written by (Knight, 2013) highlights that due to the effectiveness of prevention activities, firefighters are responding to 40% less incidents than a decade ago. Notwithstanding, this decrease in calls has not been met with a decrease in firefighting services and expenditure.

Moreover, firefighters don’t only rescue people from fire, but they also rescue them from road accidents. In addition, Firefighters also deal with a lot of different emergencies, according to a source referencing the Indian fire service, “Dealing with other specific emergencies, such as flooding or terrorist attack which are set out by Statutory Order and can be amended in line with how the role of the Service may change in the future.” In the 20th century the fire departments started to change. Firefighter had to be specialized training and education before they became an official fire department. The training was mainly focused on how they be able to save lives. For example, technical rescue, vehicle rescue and hazardous incidents.

In addition to census records, data were retrieved from Pinellas County Dispatch and the National Fire Incident Reporting System. NFIRS data from 2010 through 2015 was collected, and a comprehensive list of incidents that took place in the Largo Fire Rescue response district was comprised. This information was composed to expose the frequency and severity of incidents such as fires, preventable injuries, medical emergencies, water rescues, traffic incidents,