Oxnard Fire Department: Case Study

No sound strikes more fear and excitement in a firefighters heart, than when the screeching of an alarm echoes through the fire station. Those emotions intensify as we race to the ambulance as vague details of the call crackle over the radio. In those moments it is vital to compose yourself and harness those emotions and channel them into -------. As I sat at the station one night studying for an exam I had the next morning, the alarm began to ring out. In an instant I went from student to EMT and began on one of my most memorable calls. As dispatch relayed the details of single vehicle rollover with multiple passengers, we began to develop a plan.

Having adequate resources, including personnel, equipment, and water is essential to a successful operation. Improper implementation of the ICS system, as well as not having accountability for the firefighters involved in a fire as large as the Pawtucket event, are serious safety issues that could have proved disastrous for the firefighters in this incident. Safety is the first rule in firefighting with the end goal that everyone goes

Motor vehicle crashes has continued to be one of the leading causes of death and injury to RC residents. According to the California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS),

On 05/02/2018 the Merced County fire department responded to a fire on the property of 15476 August Ave, in the township of Delhi. Fire department personnel arrived on scene and located a large junk pile on the north east corner of the property was in flames. In the course of attempting to control the fire, firefighters opened up an adjacent 30 foot white Aly Aljo trailer with Brown Orange &Tan stripes. Firefighters noticed a large amount of marijuana inside the trailer and contacted the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies responded were able to see from a broken window outside the trailer that there was a large amount of marijuana inside the trailer. Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies contacted the Merced Area Gang and Narcotic Enforcement Team (M.A.G.N.E.T.)

You inform the dispatcher that you’re en-route to the location responding in code three which is lights and sirens. When you arrive on the scene, you can see two seriously damaged vehicles and all you see is chaos. The two vehicles appear to be stuck together because they hit each other so hard. The coolant and oil is splattered all over the road and burning and boiling off of the still hot engines. You’re trained to give first aid and basic life support, you are silently thankful that an ambulance is already on the scene. You see a paramedic talking with a driver who is pinned inside the vehicle trying to keep them awake. You notice that the driver is covered in blood and has severe cuts all over his or her body. Firefighters arrive on the scene to use Jaws of Life to cut out the pinned in driver. The other driver in the other vehicle appears to be unresponsive and you see paramedics pulling the driver out of the vehicle to conduct CPR on the driver. The paramedics dispatch that they need flight care to pick up one of the seriously injured drivers. The ambulance takes the other driver to the hospital after being cut out of the vehicle. Flight care arrives on scene to pick up the severely injured driver. One of your main duties is to guard flight care from people and vehicles. Flight care

After receiving a grant from the Office of Juvenile Affairs, Camp Fire brought two new members to the team to foster the relationship with the Hispanic families as well as to increase their involvement in the different programs.

During a review of the history of FIBRESCOPE, conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reveals that one amor innovation was the development of the Incident Command System or ICS. FEMA describes ICS’s effectiveness and significance as being implemented by most Southern California dire departments as early as 1981. From this, ICS has spread through the fire service throughout the country. It has been found to be utilized for many responses other firefighting, being used to manage incidents from natural disasters to hazardous materials spills, to major

Introduction. On January 06, 2005, a cargo train carrying a massive amount of chlorine gas spilled in Graniteville, South Carolina, creating panic and indeed chaos to both citizens and emergency personnel’s. The residents were caught in their sleep when freight train 192 traveling approximately 47 mph struck and leaked a dangerous amount of chlorine gas into the atmosphere. As a result of this tragedy, 5,400 individuals were evacuated from their homes and nine victims later died of gas related causes. The magnitude of this disaster was one that would change any town or city forever. And such sentiments were felt throughout the community of Graniteville. However, the purpose of this paper is to discuss what was learned from this unanticipated train calamity in Graniteville. While exploring how the field of emergency management can properly respond to unforeseen transportation accidents through implementing efficient and effective ways of communication in the midst of an incident.

The Clayton fire, named for the creek near where it broke out, was driven by fierce winds into the foothill community of Lower Lake, 80 miles (130 km) north of San Francisco, forcing hundreds of residents to flee. That fire broke out on Saturday evening.

Candidate Rodriguez gave a clear, direct and very confident brief of the five paragraph order to his fire team. SNC was able to address all the key points with the exception of command and signal. SNC briefed the need for security but, did not utilize during the execution phase. SNC displayed great communication skills which were very effective throughout the course. SNC displayed a great deal of urgency and relayed this to his team members also. SNC showed great leadership skills and positive control of his fire team. This was displayed during one particular portion when the rope was penalized for touching red and was told to drop it from the top of the obstacle, the team member at the top misunderstood and also came down as well. SNC

After the tragic loss of his cousin and a childhood friend, Denis Leary set out to establish a foundation to ensure firefighters across this country had the resources needed to carry out their assigned duties. The foundation was established to benefit those who protected the citizens of the country along with their families when needed. Within the foundation, you can see the values of Leary and how meaningful the cause is to him along with the leadership integrity he brings to it. Not only does establishing a foundation benefit those it is intended to serve, but it also enhances the image of the founder being it. Lastly, possessing integrity and managing an image are compatible based on the individual.

Heavy equipment may be used to free the victim All workers should go to the accident area to assist the rescue First aid should only

To illustrate the lack of coordination, the injured were disproportionately transported to local hospitals, over utilizing some hospitals while others were underutilized. This is an undesirable occurrence in a mass casualty situation, diminishing the care for both the accident victims, and the current hospital patients. In other words, directing an influx of patients to correspond with hospital capacity is essential during an MCI. As soon as, an MCI is determined, all hospitals are notified by the FCC (911 call center). In turn, each hospital reports back on how many patients they can handle, both trauma and non-trauma. As soon as the EMS triage branch supervisor receives this information he/she can then disperse the various patients to different trauma or non-trauma centers, depending on the

I truly enjoyed reading the material for this week 's discussion. I found it fascinating to read how these people of passion were so revered as leaders. Something I found difficult while reading the stories of these various leaders was the details of what they did within their respective industries that made them successful. Although I recognize the importance of the details, I found myself continually fanaticizing about how the many different approaches would directly translate to the fire service. Because of the uniqueness of the fire service as an industry, I found it easier to relate to themes and concepts rather than the details. 'Strengths Based Leadership ' by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie For example Simon Cooper stated: "people create memories, not things. If we ask guests what color the carpet was in their guest room, they probably won 't know. The real value comes from the ladies and gentlemen (employees) who bring that hotel to life. Ten percent is the platform, but the rest is people. (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 43) As I read this I couldn 't help but think of the fact that our customers in the emergency response world (fire service) likely remember more about how we treat them than what uniform we wear or what kind of apparatus we arrive in, so long as we bring true caring and compassion to their bedside. In addition Cooper 's people over platform approach was obvious in this Rath & Conchie description: "then when he talked of the night-and-day difference that a

(1) Dispatch medical personnel to the accident site as needed via ambulance or helicopter, whichever permits earliest arrival and evacuation of injured.