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 Dare to Challenge
Has a thought similar to this ever crossed your mind?
My organization needs to become more adaptable if we are going to be a smarter, stronger and a safer department?
Has the time come for the traditional institution we know as the fire service reached a watershed moment?
Many organizations have acquired more modern equipment, have established specialty rescue teams, or are involved in state and/or national emergency response groups. But what about the initial responders handling our day-to-day calls? What level of training should we expect? With day-to-day responders facing more intense fire environments, working with limited personnel and equipment we want to "raise the bar" so that crews facing fire situations can identify, evaluate, and prioritize their resources, risks, and actions. What options are available?
Incident Safety Officer training. Even if you are not in a position to become a "certified ISO" you can become one of our 1,100 online ISO students. Your $80.00 registration gives you access to seventeen online modules of instruction based on the curriculum written by David W. Dodson in his book Incident Safety Officer 2nd. edition. Self assessment quizzes guide your progress and what you learn from Dodson's material will improve you both personally and professionally.
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You can stop there or take a bigger step toward national incident safety officer certification. If you meet the requirements of NFPA 1521 and meet the qualification standards of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association, you can apply for and take the official ISO certification examination.
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Firefighter Rehab ... What we really need to know
Booking now for spring and fall 2014
 PSEN has developed a new program regarding firefighter rehabilitation. As many of you know our approach to many of the ailments we face revolve around responding members being able to recognize risk, utilize what equipment is available, and assign tasks based on who is available to work any particular incident.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW ... CLICK HERE
This is a one day program based on NFPS 1500, 1584, NIOSH, OSHA and the USFA.
Here is a look at how the program looks
Time - 9 AM to 4 PM
- Why rehabilitation is vital to preventing accident, injury, and fatalities.
- Introspection and Firefighter Culture.
- Why change, what has changed, how to change.
- Why accept being "accidently successful."
- Attitude ... We all have one.
- Thoughts on nutrition, hydration, fitness, and heart health.
- How old is you pump ... How old is your heart.
- Setting up rehabilitation.
- Rehab guidelines.
- Heat and Cold Stressors
- Introduction to Fit-to-Fight.
- Effects of Fire Attack and Search/Rescue.
- Effects of interior and exterior ventilation on the body.
- Effects of smoke inhalation, SCBA usage, and cancer.
- Effects of pressure and exertion on the mind and body.
Write for more details bobc@publicsafetyedu.com
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Thinking Incident Safety
More than just words
 There is and will always be those who think the word "culture" is over used and nothing more than an aged buzz word. There will always be reasons to risk our lives. It is a risk worth taking when approached with intelligence. Someone read ing this is thinking that it goes without saying that we must know our jobs. The facts (based on NFPA data) still indicate that accidents, injuries, and fatalities on the fire ground are still too high. Many communities have initial responders with little time, little experience, and little qualified supervision arriving at a working fire and must initiate an action plan with the same intelligence of a incident commander. If our younger responders are not thinking like an incident safety officer then how can they make decisions based on limited policies, limited equipment, and limited personnel so that intelligent aggressiveness is worth the risk?
Could it be that bravado about what we are and what we do kicks in? Could it be we are all wrapped up in the espoused theory of the situation? Here is my goal; Indoctrinate all initial responders to become teams that understand the concepts briefly outlined in this short presentation.
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Growing Personally and Professionally
More than just words
What a time to grow ... personally and professionally. With the impact of conferences, firefighters of every rank can expose themselves to some very interesting learning opportunities. With the unlimited online learning opportunities its hard to filter them out. The best part is that we no longer are isolated by location. Some of the best day-to-day fire house training minutes are created and delivered by fire instructors utilizing the web to introduce themselves and influence change. Some really good stuff!
For Example ... IAFC introduces FSTAR
 The Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research (FSTAR) tool kit is building bridges between the academic world, laboratory settings, and the fire ground. This online resource draws together the results of numerous investments by researchers, fire associations, and fire departments to drive the latest data and suggested practices into the hands of the fire service. After all, what good are the best and latest findings and tactics if they're not reaching firefighters?
CDC - NOISH New Format on Data and Lessons Learned
 NIOSH's Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program conducts investigations of selected work-related firefighter deaths. This site shows which deaths have "pending" or "completed" NIOSH investigations with links to final reports. U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) fatality data for the investigated deaths and all other firefighter deaths are shown in interactive map and tabular data views that users can tailor to specific fatality criteria. The data is updated regularly as new information becomes available.
Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System
 This is where you can find all Near Miss training resources, to include illustrated case studies, old Near Miss calendars, table-top training exercises, old featured reports, equipment information, crew resource management documents and much more.
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New ... PSENOnline.com
PSEN Building Stronger Systems
Since technology has become second nature and an expected service we assume it will always work. That it will be there like the air we breath is always available to breath. When the need is interrupted or e-mail seems slow we begin to panic.
Rather than keep all of our eggs under one internet domain, (publicsafetyedu.com) we decided to expand in order to be as prepared as can be by adding a new domain to our company.
PSENOnline.com will host our online training services. Our primary domain, publicsafetyedu.com to be more of a information based service and a media development service site.
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Challenge ... Smoke Knowledge
Simple quiz ..
Take a moment and look at these few questions on Reading Smoke. The question come from Incident Safety Officer by David W. Dodson.
Challenge ... Class of Fire
Simple quiz ..
Great table top discussion on something very basic. Identify the class of fire, discuss procedures and equipment that you may have available on your apparatus to cope with these fires.
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