DB 18-7 Training Safety Flashcards
Firefighters are at risk of death or injury not only during actual emergencies but also during ____.
training incidents
Though major injury or fatalities during training evolutions are preventable, the United States Fire Administration (USFA) reports that approximately what percent of all annual line-of-duty deaths were training-related?
11%
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) recommends training in accordance with ____ to prevent life threatening consequences.
Established standards
What are the leading cause of training related deaths?
Heart Attacks
What follows Heart attacks as the second leading cause of training related deaths?
traumatic injury
What were the three leading types of training-related activities associated with the fatalities per the USFA?
- physical fitness activities
- apparatus/equipment drills
- live burn exercises
Given the inherent dangers of firefighting and related emergency activities, the importance of improving ___ and ___ cannot be overstated.
Skill sets and proficiency
Training is imperative to ensuring firefighters are familiar with what 2 things?
- strategies and tactics of firefighting and company standard operating guidelines
What is trainman essential in improving?
responsiveness in performing essential tasks, ensuring proficiency in the use of PPE and firefighting equipment, and fostering teamwork
For decades the LAFD training mantra has been “___”.
“Train as Your Life Depends On it, Because it Does”
The purpose of training is to improve what 5 things?
- technique
- skills
- tactics
- self-development
- retention
After the recruit academy, once in the field, other skills and techniques are demonstrated and taught that are ___ to those districts.
unique to those districts
Performance during emergency incidents also has a nexus (connection) to what three things?
- nutrition
- hydration
- physical preparation
What three things are in the Commanders Intent?
- task
- purpose
- end state
What should be used on all training evolutions before any training evolution is started?
task, purpose, end state (Commanders intent)
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Establish easy to understand ____ for all training activities and ensure they are implemented and enforced
WRITTEN standard operating procedures
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Conduct a ___ analysis on each training exercise
hazard analysis
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Ensure training participants have all _____
trained in planned operations or evolutions
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Designate an individual to act as ____ for all training activities
safety officer
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Ensure that all new training curricula undergo ____ by management personnel prior to implementation.
comprehensive safety review by management
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Ensure that the training environment and facilities are _____
safe
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Ensure that adequate ___ is allotted to safely carry out the training exercise.
time
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Ensure that a _____ is conducted for all training activity as would be done in an actual event.
360 degree size-up is conducted
Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:
Ensure that all participants are adequately hydrated and have reviewed the _____
hydration safety bulletin
