Unit 2 - Fatality and Injury Data

Question 1

Who created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) to lead a nationwide effort to honor America’s fallen firefighters?

Answer 1

Congress

Question 2

The nonprofit foundation (NFFF) has developed and expanded programs since what year?

Answer 2

1992

Question 3

The Life Safety Initiative includes 16 critical points — How many directly apply to the ISO’s efforts?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

What are the 4 Life Safety initiative that directly apply to the ISO’s efforts?

Answer 4

1. Enhance personal and organizational accountability for health and safety throughout the fire service.
2. Focus greater attention on the integration of risk management with incident management at all levels, including strategic, tactical, and planning responsibilities.
3. All firefighters must be empowered to stop unsafe practices.
4. Thoroughly investigate all firefighter fatalities, injuries, and near misses.

Question 5

We know that each year approximately how many firefighters die in the line of duty?

Answer 5

100

Question 6

In what year was the NFPA/U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) statistical series was formalized?

Answer 6

1977

Question 7

In 1977, what two organization’s had their statistical series formalized?

Answer 7

In 1977 — NFPA and USFA

Question 8

Each year a report is prepared by [who] on firefighter fatalities?

Answer 8

USFA

Question 9

How often is a report is prepared by the USFA on firefighter fatalities?

Answer 9

Each year

Question 10

In 1977, the NFPA/U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) statistical series was formalized. Each year a report is prepared by the USFA on what?

Answer 10

Firefighter fatalities

Question 11

What is consistently the number one cause of on-duty firefighter fatalities in the U.S. (NFPA, 2007)?

Answer 11

Sudden Cardiac Death

Question 12

Sudden cardiac death is consistently the number one cause of [what] in the U.S. (NFPA, 2007)?

Answer 12

On-duty firefighter fatalities

Question 13

What events are now recognized as needing attention like any other incident?

Answer 13

Training related events

Question 14

The NFPA reported that [what] percent of onduty firefighter deaths occurred during training-related activities (apparatus and equipment drills; physical fitness; live fire training; underwater/dive training; and during classes or seminars)?

Answer 14

10 percent

Question 15

Who reported that 10 percent of onduty firefighter deaths occurred during training-related activities (apparatus and equipment drills; physical fitness; live fire training; underwater/dive training; and during classes or seminars)?

Answer 15

NFPA

Question 16

The NFPA reported that 10 percent of [what] occurred during training-related activities (apparatus and equipment drills; physical fitness; live fire training; underwater/dive training; and during classes or seminars)?

Answer 16

On duty firefighter deaths

Question 17

The NFPA reported that 10 percent of onduty firefighter deaths occurred during what?

Answer 17

Training-related activities (apparatus and equipment drills; physical fitness; live fire training; underwater/dive training; and during classes or seminars).

Question 18

According to NFPA, What are the training-related activities that 10 percent of onduty firefighter deaths occur during?

Answer 18

1. Apparatus and equipment drills
2. Physical fitness
3. Live fire training
4. Underwater/dive training
5. During classes or seminars

Question 19

In what year, did the USFA report that more than 44,000 firefighters were injured on the fireground?

Answer 19

2006

Question 20

Who reported that in 2006 more than 44,000 firefighters were injured on the fireground?

Answer 20

USFA

Question 21

The USFA reported that in 2006 more than [how many] firefighters were injured on the fireground?

Answer 21

44,000 firefighters

Question 22

The USFA reported that in 2006 more than 44,000 firefighters were _______ on the fireground?

Answer 22

Injured

Question 23

What are the most prominent contributing factors to firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States?

Answer 23

1. Situational awareness (37.3 percent)
2. Lack of wellness/fitness (28.5 percent)
3. Human error (10.6 percent)

Question 24

What percent of firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States was due to lack of situational awareness?

Answer 24

37.3 percent

Question 25

What percent of firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States was due to lack of wellness/fitness?

Answer 25

28.5 percent

Question 26

What percent of firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States was due to human error?

Answer 26

10.6 percent

Question 27

According to the IAFF report, in what percent of the injuries, were there no days lost from normal duty?

Answer 27

75 percent

Question 28

According to the IAFF report, for almost 75 percent of the injuries, there were no days lost from normal duty. This study also reported that nearly [what percent] of injuries had significant impact on the firefighter’s return to normal duty.

Answer 28

6 percent

Question 29

According to [what organizations] report, for almost 75 percent of the injuries, there were no days lost from normal duty. This study also reported that nearly 6 percent of injuries had significant impact on the firefighter’s return to normal duty.

Answer 29

IAFF

Question 30

What are the major types of injuries received during fireground operations?

Answer 30

1. strains, sprains, and muscular pains–45.1 percent
2. wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruises–18.2 percent
3. burns–6.9 percent; and
4. smoke or gas inhalation–5.6 percent

Question 31

What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were strains, sprains, and muscular pains?

Answer 31

45.1 percent

Question 32

What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruises?

Answer 32

18.2 percent

Question 33

What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were burns?

Answer 33

6.9 percent

Question 34

What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were smoke or gas inhalation?

Answer 34

5.6 percent

Question 35

Every response organization is supposed to have an IMS that includes plans, exercises, programs, and standards related to health and safety. In order to meet NFPA standards, a fire department is to establish what two things?

Answer 35

1. Risk Management Plans

2. Safety standards

Question 36

Incident safety is primarily focused on what?

Answer 36

The Public

Question 37

What is the number one priority of incident management?

Answer 37

Safety

Question 38

What is one of the main causes of injuries according to the IAFF’s August 2008 report?

Answer 38

The lack of situational awareness

Question 39

The lack of situational awareness is one of the main causes of ________ according to the IAFF’s August 2008 report

Answer 39

Injuries

Question 40

Who conducts investigations of fire-related incidents (Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program)?

Answer 40

NIOSH

Question 41

After reading any NIOSH report, the most dangerous factor is what three things?

Answer 41

1. Uneducated
2. Inexperienced
3. Overly aggressive responder