Unit 2 - Fatality and Injury Data Flashcards
Who created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) to lead a nationwide effort to honor America’s fallen firefighters?
Congress
The nonprofit foundation (NFFF) has developed and expanded programs since what year?
1992
The Life Safety Initiative includes 16 critical points — How many directly apply to the ISO’s efforts?
4
What are the 4 Life Safety initiative that directly apply to the ISO’s efforts?
- Enhance personal and organizational accountability for health and safety throughout the fire service.
- Focus greater attention on the integration of risk management with incident management at all levels, including strategic, tactical, and planning responsibilities.
- All firefighters must be empowered to stop unsafe practices.
- Thoroughly investigate all firefighter fatalities, injuries, and near misses.
We know that each year approximately how many firefighters die in the line of duty?
100
In what year was the NFPA/U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) statistical series was formalized?
1977
In 1977, what two organization’s had their statistical series formalized?
In 1977 — NFPA and USFA
Each year a report is prepared by [who] on firefighter fatalities?
USFA
How often is a report is prepared by the USFA on firefighter fatalities?
Each year
In 1977, the NFPA/U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) statistical series was formalized. Each year a report is prepared by the USFA on what?
Firefighter fatalities
What is consistently the number one cause of on-duty firefighter fatalities in the U.S. (NFPA, 2007)?
Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden cardiac death is consistently the number one cause of [what] in the U.S. (NFPA, 2007)?
On-duty firefighter fatalities
What events are now recognized as needing attention like any other incident?
Training related events
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)?
10 percent
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)?
NFPA
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)?
On duty firefighter deaths
The NFPA reported that 10 percent of onduty firefighter deaths occurred during what?
Training-related activities (apparatus and equipment drills; physical fitness; live fire training; underwater/dive training; and during classes or seminars).
According to NFPA, What are the training-related activities that 10 percent of onduty firefighter deaths occur during?
- Apparatus and equipment drills
- Physical fitness
- Live fire training
- Underwater/dive training
- During classes or seminars
In what year, did the USFA report that more than 44,000 firefighters were injured on the fireground?
2006
Who reported that in 2006 more than 44,000 firefighters were injured on the fireground?
USFA
The USFA reported that in 2006 more than [how many] firefighters were injured on the fireground?
44,000 firefighters
The USFA reported that in 2006 more than 44,000 firefighters were _______ on the fireground?
Injured
What are the most prominent contributing factors to firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States?
- Situational awareness (37.3 percent)
- Lack of wellness/fitness (28.5 percent)
- Human error (10.6 percent)
What percent of firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States was due to lack of situational awareness?
37.3 percent
What percent of firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States was due to lack of wellness/fitness?
28.5 percent
What percent of firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the United States was due to human error?
10.6 percent
According to the IAFF report, in what percent of the injuries, were there no days lost from normal duty?
75 percent
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.
6 percent
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.
IAFF
What are the major types of injuries received during fireground operations?
- strains, sprains, and muscular pains–45.1 percent
- wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruises–18.2 percent
- burns–6.9 percent; and
- smoke or gas inhalation–5.6 percent
What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were strains, sprains, and muscular pains?
45.1 percent
What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruises?
18.2 percent
What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were burns?
6.9 percent
What percent of injuries received during fireground operations were smoke or gas inhalation?
5.6 percent
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?
- Risk Management Plans
2. Safety standards
Incident safety is primarily focused on what?
The Public
What is the number one priority of incident management?
Safety
What is one of the main causes of injuries according to the IAFF’s August 2008 report?
The lack of situational awareness
The lack of situational awareness is one of the main causes of ________ according to the IAFF’s August 2008 report
Injuries
Who conducts investigations of fire-related incidents (Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program)?
NIOSH
After reading any NIOSH report, the most dangerous factor is what three things?
- Uneducated
- Inexperienced
- Overly aggressive responder
