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National Fire AcademyNational Fire Academy

HEALTH AND SAFETY HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICEROFFICER

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Student ManualsStudent Manuals

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STUDENT INTRODUCTIONSSTUDENT INTRODUCTIONS

• Name, department, and positionName, department, and position

• What the student hopes to gain What the student hopes to gain from this coursefrom this course

• Have student identify safety Have student identify safety problems within their departmentproblems within their department

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Course Goal, Scope, and Course Goal, Scope, and Target AudienceTarget Audience

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GOAL:GOAL:

• To enable the student to identify To enable the student to identify and analyze health and safety and analyze health and safety aspects that affect emergency aspects that affect emergency Responder Safety in Both Responder Safety in Both Emergency and non-emergency Emergency and non-emergency situationssituations

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SCOPE: The Health and Safety SCOPE: The Health and Safety Officer's role in policy and procedure Officer's role in policy and procedure issues that affect the health and safety issues that affect the health and safety of emergency responders. Risk of emergency responders. Risk analysis, wellness, program analysis, wellness, program management, and other occupational management, and other occupational safety issues are the main emphasis of safety issues are the main emphasis of the course.the course.

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AUDIENCE: All individuals and AUDIENCE: All individuals and especially management level personnel especially management level personnel who have department level health and who have department level health and safety responsibilities (such as safety responsibilities (such as planning and implementation) and planning and implementation) and organizational representatives having organizational representatives having active involvement in such activities.active involvement in such activities.

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HISTORY OF THE INCIDENT HISTORY OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMCOMMAND SYSTEM

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DEVELOPMENT OF INTERAGENCY DEVELOPMENT OF INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMINCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Devastating wildland fires in Southern Devastating wildland fires in Southern California in early 1970'sCalifornia in early 1970's

• Examining various aspects concerning Examining various aspects concerning interagency response to incidents.interagency response to incidents.

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FIRESCOPEFIRESCOPE

• FIFIrere

• RESRESources ofources of

• CCaliforniaalifornia

• OOrganized forrganized for

• PPotentialotential

• EEmergenciesmergencies

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NATIONAL INTER-AGENCY NATIONAL INTER-AGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM (NIIMS)SYSTEM (NIIMS)

• Developed by the wildland community to Developed by the wildland community to provide a common systemprovide a common system

• Includes six agenciesIncludes six agencies

• Consists of five major sub-groupsConsists of five major sub-groups

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NEED FOR A SINGLE NEED FOR A SINGLE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMINCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

• InconsistenciesInconsistencies

• Effective commandEffective command

• Reduce confusionReduce confusion

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NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CONSORTIUMCONSORTIUM

• Created in 1990Created in 1990• Determine what ICS would look like in the Determine what ICS would look like in the

futurefuture• Consists of leaders and representatives Consists of leaders and representatives

from most major fire service organizations from most major fire service organizations and Federal agencies.and Federal agencies.

• Model Procedures Guide for Structural Model Procedures Guide for Structural FirefightingFirefighting

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NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMYNATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY

• Adopted FIRESCOPE ICS in 1980Adopted FIRESCOPE ICS in 1980

• Incorporated material into its Incorporated material into its training curriculatraining curricula

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Other FIRESCOPE Model Other FIRESCOPE Model Incident Command System Incident Command System

applications include:applications include:

Multi-casualtyMulti-casualty

Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials

Urban Search and RescueUrban Search and Rescue

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Federal Emergency Management Federal Emergency Management Agency formally adopted Agency formally adopted

FIRESCOPE ICS as the incident FIRESCOPE ICS as the incident management system for any management system for any

Federal response.Federal response.

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COURSE OVERVIEWCOURSE OVERVIEW

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UNIT 2: HSO/ISO ROLE UNIT 2: HSO/ISO ROLE CLARIFICATIONCLARIFICATION

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UNIT 3: LAWS, UNIT 3: LAWS, STANDARDS, AND STANDARDS, AND

REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

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UNIT 4: RISK UNIT 4: RISK MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

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UNIT 5: HEALTH UNIT 5: HEALTH MAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE

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UNIT 6: INVESTIGATIONSUNIT 6: INVESTIGATIONS

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UNIT 7: POST INCIDENT UNIT 7: POST INCIDENT EVALUATION AND EVALUATION AND

ANALYSISANALYSIS

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SUMMARYSUMMARY

• Administrative ProceduresAdministrative Procedures

• The Health and Safety Officer's role in The Health and Safety Officer's role in policy and procedure issues that affect policy and procedure issues that affect the health and safety of emergency the health and safety of emergency responders. Risk analysis, wellness, responders. Risk analysis, wellness, program management, and other program management, and other occupational safety issues are the main occupational safety issues are the main emphasis of the course.emphasis of the course.