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"Stand Down" Week, June 22-28, 2008
I suspect most of you are already subscribers to www.thesecretlist.com. If you're not (and I can't fathom why you wouldn't be), taken directly from yesterday's email blast...but I think it bears repeating/posting:
Hey...
While it's not called "STAND DOWN WEEK" any longer (reserving the term STAND DOWN for when we have a specific FF LODD, equipment failure or crisis), but the intent hasn't changed. It is now called:
2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week (some call it FF Survival Week, for short).
This event is again sponsored jointly by the IAFC and the IAFF....the dates are: June 22-28, 2008.
The theme for this year is "Committed to Long Term Results" which encourages long term focus and investments by both Fire Chiefs, Fire Officers and Fire Fighters to enhance all of our survivability. The goal this year is to institute a strong culture of health and safety within the fire/EMS service, nationally but implemented locally, in 3 key and specific areas:
==Initiate an emergency vehicle policy, to include:
Always buckle up.
Always stop at red lights and stop signs.
Always drive at law dictated speed limits and defensively.
Protecting your members on roadways.
==Fully implement the Wellness-Fitness Initiative:
Provide annual medical and physical evaluations.
Provide equipment and time for exercise.
Provide nutrition information.
==Fully implement NFPA 1500, especially sections addressing PPE:
Provide compliant PPE.
Train and enforce use of PPE, including respiratory protection
Clean your PPE to minimize your Fire Fighters exposure to cancer causing carcinogens.
Go to www.iafc.org/safetyweek for more information on this year's program and planning resources. The program has been developed by the IAFC Safety Health and Survival Section www.IAFCSafety.org and co-sponsored by the IAFC and IAFF and supported by most other national fire service org's.
Hey...
While it's not called "STAND DOWN WEEK" any longer (reserving the term STAND DOWN for when we have a specific FF LODD, equipment failure or crisis), but the intent hasn't changed. It is now called:
2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week (some call it FF Survival Week, for short).
This event is again sponsored jointly by the IAFC and the IAFF....the dates are: June 22-28, 2008.
The theme for this year is "Committed to Long Term Results" which encourages long term focus and investments by both Fire Chiefs, Fire Officers and Fire Fighters to enhance all of our survivability. The goal this year is to institute a strong culture of health and safety within the fire/EMS service, nationally but implemented locally, in 3 key and specific areas:
==Initiate an emergency vehicle policy, to include:
Always buckle up.
Always stop at red lights and stop signs.
Always drive at law dictated speed limits and defensively.
Protecting your members on roadways.
==Fully implement the Wellness-Fitness Initiative:
Provide annual medical and physical evaluations.
Provide equipment and time for exercise.
Provide nutrition information.
==Fully implement NFPA 1500, especially sections addressing PPE:
Provide compliant PPE.
Train and enforce use of PPE, including respiratory protection
Clean your PPE to minimize your Fire Fighters exposure to cancer causing carcinogens.
Go to www.iafc.org/safetyweek for more information on this year's program and planning resources. The program has been developed by the IAFC Safety Health and Survival Section www.IAFCSafety.org and co-sponsored by the IAFC and IAFF and supported by most other national fire service org's.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Ellen Shea on
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Why do we need a "National Week of" to remind us all about this? Because the bulk of first responders in the U.S. of A. are STILL NOT: wearing seatbelts, driving defensively or driving mindfully, eating right, staying fit and healthy, and taking advantage of the wide phalanx of training modules available...
That's why.
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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on
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It only took your kids yellin at ya lol
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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I still stand by my blog, "Pledges, Promises and Pissing in the Wind".
We can sign pledges till we're blue in the face, we do everything that has been suggested for the "stand down" and the cold hard relaity with such a high number of members, spread across such a high number states, counties, districts or whatever the hell you guys want to call them- you're still pissing in the wind.
No amount signatures or stand downs will change the moron attitudes of many, many, many, many (!!!!) firefighters who still think this is a dangerous job and they aint gonna change their ways.
As I've also said in other posts, for as long as we supposed brothers standby and watch people continue to do this, then we're just as guilty....
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It starts with the Chief.....I've said that again and again....
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wise-a$$
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It doesn't strat with the Chief- it starts with the Members. With you. With me. With the "brother" sitting beside us in the rig.
We do this to save our own lives.
However it ends with the Chief.
When there's the court case and the investigations, it's always gonna end with the chief having to explain why....
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