IFSTA Executive Director Wieder speaks to a topic he has championed for his entire career — the absolute need for safe response policies. Responding to the emergency scene, he notes, is the most dangerous things a firefighter engages in, whether it’s one response or dozens in a single day. In this Speak Up, Director Wieder implores the fire service to develop response policies that strategically consider when firefighters should travel in emergent mode and when it is more prudent to travel non-emergent to calls for service. The interesting observation he makes is that a crew is statistically more likely to get into a significant accident than make a significant save when they arrive on the scene.
“Agencies need to look at their response policies and determine which calls really justify responding at an emergency rate.” – Mike Wieder
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- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Lt. Dustin Dunn, Gallatin (TN) Fire Department
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Chief Robert Fling (Ret.), Dix Hills (NY) Fire Department
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Deputy Fire Chief Steve Przibowski, Santa Clara County Fire Department
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Mike Wieder, Executive Director, IFSTA
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Paul Melfi, State Fire Instructor, New York State Office of Prevention & Control
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Fire Chief Shane Ray (Ret.), President, National Fire Sprinkler Association
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Rich Marinucci, Executive Director, Fire Department Safety Officers Association
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Mike Wieder, Executive Director, IFSTA
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Deputy Chief Tim Cowan
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Captain Rich Goddard
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Captain David Harris
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Deputy Chief Matt Tobia
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Chief Trisha Wolford
- Everyone Goes Home® Speak Up – Captain John Dixon
