Everyone Goes Home - Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program

Make EveryoneGoesHome.com your source for Firefighter Life Safety Training Tools. Here you will find a variety of training materials, videos, links to that will help you build and enhance your Firefighter Life Safety program so Everyone Goes Home®.

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Take 5 For Safety - 5 Minute Safety Drills Archive

» Turn Out for Life Instructor Guide

» Fire Is Instructor Guide

Firefighter Life Safety Resource Kit DVDs

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation reserves all rights to the content of these programs. Permission is granted to fire departments to copy any of the chapters in their entirety and to reuse them as presented in their original format. The content of these programs however, SHALL not be further edited from their original state and used for footage or as part of any other program. Contact the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's Everyone Goes Home® Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program with any questions about other uses of the program at info@everyonegoeshome.com.

1: Changing the Fire Service Culture
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 1 (5 MB)
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 2 (4 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

2: Apparatus Driving & Safe Operations
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 1 (5 MB)
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 2 (5 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

3: Apparatus Response
» PowerPoint Presentation (3 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

4: Offensive vs. Defensive Tactics
» PowerPoint Presentation (6 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

5: Reinventing Fire Prevention
» PowerPoint Presentation - 5 MB
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

6: Wildland Interface Issues
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 1 (3 MB)
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 2 (4 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

7: Mental Heath Services
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 1 (3 MB)
» PowerPoint Presentation - Part 2 (3 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

8: Fire Service Training Techniques
» PowerPoint Presentation (4MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

9: Understanding Fire Research
» PowerPoint Presentation (4 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

10: Duty & Responsibility to Act Safely
» PowerPoint Presentation (5 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

11: Stopping Unsafe Practices
» PowerPoint Presentation (6 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

12: Health & Wellness Concerns
» PowerPoint Presentation (4 MB)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

Additional Resources:
» Resource Directory (MS Word)
» 50 Ways for Firefighters to Live (PDF)
» 50 Ways for Firefighters to Die (PDF)

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Due to large file size, the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiative presentation has been split into (2) two Powerpoint presentations.
» FF Life Safety Initiatives Part 1 (4 MB Zip)
» FF Life Safety Initiatives Part 2 (4 MB Zip)

1 More Killed 3 More Injured: Flaw in Our First Line of Defense
By Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO, CFO
How many times a day do we, the fire service, fail to wear seat belts? How can we call ourselves a profession (volunteer or career) and a brotherhood and continue to let this happen? How can we tell a family that their firefighter is not coming home because the fire department seat belt policy was not followed or enforced? How many more funerals must we have?
» Take the Seat Belt Pledge: Click Here
» Download: A Seat Belt Poster

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» 2006 Stand Down - Vehicle Ops Resources
» 4800 Vehicle Operations
» Responding in POVs (Powerpoint)
» Seat Belt Usage SOP (Union Fire Division, NJ) » Tire Repair Safety Bulletin
» Emergency Vehicle Safety for Fire Depts.

Emergency Vehicle Safety Program by Mass. Fire Academy
» Program PowerPoint - Part 1 (Zip)
» Program PowerPoint - Part 2 (Zip)
» Instructor Guide (MS Word)

IAFC Policies and Procedures for Emergency Vehicle Safety
Each year, firefighters and civilians die when vehicles operated by firefighters are involved in crashes while responding to or returning from emergencies. Many of these tragedies could be prevented through the proper implementation and application of standard operating procedures. The resources shown on this IAFC link will assist fire departments as they research and develop their own written policies and procedures for emergency vehicle safety.
» Guide to Model Policies and Procedures

VFIS/ESECG
» Competency Course
» Driver Evaluation
» Driver Safety Checklist
» Driver Selection
» Driver-Officer Responsibility
» Hose Loading
» Intersection Practices
» Personal Vehicle Response
» Response Guidelines
» Response Speed
» Rollover Prevention
» Safe Driving Policies
» Traffic Control Safety Checklist
» Vehicle Accident Report
» Vehicle Backing
» Vehicle Maintenance Report
» Vehicle Selection
» Weekly Vehicle Report

» Article & Video on Lightweight Truss Flooring
» Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks
» Vacant Structure Fires and Firefighter Injuries in the City of Flint

» Fire Decision Manual

» More EGH Resources

» Protective Clothing and Equipment Problems
» PPE Checklist
» SCBA Inspection Log

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» NIOSH: Fatality Reports
» NIOSH: Recently Released Fatality Reports
» Firefighter Fatality Retrospective Study
» Structural Collapse Fatality Study
» Wildland Fatality Study
» Firefighter Fatality Investigations in Texas
» Balt. Training LODD Final Report | Appendices
» Fatal Training Fires: Analysis for the Fire Svc.

» Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Responders
» 20 Minutes to a Healthy Heart
» FF Deaths from Cardiovascular Causes
» Emergency Duties, Deaths from Heart Disease

Fire Sprinklers
» Fresno PSA on Sprinkler Use Watch the Video

» Residential Fire Sprinklers - Part of Your PPE

» Accomplishing the Safety Mission (4 MB Zip)
» Hybrid Vehicle Safety Issues
» FEMSA Warning Plackard
» 4909 Response to Scenes of Violence
» Firefighter Safety and Survival (2 MB Zip)
» NIOSH Alert: Structural Collapse
» NIOSH Alert: Truss System Failures
» Vehicle Fires and Projectiles
» MFRI: Health & Safety Gidelines for Training
» Indiana Safety Poster Example
» Firefighter Safety Awareness

VFIS/ESECG
» Facility Self-inspection
» Live Fire Training Checklist
» Safety Poster Order Form

» Economic Consequences of FF Injuries

» Stand Down Vehicle Ops Resource Guide
» Chief Randy Corbin (ret.) on Stand Down
» IAFC Suggested Stand Down Activities
» NIOSH Resources for Stand Down

» Fulton Rules of Engagement
» Fulton County IMS Policy
» Lancaster Rules of Engagement
» Safety Officer
» Phoenix Fire Department SOPs

» NFPA 1500 Checklist

VFIS/ESECG
» Incident Exposure Record
» Infectious Exposure Form
» Injury Investigation Report
» Personnel File

» Indoor/Outdoor Tracking for Firefighters and Safety Personnel

OSU LODD Research Study:
Reducing Firefighter LODD & Injury Rates through Selected Leadership & Management Supervision Practices
» Final Report - Phase I | Final Report - Phase II

Spice Up Your Firefighter Life Safety Program! Use videos from fire service leaders to get your colleagues' attention and gather support for the Everyone Goes Home® program and the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.

» Overview: About the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (44MB Windows Media Player)
» View: America's Fire Heroes Whistle-Stop Tour Video

Hal Bruno
Chairman, NFFF
» When a FF Dies in the Line of Duty Watch the Video
» New View of Firefighting After 9/11
» Straying from the Basics
» Risk Management in the Fire Service

Chief John Buckman
German Township Fire Department (IN)
America Burning Panel
» Help Reduce LODDs:Wear Your Seatbelt Watch the Video

Dr. Burton Clark
Mgmt. Science Program Chair, National Fire Academy
» Wearing Seatbelts Watch the Video

Chief Dennis Compton
Mesa Fire Department(AZ) (Ret.)
Board of Directors, NFFF
» Changing the Leadership of the Fire Service Watch the Video

Chief Dave Daniels
Fulton County Fire Department (GA)
» Incident Command That Practices FF Safety Watch the Video

Charlie Dickinson
Deputy Assistant US Fire Administrator
» No Fire is Routine - Work to Prevent LODDs Watch the Video

Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder
Loveland-Symmes Fire Department (OH)
Board of Directors, NFFF
» Leadership: Promote Safety & Training Watch the Video

Ernie Mitchell
Director, NFTRC Public Safety Technology Ctr.
» Adopting the 16 Life Safety Initiatives Watch the Video

R. David Paulison
Administrator, FEMA
» Changing the Culture of the Fire Service Watch the Video

Ron Siarnicki
Executive Director, NFFF
» Everyone Goes Home® Training Materials Watch the Video
» Vehicle Accidents
» Paying Attention to Warning Signs
» Changing Fire Service Culture
» Efforts to Prevent Line-of-Duty Deaths
» Learn to Communicate About Problems

» 48-96 Work Schedules - The 48-96 work schedules has been growing rapidly in popularity throughout the United States. The departments that have gone to this schedule have experienced extremely high rates of satisfaction and employee morale. This web site was originally designed to educate the members of the Boise fire department but has since grown to be a resource for many departments throughout the world. Work schedules can affect performance and influence the number of line-of-duty injuries.
» Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation
» Fire Department Safety Officers Association
» Firefighter Cancer Support Network
» Firefighterclosecalls.com
» IAFC Safety, Health, and Survival Section
» IAFC Near Miss Reporting Site (pilot program)
» International Fire Service Training Association
» International Society of Fire Service Instructors
» Metropolitan Fire Chiefs
» National Volunteer Fire Council
» National Wildfire Coordination Group's (NWCG) Training Working Team
» Pennsylvania's Everyone Goes Home® Campaign
» Respondersafety.com
» United States Fire Administration