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United States Fire AdministrationFortified by History to Meet the Needs of Today
2014 Metropolitan Fire Chiefs ConferenceBaltimore, Maryland
June 2, 2014
Ernest Mitchell, Jr.Fire Administrator
United States Fire Administration
Data Collection and Analysis
Public Education and Awareness
Applied Research and Technology
Training (Fire & EMS)
Deployment Assistance (Disaster Response Support)
Information Services
United States Fire Administration
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Firefighter Health and Safety
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Firefighter Fatalities
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
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Firefighter Injuries
Firefighter Health and Safety
Local Prevention & Preparedness
Training
Whole Community – All Hazard Risk Reduction
Our Focus for 2014
USFA 2014 Initiatives
“Prevention is much more cost effective than response.”
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Community Risk Reduction
Risk
Loss
Prevention
Mitigation
Level of Preparation
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Wildland Urban Interface
Wildfires burn millions of acres across the United States
Wildfires have increased in size, intensity and cost
Education, prevention and mitigation efforts are the keys to damage reduction - success
Risk a lot to save a lot. Risk little to save little. Risk nothing to save nothing.
~Chief Billy Goldfeder
“Rising to New Challenges”
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Residential Fire Sprinklers
We protect our businesses from fire with sprinkler systems – why not our families and our homes?
Adding sprinklers along with smoke alarms significantly increase the rate of survival
Property damage is nine times lower in sprinklered homes
Do our communities know about this?
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Deployment
No notice catastrophic event
Intra and Inter-state community aid
Build database – Information & Coordination
Identify potential resources and analyze
Active shooter/mass casualty events are a reality in modern American life.
The overall goal is to plan, prepare and respond to save the maximum number of lives possible.
Active Shooter Mass Casualty Events
Maximizing Survival Coordinated and Integrated Planning
Preparation
Response
Treatment
Care Pre-Planned Coordination
The Hartford Consensus
Integrated Response Fire/Rescue/EMS and Law Enforcement
Critical Actions - THREATT - Threat suppressionH - Hemorrhage controlRE - Rapid Extrication to safetyA - Assessment by medical providersT - Transport to definitive care
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What You Need To Know…
Smart Fire Fighting: Where Big Data and Fire Service Unite
FSTAR: Taking Science to the Streets(Firefighter Safety Through Advanced Research)
What other initiatives should USFA engage in 2014?
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