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NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMYNATIONAL FIRE ACADEMYINCIDENT SAFETY OFFICERINCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER


STUDENT MANUALSSTUDENT MANUALS


INDIVIDUAL STUDENT INDIVIDUAL STUDENT INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• Name, department, and position.Name, department, and position.

• State what you hope to take away with State what you hope to take away with you from this course.you from this course.

• Identify an incident safety problem Identify an incident safety problem within your department.within your department.


COURSE GOALCOURSE GOAL

SCOPESCOPE

TARGET AUDIENCETARGET AUDIENCE


GOALGOAL

To provide the knowledge, skills, and To provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to be an effective Incident abilities needed to be an effective Incident Safety OfficerSafety Officer


SCOPESCOPE

The correct actions an Incident Safety The correct actions an Incident Safety Officer needs to take while functioning at Officer needs to take while functioning at an incidentan incident


AUDIENCEAUDIENCE

Company Officers (CO's) who are Company Officers (CO's) who are experienced in firefighting safety issues and experienced in firefighting safety issues and are familiar with an Incident Command are familiar with an Incident Command System (ICS)System (ICS)


COURSE OVERVIEWCOURSE OVERVIEW


UNIT 2UNIT 2

ROLE OF THE INCIDENT SAFETY ROLE OF THE INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICEROFFICER


UNIT 3UNIT 3

REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND POLICIESAND POLICIES


UNIT 4UNIT 4

RECORDKEEPING AND RECORDKEEPING AND DOCUMENTATIONDOCUMENTATION


UNIT 5UNIT 5

RISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT


UNIT 6UNIT 6

INCIDENT CONSIDERATIONS: INCIDENT CONSIDERATIONS: COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND

MONITORINGMONITORING


PERSONAL CHECKLISTPERSONAL CHECKLIST


HISTORY OF THE INCIDENT HISTORY OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMCOMMAND SYSTEM


DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTERAGENCY INCIDENT INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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

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


FIRESCOPEFIRESCOPE

• FIFIrere

• RESRESources ofources of

• CCaliforniaalifornia

• OOrganized forrganized for

• PPotentialotential• EEmergencies mergencies


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

SYSTEMSYSTEM

• 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 subgroupsConsists of five major subgroups


NEED FOR A SINGLE INCIDENT NEED FOR A SINGLE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMCOMMAND SYSTEM

• InconsistenciesInconsistencies

• Effective commandEffective command

• Reduce confusionReduce confusion


NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONSORTIUMSYSTEM CONSORTIUM

• Created in 1990Created in 1990

• To determine what ICS would look like in To determine what ICS would look like in the futurethe future

• Consists of leaders and representatives Consists of leaders and representatives from most major fire service from most major fire service organizations and Federal agencies.organizations and Federal agencies.

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


NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMYNATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY

• Adopted FIRESCOPE ICS in 1980Adopted FIRESCOPE ICS in 1980

• Incorporated material into its training Incorporated material into its training curriculumcurriculum


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

includeincludeMulticasualtyMulticasualty

Hazardous MaterialsHazardous MaterialsUrban Search and RescueUrban Search and Rescue


Federal Emergency Management Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) formally adopted Agency (FEMA) formally adopted FIRESCOPE ICS as the incident FIRESCOPE ICS as the incident

management system for any management system for any Federal response.Federal response.


SUMMARYSUMMARY

• Administrative issuesAdministrative issues

• The ISO must have the knowledge, skills, The ISO must have the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform and abilities needed to perform effectively at an incidenteffectively at an incident

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