RULES YOU CAN LIVE BYMake safety, health, and survival a priority for you and your department! This International Fire/EMS Safety and Health Week, focus on what you can do to increase safe operations, improve your health, and reduce your risks of tragedy. These are rules we can ALL live by.
FOCUS ON HEALTHUse the NVFC’s Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Health to learn what you need to do to protect your health and stay at your best.
FOCUS ON SAFETY The IAFC’s Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival and the Incident Commander’s Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Safety provide model procedures you can use as part of your standard opperating procedures/guidelines and firefighter safety training programs.
Submit a video that highlights your fire company operationally demonstrating firefighter health and safety. Company-level videos should demonstrate the safe practices of any of the Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival and Incident Commanders and the Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Health. The fire company with the winning video will receive a set of NFPA standards, an Apple iPad, and $250 iTunes gift card. Click here for details, contest rules, and to enter.
– Chief Al Gillespie, IAFC President“Survival in the fire and emergency service is like a coin, with operational safety on one side and a healthy lifestyle on the other. By offering a dual concentration this year, our goal is to reinforce the relationship between health and safety and the exponential return the combination can provide.”
– Chief Philip C. Stittleburg, NVFC Chairman“Safety and health are two of the most critical issues facing firefighters and EMS personnel today, regardless of whether you are volunteer or career. The entire fire service community must join together to create a culture where health and safety is a priority every day.”
– Battalion Chief Matthew Tobia, IAFC's Safety, Health and Survival Section Chair“Firefighters die as a result of heart attacks and emergency incident operations. This program brings together the collective energies of two outstanding programs with a clear focus on reducing preventable line-of-duty deaths and injures.”
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