消防服务有许多好的TRADITIONS. They include serving our communities, wearing our uniforms, the historical symbols that designate rank and office, the brotherhood and sisterhood among members, and the good standing we hold in our communities.
1 The chief is responsible for overall safety. Even though the chief delegates some or all of the functions associated with providing a safe work environment, the ultimate responsibility for department safety remains with the head of the department. The chief’s main objective should be to ensure that improving safety is a continual process and that adequate resources are provided to meet that goal.
Fire officers now have ready access to a tremendous amount of information on a variety of firefighter safety-related issues through the Internet, the United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Web sites, for example. This information can easily be incorporated into standard operating procedures or guidelines and training programs. Every department member, from the most senior member to the rookie, carries out some portion of the safety function. It is incumbent on the chief to help members understand their safety-related roles while training, on the fireground, responding to and returning from incidents, and in the station.
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