Tactical Safety: Missing Something

ByRay McCormack

一些消防员希望受伤或杀死吗?
Do some firefighters misinterpret risk?
Do some firefighters not know danger?
Do some firefighters not understand their job?

I do not believe that any firefighter in their right mind wishes to get injured or killed doing this job. Some do die during the performance of their duties. Those fires are studied to find causation and answers that may prevent a similar tragedy. What the fire service does with that gained knowledge is the real lynchpin to better operation tactical safety.

Some firefighters do misinterpret risk. Risk to themselves and others around them. This is why we operate in teams so that what one misses, another can pick up. Do accidents happen? Of course they do. Do mistakes happen? You bet they do, and certain errors come from up high and some from the base level. Fire departments need to understand what they are doing or plan to do, and if that knowledge is lacking that is a accident waiting to happen.

因此,一个人认为另一个人可能将其归类为轻度风险的大风险。谁是对的?如果什么都没发生,轻度风险意见是正确的。如果确实发生了负面的事情,那么很大的风险是正确的。虽然您可能不同意该评估,但这就是大多数人的看法。那么,我们如何获得一些基于风险的消防员津贴,这些津贴涉及轻度风险高风险呢?我们在运营中构建标准操作程序(SOP)。它们可以很简单,如果需要,我们可以修改它们,因此,如果您认为他们将您戴上手铐,则不会。SOP通知每个人的剧本。许多伤害和死亡可以追溯到缺乏部门范围内的操作知识。

Firefighters know danger when it’s staring them in the face. When danger lurks, this is when we have to be on guard. Knowledegable and alert firefighters know this and work to stay focused throughout, but even the best can have a bad day. This is why we have redundancy between company members, company officers, and commanders. If things are off, someone must recognize it–the earlier the better.

The job of a firefighter may not be understood by all firefighters, and that of course is part of the problem. Firefighter knowledge can never be topped off; the tank must always require additional fuel. Those that truly wish to called firefighters must understand a lot of subjects, debate them, and pull them apart so that no stone is left unturned when it comes to tactical safety. Remember, you are your brother’s keeper.


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Ray McCormackRAY McCORMACKis a 30-year veteran and a lieutenant with FDNY. He is the publisher and editor of UrbanFirefighter杂志. He delivered the keynote address at FDIC in 2009 and he is on the Editorial Board of188金宝搏是正规吗杂志. For more on UrbanFirefighter, visit//www.sacthai.com/urbanfirefighter.html.

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