Marriottsville, MD – The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (HCDFRS) continues to support the family of Lieutenant Nathan Flynn who perished last July from injuries sustained while operating on a 7-alarm house fire in Clarksville, MD.
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这是HCDFRS历史上的第一个职业责任死亡。弗林中尉过时的死亡后，HCDFR立即建立了一个内部安全审查委员会（ISRB），该委员会由部门内部的统一人员组成，来自邻近的消防部门和外部机构。ISRB被控调查导致弗林中尉去世的因素，并超越了直接的原因，以发现影响该事件的所有方面。
“We continue to mourn the loss of Nate, and our priority is to support his family as well as our fire department family,” said Fire Chief Christine M. Uhlhorn.
“自去年7月经历了这场悲剧以来，我们的消防部门已经实施了许多变化，例如：继续提高前线发动机上的人员配备水平，以满足四个国家的建议，建立一个无线电委员会和自我持有的呼吸器委员会委员会审查当前功能和程序，并继续我们的实用培训计划，例如实时燃烧的结构培训和火场生存。我感谢ISRB在过去的11个月中在这份详尽而简洁的报告中所做的辛勤工作，我致力于审查他们的所有建议以及美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）的建议。我愿意进行必要的更改，以影响消防员和护理人员的安全。”
Findings from the report include:
•在整个部门建立清晰，一致的指挥哲学；
• Creating a competency-based training program, in which all HCDFRS personnel complete hands-on training in realistic conditions with an emphasis on practical error prevention and error trapping;
•增强火场通信，重点是建立闭环无线电通信；
• Enhancing crew accountability on the fire-ground; and
• Cultivating the ability of HCDFRS officers to clearly establish incident strategy and the global ability of all department members to carry out effective tactics.
“We will never forget the heroism and sacrifice of Lt. Nathan Flynn. We will continue to honor his legacy by dedicating ourselves to the safety of our firefighters, all first responders, and our entire community,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.
“We have made progress in meeting the staffing needs of our Department of Fire & Rescue Services to give them the full support they need and, frankly deserve. I know we can build upon this progress and use the Internal Safety Review Board (ISRB) report to help prevent future tragedy and promote safety for all. I want to thank everyone on the ISRB for their efforts and, as always, thank everyone in our Department of Fire & Rescue Services for their great service to our county.”
The full ISRB report can be found online here: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Fire-and-Rescue/Internal-Safety-Review-BoardFinal-Report The document is available for download in full version or by individual section.
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