Emmitsburg, MD — The U.S. Fire Administration recently published a guide that outlines approaches fire departments can take to address on-the-job organizational, operational and community risks.
Risk Management Practices in the Fire Service summarizes ways to build a risk management approach in the industry, beginning with risk identification and evaluation. The guide includes information on administrative, engineering and personal protective control measures designed to make tasks and workers safer within the three levels of risk management – the community as a whole, the emergency response organization and emergency response operations.
According to USFA, 89 firefighters were killed on the job in 2016. The National Fire Protection Association standard for fire department…
