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Chapter 11

Chapter 11. Establishing Response Standards. 11- 1. Introduction. Establish standard policies and procedures Draw upon the experience we have gained in an effort to make the next incident safer Value of sharing information is obvious when we are talking about firefighter deaths

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Chapter 11

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  1. Chapter 11 Establishing Response Standards 11-1

  2. Introduction • Establish standard policies and procedures • Draw upon the experience we have gained in an effort to make the next incident safer • Value of sharing information is obvious when we are talking about firefighter deaths • Important to explain the different terms we use 11-2

  3. Life Safety Initiative 11 National standards for emergency response policies and procedures should be developed and championed 11-3

  4. Life Safety Initiative 11 TERMINOLOGY • Overview • SOPs versus SOGs • Specific words with specific meanings • Maintain original intent • Common ways of relaying information Cont. 11-4

  5. Life Safety Initiative 11 TERMINOLOGY • Policies and procedures • Mission statements • Policies • Are the why • Procedures • Are the how Cont. 11-5

  6. Life Safety Initiative 11 TERMINOLOGY • Standard operating procedures and guidelines • Ensures consistency, effectiveness, and professionalism • Training tool • Procedure a more rigid term • Guideline a softer term • Must address most possible scenarios Cont. 11-6

  7. Life Safety Initiative 11 TERMINOLOGY • Writing style • Overview • Purpose • Revision history • Personnel affected Cont. 11-7

  8. Life Safety Initiative 11 TERMINOLOGY • Writing style • Policy • Definitions • Responsibilities • Procedure 11-8 Courtesy of Kenny Pritt Jr.

  9. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Overview • Create a system based on the different levels of applicability • Series One (S-1), virtually all agencies • Series Two (S-2), majority of agencies • Series Three (S-3), specialized response Cont. 11-9

  10. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series One (S-1: National) • Emergency response • Develop standards • Define emergency • Improve safety • Procedures based on legal opinion Cont. 11-10

  11. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series One (S-1: National) • Emergency response • Legal opinions differ • Type of calls • Apparatus • Personnel responding Cont. Courtesy of Kenneth J. Winter Sr. 11-11

  12. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series One (S-1: National) • Apparatus positioning • Proximity dangers • Scene safety • Protective barriers • Textbooks for proper positioning Cont. 11-12

  13. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series One (S-1: National) • Command system • First arriving units • NIMS • Expansion and interoperability Cont. Courtesy of Lt. Rob Gandee 11-13

  14. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series One (S-1: National) • Risk management • Risk-benefit analysis • Tunnel vision • Take human factors out of play Cont. 11-14

  15. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series Two (S-2 Template) • PPE • EMS • Communications • Incident safety officers • Emergency traffic Cont. 11-15

  16. Life Safety Initiative 11 LEVELS OF STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES • Series Three (S-3 Specialized) • Overview • Operations teams • Officer promotions • Special events 11-16 Courtesy of Lt. Rob Gandee

  17. Life Safety Initiative 11 IMPLEMENTING THE STANDARDS • Overview • Policy collaboration • FESHE • TRADE • Assembling • Modeling • Adoption 11-17

  18. Summary • Fire and emergency services have been challenged on three different fronts • The time has come for creating standard policies and procedures for many of our functions • Break all policies into three different series • It’s vital that all SOPs/SOGs follow the same format • Collaboration by interested parties can assist in the assembly and modeling of national standards 11-18

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