Tucson Safety Conference

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Tucson Safety Conference

• Deputy Chief
• Elby Bushong

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Complacency

• Why do we become complacent
• Studies and results
• What can we do as an organization

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What is Complacency?

• A feeling of being satisfied with how things are
  and not wanting to try to make them better a
  complacent feeling or condition
• Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by
  unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
• An instance of usually unaware or uninformed
  self-satisfaction

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WHY?

• A wide variety of people were asked have you ever
  done something that you knew in advance was
  unsafe?

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Responses

• In a hurry (schedule/time)
• Weary of looking for the right tool or equipment
  (apathy)
• Had done it before with out issues
  (routine/happens to others)
• Showing off (pride)
• Short cuts were easier

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Really applies to Fire Service

• Tired
• Nervous
• Distracted
• Stubborn
• Miscommunication
• Lack of clear instruction
• Failure to except what one observes

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P.F.D

• Developed a long range plan (Written)
• Repetition of Training
• Recognition of trends
• Adaptable

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3 Year Training Plan

• Long range plan to have vision for future
• Room for changes as need arises
• Allows for department wide vision
• Planned redundancies (Seatbelts)
• Plan must include all sections of your
  organization

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Fire/EMS

• Crew awareness
• Working together
• Always be looking for changes
• Scene safety

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National Resources

• Studies
• What can be learned
• How do we change (START, Involve all members and
  write it down)

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Good Resources

• FAA
• Foundation for Firefighter Health and Safety
• IAFC and the U.S. Fire Administration assisted in
  developing.
• Crew Resource Management

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4 AREAS

• Communication
• Situational Awareness
• Decision Making
• Crew Performance

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Communication

• Assignment and Confirmation
• Plain language
• Calm to the point

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Situational Awareness

• Attentive
• Crew Awareness
• Dynamic situations
• Stresses on scene

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Decision Process

• Have an organizational RMP
• Factors and recognition
• Processing factors
• Managing the priorities
• Making informed decisions

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Crew Performance

• Training together
• Working together
• Know your place on the crew
• Sharing critical information
• Expected crew performance

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Managing Your Crew

• Management is ever evolving process
• How do we manage ( Now vs. Then )
• Crew participation
• Training for success
• Organizational Process

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Organization Goals

• Meetings for success
• Members being involved
• Credibility
• SOPs
• Training to your SOPs

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Feedback

• Allow for your organization to have input
• What are your questions or comments

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• THANK YOU