The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) is administered by the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, ) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the C ...
(NIOSH), part of the
Center for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgi ...
and Prevention (CDC). It performs independent investigations of firefighter fatalities in the United States, also referred to as line of duty deaths (LODD).
The programs goals are:
* to better define the characteristics of line of duty deaths among firefighters
* to develop recommendations for the prevention of deaths and injuries
* to disseminate prevention strategies to the fire service.
In 1998, Congress funded NIOSH to implement FFFIPP recognizing the need for further efforts to address the continuing national problem of occupational fire fighter fatalities--an estimated 105 each year. The NIOSH-FFFIPP has a 14-person staff and a $2 million budget
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''International Association of Fire Chiefs - Safety, Health, and Survival Section'', June 4, 2007. Accessed September 3, 2008. and has conducted over 400 investigations since its inception in 1998.
See also
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Crew Resource Management
Crew resource management or cockpit resource management (CRM)Diehl, Alan (2013) "Air Safety Investigators: Using Science to Save Lives-One Crash at a Time." Xlibris Corporation. . http://www.prweb.com/releases/DrAlanDiehl/AirSafetyInvestigators/ ...
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Firefighter
A firefighter is a first responder and rescuer extensively trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property, and the environment as well as to rescue people and in some cases or jurisdictions also ...
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Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
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National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System
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National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial since 1990 is officially designated by the United States Congress as the National Memorial to career and volunteer fallen firefighters. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, it was conceived as a tribute to Ame ...
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IAFF Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial
References
External links
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention ProgramFire Fighter Fatality Investigation ReportsNational Fallen Firefighters FoundationNational Fallen Firefighters Memorial DatabaseNational Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System
Firefighter Close Calls Firefighting in the United States
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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