Changing Our Culture from suppression to prevention Tammy L.
Peavy Fire Safety Education Officer MS State Fire Marshals
Office
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Historical Fires Did you know.?
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Iroquois Theatre Fire December 30, 1903 602 deaths Considered
absolutely fireproof Blocked/locked exits Untrained staff High risk
population Overcrowded Combustibles Politics Fire extinguished in
less than 10 minutes
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire March 25, 1911 146 deaths FD 6
blocks away 6 bodies on ground upon FD arrival Fire extinguished in
18 minutes
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Station Nightclub Fire February 20, 2003 100 deaths FD arrived
4.5 minutes into the fire
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Rhythm Nightclub Fire April 23, 1940 209 deaths Natchez,
Mississippi One point of egress Combustible materials FD on scene
in 5 minutes Fire extinguished in 15 minutes
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Residential fires in Mississippi 200777 2008..78 2009..89
201082 2011.80 2012...63 2013...26 and counting
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Seans Story
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16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
www.lifesafetyinitiatives.com
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Initiative #1 Define and advocate the need for a cultural
change within the fire service relating to safety incorporating
leadership, management, supervision, accountability and personal
responsibility.
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Initiative #3 Focus greater attention on the integration of
risk management with incident management at al levels, including
strategic, tactical, and planning responsibilities.
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Initiative #4 All firefighters must be empowered to stop unsafe
practices.
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Initiative #14 Public Education must receive more resources and
be championed as a critical fire and life safety program.
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Initiative #15 Advocacy must be strengthened for the
enforcement of codes and the installation of home fire
sprinklers.
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The Five Step Process Conduct community analysis Type of
incident Where When Who Why How
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NFIRS National Fire Incident Reporting System
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The Five Step Process Develop partnerships Churches Rural
electric cooperatives Water associations Target audience
Others
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The Five Step Process Create a strategy What messages Who
delivers How to deliver Where Cost Funding source
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The Five Step Process Create a strategy Existing programs
Remembering When Risk Watch Learn Not to Burn Start Safe
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The Five Step Process Create a strategy Existing programs
Borrow from others Clowns Puppets Skits
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Yahoo!Groups MAPFSE NFLSE ePARADE
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The Five Step Process Create a strategy Existing programs
Borrow from others Create your own
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You dont have to do it alone! Non-firefighters Volunteers
Retired teachers Others
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Five Es of Fire Prevention
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Funding Insurance rebate money Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Fire Prevention & Safety Grant www.fema.gov/firegrants
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The Five Step Process Implement the strategy Evaluate Measure
your programs effectiveness
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Demonstrating Your Fire Prevention Programs Worth
www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa
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Public Fire Education Planning A Five Step Process
www.usfa.dhs.gov Public Fire Education Planning for Rural
Communities: A Five-Step Process
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Making It Work The Worcester Story
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Worcester, MA Population: 186,000 Square miles: 37.6 Housing
units: 77,314 30,000 houses 45,000 multi- family 30+ high
rises
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Offline division formed in March 2007 Catalyst joined division
December 2008 Programs started in January 2009 Formal evaluation
since 2010 Division manned by one, with hopes of expansion
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The Problem 50% of civilian injuries from cooking fires
occurred in this complex Occupancy: 4,000 Housing Units :
1,300
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Partnerships Worcester Fire Department Provided fire trucks and
personnel The complex Provided rooms to accommodate workshops
Advertisements leading up to events Stovetop FireStop Red Cross
Provided personnel Papa Ginos Provided 50 pizzas
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Implementation Education Worked with afterschool On-site
workshops at each of the 3 high rises On-going relationship with
management
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Implementation Engineering 2 installed per unit $17 per
canister or $34 per unit www.stovetopfirestop.com
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Implementation Enforcement Make sure complex is up to code
Complex came up with consequences Apartment inspections Non
compliance Fire safety institutionalized in welcome package
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Evaluation 2005-2010 50% civilian injuries in this complex 1-2
kitchen related fires per month that led to family displacements
$15,000-$50,000 damages per incident 2011 3 cooking related
incidents 1 civilian injury 0 family displacement $100-$1,000
damages
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Empty Shoes No longer filled with dreams
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Did you know? The United States suffers one of the worst
per-capita fire death rates of any industrialized nation
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and Mississippi suffers one of the worst per-capita fire death
rates in the nation!
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2,640 persons in the United States lost their lives from the
devastating effects of structure fires in 2011 According to the
National Fire Protection Association
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80 80 persons in Mississippi lost their lives from the
devastating effects of fires in 2011 According to the Mississippi
Fire Marshals Office
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Mother Father Brother Sister Children Friends
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Children under 5 years of age USFA/National Data Center: Fire
in the United States 2003-2007 Represent 6% of annual fire deaths
in homes
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Children and Teens ages 5 to 19 represent another 8% of fire
deaths USFA/National Data Center: Fire in the United States
2003-2007
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Adults 20 to 64 years of age represent another 56% of fire
deaths USFA/National Data Center: Fire in the United States
2003-2007
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Adults age 65 and over represent another 31% of fire deaths
USFA/National Data Center: Fire in the United States 2003-2007
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Of the total reported fire deaths in homes in 2006 2,377 were
male 1,563 were female USFA/National Data Center: Fire in the
United States 2003-2007
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83 Firefighters died in 2011 while in the line of duty United
States Fire Administration 2011 Firefighter Fatality
Statistics
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U.S. Fire Statistics Source: USFA/National Data
Center-Residential Building Fires (2009-2011) Estimated 360,900
residential building fires Estimated 2,495 deaths Estimated 13,250
injuries Estimated $7 billion in property losses
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Fire Death and Injuries in One & Two Family Dwellings Fire
Deaths 80% Fire Injuries 74% Fire Property Damage 83% Fireground
firefighter deaths 70% Fire Death and Injuries in One & Two
Family Dwellings Fire Deaths 80% Fire Injuries 74% Fire Property
Damage 83% Fireground firefighter deaths 70%
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We should never forget that fire prevention and the fire
sprinkler concept represent key interventions necessary to prevent
future shoes from being robbed of their dreams
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Empty Shoes
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Empty Shoes created by: Karen Alexander Marketing Coordinator
Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy
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by Madreigat Haadam, Rav Yosef Yoizel Horowitz Definitions:
Kasher-to make kosher Treife-not kosher
