Firefighter_Health__Safety_and_Survival_Training.pdf

Policy 614 Chesapeake Fire Department Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/29, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire Department Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Training - 1 Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Training 614.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The...

Policy 614 Chesapeake Fire Department Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/29, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire Department Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Training - 1 Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Training 614.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to encourage a culture of safety first in an effort to increase firefighter health, safety and survival, and reduce the number of preventable injuries and deaths. 614.2 POLICY The Chesapeake Fire Department is committed to providing leadership, accountability and training regarding firefighter health, safety and survival. 614.3 MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES Members are responsible for participating in health, safety and survival training required by the Department. Members are also responsible for their own actions and are expected to follow Chesapeake Fire Department safety standards, practices and training. Any member who observes another member engaging in unsafe behavior should report the behavior to his/her supervisor as soon as reasonably practicable. 614.4 SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES Company Officers are responsible for ensuring members attend required health, safety and survival training. All supervisors are expected to model safe behaviors and take appropriate action when unsafe behaviors are observed or reported. 614.5 TRAINING DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES The Training Director is responsible for identifying health, safety and survival training required by the Department. Required training may include safety-related courses of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), National Fire Academy, International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Firefighters, Virginia Department of Fire Programs, or other nationally recognized fire service organizations. Required training should include the Courage to Be Safe® course of the NFFF for all members and should include the Leadership So Everyone Goes Home® course of the NFFF for all supervisors. 614.6 TRAINING RECORDS The Training Director is responsible for maintaining records of health, safety and survival training received by members. Records should include, but are not limited to: (a) The dates of the training sessions. (b) A list of the topics or a summary of the content of the training sessions. Chesapeake Fire Department Policy Manual Firefighter Health, Safety and Survival Training Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/29, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire DepartmentFirefighter Health, Safety and Survival Training - 2 (c) The names or other identifiers and job titles of the members who received the training. (d) The names, certificate numbers and qualifications of persons conducting the training. The Training Director should maintain the training records in accordance with established records retention schedules.