Health and Safety
Believing that health and safety are vital issues relating to the fire service, the MCFTOA has dedicated a section of this site to these extremely important topics. Here you will find documents, PowerPoint presentations, website links, and other materials relating to health and safety issues in the fire service. Check back often as items are added frequently.
Additionally, fire service “Blue Sheets,” “Green Sheets,” and Incident Reviews, can be found at the bottom of this page.
Fireground Safety:
- Monterey County Fireground Safety System – 2003
- Monterey County Fireground Safety System – 2011
- Mayday – When would you use it?
Carbon Monoxide:
- Lethal Exposure – Carbon Monoxide Presents a Toxic Hazard for First Responders – 2006
- Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – June 2007
- Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer
Critical Incident Stress / Crisis Intervention:
- Critical Incident Stress Management – Monterey County
- Crisis Intervention Team International
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Addiction:
Cancer Prevention:
- Casual Casualties – Playing with Fire
- Cancer Awareness – Firefighters are at Risk
- Firefighter Cancer Legislation
- Not in Our House – Stop Cancer at the Door
- Fighting Cancer in the Fire Service – Lexipol
- 11 Actions for Preventing Cancer in the Fire Service
- Firefighter Cancer Support Network
- Firefighter Cancer Awareness – Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Firefighters and Cancer Risk – American Cancer Society
- Firefighters and Cancer – National Fire Prevention Association
- Cancer Prevention at the Firehouse – Firefighter Nation
- 6 Ways to Reduce Cancer in the Fire Service – International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Cancer Awareness and Prevention Resources – International Association of Firefighters
- Firefighter Cancer Alliance
- Cancer: The Threat to Firefighters is Real – firefighterwife.com
Health / Safety / Wellness:
- National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)
- Firefighter Health and Wellness
- Fire Rescue 1 – Health & Wellness
- International Association of Fire Chiefs – Health & Safety Resources
- International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) – Health, Safety, & Medicine
Firefighter Safety Initiatives / Priorities:
- VFIS – Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
- Every One Goes Home – Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
- National Volunteer Fire Council’s Firefighter Health and Safety Priorities
Hearing Illness Prevention:
- Hearing Conservation Program – Sample
- Promoting Healthy Hearing Among Firefighters – NIOSH, May 2013
- Effective Hearing Conservation Elements – W.W. Granger, Inc. – May 2014
- Hearing Conservation Program – Stanford University, April 2006
Close Calls / Near Miss Reporting:
Firefighter Rehabilitation:
- Firefighter Rehabilitation (firerehab.com)
- Firefighter Rehabilitation (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Emergency Incident Rehabilitation – USFA Feb. 2008
- Rehab and Refusal
Disease Prevention:
- California Department of Public Health – Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrone
- Swine Flu – H1N1 – 2009
- Onset of Rhabdomyolysis During Physical Training, March 27, 2014
Suicide Prevention:
- Strategies for Preventing Suicides in the Fire Service – Fire Engineering, Dec. 1, 2016
- Firefighter Suicide: Risk Factors and Warning Signs – FIREHOUSE, July 16, 2018
- Firefighter Suicide Prevention – Lexipol, Feb. 7, 2017
- Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance
- Connect – Training Professionals & Communities in Suicide Prevention & Response
- Preventing Suicide – A Resource for Police, Firefighters, and Other First Line Responders
- Firefighter Suicide Prevention: The Company Officer’s Role
- Suicide Prevention – National Interagency Fire Center
Heat Illness Prevention:
- 5 Ways Firefighters Can Manage Heat Stress – FireRescue1, September 16, 2019
- Firefighter Safety in Extreme Heat
- Monterey County Wildland Fire School – Heat Illness Prevention Program
- Pre-Season Safety Alert – California Wildland Fire Coordinating Group: Heat Injury due to Exertion, May 5, 2014
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Firefighter Protective Equipment and Clothing Research – U.S. Fire Administration
- Wear Your Gear – Firefighter Escapes Flashover – April 2007
- Testing Firefighter Turnouts for Contamination
Respiratory Protection:
- United States Department of Labor – 29 CFR 1910.134 (Respiratory Protection)
- Pulse Oximetry and CO Oximetry – June 2007
Hydration:
- Want to Stay Hydrated? Drink Before You’re Thirsty – Mayo Clinic, Sept.14, 2018
- Staying Hydrated – Staying Healthy – American Heart Association
- Hydration Study – Orange County Fire Authority
- The Importance of Staying Hydrated – August 8, 2011
- Firefighter Hydration, Katie Miller, RD, LDN, CSCS
- Firefighter Pre-Hydration – Fight Fire Like a Marathon Runner, July 9, 2012
Firefighter Fitness:
Cyanide Poisoning:
Blue Sheets – Preliminary Summary Report:
- Structure Fire – Fall / Burn Injury – May 31, 2011
- Firefighter Burn Injury – June 19, 2011
- Traffic Collision Involving Fire Engine – August 9, 2011
- Traffic Collision Involving Dozer Transport with Fatality – August 29, 2011
- Traffic Collision – November 7, 2011
- Structure Fire Roof Collapse – November 11, 2011
- Firefighter Burn Injury – August 12, 2012
- Firefighters Injured During Airdrop – August 14, 2012
- Non-Injury Traffic Collision – August 18, 2012
- Structure Fire with Firefighter Injury – Kern County Fire Department – November 20, 2012
- Structure Fire with Firefighter Injuries – Los Angeles, CA – May 4, 2013
- Near Miss Review – Summit Fire Burn Injury – Riverside Unit, May 1, 2013
- Dozer Fire – Silver Incident – August 7, 2013
- Rolling Material Near Miss – Power Incident – August 5, 2013
Green Sheets – Informational Summary Report:
- Traffic Collision Involving Fire Engine – August 3, 2011
- Traffic Collision Involving Fire Engine – August 9, 2011
- Traffic Collision Involving Dozer Transport – August 29, 2011
- Fire Crew Member Collapse – October 2, 2011
- Firefighter Chainsaw Injury – September 23, 2011
- Partial Building Collapse with Injuries – November 11, 2011
- Structure Fire with Explosion – April 27, 2012
- Multiple Firefighter Heat Related Injuries – July 21, 2012
- Public Display Fireworks Explosion with Injuries – Aug. 31, 2012, Lake Elsinore, CA
- Wildland Firefighter Burn Injuries – September 5, 2012
- Safety Investigation Report – Firefighter Fall with Injuries, Folsom F.D., June 2, 2012
- Traffic Collision Involving Water Tender with Injuries – September 12, 2012
- Dozer Rollover – October 7, 2012, Sacramento Metropolitan FPD
- Firefighter Struck by Exploding LPG Lantern – October 17, 2012
- Structure Fire with Firefighter Injury – November 13, 2012, Riverside, CA
- Vehicle Fire with Minor Injury – December 9, 2012 – Pinole, CA
- Structure Fire with Firefighter Injury – October 20, 2012, Montebello, CA
- Firefighter Fall Injury During Vegetation Fire – Springs Incident – May 4, 2013
- Near-Miss Event – Attempted Robbery of a Firefighter – Santa Clara County Fire Department – June 27, 2013
- Structure Fire with Burn Injury – Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Protection District – June 30, 2013
- Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Fatality – CAL FIRE Southern Region – July 5, 2013
- Firefighter Injury – Highway 152 Incident – June 4, 2013
- Aerial Apparatus Coming in Contact with Electrical Wires, Firefighters Injured – Colton / Loma Linda Fire Departments, May 25, 2014
- Burnover / Entrapment with Burn Injuries – Lodge Fire Complex, August 8, 2014
- Residential Structure Fire with Firefighter Thermal Injuries – Sacramento Fire Department, January 12, 2015
- Informational Summary for the Cortland Incident / Residential Structure Fire with Firefighter Injury – Fresno Fire Department, March 29, 2015
- Firefighter Suffered from Rhabdomyolysis, Cal Fire, May 1, 2015
- Burn Over of Two Private Bulldozers – Firefighter Near Serious Accident, Lumpkin Incident, September 14, 2015
- Firefighter Fatality Investigation – Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office / Texas Department of Insurance, Houston, Texas, July 9, 2014
- Engine Burn Over – Pacheco Incident – CAL FIRE, July 12, 2016
- Dozer Rollover Fatality – Soberanes Incident, CAL FIRE BEU, July 28, 2016
- Fatality Firefighter Entrapment – Thomas Fire, Ventura Co., CA, Dec.14, 2017
- Live Fire Training Burn Injury and Near Miss – Monterey Fire Department, April 29, 2018
- Structure Fire Burn Injuries, Middletown, CA., May 28, 2018
- Bulldozer Rollover Fatality – Ferguson Incident, July 14, 2018
- Burn Over Fatalities – Carr Incident, July 26, 2018
- Object Strikes Crewmember – Milepost 97 Fire, July 29, 2019
- Wildland Firefighter Burn Injuries – Thorne Incident – CAL Fire BEU / Monterey County, September 1, 2019
