Past PSEN Issues Spring 2009

Oh No ..... More Status Quo Fire service training can make the difference between being accidentally successful and skillfully successful at emergency mitigation.  No one will deny that tough economic times, firefighters being laid off seems to put training on the back burner. Seems like this is the time that continual training is even more critical.  We must be more proficient when we have less personnel on scene, more knowledgeable when fighting fires, handling mass casualty events or special operations.   So what are our options? We can do nothing and hope we continue to be accidentally successful.  We can wait until someone is hurt or killed.  We can take the necessary action steps that keep all our remaining members skillfully and cognitively proficient. IT begins with "dialogue."  Learning to exchange perception, idea's, expectations and outcomes can allow for the alignment of strategies so that tactics are supported, coordinated and understood at the most critical times. Use these Chemical Safety Board animated recreations of actual incidents along with there final reports to start the process of discussion based training.
	Little General Store Propane Explosion		Blast Wave in Danvers MA
	CSB Final Report for Discussion		CSB Final Report for Discussion

  FDNY Legends Video Release

At the recent Firehouse Expo Executive Director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Ron Siarnicki introduce the keynote speaker FDNY Fire Chief Salvatore Cassano.  Chief Cassano talked briefly about the partnership with the Everyone Goes Home program and the creation, development and deployment of the FDNY Everyone Goes Home Legends Video.

Watch it here.

Copies can be purchased through the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation online store for a donation of $10.00 per copy.

Visit NFFF online store .. Click Here

CLICK HERE and see why ICS is more than accountability to each other

Special Report - SCBA Facepiece Degradation

We extend special thanks to the MA. Department of Fire Service for sharing the following special presentation with the fire service.

The fire academy is seeing in increase in SCBA polycarbonite facepieces being severely damaged by firefighters going deeper/staying longer in fire/excessive heat environments. The risk of serious injury or fatalities prompted this short safety clip with the expectation that firefighters will recognize the potential danger and modify their actions.

Please watch this safety presentation .. CLICK HERE

Direct From Firefighter Life Safety Resource Kit 4

If you have not received the just released Firefighter Life Safety Resource Kit #4 watch the mail everyday.  These masterful kits are being sent to 30,000 fire departments across the country.

Here is just one of the video training features.

Click to learn more .. Mayday Are You Ready?

	Heart Healthy Firefighter Web Site	Fire Fighter Health

Continuing with Health and Wellness

Over the last few months we produced media presentations that are very important to health, wellness and firefighter safety.

The first is a four part series developed by Indiana University regarding the stress and impact our work has on our heart health. Please follow our link and preview the program.   You will have the opportunity to download each segment to your system if you choose.

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PSEN and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Partnership continues ..

By now it should be no surprise that PSEN is an advocate for the Everyone Goes Home, Courage to Be Safe (sm) 16 Firefighter Initiatives LIfe Safety Campaign. I have the great opportunity to serve as the National Program Manager of the field program.  In addition I have developed the monthly online media events that are featured on the Everyone Goes Home web site.