2006 International Fire Fighter Safety Stand Down

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFF) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) have teamed up for the Second annual International Fire Fighter Safety Stand Down. The event will be held June 21st and continue until all the shifts have participated one day.

From the IAFC site:

"Building on the success of the first Fire Fighter Safety Stand Down in 2005, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the Volunteer and Combination Officers' Section of the IAFC have called for a second stand down to be held starting Wednesday, June 21, 2006, and continued until all personnel and duty nights have been covered. Fire departments are urged to plan to participate in the event.

Last year, an estimated 10,000 fire departments participated in the Fire Fighter Safety Stand Down. Activities were posted on the IAFC and its partnerÂ’s Web sites. The IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section and the IAFF Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine will be updating the recommended activities, and when those details are developed, they will be distributed."

Last year, the Roanoke Fire-EMS Department participated in this event. Prevention is the key in decreasing firefighters deaths. Whether it is the food prepared at the Station, a short workout each day, reading over SOP's, thoroughly checking your PPE for defects, or going over Vehicle Safety. Check out the link above for more information regarding this event.