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.
Documents:
- Monterey County Highway Traffic Safety Guidelines 2009 (PDF)
- NFAEB Fire Shelter Transition Update (PDF)
- Traffic Incident Management Systems – April 2008 (PDF)
- Firefighter Fatigue Facts – CAL FIRE (PDF)
- Hydration Study- Orange County Fire Authority (PDF)
- 2007 Edition- NFPA 1500 (PDF)
- Monterey Co. Wildland Fire School – Heat Illness Prevention Program (PDF)
- Emergency Incident Rehabilitation – USFA – Feb. 2008 (PDF)
- Pulse Oximetry and CO Oximetry – June 2007 (PDF)
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – June 2007 (PDF)
- Deploying Your Fire Shelter in a Body of Water (PDF)
- MUTCD 2003 – Chapter 6I – Control of Traffic Through Traffic Incident Management Areas (PDF)
PowerPoint Presentations:
- Wear Your Gear – Firefighter Escapes Flashover – April 2007
- Swine Flu – H1N1 – 2009
- Firefighter Rehabilitation
- Monterey County Fireground Safety System – 2003
Websites:
- Responder Safety
- National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety
- Fire Department Safety Officers Association
- Firefighter Rehabilitation
- National Volunteer Fire Council’s Firefighter Health and Safety Priorities
- Firefighter Health and Wellness
- Mesothelioma Facts
- Firefighter Close Calls
- Cyanide Poisoning Treatment Coalition
- Mesothelioma.com – Firefighters
