SAM 076 | Ontario Fire Service Critical Incident Initiative
The Ontario Fire Service Critical Incident Initiative was formed when training officers in the province realized that, armed with accurate and timely information about critical incidents, they could use this data to drive training to improve firefighter safety.
\nCurrently in the province there is no formal agency whose charge is to capture and share this information with the fire service. While investigations have been completed on many critical incidents, assess to the data has been difficult as Provincial agencies have been slow to share the findings with the fire service. Not only can this lead to frustration, it can also lead to misinformation being shared.
\nAnd while the training officers of Ontario can access and use near-miss and line-of-duty death reports from the United States, it is their belief that while there may be some similarities, there are just as likely some unique aspects about critical fire incidents in the Province.
\nHowever, absent the access to data, they cannot confirm their suspicions and lack the data to drive changes in training.
\nDuring this conversation, recorded on the campus of the Ontario Fire College, we discuss their vision for creating a system to gather and share information from critical incidents in Ontario.
\nOur sponsor:
\nMidwest Fire
MidwestFire.com
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\nIntro music
\nSafety Dance (1982)
\nMen Without Hats
\nGMC - Virgin Records
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\nGuest Contact Information
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\nBrent Thomas
\nAssistant Chief
\nOrillia Fire Department
\n705-325-5889
\nbthomas2orillia.ca
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\nSteve MacInnis
Training Director
Kitchener Fire Department
519-741-2200 x5527
Stephen.macinnis@kitchener.ca
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\nRichard Craibbe
Chief\xa0 Training Officer
Town of Oakville
\n905-845-6601
\nRichard.craibbe@oakville.ca
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\nOntario Association of Fire Training Officers
http://www.firetraining.ca
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Twitter/SafetyBluePrint
www.TheSafetyBlueprint.com
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\nSituational Awareness Matters! website
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\nFirefighter Near Miss Reporting System
\nhttp://www.firefighternearmiss.com/
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\nContact Rich Gasaway
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