Quick Vote Archives

Call frequency - May 12, 2008
What type of call does your department respond to most frequently?
- Fires: 22 (9%)
- Activated alarms: 37 (15%)
- EMS: 169 (67%)
- MVAs: 16 (6%)
- Rescues: 6 (2%)
- Hazmat: 2 (1%)
Engine company staffing - May 5, 2008
What is the minimum amount of personnel required to staff your department's engine companies?
- Four: 403 (32%)
- Three: 548 (43%)
- Two: 224 (18%)
- One: 85 (7%)
Fireground SOP training - Apr 28, 2008
How often does your organization conduct drills on its fireground SOPs?
- Frequently: 64 (11%)
- Regularly: 137 (24%)
- Occasionally: 217 (39%)
- Never: 143 (25%)
Formal reviews of reports - Apr 21, 2008
Does your organization formally review important fire reports (such as NIOSH reports)?
- Yes: 141 (27%)
- No: 252 (47%)
- Occasionally: 138 (26%)
Deploying ground ladders - Apr 14, 2008
Does your department require the deployment of ground ladders at all multistory fires?
- Yes: 389 (61%)
- No: 246 (39%)
FDIC classes - Apr 7, 2008
What type of classes do you most look forward to taking at FDIC?
- Engine company: 113 (21%)
- Truck company: 96 (18%)
- RIT/firefighter survival: 113 (21%)
- Haz mat: 27 (5%)
- Incident command: 45 (8%)
- Tactics: 120 (22%)
- Communication: 7 (1%)
- Health and wellness: 18 (3%)
Obstacles attending outside training - Mar 31, 2008
What is the major obstacle to your attending outside training lectures or seminars?
- High price: 292 (44%)
- Scheduling conflicts: 176 (26%)
- Location or distance: 122 (18%)
- Subject matter had no appeal: 8 (1%)
- Instructors lack credentials: 10 (2%)
- None of the above: 58 (9%)
Emergency doffing procedures - Mar 24, 2008
Does your department train firefighters on emergency doffing procedures for bunker gear which has become super-heated or is burning?
- Yes: 34 (4%)
- No: 735 (91%)
- Only for RIT: 16 (2%)
- Only in recruit training: 19 (2%)
Aerial in cold temps - Mar 17, 2008
In extremely cold temperatures, does your department have specific procedures for bedding aerials after they have been operating in conditions to prevent the waterway and its seals from freezing?
- Yes: 140 (25%)
- No: 281 (49%)
- Not applicable: 147 (26%)
PPE and driver operators - Mar 10, 2008
What elements of PPE (except SCBA) are worn by your driver operators while driving to emergencies?
- Full PPE: 196 (18%)
- Station uniforms: 149 (13%)
- Bunker pants and boots only: 248 (22%)
- Driver/operator discretion: 378 (34%)
- No policy exists for this procedure: 137 (12%)
Donning facepiece - Mar 3, 2008
When responding to a confirmed structure fire, when do you put on your face piece?
- While responding on the call: 214 (19%)
- Prior to performing firefighting duties in an IDLH: 902 (81%)
EMS certification - Feb 25, 2008
Should EMS certification be required to serve as chief of a fire department that provides EMS?
- Yes: 643 (56%)
- No: 213 (19%)
- Only if duties include EMS response: 284 (25%)
Mutual aid frequency - Feb 18, 2008
How often does your department use mutual aid?
- Never: 27 (3%)
- Sporadically, not formalized: 25 (3%)
- On request by incident: 372 (39%)
- Formalized by location and/or incident type: 223 (23%)
- Automatic aid, box alarm system: 318 (33%)
Atmospheric monitor training - Feb 11, 2008
Do your department's personnel have formal, documented training regarding the use of assigned atmospheric monitors?
- Yes: 171 (34%)
- No: 328 (66%)
Training support - Feb 4, 2008
Is your department doing enough to support your training needs?
- Yes: 262 (33%)
- No: 529 (67%)
Outside training - Jan 28, 2008
How many times have you attended an outside training lecture or seminar, other than those provided by your department?
- Numerous times: 548 (67%)
- A handful of times: 113 (14%)
- A few times: 117 (14%)
- Never: 39 (5%)
Pain medication - Jan 21, 2008
Do your EMS providers carry medications to treat pain?
- Yes: 645 (77%)
- No: 196 (23%)
Developing training - Jan 14, 2008
Does your department pay attention to field input when developing training?
- Yes: 409 (67%)
- No: 199 (33%)
Developing new officers - Jan 7, 2008
Is your department doing a good job of developing new officers?
- Yes: 184 (20%)
- No: 726 (80%)
Apparatus operator safety - Dec 30, 2007
What do you do when an apparatus operator is responding in an unsafe manner?
- Order them to stop the vehicle and assign another driver: 59 (7%)
- Discuss appropriate actions when back in quarters: 75 (8%)
- Correct immediately and continue response: 768 (85%)
Determining rehab - Dec 23, 2007
When or how do you determine the need to rehab your crews?
- Physical survey (vitals): 75 (15%)
- Two SCBA bottles: 240 (47%)
- Hot/cold temperature: 29 (6%)
- High exertion level: 74 (15%)
- Mandatory assignment: 90 (18%)
Responding to orders - Dec 17, 2007
How would you respond to an order that you feel is unsafe for your crew?
- Refuse the order: 20 (2%)
- Advise the operation is unsafe and recommend alternative: 882 (96%)
- Complete as assigned: 13 (1%)
- Ask for another officer's opinion: 7 (1%)
TIC training offerings - Dec 10, 2007
Does your state fire training agency offer training on the tactical use of thermal imaging cameras?
- Yes: 113 (35%)
- No: 208 (65%)
MVA considerations - Dec 3, 2007
What is your first consideration for response to an accident on the highway?
- Vehicle positioning: 431 (43%)
- PPE use: 31 (3%)
- Scene hazard evaluation: 488 (49%)
- Equipment needed: 32 (3%)
- EMS triage: 10 (1%)
TIC training - Nov 26, 2007
Did your department receive any training other than that provided by the sales team when your thermal imaging camera was delivered?
- Yes: 199 (43%)
- No: 267 (57%)
Assigned RIT team - Nov 19, 2007
Does your department have an assigned RIT team?
- Yes: 449 (52%)
- No: 413 (48%)