United States Fire Administration 2016 Metro Fire Chiefs

United States Fire Administration 2016 Metro Fire Chiefs Conference The Challenge of Change Ernest Mitchell, Jr. United States Fire Administrator 1

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v Data Collection and Analysis v Public Education and Awareness v Applied Research and Technology v Training (Fire & EMS) v Deployment Assistance (Disaster Response Support) v Information Services 3

Fire kills over 3, 000 and injures 16, 000 people each year. Approximately, 100 firefighters die on duty each year. Direct property losses due to fire reach almost $12 billion a year. Most of these deaths and losses can be prevented! 4

Firefighter Injuries 90, 000 80, 000 70, 000 60, 000 50, 000 40, 000 30, 000 20, 000 10, 000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 2014

Firefighter Fatalities 140 120 100 80 60 40 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 2015

Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service 7

One of a new leader’s greatest challenges is to determine what remains consistent and what must change – knowing where the line is between these two issues makes a good leader. -- Max De. Pree, Leadership Is An Art 8

The Future of the Fire and Emergency Services 9

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. " -Lao Tzu 10

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v Reduce Deaths, Injuries and Property Loss from Fire v Smoke Detectors v Residential Fire Sprinklers v Manufactured Housing v Heart Disease and Strokes v Community Risk Reduction – All Hazards (Public Engagement and Adding Value) 12

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v Modernize NFIRS v Online Education v AFG and SAFER Grants v Automatic Fire Sprinklers v Enhance Communications v WUI and Climate Impacts 15

The Future… v Wildland Urban Interface 16

Managing Officer Program 17

Firefighter Coordination v No notice catastrophic event v Intra and Inter-state community aid e c i t o N t n e m y o l p De v Build database – Information and Coordination v Identify potential resources and analyze 18

Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Active shooter/mass casualty events are a reality in modern American life. The overall goal is to plan, prepare and respond to save the maximum number of lives possible. 19

The Hartford Consensus Coordinated Integrated Whole Community Response v Fire/Rescue/EMS and Law Enforcement Critical Actions - THREAT T - Threat suppression H - Hemorrhage control RE - Rapid Extrication to safety A - Assessment by medical providers T - Transport to definitive care Bystander Engagement 20

JCTAWS Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Worship Series v Program to Enhance Preparedness for Complex, Coordinated Terrorist Attacks 21

v Media v Rapid Communications Technology v Training and Education 22

United States Fire Administration www. usfa. fema. gov Open. FEMA (Big Data – API Files) www. fema. gov/openfema 23