Stakeholder Comments Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
By Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on Mar 02, 2011 with Comments 0
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
Stakeholder Comment on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) Progress and Future Direction
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program is seeking stakeholder input on the progress and future directions of the NIOSH FFFIPP to ensure that the program is meeting the needs and expectations of the U.S. fire service, and to identify ways in which the program can be improved to increase its impact on the safety and health of fire fighters across the United States.
NIOSH will compile and consider all comments received and use them in making decisions on how to proceed with the FFFIPP.
An overview of the FFFIPP, associated reports and publications can be viewed by going to the NIOSH FFFIPP Web site.
Public Comment Period
Written comments on the document will be accepted through April 29, 2011 in accordance with the instructions below. All material submitted to NIOSH should reference Docket Number NIOSH-063-B. All electronic comments should be formatted as Microsoft Word and make reference to docket number NIOSH-063-B.
Comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 29, 2011
To submit comments, please use one of these options:
- Send NIOSH comments using this online form
- Send comments by email.
- Fax comments to the NIOSH Docket Office: 513-533-8285
- Send by Mail to:
NIOSH Mailstop: C-34
Robert A. Taft Lab.
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
All information received in response to this notice will be available for public examination and copying at the …
NIOSH Docket Office
4676 Columbia Parkway, Room 111
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
A complete electronic docket containing all comments submitted will be available on the NIOSH docket home page, and comments will be available in writing by request. NIOSH includes all comments received without change in the docket, including any personal information provided.
Contact persons for technical information
Paul Moore, Chief, Trauma Investigations Team
NIOSH/CDC
1095 Willowdale Road
Mailstop H-1808
Morgantown, WV 26505
304/285-6016
Related Dockets
Fire Fighter Program Video
Video summary of FFFIPP Program recorded live by Fire Department Network News TV (FDNNTV) at the 50th IAFF Fire Fighter Convention in San Diego, CA on August 23, 2010.
Recently Released Reports
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-09 Volunteer Fire Fighter Drowns After Being Thrown From His Swiftwater Rescue Boat – West Virginia (added 3/1/11)
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-13 Career Fire Fighter Dies While Conducting a Search in a Residential House Fire – Kansas (added 2/10/11)
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-17 Fire Fighter/Paramedic Dies from Aortic Dissection After Three Emergency Responses – Ohio (added 2/7/11)
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-21 Volunteer Fire Fighter Suffers a Fatal Cardiac Event After Fire Suppression Training – Pennsylvania (added 1/11/11)
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-15 Volunteer Fire Chief Killed When Rubber-Tracked Vehicle Overturns at Brush Fire – Washington (added 1/10/11)
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-29 Fire Fighter Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Structure Fire Response – Mississippi (added 1/5/11)
- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation # F2010-22 Captain Suffers Cardiac Death While Attending Training Drills – New York (added 1/5/11)
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