The VAP is a free an online assessment tool that provides fire departments with a systematic process to evaluate risks and ultimately reduce the threat of firefighter injuries and deaths. Read on for more information. The web site is here: firevap.org The NFFF, in conjunction with Honeywell and the United States Fire Administration, has developed and is now making available the Vulnerability Assessment Program (VAP), an online assessment tool that provides fire departments with a systematic process to evaluate risks and ultimately reduce the threat of firefighter injuries and deaths. At the end of the process, departments will have a customized report identifying areas of vulnerability linked to firefighter injuries and deaths. Each report contains suggestions for “risk reduction alternatives” specific to identified vulnerabilities and, when they exist, provides pertinent industry standards and guidelines to address the identified concerns. Fire departments can then use this analysis to develop operational and strategic plans to implement the risk reduction recommendations necessary to minimize or eliminate preventable of line-of-duty injuries and deaths. The VAP has many advantages over traditional fire department evaluations—it is on-line and private, secure, customizable, easy to use and free. Unlike other fire department evaluations, which may run into tens of thousands of dollars to obtain, the VAP will cost a department nothing to begin and complete. The NFFF suggests that every fire department in the United States go through the VAP exercise to discover gaps in resources and service capabilities. Firefighters should not die because they are unaware of safety practices that could save their lives. Please ask your Fire Chief to visit the VAP website at firevap.org to begin the process today. If you are a fire department manager or serve on a safety committee, please bring the VAP to your department. For more information, email: [email protected].
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:00:00 +0000
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