...Presidential Directives (HSPD) 5 and 8 mandated the establishment and implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard that all “first Responders” must use when handling large-scale incidents. The stated purpose of HSPD 5 is “to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents by establishing a single, comprehensive national incident management system.” But there was only one problem that was overlooked, and that problem was the training of first responders to effectively handle large scale incidents. NIMS-FEMA Emergency Management Institute offers over one hundred and fifty online courses (I have completed 142 courses) with the main interests and emphasis on how separate organizations work together in all hazards emergencies to save lives and protect property. Public safety’s handling of large scale incidents is always judged by how well they ended, or how many lives were lost or saved, property damage and how quickly was the affected community returned to normal. The question that still needs to be addressed is “how does one attempt to tackle a spontaneous event the size of 9/11 without training and preparation?” During 9/11, there were three major pitfalls with all first responders that I think contributed to some loss of life and posed endangerment to all first responders; the lack of interoperable communication, little or no cross discipline coordination, and no framework in...
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...parks NT1310 Week 3 Lab: Building a New Structure-Codes NFPA 10 NFPA 10 provides requirements to ensure that portable fire extinguishers will work as intended to provide a first line of defense against fires of limited size. Criteria cover installations for Class A, B, C, D, and K hazards as well as the selection, inspection, maintenance, recharging, and testing of portable fire extinguishing equipment. Includes a list of obsolete fire extinguishers that should be removed from service. NFPA 1, Fire Code, advances fire and life safety for the public and first responders as well as property protection by providing a comprehensive, integrated approach to fire code regulation and hazard management. It addresses all the bases with extracts from and references to more than 130 NFPA® codes and standards including such industry benchmarks as NFPA 101, NFPA 54, NFPA 58, NFPA 30, NFPA 13, NFPA 25, and NFPA 72. Requirements cover the full range of fire and life safety issues from fire protection systems and equipment and occupant safety in new and existing buildings to hazardous materials, flammable and combustible liquids, LP-Gas, and more. NFPA 11 This standard covers the design, installation, operation, testing, and maintenance of low-, medium-, and high-expansion foam systems for fire protection. Criteria apply to fixed, semi-fixed, or portable systems for interior and exterior hazards. General requirements include system components and system types, specifications and plan installation...
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... • Worked as a Principal Vocational Training Institutes Sillanwali (Sargodha) and Fazilpur (Rajanpur) subsidiary of Punjab Vocational Training Council (Govt. of Punjab) from April 07, 2006 to 02.02.2008. • Worked as an Apprentice Mining Engineer in P.M.D.C Salt Mines Khewra from October 01, 2005 to April 05, 2006. • Worked as A.M.E(Assistant Mining Engineer) in Aziz Inam & Company Choa Saiden Shah District Chakwal from October 01, 2003 to Sep 31, 2005. ➢ Three Weeks Survey Camp at Abbottabad (Best Group). ➢ Four weeks practical Training at P.M.D.C Collieries Sor-Range Quetta. ➢ Managerial Competencies Punjab Vocational Training Council Lahore. ▪ Medical First Responder course at E.S Academy Lahore. ▪ Certification in First Aid to Injure. ▪ Use of Breathing Apparatus and Gas Testing Instruments. • English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki. ➢ Book Reading, Net Surfing, Current Affairs • HR Management, Rock...
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...Texas Government – Final Assignment After the first introduction of HB 1937 bill, the Texas Government Code 3106 was then further developed by many other bills like HB 1977, HB 1164 and SB 877, etc. Over the past years, those changes have made the Stars of Texas awards become an award which not only honors more and more people, but also encourages more and more people to get engaged in Texas security building work. Generally speaking, by having the bill of HB 1937, Gallego, the author of the bill, wanted the men and women whose profession was peace officer, firefighters or emergency medical first responders across Texas, and who have been killed or injured in the line of duty to be honored by Texas government. In 2003, when the bill was first introduced, Gallego, made clear definition of professions relating to Texas memorial medal of valor awards (this award was named star of Texas Awards after the review of House Committee). For example, in his introduced bill of HB 1937, he explained the meaning of “Emergency medical first responder”, “Firefighter”, and “Peace officer”. And, Gallego intended to clarify who would be able to issue the award, who would be able to receive the award, and who would be able to decide the recipients of the award. For instance, Gallego said that the Texas Peace Officers Memorial Medal of Valor Advisory Committee shall advise the governor on the issuance of the award. Also, Gallego mentioned the committee consists of three current or retired...
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...First responders put their lives on the front line in varied situations constantly. Even though their training and experience attempts to prepare them for any type of situation of any degree, they are never really in full control of the situation or outcome of hazardous terrorist attacks. Frist responders frequently rush to respond to disastrous events and are on most occasions unaware of the full extent of the damage and cause until arriving on the scene. When it comes to hazardous events, first responders face potential physical and health risk that can be major. Frist responders may arrive on the scene and experience explosions, fires, and toxin exposure that could lead to skin and organ damage such as eye and throat burns, body rashes, skin burns, and death. The types of hazardous material involved in terrorism has a varied range of materials....
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...that's so special? They may have an occasional fire that they extinguish and a basic medical call from time to time. III. Many people do not realize the work that firefighters/first responders do on a day-to-day basis. Body I. First Responders go through a lot of preparation to insure that their lives are as safe as possible at the beginnning of each shift. A. At the beginning of each shift, a good firefighter thoroughly checks his/her breathing mask, air tank, bunker pants, bunker coat, helmet, nomex hood, gloves, boots, radio, and flashlight. 1. The process of checking an air tank. B. Each vehicle must also be thoroughly checked. 1. The engine lights, brakes, turn signals, sirens, the water pump, all tools, extra hoselines, bags, medical equipment, extra air tanks, and machines. C. After all equipment has been checked, rules mandate that these checks be documented and signed by the shift commander. 1. Possibility of future legal actions against wrong documentation. 2. Safety; serious injury or death could occur. II. Daily training is an integral part of any firehouse. Without training first responders can fall to error by making simple mistakes that can endanger the lives of that first responder and their crew. A. The daily calls that first responders receive are...
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...Structural Collapse Fire fighters and other emergency rescue workers (first responders) have to contend with a variety of natural events causing collapsed structures such as earthquakes, fire, heavy snow accumulations, hurricanes, tornadoes, and landslides. Today, emergency responders face the added threat of entering buildings that have collapsed as a result of a terrorist attack. For example, the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, the Alfred P. Murray Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995, the second terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on 9-11-01 as well as the Pentagon. Not only do these emergency responders face the expected dangers upon entering a collapsed building such as natural gas leaks, fire, exposure to live electrical wiring, secondary collapse and insufficient oxygen, they may now have to face the unexpected hazards of secondary explosive devices and residual contamination from CBRN. As a means of mitigating these types of major disasters first responders, particularly firefighters have been asked to take on additional responsibilities which include the management of hazardous materials, confined space, water rescue and structural collapse. The attacks that occurred on 9/11 and the hurricanes that struck the gulf coast revealed shortcomings in response capabilities and demonstrated the need for increased training and preparation to respond to acts of terrorism and large-scale manmade and natural disasters. Recent history...
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...make a decision as to whether it is worth it to put aside their values or if they are going to take a stand and act according to their values. A person’s decision can be telling of their personality and the importance they put on their job performance. I am fortunate enough to have not encountered many situations similar to this, but there have been a few. One of the most prominent happened a few years ago when I was working as a lifeguard over the summer in my hometown of Sylvania, Ohio. In this situation, there was a patron who fell and hit her head on the concrete pool deck and we were administering first aid to her, she adamantly requested that we don’t call an ambulance. The manager working at the time complied with the request because it meant less paperwork for him and instructed us to finishing bandaging her head and send her home. While finishing administering first aid, I noticed that she wasn’t entirely coherent and decided that it would not be safe for her to drive home on her own. I made the choice to go against what she and my manager said and called an ambulance. They were both upset by my decision but I felt it was the right decision, in terms of ensuring the woman’s safety and reducing the liability of the pool. When the EMS arrived, they took her into the ambulance where she passed out from dehydration and as they were collecting her belongings from the pool deck they found a Gatorade bottle filled with an alcoholic mixed drink. If the EMS had not been called...
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... These behaviors are not things we need to think about, they represent little success strategies or ways of coping with life that we have found to be helpful. If you take a look at what Seneca said about human character, you will see how acquiring new habits leads to a fundamental change of character. Sow a thought, reap an action Sow action, reap a habit Sow a habit, reap a character Sow a character, reap a destiny. - Seneca [pic] Stephen Covey Stephen Covey was born in 1932. He lives with his wife, Sandra, and their family in Utah; in the Rocky Mountains. Covey achieved international acclaim, and is perhaps best known, for his self-help book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People which was first published by Simon & Schuster in 1989 and has sold around 12 million copies word-wide. Covey has a Harvard MBA and has spent most of his career at Brigham Young University, where he was professor of organizational behavior and business management. In addition to his MBA, he also has a doctorate which he completed whilst at...
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...The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People. AUTHOR: Stephen R Covey PUBLISHING HOUSE: Simon & Schuster FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1989 AWARDS: In August 2011, Time listed Seven Habits as one of " The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books. NO OF COPIES SOLD: it has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages since first publication. OTHER BOOKS: Covey has written a number of follow-up books: * First Things First * Principle Centered Leadership * The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, a sequel to The Seven Habits published in 2004 * The Leader in Me, a book on using the seven habits for young children, especially in schools, published in 2008. TYPE OF BOOK: self help book PURPOSE OF THE BOOK: In many ways it's a general purpose psychology book, dealing with such things as motivation, organizational skills, and how to deal with stress. THEME: The 7 Habits provide an incremental, sequential, integrated approach to the development of personal effectiveness moving us progressively from dependence (on others) to independence (taking care of ourselves) to interdependence (looking after others and combining strengths to multiply our individual effectiveness). This book's focal point is on an approach to obtain personal and interpersonal effectiveness. Covey emphasizes that if we want to make a change in our lives, we should probably first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors THE STORY: Be Proactive: Covey states that we are responsible...
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...7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book Summary Before going into the actual 7 habits, the author Steve Covey goes into few important concepts. Character Ethic (good) There are basic principles of effective living and people can only experience true success and enduring happines as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character. Personality Ethic (not so good) It is manipulative, deceptive, encouraging people to use techniques to get other people to like them. Personality ethic is illusory and deceptive and trying to get high quality results with its techniques and quick fixes – not effective at all. Paradigm The book talks a lot about paradigm shifts and I remember having to look it up in the dictionary to find the true meaning of it; paradigm meaning: model, theory, perception, assumption, the way we see world. Conditioning affects our perceptions/paradigms (old/young lady drawing example in the book worth checking out). We see the world not as it is but as ‘we are’ through our paradigms. Different people can have different views and still both be correct. The more aware we are of our basic paradigms the more we can examine/test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions getting a larger picture and far more objective view. Paradigm shifts move us from one way of seeing the world to another. They influence our relationship with others. Not all are good. If we want to make relatively minor changes in our lives we...
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...7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a very insightful book providing an approach to obtain personal and interpersonal effectiveness. I really gained a lot from Covey’s different examples he provided in each chapter via family, business and society in general. Covey explains how a person must make a paradigm shift prior to incorporating these habits into their life. We have to be committed to ourselves before we can commit to others. I really find this “inside-out” approach inspiring as change starts with oneself. By incorporating these habits in our lives it will make success easier to obtain both personally and professionally and failure a lot easier to swallow as well. But before we make any changes in our lives we first have to focus on our own personal attitudes and behaviors. Habit number one discusses the importance of being proactive. In order to be proactive we have to possess the initiative to make things happen. Being proactive is the ability to respond positively to our circumstances. I have heard so many times the expression, “that’s just the way I am, “to me this is one of the most frustrating things one can say. I just want to tell them “No, that is the way you are choosing to be and there is something you can do about it.” We all have to bypass the negativity and find a way to focus our time and energy on being effective. Covey explains how to focus your energy on our Circle of Influence by working on the things that you can do something about...
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... 2/2/2014 | I was inspired by Stephen R. Covey’s, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits have encouraged me to rethink how I was looking at the world and it has changed how I plan to move forward in my life. Covey defines a habit as the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire. Knowledge is the what to do and why, skill is the how to do, and desire is the motivation or want to do, “In order to make something a habit in our lives, we have to have all three”, (Covey 55). Covey describes the Maturity Continuum which moves us progressively from dependence to independence to interdependence. The 7 Habits are tools which provide an approach to the development of personal and interpersonal effectiveness. Part 1 The first three habits focus on transitioning from dependence to independence, the mastery of self. Each of us begins life as an infant. We are completely dependent upon others to care for us. “They gradually, over the ensuing months and years, we become more independent- physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially-until eventually we can essentially take care of ourselves, becoming inner-directed and self-reliant”, (Covey 57), it is in our nature to transition to independence. Wikipedia.org summarizes The 7 Habits in correlation to each phase, beginning with self-mastery. Habit 1: Be Proactive describes how to take initiative in life by understanding how our decisions are determining factors for effectiveness in your life. Covey encourages...
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...person cannot say, 'I choose otherwise.' To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know. It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of the mind, mistakes of judgment. But people will not easily forgive the mistakes of the heart, the ill intention, the bad motives, the prideful justifying cover-up of the first mistake. Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one. There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature. And, of course, the meat of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek...
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...Time Management Essays-Various Top Five Time Management Mistakes Time management is not necessarily working "harder", but rather, "smarter." And to accomplish significantly more in our days, we need not increase our efforts. As an example, in a horse race, the first horse may earn a $50,000 purse and the second horse may earn a $25,000 purse. The first horse gets twice as much money as the second horse, not because it ran twice as far or twice as fast. It was only a "nose ahead" of the competition. So it is with our daily results. We need not run twice as fast or put in twice the effort to significantly increase our daily success. We only need to be a "nose ahead" of where we already are. We are all productive in our days. We would not survive the demands of this world if we were not. The real challenge is how much more productive can we become? And, a lot of our time management has to do with more of what we are not doing rather than what we are doing. Sometimes our mistakes and omissions will keep us from running at a full pace. Here are the Top Five Time Management Mistakes we should all avoid to help us to increase our daily success both on and off the job, in less time and with less stress. 1. Start your day without a plan of action. You will begin your day by responding to the loudest voice (the squeaky wheel gets the grease) and spend it in a defensive mode, responding to other people's and events' demands. The tail will wag the dog. If there is a void of...
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