The Oregon Public Safety Academy is hosting a free Leadership, Accountability, Culture, and Knowledge (LACK) class on December 9, 2014 from 0800-1200 in Salem. The deadline for registration is November 23, 2014. Course Description: Is your department on the path to a LODD? This compelling presentation by the National Fallen Firefighter Foundations examines the root causes of LODDs and the role of Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge as it influences the end result. Many fire departments across the United States LACK the Right Stuff to prevent them from being on a path to a line of duty death, with Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge being the elements that need to be addressed and managed in those environments. Through education and training, those departments can improve their survivability by understanding the root causes of firefighter fatalities and tackling these four elements with special emphasis on understanding fire service culture Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: * Feel the impact that a line of duty death has on the family, the department, and the community. * Recognize how cultural traditions and behaviors, reinforcement of unsafe behaviors, safety policies, and the acceptability of accidental success contribute to injuries and deaths. * Understand what changes in leadership, accountability, culture, and knowledge can be made to help prevent LODDs. * Apply leadership, accountability, culture and knowledge to the root causes of firefighter fatalities and learn to develop strategies to eliminate the preventable causes of LODDs. * Understand the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives and their relationship to LODD prevention. * Create a plan of action to implement the actions recommended in the module to bring about change and take the department off the path to an LODD. Instructors: Harry Ward & Cody Goodnough, DPSST Training Coordinators and Oregon EGH advocates Meals provided. DPSST class registration form oregon.gov/DPSST/FT/pages/index.aspx. Before attending any classes at DPSST you have to have a SID #. The link is on the DPSST class registration form. Questions: Thelma Denney / Fire Service Support Specialist / DPSST (503) 378-2408 or [email protected] Lodging: Dorm room lodging and meals are available at DPSST for those traveling more than 75 miles one-way. If you would like to request dorm room housing (AFTER you receive an e-mail confirming you have been registered for the class), please contact Rebecca Nolte at [email protected] or 503-378-4399 no later than December 5, 2014.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:29:09 +0000
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