Quick Vote Archives

Physical exams - Aug 18, 2008
Does your department require physical exams?
- No: 85 (15%)
- Only at hire: 116 (21%)
- At hire and on return from injury: 63 (11%)
- Annually for all members: 282 (51%)
- Only on return from disability: 4 (1%)
Size-up factor - Aug 11, 2008
Which incident size-up factor do you consider first?
- Construction: 202 (28%)
- Occupancy: 513 (72%)
Drug testing - Aug 4, 2008
Does your department conduct drug testing?
- Regularly on all members: 80 (9%)
- Not at all: 346 (40%)
- Randomly on any member: 222 (26%)
- On suspicion after an incident: 208 (24%)
New vehicle training - Jul 28, 2008
Which area of vehicle construction and rescue do you most need more training on?
- Airbags: 53 (10%)
- Alternative fuels (like ethanol): 85 (17%)
- Hybrids: 273 (54%)
- Construction materials/methods: 99 (19%)
Emergency terms - Jul 21, 2008
Which term is used to represent a firefighter in distress emergency?
- Mayday: 933 (92%)
- Emergency Traffic: 47 (5%)
- No standard term: 38 (4%)
Safety violations - Jul 14, 2008
Which safety policy or procedure gets violated the most in your department?
- Driver/vehicle response: 67 (11%)
- Seat belt use: 307 (49%)
- Use of all components of PPE: 124 (20%)
- Proper fireground size-up: 54 (9%)
- IMS use: 69 (11%)
Fitness program components - Jul 7, 2008
Which component of a physical fitness program is most important for firefighters?
- Cardiovascular: 612 (71%)
- Strength: 18 (2%)
- Flexibility: 8 (1%)
- Endurance: 168 (19%)
- Core strength: 58 (7%)
Line-trouble alarm - Jun 30, 2008
Has your department ever been dispatched on a line-trouble alarm to find a real fire incident?
- Yes: 305 (63%)
- No: 180 (37%)
Wellness program - Jun 23, 2008
Does your department have a wellness program?
- Yes: 239 (40%)
- No: 361 (60%)
Code development - Jun 16, 2008
Have you ever been involved in the code development process?
- Yes: 81 (21%)
- No: 297 (79%)
Traffic safety plan - Jun 9, 2008
Has your department developed a traffic safety program for working on highways?
- Yes: 264 (55%)
- No: 216 (45%)
Hand tools - Jun 2, 2008
Does your department require every member to carry hand tools?
- Yes: 318 (42%)
- No: 447 (58%)
Charleston report - May 26, 2008
Will the Charleston report affect your department in any way?
- Yes: 130 (28%)
- No: 192 (42%)
- Not sure: 136 (30%)
Getting live fire training - May 19, 2008
How do you get live fire training?
- Burn building: 300 (36%)
- Acquired structures: 122 (14%)
- Conferences or outside courses: 19 (2%)
- A mix of the above: 287 (34%)
- We don't: 115 (14%)
Call frequency - May 12, 2008
What type of call does your department respond to most frequently?
- Fires: 75 (8%)
- Activated alarms: 125 (13%)
- EMS: 648 (69%)
- MVAs: 74 (8%)
- Rescues: 10 (1%)
- Hazmat: 5 (1%)
Engine company staffing - May 5, 2008
What is the minimum amount of personnel required to staff your department's engine companies?
- Four: 403 (32%)
- Three: 548 (43%)
- Two: 224 (18%)
- One: 85 (7%)
Fireground SOP training - Apr 28, 2008
How often does your organization conduct drills on its fireground SOPs?
- Frequently: 64 (11%)
- Regularly: 137 (24%)
- Occasionally: 217 (39%)
- Never: 143 (25%)
Formal reviews of reports - Apr 21, 2008
Does your organization formally review important fire reports (such as NIOSH reports)?
- Yes: 141 (27%)
- No: 252 (47%)
- Occasionally: 138 (26%)
Deploying ground ladders - Apr 14, 2008
Does your department require the deployment of ground ladders at all multistory fires?
- Yes: 389 (61%)
- No: 246 (39%)
FDIC classes - Apr 7, 2008
What type of classes do you most look forward to taking at FDIC?
- Engine company: 113 (21%)
- Truck company: 96 (18%)
- RIT/firefighter survival: 113 (21%)
- Haz mat: 27 (5%)
- Incident command: 45 (8%)
- Tactics: 120 (22%)
- Communication: 7 (1%)
- Health and wellness: 18 (3%)
Obstacles attending outside training - Mar 31, 2008
What is the major obstacle to your attending outside training lectures or seminars?
- High price: 292 (44%)
- Scheduling conflicts: 176 (26%)
- Location or distance: 122 (18%)
- Subject matter had no appeal: 8 (1%)
- Instructors lack credentials: 10 (2%)
- None of the above: 58 (9%)
Emergency doffing procedures - Mar 24, 2008
Does your department train firefighters on emergency doffing procedures for bunker gear which has become super-heated or is burning?
- Yes: 34 (4%)
- No: 735 (91%)
- Only for RIT: 16 (2%)
- Only in recruit training: 19 (2%)
Aerial in cold temps - Mar 17, 2008
In extremely cold temperatures, does your department have specific procedures for bedding aerials after they have been operating in conditions to prevent the waterway and its seals from freezing?
- Yes: 140 (25%)
- No: 281 (49%)
- Not applicable: 147 (26%)
PPE and driver operators - Mar 10, 2008
What elements of PPE (except SCBA) are worn by your driver operators while driving to emergencies?
- Full PPE: 196 (18%)
- Station uniforms: 149 (13%)
- Bunker pants and boots only: 248 (22%)
- Driver/operator discretion: 378 (34%)
- No policy exists for this procedure: 137 (12%)
Donning facepiece - Mar 3, 2008
When responding to a confirmed structure fire, when do you put on your face piece?
- While responding on the call: 214 (19%)
- Prior to performing firefighting duties in an IDLH: 902 (81%)
EMS certification - Feb 25, 2008
Should EMS certification be required to serve as chief of a fire department that provides EMS?
- Yes: 644 (56%)
- No: 213 (19%)
- Only if duties include EMS response: 284 (25%)