What is Firefighter Rescue Survey?
A: The American fire service has never been able to determine if operations are actually saving more civilians from fire. The absence of operational direction provided by the traditional reporting mechanisms has never been called into questions because there has never been a comparison.
The Firefighter Rescue Survey provides an online platform for the firefighters who performed a rescue to provide information on the operation and outcome. Firefighter Rescue Survey is a retrospective, meta-analysis of thousands of actual fireground rescues, collected by our brothers and sisters around the country.
Firefighter Rescue Survey was created to highlight the most important aspect of our profession, saving lives. By recording the number and details of a rescue made on the fireground we will be able to tailor our training to methods and techniques that actually work. Improving our results to benefit the populations we serve.
The Firefighter Rescue Survey provides an online platform for the firefighters who performed a rescue to provide information on the operation and outcome. Firefighter Rescue Survey is a retrospective, meta-analysis of thousands of actual fireground rescues, collected by our brothers and sisters around the country.
Firefighter Rescue Survey was created to highlight the most important aspect of our profession, saving lives. By recording the number and details of a rescue made on the fireground we will be able to tailor our training to methods and techniques that actually work. Improving our results to benefit the populations we serve.
What is the mission of Firefighter Rescue Survey?
A: To raise awareness and demonstrate the value of firefighter rescue reporting for the improvement of civilian outcomes and fire ground operations.
To gather as much information as possible from actual rescues in the hopes of making us all more efficient and effective on our firegrounds. By collecting data from firefighters who have been in the exact situation that most of us spend a career preparing for, we hope to provide firefighters from around the globe a better chance to save a life.
To gather as much information as possible from actual rescues in the hopes of making us all more efficient and effective on our firegrounds. By collecting data from firefighters who have been in the exact situation that most of us spend a career preparing for, we hope to provide firefighters from around the globe a better chance to save a life.
How can fire departments utilize the FRS data?
A: Look through the raw and/or analyzed data to tailor training to your department, your response model, your buildings, and your civilians.
How do fire departments get involved with FRS?
A: To support the mission and report your rescues through the survey or download the Rescue Reporting SOP template to institutionalize rescue reporting in your department. To date, dozens of departments have committed to sharing their rescues with Firefighter Rescue Survey and some have even implemented internal rescue reporting policies that feed into the Firefighter Rescue Survey database, including Phoenix Fire Department, Oklahoma City Fire Department, and Charlotte Fire Department to name a few.
How do you define ‘Rescue’ ?
A: Rescue: removing a civilian(s) from an immediate or escalating threat by fire personnel (requiring firefighting PPE and/or equipment); implies the victim could not remove themselves from harm.
If you’re not sure if your incident meets the criteria, attempt to fill out a survey; when in doubt, fill it out.
If you’re not sure if your incident meets the criteria, attempt to fill out a survey; when in doubt, fill it out.
How do you validate/verify the data?
A: While we cannot verify all of the survey submissions are actual rescues, all of the data submitted by the fire departments that are partnered with FRS are 100% verified submissions. Approximately 90 percent of the rest of the surveys are accompanied by news articles and verified by google searches and/or direct contact with the submitting party. Additionally, a few illegitimate surveys would not be enough to sufficiently impact the data we have collected and the lessons learned.
Where can we find the raw data?
Do we have to enter an exact address?
A: No. While we would like to have the most detailed information possible, a city, name, and zip code would be sufficient.
Is any private or identifying data disclosed?
A: No. Any personal info (names, email addresses, phone numbers, etc.) will never be shared by Firefighter Rescue Survey with anyone. Ever.
Is any of the information in the survey sold or used for profit?
A: Absolutely not. All of the raw (except for the blinded contact information, see above ) and analyzed data is open for anyone to use. Also, no contributors of FRS have made a penny from the website, and have volunteered all of their time because we believe in the mission.