The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) was developed by Dr. Scott Shappell and Dr. Doug Wiegmann. It is a human error methodology originally used by the US Air Force to investigate and analyze human factors in aviation. Some of you may recognize HFACS in another form, based on James Reason’s Swiss Cheese model. The HFACS framework describes human error at each of the...

Emergency Services Accident Page #2 This page was last updated on  05/06/2010 Firefighter dies after being trapped in burning house (a volunteer firefighter who was injured when a floor collapsed beneath him in a burning home has died – he became trapped in the basement of the burning house – seven other firefighters suffered lesser injuries rescuing...

Emergency Services Accident Page #1 This page was last updated on  05/06/2010 South Carolina Firefighter Burned In Flashover HEATHER CASPI Firehouse.Com News A South Carolina firefighter suffered serious burns when he became disoriented and trapped after a flashover at a live-fire training exercise Monday. Tom Jurgensmeyer, 25, suffered second, third, and fourth degree burns over 26 percent of...

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Tip #1- quick safety seat checkup Does your child ride in the back seat? The back seat is generally the safest place in a crash.  If your vehicle has a passenger air bag, it is essential for children 12 and under to ride in back. Does your child ride facing the right way? Infants should ride in rear facing restraints, preferably in the back seat, until about age 1 and at least 20-22 lbs. Infants...

Seat Belt Safety Info for Adults Information for Child Passengers NHTSA 2001 Buckle Up America Homepage 1999 Traffic Safety Facts AAA Foundation for Vehicle Safety Advocates for Highway and Auto safety Air Bag and Seat Belt Safety Campaign – USA Driver’s.com National Safety Belt Coalition – USA Seatbelts and why you should use them Why Seat-belts Child Passenger...