The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation provides this free and secure risk-assessment tool which contains a wide variety of questions, and is self-paced and easy to use. Plus, it’s confidential and anonymous. Fire department leaders can assign various portions to other members of their team to complete. It provides fire departments with a systematic process to evaluate risk and ultimately reduce the threat of firefighter injuries and deaths.  At the end of the process, you’ll receive a customized report identifying areas of vulnerability linked to firefighter injuries and deaths. Each report contains:

• Suggestions for risk reduction alternatives specific to identified vulnerabilities
• Pertinent industry standards and guidelines to address the identified concerns

Fire departments can then use this analysis to develop operational and strategic plans to implement the risk reduction recommendations necessary to minimize or eliminate predictable causes of line-of-duty injuries and deaths.