Rethinking Fire Service Metrics: Measuring Saves, Not Just Losses
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Rethinking Fire Service Metrics: Measuring Saves, Not Just Losses

B1IntermediateOctober 8, 20261 hr 3 min
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Fire departments have traditionally measured outcomes by what was lost: civilian deaths, injuries, and property damage. But what happens when departments start measuring what firefighters saved? In this episode, we examine the shift toward positive fire service metrics, including firefighter rescues, lives saved, property protected, and the financial value of fire department operations. Newer initiatives such as the Firefighter Rescue Survey are helping capture outcomes that traditional reporting systems often overlooked. The conversation also looks at how departments can use data to demonstrate their return on investment, including the value of protected property and ISO...

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this far, and I do have some good news as far as October. Typically, we lose about 2,400 civilians

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maybe a little more than 200. But this year, we're into October and the number is 1,375,

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From MSA helmets and stream light flashlights to seek thermal imaging cameras and so much more, the Firestore.com has everything you need to serve your community safely and effectively. Hey, welcome to Firebrand Strategies for October. October. I cannot believe it. But we made it this far, and I do have some good news as far as October. Typically, we lose about 2,400 civilians

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in residential fires every year. That bounces out to around 200 fire deaths every month, maybe a little more than 200. But this year, we're into October and the number is 1,375, which means we're going to be about 20% less, maybe 25% less than we have annually. It's still not good enough. We can do better. The civilians can do better. Our fire inspectors

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and do better. I'm not criticizing anybody, but it's good to see that the numbers are dropping. In lieu of that, some of the people, Firefighter Rescue Survey and Firefighter Mayday Survey, they're doing a great job. And the numbers, we're going to less fires, but we're saving more people. We're rescuing more people in fires. So that is something to be proud of.

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