Emergency Service Incident Investigation
(Room 3A)
19 Feb 20
8:00 AM
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9:45 AM
Each year there are approximately 100 LODDs and over 100,000 FF are injured. VFIS, believes that most of these are preventable. One of the best tools in the prevention of injuries and deaths is the use of the incident investigation process following every incident or near miss. Every incident, including minor injury and near misses, offers a potential lesson to be learned. The unreported incident is a lesson that has gone unlearned. When incidents are not reported, their causes usually go uncorrected, perhaps causing a reoccurrence, a more serious injury, or even a fatality. All incidents must be investigated to determine the cause and to ensure that actions to prevent recurrence are implemented. Upon completion, the participant will be able to: Identify incident causes and develop corrective actions Understand the importance of incident investigation procedures Identify policies and procedures related to incident investigation Identify steps in incident investigation