1. Occupational Safety and Health
for Emergency Services
Fourth Edition
Chapter 5 — Preincident Safety
2. Overview/Introduction
‣ This chapter discusses safety considerations in preincident aspects
of emergency response, including safety plans for the emergency
response station and vehicle, preincident planning, and safety
while training.
3. ‣ Upon successful completion of this lesson, the student shall be able
to
‣ Describe safety considerations for the emergency response
station.
‣ Explain safety considerations as they apply to the emergency
response vehicle.
‣ List the components of an effective response safety plan.
‣ Describe the components of a preincident planning process.
‣ List the information that should be provided by the preincident
plan.
‣ Describe the considerations for safety while training.
‣ Define the components of a wellness/fitness plan.
‣ Describe the considerations for interagency coordination as it
applies to safety and health.
Learning Objectives
4. Section Slides
I. Introduction 4
II. Station Safety 5-10
III. Apparatus Safety 11-14
IV. Response Safety 15-16
V. Preincident Planning 17
VI. Safety in Training 18
VII. Member Wellness and Fitness 19-23
VIII. Interagency Considerations 24-25
Chapter Content
