Safety Update - National Interagency Fire Center

Incident Emergency Medical Task group 2008 Update Safety and Health Working Team Overview Charter signed February 2008 Tactical Plan completed May 2008

Goals Subcommittees Tactical Plan Accomplishments Futuring Safety and Health Working Team 2 Mission Work with the appropriate State and National EMS offices and organizations

to identify standards for the delivery of EMS and Occupational Health services on incidents managed by NWCG member agencies. Tactical plan organization (page 8) Scope of Practice Training & Credentialing Jan Peterson

Dia Gainor Gene Madden Tawni Newton Incident Medical Unit Wayne Denny Operations and Evaluation Data and Records Management Criteria Gene Madden Gene Madden Dia Gainor Mary Jo Lommen John Cramer Physician Advisory System

EMS Equipment & Supplies Fergus Laughridge Jon Thomas Mary Jo Lommen Mary Jo Lommen Safety and Health Working Team 4 Subcommittees (continued) Emergency Equipment Rental Agreement Model EMS Language

Jon Thomas Mary Jo Lommen Communications Jan Peterson Gene Madden Safety and Health Working Team 5 Tactical plan Communications Annual IEMT Report

Web Page Presentations Conferences Meetings IMTs Contacting Federal EMS Programs Foster NWCG Working Team Relationships Bulletins: Intro Letter, Alerts Safety and Health Working Team 6

Tactical plan Review of Policy, Guidelines, Directives BLM & USFS Smokejumpers NPS Directives & Field Manuals IRPG Rewrite R1 & R6 IMS Programs Cal Fire Safety and Health Working Team 7 Tactical plan Scope of Practice

Sub Committee Cross Walk Matrix (November 2008) National EMS Scope of Practice as the Foundation Liabilities Standard of Care will follow Safety and Health Working Team 8 Tactical plan Training

Attending the MT MEDL course Partner with the Training Working Team Consider the levels of training Safety and Health Working Team 9 Futuring Page 13 Identify SMEs Maintain IEMTG Web Page Build Partnership Bank

Stay on top of Communications Review Policy, Guidelines, and Directives Safety and Health Working Team 10 Futuring (continued Page 13) Firm up Medical Directors/Advisors Outreach and Training

Standardize the Management of Med Units Standards for Contracting Incorporate Industry Standards for EMS Terminology and Position Titles Data Management/Isuite Safety and Health Working Team 11 Questions? Safety and Health Working Team

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